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hurry-furry merger

/ˌhɐ.ɹi ˈfɜː.ɹi ˌmɜː.dʒə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables
hur-ry--fur-ry merg-er
IPA
/ˌhɐ.ɹi ˈfɜː.ɹi ˌmɜː.dʒə/
31
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
6
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A phonemic merger where the vowels in hut and fur are pronounced identically before /ɹ/, making the words hurry and furry rhyme.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌhɐ.ɹi ˈfɜː.ɹi ˌmɜː.dʒə/
  • British English: /ˌhʌ.ɹi ˈfɜː.ɹi ˌmɜː.dʒə/

Questions

How do you pronounce hurry-furry merger?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhɐ.ɹi ˈfɜː.ɹi ˌmɜː.dʒə/.
What does hurry-furry merger mean?
A phonemic merger where the vowels in hut and fur are pronounced identically before /ɹ/, making the words hurry and furry rhyme.

How to pronounce hurry-furry merger

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