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'''fábulous''' *fábyələss
'''fábulous''' *fábyələss


'''façàde''' *fəsàd
'''façàde''' or '''facàde'''  *fəsàd


'''fâcelift''' one word
'''fâcelift''' one word
'''fácét'''


'''facêtious''' *fəsêeshəss
'''facêtious''' *fəsêeshəss


'''fácîle
'''fácîle
"facism", cf. '''râcism''', '''fâce''' and '''râce''', is a misspelling of '''fáscism''' *fáshism
'''facsímilê'''


'''fáction''' *fácshən, cf. '''fáshion
'''fáction''' *fácshən, cf. '''fáshion


'''Fãroe''' ''Islands'' = '''Phãroah''' ''Egypt
'''Fàhd''' = '''Fàhad
 
'''Fáhrenheît


'''Faroêse
'''fâilsafe''' one word


'''Fáhrenheît
'''fâint''' ''dim, unconscious'' = '''fèint''' ''pretend, writing


'''fãir''' ''justice, pretty, fun-'' = '''fãre
'''fãir''' ''justice, pretty, fun-'' = '''fãre''' ''serving, money'' = '''fãyre''' ''winter''


'''fãiry''' cf. '''férry
'''fãiry''' ('''fãerie''' is an archaic variant), cf. '''férry'''


'''fait accomplì''' *fétəcom-plì
'''fait accomplì''' *fétəcom-plì
'''fâithful''' = '''Fâithfull'''


'''fâkír''' BrE, AmE *fəkír
'''fâkír''' BrE, AmE *fəkír
'''fålcon''' ('''l''' may be silent); some AmE: '''fálcon
'''fålconer''' = '''Fålconer''' = '''Fåulkner
'''Fålklands


'''fåll-òut''' ''noun
'''fåll-òut''' ''noun


'''Fålstaff
'''Fålstaff
'''fålcon
'''Fålklands


'''fámily''' *fámly
'''fámily''' *fámly


'''fámíne''', cf. '''ravìne''', '''sâlîne
'''fámíne''', cf. '''ravìne''', '''sâlîne
'''Fárage''': pronounce it to rhyme with however you say '''gárage''', says [[United Kingdom Independence Party|Nigel]]'''


'''fàraway''' ''adjective before noun'', one word, cf. '''ít’s toô fàr awây
'''fàraway''' ''adjective before noun'', one word, cf. '''ít’s toô fàr awây
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'''farewéll
'''farewéll


'''Fãroe''' ''Islands'' = '''phãroah''' ''Egypt
'''Fãroe''' ''Islands'' = '''Fãeroe'''
''alternative spelling'' = '''Phãroah''' ''Egypt


'''Faroêse
'''Faroêse''' = '''Faeroêse''' ''alternative spelling''


'''fàr-rêaching
'''fàr-rêaching


'''Fàrquhar''' *Fàrker
'''Fàrquhar''' *Fàrkwer, *Fàrker


'''fàrther''' ''further'' BrE = '''fàther''' ''dad
'''fàrther''' ''further'' BrE = '''fàther''' ''dad


'''fâscia''' *fâyshə
'''fâscia''' *fâyshə
'''fáscicle''' fáss-


'''fáscinate''' fáss-
'''fáscinate''' fáss-
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'''fáscist''' *fáshist, cf. '''râcist
'''fáscist''' *fáshist, cf. '''râcist


'''fáshion'''  *fáshən, rhymes with '''rátion''', cf. '''fáction
'''fáshion'''  *fáshən, rhymes with '''rátion''', cf. '''fáction''', '''fáscism'''


'''fāst
'''fāst
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'''fatálity  
'''fatálity  
'''fâte''' ''destiny'' = '''fète''' ''celebrate, garden


'''fáthéad''' as if two words
'''fáthéad''' as if two words
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'''fåun''' ''goat-god'' = '''fåwn
'''fåun''' ''goat-god'' = '''fåwn


