How do you pronounce the word "fifth"?

[realpaoz]

An american told me to omit the second "f" in this word to pronounce the word as fɪθ, Is it true?
When I look up this word in Oxford Learners Dictionary, the second "f" isn't omitted.
Can any native English speakers explain this to me?

 

[emsr2d2]

How do you pronounce the word "fifth"? Put your question in the main body of the post as well as in the title.

An American told me to omit the second "f" in this word. Is it true correct? When I look up this word in the Oxford Learners Dictionary, the second "f" isn't omitted.
Can any native English speakers explain this to me?

All dictionaries will give you the "correct" pronunciation. Both "f"s should be pronounced. However, it's absolutely true that the majority of native English speakers say "fith".

 

[5jj]

The Longman Pronunciation Dictionary gives both pronunciations. The Oxford people give only the more careful pronunciation.

(Crossposted)

 

[5jj]

Both "f"s should be pronounced.

I don't agree. I think both versions are acceptable.

 

[probus]

In AAVE (African-American vernacular English) that second f is usually if not always unpronounced. Not only is fifth pronouncrd fith, the name of the famous rapper "50 cent" name is pronounced fitty.

 

[Glizdka]

I believe it's the right moment to say that three fifths is my favorite hard-to-pronounce thing in English. It's so hard to pronounce that omitting one of the the fricatives in the cluster at the end makes it much, much easier, and many tend to do exactly that.

Of course, I'd recommend careful pronunciation, but if you omit the second f, it won't be too much a of a deal.

 

[5jj]

My favourite refers to the ceremonial seat of King Charles III's Grandfather: George the Sixth's throne. The underlined cluster would be pronounced /ksθsθr/ by a very careful speaker.

 

[Glizdka]

And not a very careful speaker might bite their tongue.

 

[Tdol]

I don't agree. I think both versions are acceptable.

Especially with words like twelfth. I pronounce the f in fifth, but rarely bother with twelfth.