English pronunciation

How to pronounce “funny

Phonetic spelling

FUN-ee

IPA /ˈfəni/

Syllable stress

fun·ny

Stress falls on the highlighted syllable.

How do you spell “funny”?

f u n n y

funny” is spelled F-U-N-N-Y. It is pronounced FUN-ee, so the spelling and the sound do not match letter for letter. Listen to the audio above and say it aloud while you read the letters.

Hear it in a sentence

  • That joke was really funny.

  • She told a funny story about her cat.

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