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