"Cacophony" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /kæˈkɑfəni/ 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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/kæˈkɑfəni/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/kɐkˈɒfənˌi/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"cacophony" has 4 syllables: cacophony.
noun
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"Cacophony" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /kæˈkɑfəni/ 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.
"Cacophony" has 4 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "cacophony" is /kæˈkɑfəni/.
Cacophony: A mix of discordant sounds; dissonance.
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