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F
F *éff

fábulous *fábyələss

façàde *fəsàd

fâcelift one word

facêtious *fəsêeshəss

'''fácîle

fáction *fácshən, cf. '''fáshion

Fãroe Islands = Phãroah ''Egypt

'''Faroêse

'''Fáhrenheît

fãir justice, pretty, fun- = '''fãre

fãiry cf. '''férry

fait accomplì *fétəcom-plì

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

fáscinate fáss-

fáscist *fáshist, cf. '''râcist

fáshion *fáshən, *fátion, cf. '''fáction

'''fāst

fāsten *fāssən

Fátah Palestine = BrE fátter ''fat

'''fâtal

'''fatálity

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-; 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

'''Fêlix

'''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

feûd argument cf. leŵd, '''foôd

fèy whimsy = Fây = Fâye ''persons

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

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

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

'''flíck-knife flîer or '''flŷer

flípside one word

flôe ice = flôw ''water

'''flòod

flòur bake = flòwer ''plant

'''floúrish

'''flŏra

flôw water = flôe ice, cf. flåw error

flòwer plant = flòur ''bake

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 AmE '''fêtus

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

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

'''foòt

foôd eat cf. feûd quarrel fyoô-

'''foôl

'''foôlscap

foòtnôte 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

fŏrewörd book cf. fŏrward ''back

fŏrmally formal BrE = fŏrmerly ''before

fŏrmer cf. '''fàrmer

fŏrmidable or '''formídable

'''fŏrtè

fŏrth forward = fŏurth four

forthcòming one word

fŏrtnight *fŏrtnîte

fŏrty cf. fŏur, '''fŏurteen

fŏrward forwards cf. rewård prize, fŏrewörd ''introduction

fòul bad = fòwl ''birds

fòund ''find, establish

fŏur number = fŏre front = fŏr ''preposition

fŏyèr *fŏyây

frácàs *frácà

frâmework one word

fránc currency = fránk honest = Fránk ''person

Frānces usually female

Frāncís usually male

'''fråught

'''frêak

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

frêer *frêeər

frêest *frêeíst

frêeze cold = frìêze wall = frêes ''free

'''Frêmantle

frêquent adjective

frequént verb

fréshwåter adjective cf. thére ís nô frésh wåter

'''frîed

'''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

'''fundaméntalist

für animal = fïr ''tree

fürlôugh *fürlôw

fürnace -níss

'''fürnish

furŏrê or as AmE '''fûrŏr

'''fürther

fürze shrub = fürs = '''fïrs

fûselàge -àzh