How to Pronounce “failure

word

/ˈfeɪɫjɝ/
FAYL-yur
/fˈeɪliə/
FAYL-yuh

IPA Transcription

American English

/ˈfeɪɫjɝ/

British English

/fˈeɪliə/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

FAYL-yur

UK

FAYL-yuh

Listen in Context

The power failure lasted two hours.

The project was a failure.

The test failure surprised everyone.

He saw the startup's failure as a chance to learn.