How to pronounce “manufacture”
Say “manufacture” in 4 beats
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.
- mæmæ
- njənjə
- fækfækstress
- 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
American and British are not the same here
/ˌmænjəˈfæktʃɚ/
/manjuːfaktʃə/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
What “manufacture” means
- noun
the organized action of making of goods and services for sale
“American industry is making increased use of computers to control production”
- noun
the act of making something (a product) from raw materials
“the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals”
- 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.”“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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