How to pronounce far
far
/fɑːr/
1 syllable
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Far, sound by sound
| /f/as in five | Upper teeth on the lower lip, no voice. |
| /ɑː/as in father | A deep, long “ah”; the tongue lies low and back. |
| /r/as in red | The tongue curls back and touches nothing. No tap, no trill. |
In a sentence
As a pianist, he is far above me.
Words that rhyme with far
More words with the /r/ sound
- jorge/ˈhɔːrheɪ/
- curacao/ˈkjʊrəsaʊ/
- genre/ˈʒɑːnrə/
- versailles/verˈsaɪ/
- khmer/kmer/
- uranus/ˈjuːrənəs/
- february/ˈfebjəweri/
- kyrgyzstan/ˈkɪrgɪstæn/
- route/ruːt/
- charcuterie/ˈʃɑːrkʊtriː/
Questions and answers
How do you pronounce far?
Far is pronounced /fɑːr/ in American English.
How many syllables are in far?
Far has 1 syllable.
What rhymes with far?
qatar, czar, myanmar, ulaanbaatar.