How to Pronounce “phoney”
word
/ˈfoʊni/
FOH-nee
/fˈəʊni/
FOH-nee
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˈfoʊni/
British English
/fˈəʊni/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
FOH-nee
UK
FOH-nee
Listen in Context
At first he seemed friendly, but he turned out to be a total phoney.
She acts nice in public, but everyone knows she’s a phoney.
He is a phoney who lies to everyone.
Don’t trust her, she’s a phoney.