"Bureaucracy" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /bjʊˈɹɑkɹəsi/ 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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/bjʊˈɹɑkɹəsi/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/bjɔːɹˈɒkɹəsˌi/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"bureaucracy" has 4 syllables: bureaucracy.
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"Bureaucracy" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /bjʊˈɹɑkɹəsi/ 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.
"Bureaucracy" has 4 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "bureaucracy" is /bjʊˈɹɑkɹəsi/.
Bureaucracy: Government by bureaus or their administrators or officers.
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