How To Pronounce Facility
facility
In British English, facility is pronounced /fəˈsɪl.ə.ti/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fəˈsɪl.ə.ti]. In American English, it is pronounced /fəˈsɪl.ə.t̯i/.
Facility has four syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Facility has four syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOoo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Words That Rhyme With Facility
Questions About Facility
How do you pronounce facility in British English?
In British English, facility is pronounced /fəˈsɪl.ə.ti/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fəˈsɪl.ə.ti].
How do you pronounce facility in American English?
In American English, facility is pronounced /fəˈsɪl.ə.t̯i/.
How many syllables are in facility?
Facility has four syllables, /fə/ + /sɪl/ + /ə/ + /ti/.
Where is the stress in facility?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /sɪl/.
Do British and American English pronounce facility the same way?
No. British English has /fəˈsɪl.ə.ti/ and American English has /fəˈsɪl.ə.t̯i/.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOoo
Nearby Words
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