English pronunciation · Words Starting with F

Foreign Pronunciation

Foreign is pronounced FAW-ruhn, IPA /ˈfɑrən/.

FAW-ruhn

US /ˈfɑrən/  ·  UK /ˈfɒrən/

Syllables: FAW · ruhn (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)

adjective: Belonging to or coming from a country that is not your own.

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Foreign in a Sentence

  • She speaks three foreign languages.
  • Foreign investment doubled in a single year.
  • The idea was completely foreign to him.

Common Mispronunciations of Foreign

Not faw-RAYN

The gn at the end collapses into a plain n, and the eign before it reduces to a weak uhn. Nothing in the second syllable is stressed or long.

Not FOR-ee-uhn

Two syllables only. The spelling has five vowels between the f and the n but the mouth passes through just two.

Tip: The g is silent, as it is in reign, design, and campaign.

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