To pronounce "archive", say ARCH-iv-e — 3 syllables, IPA /ˈɑɹkaɪv/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
archive
Tap to hear · American accent
Accent
If an accent sounds the same, your device is missing that voice — it falls back to the closest one.
Speed
Syllable by syllable — tap each one
Record yourself saying archive, then compare with the target. Your audio stays on this device — nothing is uploaded.
3
Syllables
7
Letters
/ˈɑɹkaɪv/
IPA
"archive" has 3 syllables: arch-iv-e. It rhymes with contrive and strive, if that helps it stick.
noun
“His archive of Old High German texts is the most extensive in Britain.”
verb
“I was planning on archiving the documents from 2001.”
Real example sentences from Tatoeba (CC-BY) — tap to hear each one, or see it used on YouGlish.
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Archive" has 3 syllables: arch · iv · e.
The IPA transcription of "archive" is /ˈɑɹkaɪv/.
Archive: A place for storing earlier, and often historical, material. An archive usually contains documents (letters, records, newspapers, etc.) or other types of media kept for historical interest.
Want the definition, translations into 8 languages, and read-aloud for full sentences?
Open “archive” in the full dictionary →