Start with 'f' sound as in 'fish'.
Add 'æk', like 'act' without the 't'.
End with 'tə.ri', where 'tə' is like 'ta' in 'tab', and 'ri' sounds like 'ree'.
mispronouncing as 'fac-to-ray' (fac-to-ry)
using 'too' instead of 'to' (fac-too-ry)
missing the 'r' sound (fac-to-ee)
Begin with 'f' sound as in 'fish'.
Add 'æk', as in 'act' without the 't'.
Finish with 'tə.ri', where 't' is more pronounced, and 'ri' sounds like 'ree'.
mispronouncing as 'fac-to-ray' (fac-to-ry)
using 'too' instead of 'to' (fac-to-ry)
missing the 'r' sound (fac-to-ee)
The letter 'f' consistently sounds like 'f' in English words.
No, the 'r' should be pronounced as 'ree' at the end.
'To' in 'factory' is unstressed, making it sound like 'tə'.
A place where goods are made.
/ˈfæk.tər/
A part that influences a result
/ˌmæn.jəˈfæk.tʃər/
To make goods on a large scale
/ˈfæk.tə.ri ˌmeɪd/
Made in a factory
Factor ends with 'tər' while factory ends with 'tə.ri'.
Manufacture has 'man' at the beginning and 'facture' uses the 'ch' sound.
Factory-made combines 'factory' with 'made', adding the 'd' sound.
Try saying 'factory', 'factor', and 'faculty' to notice differences.
Ensure you stress the first syllable clearly: 'FAC-to-ry'.
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