How to Pronounce “phony

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

The watch is phony.

That excuse sounds phony.

I don’t trust him. He seems phony.

The website looked phony, so I didn’t enter my card details.