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'''F, f''' is a letter of the [[Latin alphabet]]. It is the sixth letter of most variants, being placed after [[E (letter)|E]] and before [[G (letter)|G]], as is the case for instance in the [[English alphabet]]. Its English name is pronounced [ˈef], that is ''eff''.
'''F, f''' is a letter of the [[Latin alphabet]]. It is the sixth letter of most variants, being placed after [[E (letter)|E]] and before [[G (letter)|G]], as is the case for instance in the [[English alphabet]]. Its English name is pronounced [ˈef], ''eff''.


==Use in English==
==Use in English==
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'''f''' is a labiodental fricative, air being pushed through the upper teeth and lower lip.  It is an unvoiced '''v''': '''feŵ''' and '''vieŵ''' are a [[minimal pair]].
'''f''' is a labiodental fricative, air being pushed through the upper teeth and lower lip: '''fún, féather, férry, fîght, forty, fífty, fílth, fíckle, fád, flóp, frét, físt, óff, óften''' (*offen), '''fát, fïrst, déaf, friénd'''.  It is an unvoiced '''v''': '''feŵ''' and '''vieŵ''' are a [[minimal pair]].


Further examples: (the accents show stress and pronunciation: see [[English spellings]]): '''fún, féather, férry, fîght, forty, fífty, fílth, fíckle, fád, flóp, frét, físt, óff, óften''' (*offen), '''fát, fïrst, déaf, friénd'''.
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It is often doubled at the end of words, after a single vowel letter: '''óff, stúff, clíff, whíff, múff''', though not always: '''íf, óf''' (*ov), '''déaf''' (two vowel letters).
It is often doubled at the end of words, after a single vowel letter: '''óff, stúff, clíff, whíff, múff''', though not always: '''íf, óf''' (*ov), '''déaf''' (two vowel letters).
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'''f''' begins consonant clusters: '''Áfghan, aflôat, frîght, shíft'''.
'''f''' begins consonant clusters: '''Áfghan, aflôat, frîght, shíft'''.


The '''f''' sound, however, is spelt '''ph''' in many words from Greek: '''epíphany, Dáphne, grāph, élephant'''; however, '''Stêphen''' is pronounced exactly like its variant spelling '''Stêven'''.
The '''f''' sound, however, is spelt '''ph''' in many words from Greek: '''epíphany, Dáphne, grāph, élephant''' (though '''Stêphen''' is pronounced the same as '''Stêven''').


In some words the '''f''' sound is written '''[[GH|gh]]''': '''enoúgh, tróugh, cóugh'''.
In some words the '''f''' sound is written '''[[GH|gh]]''': '''enoúgh, tróugh, cóugh'''.


==See also==
In '''óf''' and Welsh words such as '''eistéddfod''' (-édhvod) and '''Aberfán''', single '''f''' is pronounced as '''v'''.
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==Scientific uses==
 
*F: farad, the unit of electric capacitance
*'''''F''''': force
*''f'': generic function[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]]

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F, f is a letter of the Latin alphabet. It is the sixth letter of most variants, being placed after E and before G, as is the case for instance in the English alphabet. Its English name is pronounced [ˈef], eff.

Use in English

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Use in English
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f is a labiodental fricative, air being pushed through the upper teeth and lower lip: fún, féather, férry, fîght, forty, fífty, fílth, fíckle, fád, flóp, frét, físt, óff, óften (*offen), fát, fïrst, déaf, friénd. It is an unvoiced v: feŵ and vieŵ are a minimal pair.

  • The accents show stress and pronunciation (see English spellings): A: sát, mâde, pàrk, cāst (cást/càst), åll, ãir; E: ére, êar, vèin, fërn; I: sít, mîne, skì, bïrd; O: sóng, môde, lòve, wörd, ŏr; OO: moôn, foòt; U: sún, mûse, fùll, pürr; W: neŵ, ẁant; Y: gým, mŷ, keỳ, mÿrrh.

It is often doubled at the end of words, after a single vowel letter: óff, stúff, clíff, whíff, múff, though not always: íf, óf (*ov), déaf (two vowel letters). And also in the middle of words: ráffle, óffer, íffy, báffle, éffort, Clífford, múffle, stúffing, stúffed.

f begins consonant clusters: Áfghan, aflôat, frîght, shíft.

The f sound, however, is spelt ph in many words from Greek: epíphany, Dáphne, grāph, élephant (though Stêphen is pronounced the same as Stêven).

In some words the f sound is written gh: enoúgh, tróugh, cóugh.

In óf and Welsh words such as eistéddfod (-édhvod) and Aberfán, single f is pronounced as v.

Scientific uses

  • F: farad, the unit of electric capacitance
  • F: force
  • f: generic function