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I have always pronounced the word [実父]{じっぷ}, and it seems the dictionaries
agree. ([jisho.org](https://jisho.org/word/%E5%AE%9F%E7%88%B6). Also WWWJDIC,
I would put a link here, but it seems the link I get on WWWJDIC is dynamic and
the content can't be reproduced with a link.)

However, I just heard this word said in an anime as [実父]{じつふ}. I have not
heard this pronunciation before. How common is it? I found [this
page](https://furigana.info/w/%E5%AE%9F%E7%88%B6) with a list of pronunciation
variants including じっぷ、ちち、おやじ、じつぷ with their textual usage percentages, but
じつふ is not among them. (The semantic nuances are not within the scope of this
question.)

[This 知恵袋
thread](https://detail.chiebukuro.yahoo.co.jp/qa/question_detail/q1068767985)
seems to confirm [実父]{じつふ} as a possible pronunciation. But is it regional?
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「実父」's pronunciation
「じっぷ」 is the only "dictionary" pronunciation of 「実父」, period, but that does
not mean "everyone" actually pronounces the word that way. I do hear 「じつふ」 as
well, but I highly doubt it is regional.

In non-technical and non-formal, day-to-day kind of speech, however, far more
native speakers use 「実{じつ}の父{ちち}」 than 「じっぷ」 or 「じつふ」 (or even than those two
combined if I were to be completely honest). 「実父」 is way more often used in
**written** Japanese, which is possibly why one might not be as keen on its
pronunciation as Japanese-learners might expect.

This is why your first sentence "I have always pronounced the word 実父{じっぷ}."
took me by surprise. It made me think you were a lawyer or something because
as a native speaker, I know I use 「実の父」 virtually 100% of the time in oral
communication.

Finally, 「実父」 is not the only word that many people pronounce differently from
what the dictionary says. Some 'famous' examples would be:

  * 「早急」 (urgent)：「さっきゅう (dic.)」 vs. 「そうきゅう」

  * 「乳離れ」 (weaning)：「ちばなれ (dic.)」 vs. 「ちちばなれ」

  * 「続柄」 (relationship)：「つづきがら (dic.)」 vs. 「ぞくがら」

The list goes on and on.
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