"Authority" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /əˈθɔɹəti/ 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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/əˈθɔɹəti/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/ɐθˈɒɹɪtˌi/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"authority" has 4 syllables: authority.
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"Authority" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /əˈθɔɹəti/ 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.
"Authority" has 4 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "authority" is /əˈθɔɹəti/.
Authority: Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.
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