"Picture" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈpɪktʃɝ/ in IPA and it has 2 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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/ˈpɪktʃɝ/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/pˈɪktʃɐ/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"picture" has 2 syllables: picture.
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"Picture" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈpɪktʃɝ/ in IPA and it has 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Picture" has 2 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "picture" is /ˈpɪktʃɝ/.
Picture: A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.
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