English pronunciation · Words Starting with F
Fair Pronunciation
Fair is pronounced FER, IPA /ˈfɛr/.
FER
US /ˈfɛr/ · UK /ˈfeə/
Syllables: FER (1 syllable)
adjective and noun: Treating people equally, reasonable in quality or amount, or a travelling funfair.
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Fair in a Sentence
- That does not seem fair on the people who queued.
- We had a fair amount of rain in June.
- The fair comes to the common every August.
Common Mispronunciations of Fair
Not FEER
The vowel is the air of hair, said with the mouth more open, and not the ear of fear.
Not FY-er
The ai in the middle is a single sound and never splits in two, so the word holds to one beat.
Tip: Fair and fare are said identically, which is why fare dodging and fair dealing look odd written the other way round.
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