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'''F''' *éff
'''F''' *éff


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


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


'''fãiry''' ('''fãerie''' is an archaic variant), 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
'''fålcon''' ('''l''' may be silent); some AmE: '''fálcon
'''fålconer''' = '''Fålconer''' = '''Fåulkner


'''Fålklands
'''Fålklands
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'''fámíne''', cf. '''ravìne''', '''sâlîne
'''fámíne''', cf. '''ravìne''', '''sâlîne


'''[[Nigel Farage|Fáràge]]''' -zh, either syllable stressed
'''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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'''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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'''fåun''' ''goat-god'' = '''fåwn
'''fåun''' ''goat-god'' = '''fåwn


'''fåuna  
'''fåuna
 
'''Fåuntleroy''', '''e''' as schwa


'''Fàùst''' *Fòwst
'''Fàùst''' *Fòwst


'''faux''' *fô
'''fauve''', '''fauvism''' fô-
 
'''faux''' ''false'' = '''fôe''' ''enemy''


'''faux-pas''' *fô-pà
'''faux-pas''' *fô-pà
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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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'''fêbrile''', '''fébrile
'''fêbrile''', '''fébrile


'''Fébruary''' AmE *Fébyuãry, BrE *Fébyury, *Febrəry, both *Fébry
'''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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'''feŵ''' ''many'' = '''pheŵ''' ''relief'', cf. '''vieŵ''' ''see, opinion
'''feŵ''' ''many'' = '''pheŵ''' ''relief'', cf. '''vieŵ''' ''see, opinion
'''feŵ and far betwêen'''


'''fèy''' ''whimsy'' = '''Fây''' = '''Fâye''' ''persons
'''fèy''' ''whimsy'' = '''Fây''' = '''Fâye''' ''persons
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'''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''')
'''fiàncè''' ''male'', '''fiàncèe''' ''female


'''fianchétto''' *fyáng-kétto
'''fianchétto''' *fyáng-kétto
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'''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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'''fínish''' ''stop'' = '''Fínnish''' ''Finland
'''fínish''' ''stop'' = '''Fínnish''' ''Finland
'''Fínlay''' *Fínley


'''fïr''' ''tree'' = '''für''' ''animal
'''fïr''' ''tree'' = '''für''' ''animal
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'''Fítz'''- = '''fíts'''; unstressed: '''Fitzgérald, Fitzwílliam, FitzRŏy''', etc.
'''Fítz'''- = '''fíts'''; unstressed: '''Fitzgérald, Fitzwílliam, FitzRŏy''', etc.


'''fjŏrd''' *fyŏrd
'''fjŏrd''' = '''fiŏrd''' *fyŏrd


'''fláccid''' *fláxid
'''fláccid''' *fláxid
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'''flîer''' or '''flŷer
'''flîer''' or '''flŷer
'''flîght''' ''fly'' = '''Flŷte'''


'''flípside''' one word  
'''flípside''' one word  
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'''floréscent''' ''flower'' cf. '''fluoréscent''' ''lighting
'''floréscent''' ''flower'' cf. '''fluoréscent''' ''lighting
'''Flŏrida''' AmE, BrE '''Flórida'''
'''Florídian'''


'''flotílla
'''flotílla
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'''flŷbŷ''', clear without hyphen
'''flŷbŷ''', clear without hyphen


'''fôcus''': '''fôcused''' and '''fôcusing''' are preferable to '''fôcussed''' and '''fôcussing''' as they do not distract one by invoking '''cússed''' and '''cússing''' (indeed, though Oxford dictionaries give the -'''ss'''- forms, Collins gives only the single '''s''' forms)
'''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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'''foréver''' ''BrE long, AmE''
'''foréver''' ''BrE long, AmE''


'''fŏrewörd''' ''book'' cf. '''fŏrward''' ''back
'''fŏrewörd''' ''book'', or =  '''fŏrward''' ''back


'''forgíve
'''forgíve
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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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'''frágile
'''frágile
'''frágment''' ''noun'', '''fragmént''' ''verb''


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


'''fråught
'''fråught
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'''fréshwåter''' ''adjective'' cf. '''thére ís nô frésh wåter
'''fréshwåter''' ''adjective'' cf. '''thére ís nô frésh wåter


'''Freud''' *Frǒyd
'''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
'''frídge''' has a '''d''' (to avoid "frîge") where '''refrígerator''' does not
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'''frûit''' *frûte
'''frûit''' *frûte


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


'''FTSE''' *foòtsìê
'''FTSE''' *foòtsìê
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'''Fùlton
'''Fùlton
'''fundaméntal''' can be '''fúndaméntal''' [[attributive adjective|attributive]]ly


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


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


'''fürther
'''fürther

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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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