"Intelligence" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˌɪnˈtɛɫədʒəns/ 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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/ˌɪnˈtɛɫədʒəns/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/ɪntˈɛlɪdʒəns/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"intelligence" has 4 syllables: intelligence.
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"Intelligence" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˌɪnˈtɛɫədʒəns/ 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.
"Intelligence" has 4 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "intelligence" is /ˌɪnˈtɛɫədʒəns/.
Intelligence: The capacity of mind, especially to understand principles, truths, facts or meanings, acquire knowledge, and apply it to practice; the ability to comprehend and learn; the ability to process sentient experience to generate true beliefs with a justified degree of confidence.
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