"Photography" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /fəˈtɑɡɹəfi/ 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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/fəˈtɑɡɹəfi/
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/fətˈɒɡɹəfˌi/
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"photography" has 4 syllables: photography.
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"Photography" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /fəˈtɑɡɹəfi/ 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.
"Photography" has 4 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "photography" is /fəˈtɑɡɹəfi/.
Photography: The art and technology of producing images on photosensitive surfaces, and its digital counterpart.
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