"Difficulty" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈdɪfəkəɫti/ 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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/ˈdɪfəkəɫti/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"difficulty" has 4 syllables: difficulty.
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"Difficulty" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈdɪfəkəɫti/ 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.
"Difficulty" has 4 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "difficulty" is /ˈdɪfəkəɫti/.
Difficulty: The state of being difficult, or hard to do.
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