How to pronounce front in American English

IPA /frʌnt/ Syllables 1 · fruhnt Stress 1st syllable

FRUHNT

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Americans pronounce front as FRUHNT (/frʌnt/). You'll hear it in sentences like "Are you sure you locked the front door?" or "Did you remember to lock the front door?" — more examples below.

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Every sound in "front".

1 syllable, 5 sounds. Explore each sound's mouth shape and how it's made.

f/f/

Lift your bottom lip to touch the very bottom of your top front teeth. Blow air through this contact point without voicing.

r/r/

Curl or bunch your tongue without letting the tip touch the roof of your mouth. Brace the sides of your tongue against your upper back teeth, and round your lips slightly.

uh/ʌ/

Relax your lips, jaw, and tongue completely. Drop your jaw slightly and keep the tongue neutral.

n/n/

Touch the tip or front edge of your tongue to the roof of your mouth behind your teeth. Air flows through your nose.

t/t/

Touch the tip or front edge of your tongue to the roof of your mouth just behind your teeth. Keep your jaw relaxed. Stop the air, then release with a puff.

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"Are you sure you locked the front door?"

ar yoo SHUUR yoo LAHKT dhuh FRUHNT DOR

"Did you remember to lock the front door?"

dihd yoo ruh·MEHM·ber tuh LAHK dhuh FRUHNT DOR

"He placed the quire of paper in front of the choir."

hee PLAYST dhuh KWAHY·er uhv PAY·per ihn FRUHNT uhv dhuh KWAHY·er

"He sat in the front row to stay focused during lectures."

hee SAT ihn dhuh FRUHNT ROH tuh STAY FOH·kuhst DUUR·uhng LEHK·cherz

"Please leave your bag by the front door."

PLEEZ LEEV yer BAG bahy dhuh FRUHNT DOR

"The temperature dropped suddenly when the cold front arrived."

dhuh TEHM·pruh·cher DRAHPT SUH·duhn·lee wuhn dhuh KOHLD FRUHNT uh·RAHYVD

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Is the American pronunciation of "front" different from British English?

American English uses different vowel shapes, a relaxed retroflex R, and connected-speech tricks like flap-T and glottal-stop T that British Received Pronunciation generally avoids. The respell "FRUHNT" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.