"Philosophy" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /fəˈɫɑsəfi/ 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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/fəˈɫɑsəfi/
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/fɪlˈɒsəfi/
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"philosophy" has 4 syllables: philosophy.
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"Philosophy" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /fəˈɫɑsəfi/ 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.
"Philosophy" has 4 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "philosophy" is /fəˈɫɑsəfi/.
Philosophy: An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such as existence and rationality.
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