How to pronounce "furlongs" in English
FUR·longs
Primary stress: fur
Hear native speakers say furlongs in context across real video clips
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “furlongs”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
FUR
Elevated pitch, sustained vowel length, and full acoustic clarity.
longs
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("FUR"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When "furlongs" is followed by a word starting with a vowel, glide the final consonant into the opening vowel (e.g. "furlongs is" sounds like "furlongs-iz").
In natural sentences, avoid over-stressing "furlongs" unless it conveys the core contrast or focal point of your message.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“— although the different furlongs in different places lead to very slightly different acres on either side of the Atlantic.”— SciShowWatch clip
“Maybe we should have you work it out in furlongs per fortnight.”— YaleCoursesWatch clip
“Just bear in mind what this essentially means is that you can think of, if you want to then convert to your favorite meters per second, furlongs per fortnight,”— MIT OpenCourseWareWatch clip
“coming out of its bottom, and it could project dung for about three furlongs, maybe 600 m. And this dung, this excrement, would”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“You can put in feet and hectares and liters and the furlongs like all together into an equation and then get the answer out”— Native SpeakerWatch clip
“If you look closely, though, you’ll find furlongs hidden all over the place.”— SciShowWatch clip
Practice Speaking “furlongs”
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— although the different furlongs in different places lead to very slightly different acres on either side of the Atlantic.
Hear it in context: “furlongs”
14 clipsThe English word “furlongs”. Phonologically, it consists of 2 syllables (fur · longs), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (fur). Grammatically, “furlongs” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 14 authentic English video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “furlongs” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from SciShow, YaleCourses, MIT OpenCourseWare.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #1 · @2:28
“originally thin rectangles a furlong long and about a tenth of a furlong wide — although the different furlongs in different places lead to very slightly different acres on either side of the Atlantic. on either side of the Atlantic.”
- 🇺🇸 USYaleCoursesClip #2 · @31:05
“That's 3 x 10^ meters per second. Maybe we should have you work it out in furlongs per fortnight. No, no, no, we won't do that. fortnight. No, no, no, we won't do that.”
- 🇺🇸 USMIT OpenCourseWareClip #3 · @38:27
“So we will generally set the speed of light equal to 1. Just bear in mind what this essentially means is that you can think of, if you want to then convert to your favorite meters per second, furlongs per fortnight, is that you can think of, if you want to then convert”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #4 · @10:09
“way, so it couldn't fight. And instead, it had a flamethrower coming out of its bottom, and it could project dung for about three furlongs, maybe 600 m. And this dung, this excrement, would three furlongs, maybe 600 m. And this dung, this excrement, would”
- 🇺🇸 USClip #5 · @30:38
“And then you let the computer handle the conversion to SI. You can put in feet and hectares and liters and the furlongs like all together into an equation and then get the answer out and the furlongs like all together”
Definition & Meaning: “furlongs”
- A unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile (220 yards, or 201.168 metres), now mainly used in measuring distances in farmland and horse racing.
- A unit of land area one furlong (sense 1) square (ten acres, or about four hectares).
Example Sentences (3)
- “Novv vvould I giue a thouſand furlongs of Sea, for an Acre of barren ground: Long heath, Brovvne firrs, any thing; the vvills aboue be done, but I vvould faine dye a dry death.”
- “— although the different furlongs in different places lead to very slightly different acres on either side of the Atlantic.”
- “Maybe we should have you work it out in furlongs per fortnight. No, no, no, we won't do that.”
Common Phrases & Collocations
Pronounce: “furlongs”
- Syllables:
- fur · longs
- Primary stress:
- fur
- Hear it in context
- furlongs
Words that Sound Identical (Homophones)
Unique Sound"furlongs" has no true homophones in standard English — there are no other words with identical pronunciation. Unlike sound-alike pairs like there / their or peace / piece, "furlongs" has a completely distinct phonetic identity.
Frequently asked questions about furlongs
How many syllables are in “furlongs”?
“furlongs” has 2 syllables: fur · longs.
Where is the stress in “furlongs”?
The primary stress in “furlongs” is on “FUR”. Listen for that stressed syllable in the clips above.
What does “furlongs” mean?
A unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile (220 yards, or 201.168 metres), now mainly used in measuring distances in farmland and horse racing.
How can I hear “furlongs” used in real sentences?
This page has 14 real-world video examples of “furlongs” with synchronized subtitles. Use Previous / Next (or ← / → keys) to hear each one at the exact moment it is spoken.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “furlongs”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).