How to pronounce fund in American English
FUHND
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Americans pronounce fund as FUHND (/fʌnd/).
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Why it sounds different
Why "fund" sounds like FUHND.
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, the way sentences stop sounding like a list and start sounding like speech. It comes out as FUHND.
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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.
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