How to pronounce fund in American English

IPA /fʌnd/ Syllables 1 · fuhnd Stress 1st syllable

FUHND

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Americans pronounce fund as FUHND (/fʌnd/). You'll hear it in sentences like "He received a grant to fund his research project on renewable energy" or "She created an emergency fund covering six months of living expenses" — more examples below.

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Every sound in "fund".

1 syllable, 4 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.

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.

d/d/

Touch the tip of your tongue to the roof of your mouth just behind your teeth. Add vocal cord vibration as you release.

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"He received a grant to fund his research project on renewable energy."

hee ruh·SEEVD uh GRANT tuh FUHND hihz REE·surch PRAH·jehkt ahn ruh·NOO·uh·buhl EH·ner·jee

"I contribute a percentage of my salary to my retirement fund each month."

ahy kuhn·TRIH·byoot uh per·SEHN·tuhj uhv mahy SA·luh·ree tuh mahy ruh·TAHY·er·muhnt FUHND EECH muhnth

"She created an emergency fund covering six months of living expenses."

shee kree·AY·duhd uhn uh·MUR·juhn·see FUHND KUH·ver·uhng SIHKS MUHNTHS uhv LIH·vuhng uhk·SPEHN·suhz

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Is the American pronunciation of "fund" 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 "FUHND" reflects the casual American form; British dictionaries typically print a citation form with crisper consonants and different vowel choices.