How to pronounce front in American English
FRUHNT
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Americans pronounce front as FRUHNT (/frʌnt/).
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Why it sounds different
Why "front" sounds like FRUHNT.
The "" at the end of "" flows directly into the vowel starting "" — the consonant migrates to the next word with no pause between. This is called the Consonant-to-Vowel Linking, what turns word-by-word reading into actual conversation. It comes out as FRUHNT.
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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.
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