Common English words with the "f (fan)" sound (IPA f)

f

Common English words with this sound

f (fan)

A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.

Word GA RP Level Listen
afraid /əˈfreɪd/ A1
after /ˈæftɚ/ /ˈɑːftə/ A1
afternoon /ˌæftɚˈnun/ /ˌɑːftəˈnuːn/ A1
beautiful /ˈbjuɾəfəl/ /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/ A1
beef /bif/ /biːf/ A1
before /bɪˈfɑr/ /bɪˈfɔː/ A1
boyfriend /ˈbɔɪˌfrɛnd/ /ˈbɔɪˌfrend/ A1
breakfast /ˈbrɛkfəst/ /ˈbrekfəst/ A1
butterfly /ˈbʌɾɚˌflaɪ/ /ˈbʌtəˌflaɪ/ A1
careful /ˈkɛrfəl/ /ˈkeəfəl/ A1
carefully /ˈkɛrfəli/ /ˈkeəfəli/ A1
coffee /ˈkɑfi/ /ˈkɒfi/ A1
difference /ˈdɪfɚəns/ /ˈdɪfərəns/ A1
different /ˈdɪfɚənt/ /ˈdɪfərənt/ A1
difficult /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/ A1
F /ɛf/ /ef/ A1
face /feɪs/ A1
factory /ˈfæktri/ /ˈfæktəri/ A1
fair /fɛr/ /feə/ A1
fairy /ˈfɛri/ /ˈfeəri/ A1

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