How to pronounce “four”
Say “four” in one beat
four
/fɔɹ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /fɔː/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- fourfɔɹ
- IPA (American)
- /fɔɹ/
- IPA (British)
- /fɔː/
- Respelling
- FAWR
- Syllables
- 1 — four
- Stress
- One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /fɔɹ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
- Part of speech
- noun, adjective
- Difficulty
- Beginner — most learners get this on the first take
American and British are not the same here
/fɔɹ/
/fɔː/
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What “four” means
- noun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- noun
a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips
- adjective
being one more than three
Say it in a sentence
“The table only had four chairs around it.”“four”, answered
How do you pronounce “four”?
“four” is pronounced /fɔɹ/ (FAWR) in American English and /fɔː/ in British English — one syllable. It is one unbroken piece — /fɔɹ/ — with no pause anywhere inside it.
How many syllables does “four” have?
One, despite the 2 vowel letters in the spelling. The whole word is /fɔɹ/ — a single beat.
Is “four” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /fɔɹ/ (FAWR); British English says /fɔː/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “four” mean?
As a noun: the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one For example: “The table only had four chairs around it.” It carries 2 other senses as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “four”?
One syllable, so the whole word carries the beat — say /fɔɹ/ in one unbroken piece rather than clipping the vowel.
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