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The technical name for the 'ef' sound, regardless of the letter or letter combination that produces it, is a 'voiceless labiodental fricative'.
But it can also just be called the 'ef' sound!
'ph': The letter combination 'ph' is an example of a digraph, which means a combination of two letters to make one sound.
Every letter or letter combination that makes just one sound is called a phoneme. The name of the 'ph' sound when the ph signifies an 'ef' sound is described as 'phoneme /f/', which is pronounced 'phoneme ef'.
(In some words the digraph 'ph' is pronounced as a 'v', e.g. Stephen. In this case it is called 'phoneme /v/', i.e. 'phoneme vee.' The sound of a 'v' is called a 'voiced labiodental fricative.)
The spelling of English words with 'ph' to represent the 'f' sound comes from the Greek letter Phi Φ
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Words that start with s and end with f?
words beginning with S, ending with F: * staff * snuff * surf * stiff * stuff * spoof * scarf * scruff * scuff * self * serf * serif * sheriff * sheaf * shelf * sheaf * sniff
What is an eight letter word beginning with f and ending with h?
· flamingo · football · forecast · frighten · fabulous · faithful · familiar · fatherly · favorite · fearless · feminine · flagrant · flawless · flippant · forceful · freezing · frequent · fruitful
What video game has the most f words?
Holding the Guinness world record for the most f words in a game is Mafia 2. with over 1.5 million f words said through-out the entire game.
What is a gambling game of four letters beginning with F and ending in O?
faro
What are good words for the letter f?
What you are seeking is called a "euphemism"-- a polite way to say something that is considered a "bad" word. The most common euphemism these days is "the F bomb." (In radio, disc jockeys are often reminded not to "drop the F bomb" while on the air.) Some people also use "fudge," or they hint about the word-- "the word that begins with F and rhymes with truck."
What words have pH in the end sounded as f?
bargraph, autograph, pictograph
Can you give me a short paragraph with pH sounded as f?
paragraph
Give 10 words ending in gh and pH sounded by f?
graph, telegraph, phonograph, glyph, tough, rough, enough, cough, slough, trough
What are Ph words that sound like f?
'Sound like F' Ph WordsSome words that are spelled with a pH that sounds like an f are: pharmacyphenolphialphlebotomyphonephrasephysical
Five letter words beginning with f?
Some five letter words beginning with F are:favorfirstfaithfilthfloorflameflukeframefrailforgefurorflood
What are some things in ancient Greece that start with f?
Nothing in ancient greek starts with an "f". Tyhe Greeks had no letter "f", instead they had "phi" which is like the "pH" sound at the beginning of "philosophy". Many words begun with "pH" Love - philos fear - phobos light - photos
Halloween word beginning with f?
Some Halloween words beginning with F are:funfairiesfudgefirelightfrightfulfavorsfall
Give 10 words ending in gh sounded by f?
cough, enough, rough, tough, ...
How do you spell words with pH?
phraseamphitheatregraphamphoraphotodolphin
Words beginning and ending with f?
Some words that start and end with letter F are:fallofffireproofflagstafffluffflyleaffoodstufffoolproof
What words begin with the letter F and ends with letters 'ph'?
cafe, fife, giraffe, life, knife, safe, wife
Scary words beginning with F?
French fries
