How to pronounce February

The trap

Most Americans skip the first r and say FEB-yoo-air-ee. FEB-roo-air-ee, with the r, is also correct. What sounds wrong is stressing the second syllable.

Tip. Put the stress on FEB, and choose either middle; both are standard.

Say it in a sentence

1. My birthday is in February. Practice
2. February is the shortest month. Practice

Tono scores English against the US model and colors every word, so you can see whether February landed.

More words like this: fewer syllables than they look

• library /ˈlaɪbrɛri/
• business /ˈbɪznəs/
• every /ˈɛvri/
• restaurant /ˈrɛstərɑːnt/
• favorite /ˈfeɪvrət/
• different /ˈdɪfrənt/