How do you pronounce Friedrich?

[TwiceOver]

Fred?

 

[sdifox]

I say "Frederick" but someone told me it's pronounced FREE-dur-ick!

The person was in the AC biz for 50 years and said that's how it's pronounced.

I remember a decent brand of hifi speakers - Fried. Spelled out (Fried speakers) someone may think you cranked up AC/DC too loud last night!

I always called 'em Freds.

2nd pronunciation.

 

[rivan]

Might be some backlash from WWII. Lots of people in America changed pronunciations for surnames, city names, street names, etc. Sometimes they changed the spelling, too, or the name entirely.

There's a little town near where my Mom lives spelled Japan. Pronounced by ALL locals as "Jay Pan".

 

[bignateyk]

Fried-Rich

As in Fried Chicken Richard Gere.





Just kidding, its Free-drick

 

[Rubycon]

Sounds like the OP mixed up the names Friedrich and Frederick.

No it was brought up in a discussion about air conditioners.

 

[Perknose]

Just kidding, its Free-drick

In most of Germany it would be Free-drich, not "drick."

... Just as in most of Germany, ich (I) is pronounced 'eech' and not 'ick.' Bavarian for I is simply 'e'.

Kennedy had it more wrong besides declaring, in many German's eyes, that he was a pastry.


Edit: One thing I just noticed. Slight diff but germane. When we say "free" it's totally with our lips coming together, but for Germans saying "Free-drich", it's slightly but definitely different, with the tip of the tongue there just behind one's pursed lips. <shrug>

 

[Tristicus]

Free dick?

 

[dfuze]

Freed-drick

No "dur".

this way

 

[Crono]

Edit: One thing I just noticed. Slight diff but germane. When we say "free" it's totally with our lips coming together, but for Germans saying "Free-drich", it's slightly but definitely different, with the tip of the tongue there just behind one's pursed lips. <shrug>

+5 points to you for the pun.

 

[StageLeft]

Freed-rick. The proper way.

 

[StageLeft]

Or "fried-reich"!

 

[pontifex]

fried rich - like french fries and witch.

seriously though, freed-drick

 

[Nik]

I say "Frederick" but someone told me it's pronounced FREE-dur-ick!

The person was in the AC biz for 50 years and said that's how it's pronounced.

I remember a decent brand of hifi speakers - Fried. Spelled out (Fried speakers) someone may think you cranked up AC/DC too loud last night!

I always called 'em Freds.

If the name were pronounced Fredrick, then the name would be spelled Fredrick.

The correct pronunciation of this European name is "FREED-rick."

 

[Rubycon]

If the name were pronounced Fredrick, then the name would be spelled Fredrick.

The correct pronunciation of this European name is "FREED-rick."

Your username is pronounced like the shoe?

 

[rasczak]

fred-rik

 

[Sumguy]

"das führer"

 

[Rubycon]

fred-rik

Yep!

Some people say rad-ee-ate-or (radiator) or ahn-vell-ope (envelope) too!

 

[fatpat268]

I speak german, and my grandfather's name was Friedrich.

We pronounced it FREE-DER-ICH (Kinda hard how to explain how to pronounce "ICH"... but pretend you're hocking a loogie).

Depends on dialect too. I knew plenty of people in germany who would pronouch Friedrich as FREE-DRISH.

 

[LtPage1]

It would be spelled Frederick if you were supposed to pronounce it that way. Friedrich Nietzsche.

 

[Rubycon]

It would be spelled Frederick if you were supposed to pronounce it that way. Friedrich Nietzsche.

I guess the people in Sioux City are saying it wrong then!

Sue City?

Don't even get me started on Linux or Asus.

 

[Ken g6]

Wikipedia says "FRED-(&#601-rik". Now how you pronounce that I'm not sure.

 

[Perknose]

I speak german, and my grandfather's name was Friedrich.

We pronounced it FREE-DER-ICH (Kinda hard how to explain how to pronounce "ICH"... but pretend you're hocking a loogie).

Depends on dialect too. I knew plenty of people in germany who would pronouch Friedrich as FREE-DRISH.

:thumbsup:

 

[Crono]

Forget what's proper, let's just all agree to pronounce it "fried rice".

 

[Perknose]

In most of Germany it would be Free-drich, not "drick."

... Just as in most of Germany, ich (I) is pronounced 'eech' and not 'ick.'

[...]

Edit: One thing I just noticed. Slight diff but germane. When we say "free" it's totally with our lips coming together, but for Germans saying "Free-drich", it's slightly but definitely different, with the tip of the tongue there just behind one's pursed lips. <shrug>

Listen.

You can hear how Germans pronounce this German (not "European", lol, Nik) name, and how Americans have completely changed both syllables, including, more subtly, the first.

 

[Kirby]

Wir m&#252;ssen die Juden ausrotten!

/Cartmen

Edit: And wtf umlaut!