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This page lists pronunciations of English words that begin with F. To see a different letter (or the main page) navigate with the table at the top.
===[[F]]===
'''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


'''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


'''fåll-òut''' ''noun
'''fâithful''' = '''Fâithfull'''
 
'''fâkír''' BrE, AmE *fəkír


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


'''fålcon
'''fålconer''' = '''Fålconer''' = '''Fåulkner


'''Fålklands
'''Fålklands
'''fåll-òut''' ''noun
'''Fålstaff


'''fámily''' *fámly
'''fámily''' *fámly
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'''fámíne''', cf. '''ravìne''', '''sâlîne
'''fámíne''', cf. '''ravìne''', '''sâlîne


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


'''fàrcical
'''fàrcical
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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, *fátion, 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


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


'''faux-pas''' *fô-pà
'''faux-pas''' *fô-pà
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'''fåwn''' ''grovel, colour, deer'' = '''fåun
'''fåwn''' ''grovel, colour, deer'' = '''fåun


'''fâvourite''' -vr-; AmE '''fâvorite
'''favéla
 
'''fâvourite''' -vr- BrE; AmE '''fâvorite


'''fáx''' ''machine'' = '''fácts''' ''truths''
'''fáx''' ''machine'' = '''fácts''' ''truths''


'''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


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


'''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)
'''fiàncè''' ''male'', '''fiàncèe''' ''female


'''fianchétto''' *fyankétto
'''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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'''fîle''' ''nail, paper'' = '''phîal''' ''liquid
'''fîle''' ''nail, paper'' = '''phîal''' ''liquid


'''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


'''fîreworks''' noun one word  
'''fîreworks''' ''noun'' one word  


'''físcal''' ''finance'' -ss-, cf. '''phýsícal''' ''body'', -zí-
'''físcal''' ''finance'' -ss-, cf. '''phýsícal''' ''body'', -zí-
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'''físsure''' ''break'' = '''físher''' ''fish'', '''Físher''' ''person
'''físsure''' ''break'' = '''físher''' ''fish'', '''Físher''' ''person


'''fjŏrd''' *fyŏrd
'''fítted''' is the past tense of '''fít''', a regular verb
 
'''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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'''Fléming
'''Fléming
'''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''' ''person
'''floréscent''' ''flower'' cf. '''fluoréscent''' ''lighting
'''Flŏrida''' AmE, BrE '''Flórida'''
'''Florídian'''
'''flotílla


'''flòur''' ''bake'' = '''flòwer''' ''plant
'''flòur''' ''bake'' = '''flòwer''' ''plant
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'''floúrish
'''floúrish


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


'''flôw''' ''water'' = '''flôe''' ''ice'', cf. '''flåw''' ''error''
'''flòwer''' ''plant'' = '''flòur''' ''bake


'''flòwer''' ''plant'' = '''flòur''' ''bake
'''flôwn''' ''fly'' cf. '''flôwed''' ''flow


'''flû''' ''influenza'' = '''flûe''' ''chimney
'''flû''' ''influenza'' = '''flûe''' ''chimney
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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''' AmE '''fêtus  
'''foêtus''' BrE, AmE '''fêtus  


'''fôlìage''' has three syllables, cf. '''cárriage''', '''márriage''', each two
'''fôlìage''' has three syllables, cf. '''cárriage''', '''márriage''', each two
'''fôlk''' *fôke cf. '''pôke
'''Fôlkestone''' *Fôkstən
'''fóllowing'''


'''fomént''' ''water, disorder'' cf. '''fermént''' ''chemical, excite
'''fomént''' ''water, disorder'' cf. '''fermént''' ''chemical, excite
'''foòt


'''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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'''fŏrecastle''' -səl: sailors traditionally say *fôksəl
'''fŏrecastle''' -səl: sailors traditionally say *fôksəl


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


'''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


'''fŏrmally''' ''formal'' BrE = '''fŏrmerly''' ''before
'''forgíve
 
'''formáldehyde
 
'''fŏrmally''' ''formal'' = BrE '''fŏrmerly''' ''before


'''fŏrmer''' cf. '''fàrmer
'''fŏrmer''' cf. '''fàrmer
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'''fŏrtè
'''fŏrtè


'''fŏrth''' ''forward = '''fŏurth''' ''four
'''fŏrth''' ''forward'' = '''fŏurth''' ''four


'''forthcòming''' one word  
'''forthcòming''' one word  
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'''fŏrtnight''' *fŏrtnîte
'''fŏrtnight''' *fŏrtnîte


'''fŏrty''' cf. '''fŏur''', '''fŏurteen
'''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
'''Foûlkes''' *Foûks


'''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


'''Frānces''' usually female  
'''Françoise''' ''female'' *Fràn-swàz


'''Frāncís''' usually male
'''Fránklin Délano Rôosevelt'''
 
'''fråud''', cf. '''Freud''' -ǒyd


'''fråught
'''fråught
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'''frêak
'''frêak


'''frêe''' - as a suffix meaning ‘without’ it must be hyphenated: '''débt-frêe''' *dét-frêe
'''Fréderick''' -dr-
 
'''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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'''Frêmantle
'''Frêmantle


'''frêquent''' adjective
'''frêquent''' ''adjective
 
'''frequént''' ''verb
 
'''fréshwåter''' ''adjective'' cf. '''thére ís nô frésh wåter
 
'''Freud''' *Frǒyd, making a minimal pair with '''Flŏyd'''


'''frequént''' verb
'''frîar''' ''monk'', cf. '''frŷ


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


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


'''friénd
'''friénd
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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
'''fúngus''', plural '''fúngî''' or '''fúnguses''', all with hard '''g'''


'''für''' ''animal'' = '''fïr''' ''tree
'''für''' ''animal'' = '''fïr''' ''tree
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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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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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