'''fåuna  
'''fåuna


'''faux''' *fô
'''Fåuntleroy''', '''e''' as schwa
 
'''Fàùst''' *Fòwst
 
'''fauve''', '''fauvism''' fô-
 
'''faux''' ''false'' = '''fôe''' ''enemy''


'''faux-pas''' *fô-pà
'''faux-pas''' *fô-pà


'''fåwn''' ''grovel, colour, deer'' = '''fåun
'''fåwn''' ''grovel, colour, deer'' = '''fåun
'''favéla


'''fâvourite''' -vr- BrE; AmE '''fâvorite
'''fâvourite''' -vr- BrE; AmE '''fâvorite
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'''Fây''' = '''Fâye''' ''persons'' = '''fèy''' ''whimsy
'''Fây''' = '''Fâye''' ''persons'' = '''fèy''' ''whimsy
'''fãyre''' = '''fãir''' = '''fãir'''


'''fâze''' ''confuse'' = '''phâse''' ''period
'''fâze''' ''confuse'' = '''phâse''' ''period
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'''fêat''' ''achievement'' = '''fêet''' ''foot
'''fêat''' ''achievement'' = '''fêet''' ''foot


'''Fébruary''' AmE *Fébyuãry, BrE *Fébyury, some pronounce first '''r
'''fêbrile''', '''fébrile
 
'''Fébruary''': strongest form '''Fébrûãry''', more commonly AmE *Fébyuãry, BrE *Fébyury, *Febrəry, both *Fébry


'''fêed''' ''verb'' cf. '''féd''' ''past'', '''foôd''' ''noun
'''fêed''' ''verb'' cf. '''féd''' ''past'', '''foôd''' ''noun
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'''feîsty
'''feîsty
'''fêlîne


'''Fêlix
'''Fêlix
'''Fêlixstôwe
'''félon


'''fêmur
'''fêmur
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'''férry''' cf. '''fãiry''' *féəry
'''férry''' cf. '''fãiry''' *féəry
'''fërvent'''


'''fète''' ''garden, celebrate'' (can have French accent: '''''fête''''') = '''fâte''' ''destiny
'''fète''' ''garden, celebrate'' (can have French accent: '''''fête''''') = '''fâte''' ''destiny
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'''fétid''' cf. '''fèted''' = '''fâted
'''fétid''' cf. '''fèted''' = '''fâted


'''feûd''' ''argument'' cf. '''leŵd''', '''foôd  
'''fétish
 
'''feûd''' ''argument'' cf. '''leŵd''', '''foôd
'''feŵ''' ''many'' = '''pheŵ''' ''relief'', cf. '''vieŵ''' ''see, opinion
 
'''feŵ and far betwêen'''


'''fèy''' ''whimsy'' = '''Fây''' = '''Fâye''' ''persons
'''fèy''' ''whimsy'' = '''Fây''' = '''Fâye''' ''persons


'''feŵ''' ''many'' = '''pheŵ''' ''relief
'''[[Richard Feynman|Feŷnman]]'''


'''Ffestíniog''' (two '''f'''s for '''f''' sound, as single Welsh '''f''' is pronounced v)
'''Ffestíniog''' (two '''f'''s for '''f''' sound, as single Welsh '''f''' is pronounced '''v''')


'''fianchétto''' *fyankétto
'''fiàncè''' ''male'', '''fiàncèe''' ''female
 
'''fianchétto''' *fyáng-kétto
 
'''Fìanna Fail''' *Fìənə Fŏil


'''fìat''' ''decree'' = '''Fìat ®''' ''car
'''fìat''' ''decree'' = '''Fìat ®''' ''car
'''Fìênnes''' *Fêenz


'''fìêrce
'''fìêrce


'''fîery''' cf. '''fîre''', '''wîry''', '''feîsty
'''fîery''' cf. '''fîre''', '''wîry''', '''feîsty
'''Fìfa''', '''FÌFA'''


'''fífth''' *fíth
'''fífth''' *fíth
'''Fígaro'''


