How to pronounce fir in American English
“fir” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to fir the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “fir” in: all accents · British English (28 clips)
“fir” in real sentences — American speakers
96 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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The President: Douglas fir was the optimal.
The Obama White House
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of 73° fir height does that seem
NTSB
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We're in a Noble Fir Forest.
US Forest Service
Words that sound like “fir”
Words one sound away from fir — the pairs that are easy to mix up. Listen to them back to back.
Other forms of “fir”
Why real speech
A dictionary gives you one careful reading of fir. 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.