To pronounce "transcribe", say TRANSCR-ib-e — 3 syllables, IPA /trænˈskɹaɪb/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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/trænˈskɹaɪb/
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"transcribe" has 3 syllables: transcr-ib-e. It rhymes with vibe and imbibe, if that helps it stick.
verb
“The doctor made several recordings today which she will transcribe into medical reports tomorrow.”
Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.
"Transcribe" has 3 syllables: transcr · ib · e.
The IPA transcription of "transcribe" is /trænˈskɹaɪb/.
Transcribe: To convert a representation of language, typically speech but also sign language, etc., to another representation. The term now usually implies the conversion of speech to text by a human transcriptionist with the assistance of a computer for word processing and sometimes also for speech recognition, the process of a computer interpreting speech and converting it to text.
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