How to pronounce father in American English
“father” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to father the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “father” in: all accents · British English (1,000+ clips)
“father” in real sentences — American speakers
1,000+ clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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Father, Father Judge is gone.
Dept of Justice
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That's before my father, bring up my father.
The White House
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My father was an incredible father, but my father was also my high school football coach.
NASA
Words that sound like “father”
Words one sound away from father — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “father”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of father. Conversation gives you the stress, the vowel reduction and the speed that people actually use — and they differ between accents. YouTongue plays the surrounding sentence, so you hear the word in the rhythm it belongs to.