How To Pronounce Multiply

In British English, multiply is pronounced /ˈmʌl.tɪ.plaɪ/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈmʌɫ.tɪ.pl̥aɪ]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈmʌl.tə.plaɪ/.

Multiply has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.