ðə nˈeɪm ɪz ˈɔfən mɪspɹənˈaʊnst æz " fæmˈoʊsə", ˈiːvən ɐmˌʌŋ məlˈeɪʒənz, æz ðˌoʊ ðə pˌoːɹtʃəɡˈiːz fˈɛmᵻnˌɪn dˈɛfɪnət ˈɑːɹɾɪkəl "ˈeɪ" wɜː ðə lˈɛɾɚ "ˈeɪ" ɪnðɪ ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ ˈælfəbˌɛt.
The name is often mispronounced as " Famosa", even among Malaysians, as though the Portuguese feminine definite article "a" were the letter "A" in the English alphabet.