HOW TO PRONOUNCE
favorite
/ˈfeɪvɚɪt/
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Stress FAY.
The middle r-colored vowel can be shortened, giving either two or three syllables.
3 syllables · Stress on syllable 1
Also listed with 2 syllables.
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“This is my favorite place to read.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does favorite mean?
adjective
- US standard spelling of favourite.
noun
- US standard spelling of favourite.
verb
- US standard spelling of favourite.
More meanings (1)
proper noun
- A surname.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈfeɪvɚɪt/
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She kept only one maid and did a good deal of the housework herself, besides cooking her husband’s favorite dishes for him.
Then he pushed the bushes apart with his right arm and entered, his left hand on the butt of his favorite revolver.
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One of her favorite fancies was that on "the outside," as she called it, thoughts were waiting for people to call them.
The doctor has been pouring her full of his favorite cod-liver oil and spinach, but he can't get any cheerfulness into her.
Of course, the young man escorted the beautiful quadroon home that evening, and became the favorite visitor at the house of Agnes.