'''fíg-lêaf
'''fíg-lêaf
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'''finàlê
'''finàlê
'''fînánce''', '''fináncier''' (also fî-) BrE; AmE '''finánce''', '''financìer''' (both fí-)


'''fîne''' all meanings  
'''fîne''' all meanings  
'''Fìne Gâel''' *Fêena Gâil


'''fínger''' *fíng-gər
'''fínger''' *fíng-gər


'''fínish''' ''stop'' = '''Fínnish''' ''Finland
'''fínish''' ''stop'' = '''Fínnish''' ''Finland
'''Fínlay''' *Fínley


'''fïr''' ''tree'' = '''für''' ''animal
'''fïr''' ''tree'' = '''für''' ''animal
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'''físsure''' ''break'' = '''físher''' ''fish'', '''Físher''' ''person
'''físsure''' ''break'' = '''físher''' ''fish'', '''Físher''' ''person


'''Fítz'''- = '''fíts''' unstressed: '''Fitzgérald, Fitzwílliam, FitzRŏy''', etc.
'''fítted''' is the past tense of '''fít''', a regular verb


'''fjŏrd''' *fyŏrd
'''Fítz'''- = '''fíts'''; unstressed: '''Fitzgérald, Fitzwílliam, FitzRŏy''', etc.
 
'''fjŏrd''' = '''fiŏrd''' *fyŏrd


'''fláccid''' *fláxid
'''fláccid''' *fláxid
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'''flák''' ''fire'', ''abuse'' = '''Fláck''' ''person'', cf. '''bláck''', etc., usual ending
'''flák''' ''fire'', ''abuse'' = '''Fláck''' ''person'', cf. '''bláck''', etc., usual ending
'''Flànders


'''flãre''' ''fire'' = '''flãir''' ''ability
'''flãre''' ''fire'' = '''flãir''' ''ability
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'''fleŵ''' ''fly
'''fleŵ''' ''fly
'''fléxible


'''flíck-knife
'''flíck-knife
   
   
'''flîer''' or '''flŷer
'''flîer''' or '''flŷer
'''flîght''' ''fly'' = '''Flŷte'''


'''flípside''' one word  
'''flípside''' one word  


'''flôe''' ''ice'' = '''flôw''' ''water
'''Flô''' ''Florence'' = '''flôe''' ''ice'' = '''flôw''' ''water


'''flòod
'''flòod


'''flŏra''' ''flowers''' = '''Flŏra
'''flŏra''' ''flowers'' = '''Flŏra''' ''person
 
'''floréscent''' ''flower'' cf. '''fluoréscent''' ''lighting
 
'''Flŏrida''' AmE, BrE '''Flórida'''
 
'''Florídian'''
 
'''flotílla


'''flòur''' ''bake'' = '''flòwer''' ''plant
'''flòur''' ''bake'' = '''flòwer''' ''plant
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'''flúmmoxed''' *flúməxt
'''flúmmoxed''' *flúməxt


'''fôcus''': '''fôcused''' and '''fôcusing''' are arguably preferable to '''fôcussed''' and '''fôcussing''' as they do not distract one by invoking '''cússed''' and '''cússing
'''flŷbŷ''', clear without hyphen
 
'''fôcus''': '''fôcusing''' and '''fôcused''' (which rhymes with '''lôcust''') are perhaps preferable to '''fôcussed''' and '''fôcussing''' as they do not distract by invoking '''cússed''' and '''cússing'''; Oxford gives both -'''s'''- and -'''ss'''- forms, Collins gives only the single '''s''' forms


'''foêtus''' BrE, AmE '''fêtus  
'''foêtus''' BrE, AmE '''fêtus  
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'''Fôlkestone''' *Fôkstən
'''Fôlkestone''' *Fôkstən
'''fóllowing'''


'''fomént''' ''water, disorder'' cf. '''fermént''' ''chemical, excite
'''fomént''' ''water, disorder'' cf. '''fermént''' ''chemical, excite
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'''foòtpath''' one word  
'''foòtpath''' one word  


