English pronunciation · Words Starting with F
Friars Pronunciation
Friars is pronounced FRY-erz, IPA /ˈfraɪɝz/.
FRY-erz
US /ˈfraɪɝz/ · UK /ˈfraɪəz/
Syllables: FRY · erz (2 syllables, stress on syllable 1)
noun (plural): Members of certain Christian religious orders who live by teaching and begging rather than in a closed monastery.
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Friars in a Sentence
- The friars ran a soup kitchen beside the church.
- Two friars in brown robes crossed the square.
- Medieval friars travelled from town to town on foot.
Common Mispronunciations of Friars
Not FREE-arz
The ia carries the long i of fry, so the word opens exactly like the word fry. An ee at the front would give you freer instead.
Not FRY-ahrz
Let the second syllable go weak. It is a soft erz with no vowel colour of its own, the same ending liars and buyers take.
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