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The '''f''' sound, however, is spelt '''ph''' in many words from Greek: '''epíphany, Dáphne, grāph, élephant'''; however, '''Stêphen''' is pronounced exactly like its variant spelling '''Stêven'''. | The '''f''' sound, however, is spelt '''ph''' in many words from Greek: '''epíphany, Dáphne, grāph, élephant'''; however, '''Stêphen''' is pronounced exactly like its variant spelling '''Stêven'''. | ||
In some words the '''f''' sound is written '''[[GH|gh]]''': '''enoúgh, tróugh'''. | In some words the '''f''' sound is written '''[[GH|gh]]''': '''enoúgh, tróugh, cóugh'''. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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F, f is a letter of the Latin alphabet. It is the sixth letter of most variants, being placed after E and before G, as is the case for instance in the English alphabet. Its English name is pronounced [ˈef], that is eff.
Use in English
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f is a labiodental fricative, air being pushed through the upper teeth and lower lip. It is an unvoiced v: feŵ and vieŵ are a minimal pair.
Further examples: (the accents show stress and pronunciation: see English spellings): fún, féather, férry, fîght, forty, fífty, fílth, fíckle, fád, flóp, frét, físt, óff, óften (*offen), fát, fïrst, déaf, friénd.
It is often doubled at the end of words, after a single vowel letter: óff, stúff, clíff, whíff, múff, though not always: íf, óf (*ov), déaf (two vowel letters). And also in the middle of words: ráffle, óffer, íffy, báffle, éffort, Clífford, múffle, stúffing, stúffed.
f begins consonant clusters: Áfghan, aflôat, frîght, shíft.
The f sound, however, is spelt ph in many words from Greek: epíphany, Dáphne, grāph, élephant; however, Stêphen is pronounced exactly like its variant spelling Stêven.
In some words the f sound is written gh: enoúgh, tróugh, cóugh.