How to pronounce fenny
Say it like FEN-ee. Fenny has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FEN).
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- FEN
- ee
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Fenny pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- FENSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "e" in bed.
- eeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
American vs British pronunciation of fenny
American and British speakers say fenny in essentially the same way: /ˈfɛni/ in the US and /ˈfɛni/ in the UK.
British respelling: FEN-ee.
What does fenny mean?
- Characteristic of or resembling a fen (“characteristically alkaline wetland containing peat below the waterline”); marshy, swampy; also, of land: containing a fen or fens.
- Now chiefly of plants: growing or living in a fen.
- Alternative form of fennie (“fenestration”).
Where does fenny come from?
From Middle English fenny, fenni (“marshy, muddy; of meat: putrid, rotten; of a person: sinful, vile”), from Old English fenniġ (“dirty; marshy, muddy, fenny”), from fen, fenn (“marsh, fen; mud”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pen- (
Words that rhyme with fenny
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Questions about saying fenny
How do you pronounce fenny?
Say FEN-ee. The American pronunciation is /ˈfɛni/. In British English it is /ˈfɛni/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in fenny?
Fenny has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (FEN). Broken into parts: FEN · ee.
Do Americans and Brits say fenny the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈfɛni/ and the British form is /ˈfɛni/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.