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# How to pronounce "foreign key" in English

## Pronunciation & Phonetics

- **IPA**: `/fɒrɛɪgnkɛɪ/`
- **Syllable Breakdown**: **fo·reig·nkey**

## Real-Life Native Speaker Examples (3 Video Clips)

Listen to native speakers pronounce "foreign key" in real conversation:

### Example 1
> "record on him right all of these databases have that state name as the foreign key right um and so it can go and look things up in all of those uh databases right and so it's think of it as being being the center of a giant network of all of these things when you go and create a pseudonym you're butting"
- **Watch at 58:15**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VeH7qKZr0WI&t=3495s)

### Example 2
*Accent: US*
> "the assumption that the two tables are in the same machine and joinable uh having foreign key constraints same deal but there are"
- **Watch at 27:44**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PE4gwstWhmc&t=1664s)

### Example 3
*Accent: US*
> "entity uh entities have a key key sort of corresponds to a foreign foreign key"
- **Watch at 34:05**: [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaRcUWdwztg&t=2045s)


## How to Pronounce "foreign key"

- **Syllables**: fo · reig · nkey
- **IPA**: `/fɒrɛɪgnkɛɪ/`
- **Listen for**: the stressed syllable in the clips above — notice how surrounding sounds blend in natural speech.

## Related Pronunciations

[foreign](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/foreign), [key](https://sayitvid.com/pronounce/key)

## Frequently Asked Questions

### How do you pronounce “foreign key”?
“foreign key” is pronounced /fɒrɛɪgnkɛɪ/ (fo · reig · nkey). Listen to the native-speaker clips above to hear it in real conversation.

### How many syllables are in “foreign key”?
“foreign key” has 3 syllables: fo · reig · nkey.

### How can I hear “foreign key” used in real sentences?
This page has 3 real-world video examples of “foreign key” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.


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