'''fŏr''' ''preposition'' usually schwa; stressed = '''fŏur''' ''4'', '''fŏre''' ''front''  
'''fŏr''' ''preposition'' usually [[schwa]] (in [[British English]], *fə, making a [[minimal pair]] with unstressed '''the'''); stressed = '''fŏur''' ''4'', '''fŏre''' ''front''; this pronunciation is used in American English for British '''fór'''-


'''fóray''' AmE = '''Fåurè''' (with French accent: '''''Fauré''''')
'''fóray''' AmE = '''Fåurè''' (with French accent: '''''Fauré''''')
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'''forbíd
'''forbíd


'''fŏre''' ''front'' (to the '''fŏre''') = '''fŏur''' ''number
'''fŏre''' ''front'' (to the '''fŏre''') = '''fŏur''' ''number'' = stressed '''fŏr'''


'''fŏrecast
'''fŏrecast
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'''fóreign''' *fórrən
'''fóreign''' *fórrən
'''fŏresîght''' = '''Fŏrsyte'''


'''fórest''' -íst = '''Fórrest''' ''person'' = '''Fórest''' ''Nottingham, person''
'''fórest''' -íst = '''Fórrest''' ''person'' = '''Fórest''' ''Nottingham, person''


'''fŏrewörd''' ''book'' cf. '''fŏrward''' ''back
'''foreståll
 
'''for éver''' ''BrE eternally, long''
 
'''foréver''' ''BrE long, AmE''
 
'''fŏrewörd''' ''book'', or =  '''fŏrward''' ''back
 
'''forgíve


'''formáldehyde
'''formáldehyde
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'''fŏrty''' cf. '''fŏur''', '''fourtêen''', '''fŏurth
'''fŏrty''' cf. '''fŏur''', '''fourtêen''', '''fŏurth


'''fŏrward''' ''forwards'' cf. '''rewård''' ''prize'', '''fŏrewörd''' ''introduction
'''fŏrward''' ''forwards'', cf. '''rewård''' ''prize'', '''fŏrewörd''' ''introduction'' (a homonym in rapid speech)


'''fòul''' ''bad'' = '''fòwl''' ''birds
'''fòul''' ''bad'' = '''fòwl''' ''birds
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'''fòund''' ''find, establish  
'''fòund''' ''find, establish  
'''Fŏwey''' *Fŏy
'''Fòwler''' = '''fòwler''' ''bird'' = '''fòuler''' ''disgusting''
'''fóx''' = '''Fóx''' = '''Fóxx'''


'''fŏur''' ''number'' = '''fŏre''' ''front'' = '''fŏr''' ''preposition
'''fŏur''' ''number'' = '''fŏre''' ''front'' = '''fŏr''' ''preposition
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'''frácàs''' *frácà
'''frácàs''' *frácà
'''frágile
'''frágment''' ''noun'', '''fragmént''' ''verb''
'''frâgrant


'''frâmework''' one word  
'''frâmework''' one word  


'''fránc''' ''currency'' = '''fránk''' ''honest'' = '''Fránk''' ''person
'''fránc''' ''currency'' = '''fránk''' ''honest'', ''envelope'' = '''Fránk''' ''person


'''Frānces''' ''usually female  
'''Frānces''' ''usually female'' = '''Frāncís''' ''usually male


'''Frāncís''' ''usually male
'''François''' ''male'' *Fràn-swà
 
'''Françoise''' ''female'' *Fràn-swàz
 
'''Fránklin Délano Rôosevelt'''
 
'''fråud''', cf. '''Freud''' -ǒyd


'''fråught
'''fråught


'''frêak
'''frêak
'''Fréderick''' -dr-


'''frêe''' - as a suffix meaning ''without'' it must be hyphenated: '''débt-frêe''' *dét-frêe
'''frêe''' - as a suffix meaning ''without'' it must be hyphenated: '''débt-frêe''' *dét-frêe
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'''fréshwåter''' ''adjective'' cf. '''thére ís nô frésh wåter
'''fréshwåter''' ''adjective'' cf. '''thére ís nô frésh wåter
'''Freud''' *Frǒyd, making a minimal pair with '''Flŏyd'''


