How to pronounce “restructure”
Say “restructure” in 3 beats
restructure
/ɹiˈstɹʌktʃɚ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɹɪstɹʌktʃə/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɹiɹi
- stɹʌkstɹʌkstress
- tʃɚtʃɚ
- IPA (American)
- /ɹiˈstɹʌktʃɚ/
- IPA (British)
- /ɹɪstɹʌktʃə/
- Respelling
- ree-STRUK-chuh
- Syllables
- 3 — ɹi-STɹɅK-tʃɚ
- Stress
- Stress the second syllable: ɹi-STɹɅK-tʃɚ. “stɹʌk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ɹiˈstɹʌktʃɚ/
/ɹɪstɹʌktʃə/
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What “restructure” means
- verb
construct or form anew or provide with a new structure
“After his accident, he had to restructure his life”
Say it in a sentence
“They plan to restructure the team after the summer.”“restructure”, answered
How do you pronounce “restructure”?
“restructure” is pronounced /ɹiˈstɹʌktʃɚ/ (ree-STRUK-chuh) in American English and /ɹɪstɹʌktʃə/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “stɹʌk”. Build it as ɹi-STɹɅK-tʃɚ, then run the second syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “restructure” have?
3: ɹi · stɹʌk · tʃɚ. The beat lands on the second, “stɹʌk”.
Is “restructure” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ɹiˈstɹʌktʃɚ/ (ree-STRUK-chuh); British English says /ɹɪstɹʌktʃə/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “restructure” mean?
As a verb: construct or form anew or provide with a new structure For example: “After his accident, he had to restructure his life”
Where is the stress in “restructure”?
Stress the second syllable: ɹi-STɹɅK-tʃɚ. “stɹʌk” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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