English pronunciation · Words Starting with F
Ferocious Pronunciation
Ferocious is pronounced fer-OH-shuhs, IPA /fɝˈoʊʃəs/.
fer-OH-shuhs
US /fɝˈoʊʃəs/ · UK /fəˈrəʊʃəs/
Syllables: fer · OH · shuhs (3 syllables, stress on syllable 2)
adjective: Savagely fierce or violent.
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Ferocious in a Sentence
- A ferocious storm took the roof off the barn.
- She has a ferocious appetite for work.
- The dog looked ferocious and was perfectly gentle.
Common Mispronunciations of Ferocious
Not fe-ROH-see-uhs
Those two letters ci make one sh sound, so the ending is a single beat.
Not FE-roh-shuhs
The middle beat takes the stress and the opening fer goes past quickly.
Tip: Ferocity moves the weight one beat later: fuh-RAH-suh-tee.
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