'''frîar''' ''monk'', cf. '''frŷ
'''frîar''' ''monk'', cf. '''frŷ
'''fricassêe'''
'''frídge''' has a '''d''' (to avoid "frîge") where '''refrígerator''' does not


'''frîed''' ''fry
'''frîed''' ''fry
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'''frûit''' *frûte
'''frûit''' *frûte


'''frŷ
'''fruítion'''
 
'''frŷ''' = '''Freî''' = '''Freŷ'''


'''FTSE''' *foòtsìê
'''FTSE''' *foòtsìê


'''fûchsia''' *fyoôsha
'''fûchsia''' *fyoôsha
'''[[Fukushima|Fukùshima]]''' or '''Fukushìma''': words ending in -'''shìma''' and -'''shìta''' have the '''ì''' virtually silent ("devoiced", "whispered") in [[Japanese language|Japanese]], but many anglophones stress it (as also with '''Hiróshima'''/'''Hiroshìma''')


'''fùll
'''fùll
'''fùll tóss''' ''cricket'' two words
'''fùller''' = '''Fùller'''
'''fùlsome
'''Fùlton
'''fundaméntal''' can be '''fúndaméntal''' [[attributive adjective|attributive]]ly


'''fundaméntalist
'''fundaméntalist
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'''fürnish
'''fürnish


'''furŏrê''' or as AmE '''fûrŏr
'''fûrŏr''' ('''furŏrê''' is a BrE variant)


'''fürther
'''fürther
'''furthermŏre''' one word


'''fürze''' ''shrub'' = '''fürs''' = '''fïrs
'''fürze''' ''shrub'' = '''fürs''' = '''fïrs
'''fûse''' = '''[[fuze|fûze]]''' ''detonator'', American variant


'''fûselàge''' -àzh
'''fûselàge''' -àzh
'''fúss''' ''worry'', '''fússy''' make [[minimal pair]]s with
'''fúzz''' ''vague'', '''fúzzy

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Use in English
Alphabetical word list
Retroalphabetical list  
Common misspellings  


This page lists pronunciations of English words that begin with F. To see a different letter navigate with the table above. The apostrophe is treated as the last letter of the alphabet, after Z.

For a pronunciation key, click on the blue "Catalogs" link below the article title.[e]

