This is the ph/f sound.
The ph sound is usually pronounced as 'fuh' or with the letter f, or ff if after a short vowel.
The sound is spelled using the digraph "ph" (2 letters that make one sound- phoneme).
This word derives from the ancient Greek language.
Word List (20)
arachnophobia
claustrophobia
paragraph
pharaoh
pharmacist
phenomonom
phlegm
phobia
phoneme
photosensitive
photosynthesis
physical
physicist
physiotherapy
symphony
pheasant
phoenix
Pharaoh
physique
pharmacist