"Electricity" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ɪˌɫɛkˈtɹɪsəti/ in IPA and it has 5 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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/ɪˌɫɛkˈtɹɪsəti/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/ɪlɛktɹˈɪsɪtˌi/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"electricity" has 5 syllables: electricity.
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"Electricity" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ɪˌɫɛkˈtɹɪsəti/ in IPA and it has 5 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Electricity" has 5 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "electricity" is /ɪˌɫɛkˈtɹɪsəti/.
Electricity: Originally, a property of amber and certain other nonconducting substances to attract lightweight material when rubbed, or the cause of this property; now understood to be a phenomenon caused by the distribution and movement of charged subatomic particles and their interaction with the electromagnetic field. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
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