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/ˈɑɹkəˌtɛktʃɝ/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/ˈɑːkɪtˌɛktʃɐ/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"architecture" has 4 syllables: architecture.
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"Architecture" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈɑɹkəˌtɛktʃɝ/ 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.
"Architecture" has 4 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "architecture" is /ˈɑɹkəˌtɛktʃɝ/.
Architecture: The art and science of designing and managing the construction of buildings and other structures, particularly if they are well proportioned and decorated.
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