--- title: "How to pronounce focaccia | Murmur" description: "Focaccia has four syllables in CMUdict, F OW0 K AA1 CH IY2 AH0, with stress on \"KAH\" and a \"ch\" sound for the double c." canonical: "https://www.murmurtts.com/pronunciation/focaccia" --- [Murmur](https://www.murmurtts.com/)/[Pronunciation](https://www.murmurtts.com/pronunciation)/focaccia Pronunciation · Everyday language # How to pronounce focaccia Focaccia has four syllables in CMUdict, F OW0 K AA1 CH IY2 AH0, with stress on "KAH" and a "ch" sound for the double c. [Buy $49](https://murmur-licenses.tarunyadav9761.workers.dev/checkout)[Download free for Apple Silicon (3-day Pro trial)](https://murmur-updates.tarunyadav9761.workers.dev/download/latest)Intel Mac? [Download here](https://murmur-updates.tarunyadav9761.workers.dev/download/intel).Not sure? Apple menu > About This Mac shows your chip. Free plan with Kokoro voices, 3,000 characters a day · 3-day Pro trial, then $49 once ## The dictionary sound sequence CMUdict lists this North American English pronunciation for **focaccia**. Read each sequence from left to right. The numbers mark vowel stress: **1** primary, **2** secondary, **0** unstressed. Dictionary variant 1 `F OW0 K AA1 CH IY2 AH0` **Syllable estimate** 4 vowel nuclei **Primary stress** 2nd vowel position **Secondary stress** 3rd vowel position [Check focaccia in Merriam-Webster and listen to available dictionary audio](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/focaccia). Syllable counts come from vowel tokens; CMUdict does not supply syllable boundaries here. Variant order follows the dictionary and does not rank correctness. This lexicon does not represent every accent or context. ## Use focaccia in context Bakery signs and cooking channels use focaccia constantly, and it is often shortened or misread with a k for the cc. The reference spells out four syllables with the main stress on the second, followed by "chee" and a light final vowel. Rushing the end compresses it into three syllables. 1. The focaccia came out of the oven with crisp, salty edges. 2. Press rosemary into the focaccia before the second rise. ### A practice cue Tap out four beats as you say it, landing hardest on the second. Once the rhythm feels natural, read it inside a longer ingredient list to check that the ending survives. ## Read the sound tokens Each example word below is a cue for the named sound, rather than a respelling of focaccia. Unstressed vowels may sound reduced. These cues follow the [CMU phoneme-set key (Appendix A)](https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~aria/Papers/MastersThesis.pdf#page=115). `F`sound in **fee**consonant`OW`sound in **oat**vowel`K`sound in **key**consonant`AA`sound in **odd**vowel`CH`sound in **cheese**consonant`IY`sound in **eat**vowel`AH`sound in **hut**vowel Take it to your next recording ## Make an audition worksheet Select a dictionary variant for your checklist. The two original sentences retain their normal spelling; this worksheet helps you review a recording rather than forcing a speech engine to use phonemes. Copying and downloading happen in your browser. No script upload or audio generation is needed. ## Dictionary source The phonemes on this page come from [CMU Pronouncing Dictionary](https://github.com/cmusphinx/cmudict/blob/74790861f652b15e4ac49015a90074ad62a27690/cmudict.dict). The dictionary maintainers acknowledge that errors and omissions can remain; check another source or a speaker when the pronunciation matters. 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