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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/foː/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈfɔː/
English (United Kingdom)/fɔːɹ/

Similar Pronunciations

/bɔɹ/6

/dɔɹ/7

/fiɹ/3

/fʊɹ/2

/hɔɹ/5

/jɔɹ/2

/kɔɹ/7

/lɔɹ/7

/mɔɹ/5

/nɔɹ/3

Derivations

  • fourgon/fʊɹˈɡɑŋ/
  • fourth/ˈfɔɹθ/ /foʊɹθ/
  • fourfold/ˌfɔɹˈfoʊld/ /ˈfɔɹˈfoʊld/ /ˈfoʊɹˌfoʊld/
  • foursome/ˈfoʊɹsəm/ /ˈfɔɹsəm/
  • fourteen/ˌfɔɹˈtin/ /ˈfɔɹˈtin/ /ˈfoʊɹˈtin/

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