English pronunciation · Words Starting with F
Father Pronunciation
Father is pronounced FAH-dher, IPA /ˈfɑðɝ/.
FAH-dher
US /ˈfɑðɝ/ · UK /ˈfɑːðə/
Syllables: FAH · dher (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun: A male parent, and the title of a priest in some churches.
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Father in a Sentence
- My father retired last year.
- He became a father in his early twenties.
- Father Mahon took the evening service.
Common Mispronunciations of Father
Not FA-ter
This th is the voiced kind: the tongue touches the top teeth and the voice carries on through it, as in mother and weather.
Not FAY-dher
The stressed vowel is the broad ah of palm.
Tip: Father, mother, brother and other share that voiced th. Think, thick and thumb use the breathy one.
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