How do you pronounce "formality"?

In American English: /fɔrˈmæləti/ (fawr-MAL-uht-ee). In British English: /fɔːmˈalɪti/ (fawm-AL-it). In Canadian English: /fɔrˈmæləti/ (fawr-MAL-uht-ee). In Australian English: /fɔːmˈalɪti/ (fawm-AL-it).

Is "formality" pronounced differently in American and British English?

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /fɔrˈmæləti/ (fawr-MAL-uht-ee), while in British English it's /fɔːmˈalɪti/ (fawm-AL-it).

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/fɔrˈmæləti/

fawr-MAL-uht-ee

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fɔrfor·mælmal·əti·ity

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