How to Pronounce “philosophy

word

/fəˈɫɑsəfi/
fuh-LAH-suh-fee
/fɪlˈɒsəfi/
fi-LO-suh-fee

IPA Transcription

American English

/fəˈɫɑsəfi/

British English

/fɪlˈɒsəfi/

Simplified Pronunciation

US

fuh-LAH-suh-fee

UK

fi-LO-suh-fee

Listen in Context

That startup’s whole philosophy is about moving fast and learning from mistakes.

She studies philosophy at the university.

His philosophy is simple: be honest and work hard.

We talked about life and philosophy for hours.