F *éff

fábulous *fábyələss

façàde or facàde *fəsàd

fâcelift one word

fácét

facêtious *fəsêeshəss

fácîle

"facism", cf. râcism, fâce and râce, is a misspelling of fáscism *fáshism

facsímilê

fáction *fácshən, cf. fáshion

Fàhd = Fàhad

Fáhrenheît

fâilsafe one word

fâint dim, unconscious = fèint pretend, writing

fãir justice, pretty, fun- = fãre serving, money = fãyre winter

fãiry (fãerie is an archaic variant), cf. férry

fait accomplì *fétəcom-plì

fâithful = Fâithfull

fâkír BrE, AmE *fəkír

fålcon (l may be silent); some AmE: fálcon

fålconer = Fålconer = Fåulkner

Fålklands

fåll-òut noun

Fålstaff

fámily *fámly

fámíne, cf. ravìne, sâlîne

Fárage: pronounce it to rhyme with however you say gárage, says Nigel

fàraway adjective before noun, one word, cf. ít’s toô fàr awây

fàrcical

fãre travel, food = fãir

farewéll

Fãroe Islands = Fãeroe alternative spelling = Phãroah Egypt

Faroêse = Faeroêse alternative spelling

fàr-rêaching

Fàrquhar *Fàrkwer, *Fàrker

fàrther further BrE = fàther dad

fâscia *fâyshə

fáscicle fáss-

fáscinate fáss-

fáscist *fáshist, cf. râcist

fáshion *fáshən, rhymes with rátion, cf. fáction, fáscism

fāst

fāsten *fāssən

Fátah Palestine = BrE fátter fat

fâtal

fatálity

fâte destiny = fète celebrate, garden

fáthéad as if two words

fátwà

fåucet tap = Fåwcett person

fåulty fault = Fåwlty Towers

fåun goat-god = fåwn

fåuna

Fåuntleroy, e as schwa

Fàùst *Fòwst

fauve, fauvism fô-

faux false = fôe enemy

faux-pas *fô-pà

fåwn grovel, colour, deer = fåun

favéla

fâvourite -vr- BrE; AmE fâvorite

fáx machine = fácts truths

Fây = Fâye persons = fèy whimsy

fãyre = fãir = fãir

fâze confuse = phâse period

fêat achievement = fêet foot

fêbrile, fébrile

Fébruary: strongest form Fébrûãry, more commonly AmE *Fébyuãry, BrE *Fébyury, *Febrəry, both *Fébry

fêed verb cf. féd past, foôd noun

fèign pretend = fâin willing

fèint sham, write = fâint unconscious

feîsty

fêlîne

Fêlix

Fêlixstôwe

félon

fêmur

fermént chemical, excite cf. fomént water, disorder

férry cf. fãiry *féəry

fërvent

fète garden, celebrate (can have French accent: fête) = fâte destiny

fétid cf. fèted = fâted

fétish

feûd argument cf. leŵd, foôd

feŵ many = pheŵ relief, cf. vieŵ see, opinion

feŵ and far betwêen

fèy whimsy = Fây = Fâye persons

Feŷnman

Ffestíniog (two fs for f sound, as single Welsh f is pronounced v)

fiàncè male, fiàncèe female

fianchétto *fyáng-kétto

Fìanna Fail *Fìənə Fŏil

fìat decree = Fìat ® car

Fìênnes *Fêenz

fìêrce

fîery cf. fîre, wîry, feîsty

Fìfa, FÌFA

fífth *fíth

Fígaro

fíg-lêaf

fígurehead *fíggerhéd, one word

fîle nail, paper = phîal liquid

fílet or fíllet - BrE t sounded, AmE *filây

fílibuster - one l

fíll up = Phíl Philip

fíllip boost = Phílip person

fín fish = Fínn Finland

fînal

finàlê

fînánce, fináncier (also fî-) BrE; AmE finánce, financìer (both fí-)

fîne all meanings

Fìne Gâel *Fêena Gâil

fínger *fíng-gər

fínish stop = Fínnish Finland

Fínlay *Fínley

fïr tree = für animal

fîreworks noun one word

físcal finance -ss-, cf. phýsícal body, -zí-

físsure break = físher fish, Físher person

fítted is the past tense of fít, a regular verb

Fítz- = fíts; unstressed: Fitzgérald, Fitzwílliam, FitzRŏy, etc.

fjŏrd = fiŏrd *fyŏrd

fláccid *fláxid

flagellâtion

flãir ability = flãre fire

flák fire, abuse = Fláck person, cf. bláck, etc., usual ending

Flànders

flãre fire = flãir ability

flåutist

flåw error = BrE flŏor ground

flêa insect = flêe escape

Fléming

fleŵ fly

fléxible

flíck-knife

flîer or flŷer

flîght fly = Flŷte

flípside one word

Flô Florence = flôe ice = flôw water

flòod

flŏra flowers = Flŏra person

floréscent flower cf. fluoréscent lighting

Flŏrida AmE, BrE Flórida

Florídian

flotílla

flòur bake = flòwer plant

floúrish

flôw water = flôe ice, cf. fleŵ fly, flåw error

flòwer plant = flòur bake

flôwn fly cf. flôwed flow

flû influenza = flûe chimney

flûgelhorn

flúmmoxed *flúməxt

flŷbŷ, clear without hyphen

fôcus: fôcusing and fôcused (which rhymes with lôcust) are perhaps preferable to fôcussed and fôcussing as they do not distract by invoking cússed and cússing; Oxford gives both -s- and -ss- forms, Collins gives only the single s forms

