How to pronounce fun
fun
/fʌn/
1 syllable
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Fun, sound by sound
| /f/as in five | Upper teeth on the lower lip, no voice. |
| /ʌ/as in cup | A short, relaxed “uh”; the mouth is barely open. |
| /n/as in no | Tongue tip on the ridge behind the teeth, air through the nose. |
In a sentence
Don't make fun of foreigners' mistakes in Japanese.
More words with the /ʌ/ sound
- qatar/kʌˈtɑːr/
- curacao/ˈkjʊrəsaʊ/
- quebec/kwəˈbek/
- genre/ˈʒɑːnrə/
- often/ˈɔːfən/
- massachusetts/mæsəˈtʃuːsəts/
- tinnitus/ˈtɪnɪtəs/
- fungi/ˈfʌndʒaɪ/
- michael/ˈmaɪkəl/
- facade/fəˈsɑːd/
Questions and answers
How do you pronounce fun?
Fun is pronounced /fʌn/ in American English.
How many syllables are in fun?
Fun has 1 syllable.