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Pronunciation

How to pronounce “forthcoming”

“forthcoming” is pronounced /ˈfɔɹθˈkʌmɪŋ/ (FAWRTH-ku-ming) in American English and /fɔːθkʌmɪŋ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “fort”.
The sound

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forthcoming

/ˈfɔɹθˈkʌmɪŋ/

The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /fɔːθkʌmɪŋ/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.

3 beats
  1. fortfɔɹθstress
  2. hcomkʌ
  3. ingmɪŋ
IPA (American)
/ˈfɔɹθˈkʌmɪŋ/
IPA (British)
/fɔːθkʌmɪŋ/
Respelling
FAWRTH-ku-ming
Syllables
3 — FORT-hcom-ing
Stress
Stress the first syllable: FORT-hcom-ing. “fort” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
Part of speech
adjective
Difficulty
Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
Accents

American and British are not the same here

American

/ˈfɔɹθˈkʌmɪŋ/

British

/fɔːθkʌmɪŋ/

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Meaning

What “forthcoming” means

  1. adjective

    at ease in talking to others

  2. adjective

    of the relatively near future

    “the approaching election”

  3. adjective

    available when required or as promised

    “federal funds were not forthcoming”

Say it in a sentence

“He was forthcoming about everything except the missing money.”
Sound by sound

The sounds inside this word

9 sounds, in the order you say them
ffɔawɹrθth voicelesskkʌshort ummɪshort iŋng

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Questions

“forthcoming”, answered

How do you pronounce “forthcoming”?

“forthcoming” is pronounced /ˈfɔɹθˈkʌmɪŋ/ (FAWRTH-ku-ming) in American English and /fɔːθkʌmɪŋ/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “fort”. Build it as FORT-hcom-ing, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.

How many syllables does “forthcoming” have?

3: fort · hcom · ing. The beat lands on the first, “fort”.

Is “forthcoming” said differently in British English?

Yes. American English says /ˈfɔɹθˈkʌmɪŋ/ (FAWRTH-ku-ming); British English says /fɔːθkʌmɪŋ/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.

What does “forthcoming” mean?

As an adjective: at ease in talking to others For example: “He was forthcoming about everything except the missing money.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.

Where is the stress in “forthcoming”?

Stress the first syllable: FORT-hcom-ing. “fort” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.

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