How to pronounce front
Say it like FRUHNT. Front is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
- FRUHNT
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Front pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- FRUHNTSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "u" in cup.
American vs British pronunciation of front
American and British speakers say front in essentially the same way: /frʌnt/ in the US and /frʌnt/ in the UK.
British respelling: FRUHNT.
What does front mean?
- The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
- The side of a building with the main entrance.“I'll go out the front, and you go out the back.”
- A field of activity.
- Located at or near the front.“The front runner was thirty meters ahead of her nearest competitor.”
- Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel).“The English word dress has a front vowel in most dialects.”
- Closest or nearest, of a set of futures contracts which expire at particular times, or of the times they expire; (typically, the front month or front year is the next calendar month or year after the current one).
- To face (on, to); to be pointed in a given direction.
- To face, be opposite to.
- To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
Where does front come from?
From Middle English front, frunt, frount, from Old French front, frunt, from Latin frōns, frontem (“forehead”).
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Words that rhyme with front
Practicing rhymes is a quick way to lock in the vowel sound of front.
Questions about saying front
How do you pronounce front?
Say FRUHNT. The American pronunciation is /frʌnt/. In British English it is /frʌnt/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in front?
Front is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: FRUHNT.
Do Americans and Brits say front the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /frʌnt/ and the British form is /frʌnt/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.