How to Pronounce "fortnight"
word
ˈfɔɹtˌnaɪt
FORT-nyt
fˈɔːtnaɪt
FAWT-nyt
Definition
A period of two weeks, or fourteen days. Commonly used in British English to refer to a time frame lasting 14 days.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈfɔɹtˌnaɪt
British English
fˈɔːtnaɪt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
FORT-nyt
UK
FAWT-nyt
Listen in Context
She will return in a fortnight.
The project is due in a fortnight.
Let’s catch up again in a fortnight; I’ll be less busy then.
We get paid every fortnight at this job.