How to pronounce toffee
Say it like TAW-fee. Toffee has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (TAW).
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- TAW
- fee
- Main stress
- Lighter stress
- Unstressed
Toffee pronunciation, sound by sound
Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.
- TAWSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "aw" in law.
- feeKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "ee" in see.
American vs British pronunciation of toffee
American and British speakers say toffee in essentially the same way: /ˈtɔfi/ in the US and /ˈtɒfi/ in the UK.
British respelling: TOF-ee.
What does toffee mean?
- A type of chewy confectionery made by boiling sugar (or treacle, etc) with butter or milk, then cooling the mixture so that it becomes hard.
- A small, individual piece of toffee.
- Any kind of sweets; candy.
- To coat in toffee.
Where does toffee come from?
An alteration of taffy.
Similar and opposite words
Similar meaning
Questions about saying toffee
How do you pronounce toffee?
Say TAW-fee. The American pronunciation is /ˈtɔfi/. In British English it is /ˈtɒfi/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.
How many syllables are in toffee?
Toffee has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (TAW). Broken into parts: TAW · fee.
Do Americans and Brits say toffee the same way?
Almost exactly. The American form is /ˈtɔfi/ and the British form is /ˈtɒfi/, so you can use either pronunciation with any listener.