How many words have /f/ in the initial position?

Our dictionary lists 399 initial /f/ words suitable for speech therapy practice.

What are some example initial /f/ words?

Examples include face, faced, fact, facts, fail, failed, fails, fair.

What does "initial /f/" mean?

It means the /f/ sound falls in the initial position of the word.

Which initial /f/ words have no competing sounds?

388 of them contain /f/ without the sounds children commonly substitute for it.

Initial F Words for Speech Therapy

399 initial f words, verified against the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. 388 contain the target sound without competing sounds.

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Articulation practice

Target /f/ · Initial

/f/

01face

02faced

03fact

04facts

05fail

06failed

07fails

08fair

verified/f/: 399 words · competing-free 388

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Word list

1-syllable

face
faced
fact
facts
fail
failed
fails
fair
faith
fake
fall
falls
false
fame
fan
fans
far
fare
fares
farm
farms
fast
fat
fate
fault
fax
fear
fears
feat
fed
fee
feed
feeds
feel
feels
fees
feet
fell
felt
fence
few
field
fields
fifth
fig
fight
file
filed
files
fill
filled
film
films
fin
find
finds
fine
firm
firms
first
fish
fist
fit
fits
five
fix
fixed
flag
flags
flame
flash
flat
fleece
fleet
flesh
flex
flight
flights
flip
float
flood
floor
floors
flow
flows
flu
flush
flux
fly
foam
fog
fold
folk
folks
font
fonts
food
foods
fool
foot
for
force
forced
ford
forge
fork
form
formed
forms
fort
forth
fought
foul
found
four
fourth
fox
frame
framed
frames
frank
fraud
free
freeze
freight
french
fresh
fridge
friend
friends
frog
from
front
frost
fruit
fruits
full
fun
fund
funds
funk
fur
phase
phi
phone
phones
phrase

2-syllable

fabric
fabrics
faces
facial
facing
factor
factors
failing
failure
failures
fairly
fairy
fallen
falling
famous
fancy
farmer
farmers
farming
fashion
faster
fastest
fatal
father
fathers
fatty
favor
favors
favour
feature
featured
features
feedback
feeding
feeling
feelings
fellow
female
females
ferry
fetish
fever
fewer
fiber
fibre
fiction
fifteen
fifty
fighter
fighters
fighting
figure
figured
figures
filename
filing
filling
filter
filters
final
finals
finance
finder
finding
findings
finest
finger
fingers
finish
finished
finite
fire
fired
fires
firewall
firmware
fiscal
fisher
fishing
fitness
fitted
fitting
fixes
fixtures
flashers
flashing
flavor
floating
flooring
floppy
floral
florence
florist
florists
flour
flower
flowers
fluid
flyer
flying
focal
focus
focused
folder
folders
folding
follow
followed
follows
footage
football
footwear
forces
forecast
forecasts
foreign
forest
forests
forget
forgot
formal
format
formats
former
forming
fortune
forty
forum
forums
forward
fossil
foster
founded
founder
fountain
fraction
fragrance
framework
framing
franchise
frankfurt
franklin
freedom
freelance
freely
freeware
frequent
friendly
friendship
frontier
frozen
fuel
fuji

Words without competing sounds

face
faced
fact
facts
fail
failed
fails
fair
fake
fall
falls
false
fame
fan
fans
far
fare
fares
farm
farms
fast
fat
fate
fault
fax
fear
fears
feat
fed
fee
feed
feeds
feel
feels
fees
feet
fell
felt
fence
few
field
fields
fig
fight
file
filed
files
fill
filled
film
films
fin
find
finds
fine
firm
firms
first
fish
fist
fit
fits
five
fix
fixed
flag
flags
flame
flash
flat
fleece
fleet
flesh
flex
flight
flights
float
flood
floor
floors
flow
flows
flu
flush
flux
fly
foam
fog
fold
folk
folks
font
fonts
food
foods
fool
foot
for
force
forced
ford
forge
fork
form
formed
forms
fort
fought
foul
found
four
fox
frame
framed
frames
frank
fraud
free
freeze
freight
french
fresh
fridge
friend
friends
frog
from
front
frost
fruit
fruits
full
fun
fund
funds
funk
fur
phase
phi
phone
phones
phrase
fabric
fabrics
faces
facial
facing
factor
factors
failing
failure
failures
fairly
fairy
fallen
falling
famous
fancy
farmer
farmers
farming
fashion
faster
fastest
fatal
father
fathers
fatty
favor
favors
favour
feature
featured
features
feedback
feeding
feeling
feelings
fellow
female
females
ferry
fetish
fever
fewer
fiber
fibre
fiction
fifteen
fifty
fighter
fighters
fighting
figure
figured
figures
filename
filing
filling
filter
filters
final
finals
finance
finder
finding
findings
finest
finger
fingers
finish
finished
finite
fire
fired
fires
firewall
firmware
fiscal
fisher
fishing
fitness
fitted
fitting
fixes
fixtures
flashers
flashing
flavor
floating
flooring
floral
florence
florist
florists
flour
flower
flowers
fluid
flyer
flying
focal
focus
focused
folder
folders
folding
follow
followed
follows
footage
football
footwear
forces
forecast
forecasts
foreign
forest
forests
forget
forgot
formal
format
formats
former
forming
fortune
forty
forum
forums
forward
fossil
foster
founded
founder
fountain
fraction
fragrance
framework
framing
franchise
frankfurt
franklin
freedom
freelance
freely
freeware
frequent
friendly
frontier
frozen
fuel
fuji

Frequently asked questions

How many words have /f/ in the initial position?: Our dictionary lists 399 initial /f/ words suitable for speech therapy practice.
What are some example initial /f/ words?: Examples include face, faced, fact, facts, fail, failed, fails, fair.
What does "initial /f/" mean?: It means the /f/ sound falls in the initial position of the word.
Which initial /f/ words have no competing sounds?: 388 of them contain /f/ without the sounds children commonly substitute for it.