architecture
/ˈɑːr.kɪ.tek.tʃər/Four syllables, stress on the first. The trap is the middle: it's ar-ki-, a hard "k", not ar-chi- with a "ch".
Syllable breakdown
AR
/ɑːr/
ki
/kɪ/
tec
/tek/
ture
/tʃər/
Say it slowly: AR-ki-tek-cher. The stress is heaviest on the first syllable; the rest stay light and quick. The single most common error is treating the ch as the sound in church — here it’s a hard k, exactly as in architect.
Common mistakes
"ar-chi-tecture" with a "ch" soundThe ch here is a hard /k/. It's ar-ki-, like architect, never ar-chi-.
Stressing the wrong syllableSome learners land the stress on tec. Keep it on the first syllable: AR-ki-tek-cher.
Over-pronouncing the endingThe final -ture is a relaxed /tʃər/ ("cher"), not a fully stressed "tour".
Hear it in a sentence
"The architecture of the new library won an award."
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