"Algorithm" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈæɫɡɝˌɪðəm/ in IPA and it has 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
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/ˈæɫɡɝˌɪðəm/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/ˈælɡəɹˌɪθəm/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"algorithm" has 4 syllables: algorithm.
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"Algorithm" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈæɫɡɝˌɪðəm/ in IPA and it has 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Algorithm" has 4 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "algorithm" is /ˈæɫɡɝˌɪðəm/.
Algorithm: A collection of ordered steps that solve a mathematical problem. A precise step-by-step plan for a computational procedure that possibly begins with an input value and yields an output value in a finite number of steps.
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