How to pronounce froth
Say it like FRAWTH. Froth is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress.
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- FRAWTH
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Froth pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- FRAWTHSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
American vs British pronunciation of froth
American and British speakers say froth in essentially the same way: /frɔθ/ in the US and /frɒθ/ in the UK.
British respelling: FROTH.
What does froth mean?
- Foam.“Froth is a very important feature of many types of coffee.”
- Unimportant or insubstantial talk, events, or actions; drivel.“Thousands of African children die each day: why do the newspapers continue to discuss unnecessary showbiz froth?”
- The idle rich.
- To create froth in (a liquid).“I like to froth my coffee for ten seconds exactly.”
- (of a liquid) To bubble.
- To spit, vent, or eject, as froth.
Where does froth come from?
From Middle English froth, frooth, froþ, likely a borrowing from Old Norse froða, from Proto-Germanic *fruþǭ; Old English āfrēoþan (“to foam, froth”) is from same Germanic root.
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Words that rhyme with froth
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Questions about saying froth
How do you pronounce froth?
Say FRAWTH. The American pronunciation is /frɔθ/. In British English it is /frɒθ/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in froth?
Froth is a single syllable, so the whole word carries the stress. Broken into parts: FRAWTH.
Do Americans and Brits say froth the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /frɔθ/ and the British form is /frɒθ/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.