How To Pronounce Function
function
UK
Phonemic
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
Phonetic
[ˈfʌ̃ŋk.ʃn̩]
US
Phonemic
/ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/
In British English, function is pronounced /ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ˈfʌ̃ŋk.ʃn̩]. In American English, it is pronounced /ˈfʌŋk.ʃən/.
Function has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
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.
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