How do you pronounce "transistor"?

In American English: /trænˈzɪstɝ/ (tran-ZIST-ur). In British English: /tɹanzˈɪstə/ (TRANZ-ist). In Canadian English: /trænˈzɪstɝ/ (tran-ZIST-ur). In Australian English: /tɹanzˈɪstə/ (TRANZ-ist).

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

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /trænˈzɪstɝ/ (tran-ZIST-ur), while in British English it's /tɹanzˈɪstə/ (TRANZ-ist).

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transistor

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/trænˈzɪstɝ/

tran-ZIST-ur

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træntran·zɪstsis·ɝtor

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