How To Pronounce Few
few
UK
Phonemic
/fjuː/
Phonetic
[fj̥ʷuː]
US
Phonemic
/fjuː/
In British English, few is pronounced /fjuː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fj̥ʷuː]. In American English, it is pronounced /fjuː/.
Few has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
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
fjuː
Few has one syllable in British English.
Words That Rhyme With Few
Questions About Few
How do you pronounce few in British English?
In British English, few is pronounced /fjuː/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [fj̥ʷuː].
How do you pronounce few in American English?
In American English, few is pronounced /fjuː/.
Do British and American English pronounce few the same way?
Yes. Both are /fjuː/.
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