"Furniture" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈfɝnɪtʃɝ/ in IPA and it has 3 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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/ˈfɝnɪtʃɝ/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/fˈɜːnɪtʃɐ/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"furniture" has 3 syllables: furniture.
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"Furniture" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈfɝnɪtʃɝ/ in IPA and it has 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Furniture" has 3 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "furniture" is /ˈfɝnɪtʃɝ/.
Furniture: Large movable item(s), usually in a room, which enhance(s) the room's characteristics, functionally or decoratively.
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