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.