How To Pronounce Florida

In British English, Florida is pronounced /ˈflɒr.ɪ.də/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfl̥ʷɒr.ɪ.də]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈflɔːr.ə.də/.

Florida has three syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.

Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.