English spellings/Catalogs/F

F *éff

fábulous *fábyələss

façàde *fəsàd

fâcelift one word

facêtious *fəsêeshəss

'''fácîle

fáction *fácshən, cf. '''fáshion

'''Fáhrenheît

fãir justice, pretty, fun- = '''fãre

fãiry, cf. férry; fãerie is an archaic variant

fait accomplì *fétəcom-plì

fâkír BrE, AmE *fəkír

fåll-òut ''noun

'''Fålstaff

'''fålcon

'''Fålklands

fámily *fámly

fámíne, cf. ravìne, '''sâlîne

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

'''fàrcical

fãre travel, food = '''fãir

'''farewéll

Fãroe Islands = Phãroah ''Egypt

'''Faroêse

'''fàr-rêaching

Fàrquhar *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

faux *fô

faux-pas *fô-pà

fåwn grovel, colour, deer = '''fåun

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, some pronounce first '''r

fêed verb cf. féd past, foôd ''noun

fèign pretend = fâin ''willing

fèint sham, write = fâint ''unconscious

'''feîsty

'''fêlîne

'''Fêlix

'''félon

'''fêmur

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

férry cf. fãiry *féəry

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

fétid cf. fèted = '''fâted

'''fétish

feûd argument cf. leŵd, '''foôd

fèy whimsy = Fây = Fâye ''persons

Feŷnman

feŵ many = pheŵ ''relief

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

fianchétto *fyankétto

fìat decree = Fìat ® ''car

'''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

fîne all meanings

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

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

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

fôcus: fôcused and fôcusing are arguably preferable to fôcussed and fôcussing as they do not 	distract one by invoking cússed and '''cússing

foêtus BrE, AmE '''fêtus

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

fôlk *fôke cf. '''pôke

Fôlkestone *Fôkstən

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; stressed = fŏur 4, fŏre front

fóray AmE = Fåurè (with French accent: Fauré)

forbád or '''forbâde

'''forbíd

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

'''fŏrecast

fŏrecastle -səl: sailors traditionally say *fôksəl

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

fóreign *fórrən

fórest -íst = Fórrest person = Fórest Nottingham, person

for éver BrE eternally, long

foréver BrE long, AmE

fŏrewörd book cf. fŏrward ''back

'''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

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

'''fùll

fùll tóss cricket two words

'''fundaméntalist

fúngus, plural fúngî or fúnguses, all with hard g

für animal = fïr ''tree

fürlôugh *fürlôw

fürnace -níss

'''fürnish

furŏrê or as AmE '''fûrŏr

'''fürther

fürze shrub = fürs = '''fïrs

fûse normal use = fûze ''detonator-variant

fûselàge -àzh