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.