English pronunciation · Words Starting with F
Fit As A Fiddle Pronunciation
Fit As A Fiddle is pronounced FIT-AZ-uh-FI-duhl, IPA /ˈfɪt ˈæz ˈeɪ ˈfɪdəl/.
FIT-AZ-uh-FI-duhl
US /ˈfɪt ˈæz ˈeɪ ˈfɪdəl/
Syllables: FIT · AZ · uh · FI · duhl (5 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
phrase (simile): In very good health, said of a person rather than an object.
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Fit As A Fiddle in a Sentence
- At eighty-one he is still fit as a fiddle.
- The vet says the horse is fit as a fiddle.
- She came back from the walking holiday fit as a fiddle.
Common Mispronunciations of Fit As A Fiddle
Not FIT AZ AY FI-duhl
The a in the middle is a quick uh, not the letter name ay. Only fit and fid take real weight, and everything between them is squeezed.
Not fit as a FID-duhl
The rhythm is a strong start and a strong finish with two weak beats between: FIT-az-uh-FI-duhl.
Tip: Run the middle words together so that as a sounds like azuh, one soft link between the two stresses.
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