English spellings/Catalogs/F

F *éff

fábulous *fábyələss

façàde or facàde *fəsàd

fâcelift one word

facêtious *fəsêeshəss

'''fácîle

fáction *fácshən, cf. '''fáshion

Fàhd = '''Fàhad

'''Fáhrenheît

fâilsafe one word

fâint dim, unconscious = fèint ''pretend, writing

fãir justice, pretty, fun- = '''fãre

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

fait accomplì *fétəcom-plì

fâkír BrE, AmE *fəkír

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

'''Fålklands

fåll-òut ''noun

'''Fålstaff

fámily *fámly

fámíne, cf. ravìne, '''sâlîne

Fáràge -zh, either syllable stressed

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

'''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

Fàùst *Fòwst

faux *fô

faux-pas *fô-pà

fåwn grovel, colour, deer = '''fåun

'''favéla

fâvourite -vr- BrE; AmE '''fâvorite

fáx machine = fácts truths

Fây = Fâye persons = fèy ''whimsy

fâze confuse = phâse ''period

fêat achievement = fêet ''foot

Fébruary 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

fèy whimsy = Fây = Fâye ''persons

Feŷnman

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

fianchétto *fyáng-kétto

Fìanna Fail *Fìənə Fŏil

fìat decree = Fìat ® ''car

Fìênnes *Fêenz

'''fìêrce

fîery cf. fîre, wîry, '''feîsty

fífth *fíth

'''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

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 *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

flípside one word

Flô Florence = flôe ice = flôw ''water

'''flòod

flŏra flowers = Flŏra ''person

floréscent flower cf. fluoréscent ''lighting

'''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: 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)

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

for éver BrE eternally, long

foréver BrE long, AmE

fŏrewörd book cf. 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

fòul bad = fòwl ''birds

Foûlkes *Foûks

fòund ''find, establish

fŏur number = fŏre front = fŏr ''preposition

fŏyèr *fŏyây

frácàs *frácà

'''frágile

'''frâgrant

frâmework one word

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

Frānces usually female = Frāncís ''usually male

'''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

frîar monk, cf. '''frŷ

frídge has a d 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

'''frŷ

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

'''fundaméntalist

fúngus, plural fúngî or fúnguses, all with hard g

für animal = fïr ''tree

fürlôugh *fürlôw

fürnace -níss

'''fürnish

furŏrê or pronounced as AmE '''fûrŏr

'''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