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'''F''' *éff | '''F''' *éff | ||
'''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 | ||
''' | '''Fàhd''' = '''Fàhad | ||
''' | '''Fáhrenheît | ||
''' | '''fâilsafe''' one word | ||
'''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 | ||
'''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'' = ''' | '''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 | ||
'''Fåuntleroy''', '''e''' as schwa | |||
'''Fàùst''' *Fòwst | |||
'''fauve''', '''fauvism''' fô- | |||
'''faux''' | '''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, | '''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 | ||
''' | '''[[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''' * | '''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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'''fílet''' or '''fíllet''' - BrE '''t''' sounded, AmE *filây | '''fílet''' or '''fíllet''' - BrE '''t''' sounded, AmE *filây | ||
'''fílibuster''' - one '''l | |||
'''fíll''' ''up'' = '''Phíl''' ''Philip | '''fíll''' ''up'' = '''Phíl''' ''Philip | ||
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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 | ||
''' | '''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''' ''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''' | '''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 | ||
'''foôd''' ''eat'' cf. '''feûd''' ''quarrel'' fyoô- | '''foôd''' ''eat'' cf. '''feûd''' ''quarrel'' fyoô- | ||
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'''foôlscap | '''foôlscap | ||
'''foòtbridge''' one word | |||
'''foòtnôte''' one word | '''foòtnôte''' one word | ||
'''fŏr''' ''preposition'' usually schwa; stressed = '''fŏur''' ''4'', '''fŏre''' ''front'' | '''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''''') | '''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'' | '''foreståll | ||
'''for éver''' ''BrE eternally, long'' | |||
'''foréver''' ''BrE long, AmE'' | |||
'''fŏrewörd''' ''book'', or = '''fŏrward''' ''back | |||
'''forgíve | |||
'''formáldehyde | |||
'''fŏrmally''' ''formal'' BrE | '''fŏrmally''' ''formal'' = BrE '''fŏrmerly''' ''before | ||
'''fŏrmer''' cf. '''fàrmer | '''fŏrmer''' cf. '''fàrmer | ||
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'''fŏrtnight''' *fŏrtnîte | '''fŏrtnight''' *fŏrtnîte | ||
'''fŏrty''' cf. '''fŏur''', ''' | '''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'' = '''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 | ||
'''frêelance''' one word | |||
'''frêer''' *frêeər | '''frêer''' *frêeər | ||
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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 | ||
''' | '''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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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.
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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
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