How to Pronounce "architect"
word
/ˈɑɹkəˌtɛkt/
AR-ki-tekt
/ˈɑːkɪtˌɛkt/
AR-ki-tekt
Definition
An architect is a person who designs buildings and plans how they will be built. The word can also be used more broadly for someone who creates or shapes a complex system, plan, or idea.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈɑɹkəˌtɛkt/
British English
/ˈɑːkɪtˌɛkt/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
AR-ki-tekt
UK
AR-ki-tekt
Listen in Context
My aunt is an architect in Madrid.
The architect drew the plans for our new house.
She wants to become an architect one day.
People call him the architect of the whole project, even though he never takes credit.