How do you pronounce "transistors"?

In American English: /trænˈzɪstɝz/ (tran-ZIST-urz). In British English: /tɹanzˈɪstəz/ (TRANZ-ist). In Canadian English: /trænˈzɪstɝz/ (tran-ZIST-urz). In Australian English: /tɹanzˈɪstəz/ (TRANZ-ist).

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

Yes. In American English it's pronounced /trænˈzɪstɝz/ (tran-ZIST-urz), while in British English it's /tɹanzˈɪstəz/ (TRANZ-ist).

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transistors

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/trænˈzɪstɝz/

tran-ZIST-urz

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træntran·zɪstsis·ɝztors

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