Pronunciation

How to pronounce “manufacture

“manufacture” is pronounced /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃɚ/ (ma-nyuh-FAK-chuh) in American English and /manjuːfaktʃə/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “fæk”.
The sound

Say “manufacture” in 4 beats

Say it like this

manufacture

/ˌmænjəˈfæktʃɚ/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /manjuːfaktʃə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

4 beats
  1. njənjə
  2. fækfækstress
  3. tʃɚtʃɚ
IPA (American)
/ˌmænjəˈfæktʃɚ/
IPA (British)
/manjuːfaktʃə/
Respelling
ma-nyuh-FAK-chuh
Syllables
4 — mæ-njə-FÆK-tʃɚ
Stress
Stress the third syllable: mæ-njə-FÆK-tʃɚ. “fæk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
noun, verb
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˌmænjəˈfæktʃɚ/

British

/manjuːfaktʃə/

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Meaning

What “manufacture” means

  1. noun

    the organized action of making of goods and services for sale

    American industry is making increased use of computers to control production

  2. noun

    the act of making something (a product) from raw materials

    the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals

  3. verb

    put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; ; ; He manufactured a popular cereal"

    the company fabricates plastic chairs

Say it in a sentence

The manufacture of rope kept this village going for generations.
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them

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Questions

manufacture”, answered

How do you pronounce “manufacture”?

“manufacture” is pronounced /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃɚ/ (ma-nyuh-FAK-chuh) in American English and /manjuːfaktʃə/ in British English — 4 syllables, stressed on “fæk”. Build it as mæ-njə-FÆK-tʃɚ, then run the third syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “manufacture” have?

4: mæ · njə · fæk · tʃɚ. The beat lands on the third, “fæk”.

Is “manufacture” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˌmænjəˈfæktʃɚ/ (ma-nyuh-FAK-chuh); British English says /manjuːfaktʃə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “manufacture” mean?

As a noun: the organized action of making of goods and services for sale For example: “American industry is making increased use of computers to control production” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “manufacture”?

Stress the third syllable: mæ-njə-FÆK-tʃɚ. “fæk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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