foêtus BrE, AmE fêtus

fôlìage has three syllables, cf. cárriage, márriage, each two

fôlk *fôke cf. pôke

Fôlkestone *Fôkstən

fóllowing

fomént water, disorder cf. fermént chemical, excite

foôd eat cf. feûd quarrel fyoô-

foôl

foôlscap

foòtbridge one word

foòtnôte one word

foòtpath one word

fŏr preposition usually schwa (in British English, *fə, making a minimal pair with unstressed the); stressed = fŏur 4, fŏre front; this pronunciation is used in American English for British fór-

fóray AmE = Fåurè (with French accent: Fauré)

forbád or forbâde

forbíd

fŏre front (to the fŏre) = fŏur number = stressed fŏr

fŏrecast

fŏrecastle -səl: sailors traditionally say *fôksəl

fŏrehéad traditionally *fórrid, cf. hórrid, but now normally has the spelling pronunciation

fóreign *fórrən

fŏresîght = Fŏrsyte

fórest -íst = Fórrest person = Fórest Nottingham, person

foreståll

for éver BrE eternally, long

foréver BrE long, AmE

fŏrewörd book, or = fŏrward back

forgíve

formáldehyde

fŏrmally formal = BrE fŏrmerly before

fŏrmer cf. fàrmer

fŏrmidable or formídable

fŏrtè

fŏrth forward = fŏurth four

forthcòming one word

fŏrtnight *fŏrtnîte

fŏrty cf. fŏur, fourtêen, fŏurth

fŏrward forwards, cf. rewård prize, fŏrewörd introduction (a homonym in rapid speech)

fòul bad = fòwl birds

Foûlkes *Foûks

fòund find, establish

Fŏwey *Fŏy

Fòwler = fòwler bird = fòuler disgusting

fóx = Fóx = Fóxx

fŏur number = fŏre front = fŏr preposition

fŏyèr *fŏyây

frácàs *frácà

frágile

frágment noun, fragmént verb

frâgrant

frâmework one word

fránc currency = fránk honest, envelope = Fránk person

Frānces usually female = Frāncís usually male

François male *Fràn-swà

Françoise female *Fràn-swàz

Fránklin Délano Rôosevelt

fråud, cf. Freud -ǒyd

fråught

frêak

Fréderick -dr-

frêe - as a suffix meaning without it must be hyphenated: débt-frêe *dét-frêe

frêelance one word

frêer *frêeər

frêest *frêeíst

frêeze cold = frìêze wall = frêes free

Frêmantle

frêquent adjective

frequént verb

fréshwåter adjective cf. thére ís nô frésh wåter

Freud *Frǒyd, making a minimal pair with Flŏyd

frîar monk, cf. frŷ

fricassêe

frídge has a d (to avoid "frîge") where refrígerator does not

frîed fry

friénd

frìêze wall, cloth = frêeze cold = frêes free

frígate -ət

frîght *frîte

frîghtened *frîtənd

frólic

Frome *Frûme

frònt

fròwzy

frûit *frûte

fruítion

frŷ = Freî = Freŷ

FTSE *foòtsìê

fûchsia *fyoôsha

Fukùshima or Fukushìma: words ending in -shìma and -shìta have the ì virtually silent ("devoiced", "whispered") in Japanese, but many anglophones stress it (as also with Hiróshima/Hiroshìma)

fùll

fùll tóss cricket two words

fùller = Fùller

fùlsome

Fùlton

fundaméntal can be fúndaméntal attributively

fundaméntalist

fúngus, plural fúngî or fúnguses, all with hard g

für animal = fïr tree

fürlôugh *fürlôw

fürnace -níss

fürnish

fûrŏr (furŏrê is a BrE variant)

fürther

furthermŏre one word

fürze shrub = fürs = fïrs

fûse = fûze detonator, American variant

fûselàge -àzh

fúss worry, fússy make minimal pairs with

fúzz vague, fúzzy

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