How do you pronounce "intensifying"?

In American English: /ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪɪŋ/ (in-TEHNS-i-feye-ing). In British English: /ɪntˈɛnsɪfˌaɪɪŋ/ (int-EHNS-if-eye-ing). In Canadian English: /ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪɪŋ/ (in-TEHNS-i-feye-ing). In Australian English: /ɪntˈɛnsɪfˌaɪɪŋ/ (int-EHNS-if-eye-ing).

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

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪɪŋ/ (in-TEHNS-i-feye-ing), while in British English it's /ɪntˈɛnsɪfˌaɪɪŋ/ (int-EHNS-if-eye-ing).

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/ˌɪnˈtɛnsɪˌfaɪɪŋ/

in-TEHNS-i-feye-ing

Syllable Breakdown

ɪnin·tɛnsten·ɪsi·faɪfy·ɪŋing

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