Pronunciation

How to pronounce “restructure

“restructure” is pronounced /ɹiˈstɹʌktʃɚ/ (ree-STRUK-chuh) in American English and /ɹɪstɹʌktʃə/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “stɹʌk”.
The sound

Say “restructure” in 3 beats

Say it like this

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.

3 beats
  1. ɹiɹi
  2. stɹʌkstɹʌkstress
  3. 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
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ɹiˈstɹʌktʃɚ/

British

/ɹɪstɹʌktʃə/

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Meaning

What “restructure” means

  1. 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.
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

8 sounds, in the order you say them

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Questions

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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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