How to pronounce “refactor”
Say “refactor” in 3 beats
refactor
/ɹiˈfæktɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹiːˈfaktə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- refɹi
- acfækstress
- tortɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ɹiˈfæktɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹiːˈfaktə/
- Respelling
- ree-FAK-tur
- Syllables
- 3 — ref-AC-tor
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ref-AC-tor. “ac” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Legend — spelling and sound part company here
American and British are not the same here
/ɹiˈfæktɚ/
/ɹiːˈfaktə/
No audio here: sayit’s voice is American, so a British button would play the American word. Read the transcription instead.
Where “refactor” goes wrong
- Often heard
“REF-ak-tur”
the stress is on FAK, the second syllable
What “refactor” means
- verb
to rewrite the internal structure of software without changing what it does
Say it in a sentence
“They refactor the billing code before adding anything new.”“refactor”, answered
How do you pronounce “refactor”?
“refactor” is pronounced /ɹiˈfæktɚ/ (ree-FAK-tur) in American English and /ɹiːˈfaktə/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “ac”. Build it as ref-AC-tor, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “refactor” have?
3: ref · ac · tor. The beat lands on the second, “ac”.
Is “refactor” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɹiˈfæktɚ/ (ree-FAK-tur); British English says /ɹiːˈfaktə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “refactor” mean?
As a verb: to rewrite the internal structure of software without changing what it does For example: “They refactor the billing code before adding anything new.”
Where is the stress in “refactor”?
Stress the second syllable: ref-AC-tor. “ac” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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