IPA Transcription of "family" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “family” is /ˈfæmli/.

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family

Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ˈfæmliː/
English (Australia)/ˈfæməliː/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈfæmɪlɪ/
English (United Kingdom)/fæməliː/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈfæməlɪ/

Derivations

Items

  • familygroup of people affiliated by consanguinity, law, affinity, or co-residence
  • familytaxonomic rank (or a taxon at that rank) between order and genus
  • FamilyAmerican television series
  • FamilyEnglish rock band
  • Family2023 Indian film
  • Family2006 film directed by Rajkumar Santoshi
  • FamilyWillie Nelson's touring and recording group
  • FamilyWikimedia disambiguation page
  • Family2018 film directed by Laura Steinel
  • Family2012 South Korean family sitcom

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