It’s my understanding that [name]Frederick[/name] has 2 distinct pronunciations:
- the 2 syllable: [name]FRED[/name] drik or [name]FRED[/name] rik
- the 3 syllable: [name]FRED[/name] uh rik
So, how do you pronounce [name]Frederick[/name]?
3 syllables for me
3 syllables. I’m from [name]Scotland[/name] though.
Three syllables when I think about it; two syllables when I’m in a hurry or distracted.
3 syllables for the English version (2 for the Scandinavian variation [name]Fredrik[/name]). But I’m not a native English speaker, so probably my opinion doesn’t count. 
Ha! This is exactly what I was thinking.
Three syllables? [name]Fred[/name]-eh-rick? Really, guys?
I don’t know about in [name]England[/name] or [name]Scotland[/name], but in the U.S. the only way I’ve ever heard or thought about it is [name]Fred[/name]-rick.
It depends on the spelling for me.
[name]Fredrick[/name] = [name]Fred[/name]+rick (2 syllables) but
[name]Frederic[/name] = [name]Fred[/name]+er+ick/eek (3 syllables) because that’s how that famous composer [name]Frederic[/name] Chopin said it and personally is my favorite spelling and pn of the name
In the South it’s more like Frej-drick, with that middle j-d sound being a sort of slide into the second syllable. I prefer it three syllables, and say it that way, but I don’t know how often I a) hear the name or b) notice the difference. But I’m an [name]Elizabeth[/name] from the South, where the name often loses that middle A, or has it so unstressed as to be barely there.
I say it [name]Fred[/name]-er-rick so 3 syllables. I pronounce it the way it is spelled.
Yep, really 
It’s amazing that we can communicate at all, given all the regional differences in pronunciation. My three syllable version is more [name]Fred[/name]-er-ick. I’m originally from the South, so like henrye, my 2 syllable version is more like fred-jrick, never fred-rick.
I’m in the US and say [name]Fred[/name]-er-ick. 3 syllables. If I talk fast the middle syllable is really weak, but it’s definitely distinct from [name]Fred[/name]-rick (which is how I would pronounce the name spelled [name]Fredrick[/name], [name]Fredric[/name], [name]Fredrik[/name], etc).
PS to me it’s a comparable distinction to the one between [name]Catherine[/name]/[name]Katherine[/name] and [name]Kathryn[/name].
I only ever pronounce it with two syllables ([name]Fred[/name]-rick). I actually think the 3 syllables sounds a bit ridiculous, like you’re doing a mock “rich guy” accent (Yes, [name]Fred[/name]-er-ick, please fetch the car), super weird.
I’m from the South as well and that’s the perfect pronunciation description- “Frej-drick”! lol I’ve always said it like that and did not realize that [name]Frederick[/name] could be extended into 3 syllables until I heard it on Real Housewives of [name]Miami[/name] (don’t judge me lol). The woman on the show has a Brazilian accent and “FRE der rick” comes out beautifully when she says it.
From the responses it seems many people from countries other than [name]Brazil[/name] also pronounce it with 3 syllables. That’s interesting.
[name]Fred[/name]-drik in New [name]England[/name]!
I’m from the American South, but I still pronounce [name]Frederick[/name] with three syllables. It’s a pet peeve of mine when syllables get dropped. My name is [name]Mar[/name]-ga-ret, not [name]Mar[/name]-gret; that second “a” isn’t just there for decoration! Same with [name]Catherine[/name] and other similar names.
[name]Reading[/name] through the responses, I’ve totally over-thought how I pronounce it, and now have no idea!
I think I read it with 3 syllables, but am lazy and probably pronounce it with 2…maybe. Or maybe I do say it out loud with 3 syllables…
There is such a thing as syllables having different weights and lengths, too. [name]Frederick[/name] might really have “2.5” syllables for most speakers. That er is just not super substantial, but it is there for a lot of us (and I totally agree on [name]Catherine[/name] and [name]Margaret[/name]).
I had a beloved teacher named Mr. [name]Frederick[/name], and it was [name]Fred[/name]-rick, 2 syllables. So that’s what it will always be to me. Also, I’ve never heard anyone from my neck of the woods (Midwest) say [name]Frederick[/name] with any more than 2 syllables. I also think about the “[name]Frederick[/name]” character on [name]Frasier[/name], (which was always a 2 syllable [name]Frederick[/name].)
I don’t know. In all honesty, a 3 syllable [name]Frederick[/name] is a little much. It really sounds like it’s trying too hard… at least, that would be my interpretation of it!