English pronunciation · Words Starting with F
Facilities Pronunciation
Facilities is pronounced fuh-SI-luh-teez, IPA /fəˈsɪlətiz/.
fuh-SI-luh-teez
US /fəˈsɪlətiz/ · UK /fəˈsɪlɪtiz/
Syllables: fuh · SI · luh · teez (4 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
noun (plural): Buildings, equipment, or services provided for a particular purpose.
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Facilities in a Sentence
- The sports facilities are open to the public at weekends.
- There are no cooking facilities in the room.
- New facilities were promised and never built.
Common Mispronunciations of Facilities
Not fuh-KI-luh-teez
The c in the middle is an s, as it is in city and civil, and a k reading borrows from faculties.
Not fuh-SI-luh-tiz
The plural closes on a long ee plus a buzz, which makes the last beat teez.
Tip: The singular facility and the plural facilities differ only at the very close.
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