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Why is Filipino spelled with an F?
The spelling of "Filipino" with an F instead of a Ph is due to the influence of Spanish colonial rule in the Philippines, where the F sound is used instead of the Ph sound found in English. This spelling has been retained in modern usage.
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
Are there F's in Greek?
no it has to be PH instead of F
How do you spell words with pH?
phraseamphitheatregraphamphoraphotodolphin
How do you say phone in the US?
the pH forms an f sound, like fone
What Other ways of spelling the ffff sound in the English language?
The "f" sound can also be spelled with a "ph," as in "photograph" or "telephone."
What is the pH sound?
The "ph" sound is a digraph, which is a combination of two letters that represent a single sound. In words like "phone" or "photo," the "ph" sound is pronounced as an "f."
Why is Filipino spelled with an f and Philippines spelled with a pH?
The difference in spelling is due to the pronounciation of the english language. In the Philipeans, Filipino is spelled Pilipino. Since in english this does not sound like a, F, english replaces the P with an F rather then adding an h. NO. It has nothing to do with how it is spelled in English language. The Spanish called it Las Islas Filipinas. The original term by the Spanish to describe its people were Filipinos.
Is Joseph a German name?
Yes, but mostly with a "f" instead of "ph". Someone with this name is often called "Sepp".
What words start with pH but sound like a f?
There are many words that start with a ph, but sounds like an "f" sound. For instance: phantom, phone, philanthropy, philosophy, phlegm, phobia, phosphate, photo, physical, physics, phytoplankton
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
Why is pH used in some English words instead of f?
Generally speaking, words with ph derive from Greek, which uses the digraph phi for the f sound ( although originally it was pronounced p+h, as in up-hill or hop-house).
