How To Pronounce Fair

fair

Phonemic

/feə/

Phonetic

[feəʴ]

Phonemic

/fer/

In British English, fair is pronounced /feə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [feəʴ]. In American English, it is pronounced /fer/.

Fair has one syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.

Syllables, Stress And Endings

Syllables And Stress

feə

Fair has one syllable in British English.

fair + -s

-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /z/ after a voiced consonant or a vowel sound.

/feəz/

/ferz/

fair + -er

-er (comparative) is /ə/ in UK English and /ɚ/ in US English. In UK English a linking /r/ is added because the spelling ends in -r.

/ˈfeə.rə/

/ˈfer.ɚ/

fair + -est

-est (superlative) is always /ɪst/. In UK English a linking /r/ is added because the spelling ends in -r.

/ˈfeə.rɪst/

/ˈfer.ɪst/

Words That Rhyme With Fair

Questions About Fair

How do you pronounce fair in British English?

In British English, fair is pronounced /feə/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [feəʴ].

How do you pronounce fair in American English?

In American English, fair is pronounced /fer/.

Do British and American English pronounce fair the same way?

No. British English has /feə/ and American English has /fer/.

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