How to Pronounce “century

word

/ˈsɛntʃɝi/
SEN-chuh-ree
/sˈɛntʃəɹi/
SEN-chuh-ree

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈsɛntʃɝi/

British English

/sˈɛntʃəɹi/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

SEN-chuh-ree

UK

SEN-chuh-ree

Listen in Context

A century has 100 years.

My town is more than a century old.

This building was made in the last century.

That tradition has been in our family for over a century.