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Frankfurt Pronunciation
Frankfurt is pronounced FRANGK-fert, IPA /ˈfræŋkfɝt/.
FRANGK-fert
US /ˈfræŋkfɝt/ · UK /ˈfræŋkfɜːt/
Syllables: FRANGK · fert (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (proper noun): A city in western Germany and the country's main financial centre.
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Frankfurt in a Sentence
- We changed planes in Frankfurt.
- The European Central Bank is based in Frankfurt.
- Frankfurt holds the largest book fair in the world.
Common Mispronunciations of Frankfurt
Not frangk-FURT
Front stress, with the second beat weakened to fert. German puts the weight there too.
Not FRANK-foort
The nk is said as ng plus k, so the first beat is FRANGK, the same cluster thank and bank use.
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