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'''[[ABBA|Ábba]]''', normal name case in English;<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4366574.stm Abba win 'Eurovision 50th' vote] ''BBC News,'' 23 October 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2007.</ref> all upper case | '''[[ABBA|Ábba]]''', normal name case in English;<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4366574.stm Abba win 'Eurovision 50th' vote] ''BBC News,'' 23 October 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2007.</ref> Abba themselves use all upper case, preferably with the first B reversed to make symmetrical sense as it's an acronym of their first names | ||
'''Abbàs''' | '''Abbàs''' | ||
'''ábbey''' = '''Ábbey''' = '''Ábby''' | |||
'''Ábbottabad''' or '''Abbóttabad | '''Ábbottabad''' or '''Abbóttabad | ||
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'''abdóminal''' | '''abdóminal''' | ||
'''Âbe''' ''Abraham'', '''Àbè''' ''Shinzo'' | |||
'''Aberdêen''' | '''Aberdêen''' | ||
'''Aberfán''' *Áber-ván, per [[Welsh language|Welsh]] | |||
'''áberrant''' *ábberant, or '''abérrant''', cf. '''érrant | '''áberrant''' *ábberant, or '''abérrant''', cf. '''érrant | ||
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'''accrûe''' cf. '''acróss''' | '''accrûe''' cf. '''acróss''' | ||
'''accürsed''' *accürsid | |||
'''âce''' | '''âce''' | ||
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'''achìêve''' | '''achìêve''' | ||
'''acknówledge''' *əc-nólij | |||
'''ácmê''' | '''ácmê''' | ||
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'''adjúst''' *ajúst | '''adjúst''' *ajúst | ||
'''admínistrate''' | |||
'''administrâtion''' | |||
'''admínistrative'''; some AmE '''administrâtive''' | |||
'''admîre''' | '''admîre''' | ||
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'''adôbê''' | '''adôbê''' | ||
'''Ádolf''' = '''Ádolph'''; some AmE: '''Âdolf''' | |||
'''adóption | '''adóption | ||
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'''Ál''' ''Arabic'' may be hyphenated to following capital-letter word in Arabic name; may also be '''ál''' | '''Ál''' ''Arabic'' may be hyphenated to following capital-letter word in Arabic name; may also be '''ál''' | ||
'''à là | '''à là''' ('''''à la''''') | ||
'''Alabáma''' ('''Á'''): one '''m''', cf. '''Montána''', '''Louisiána | '''Alabáma''' ('''Á'''): one '''m''', cf. '''Montána''', '''Louisiána | ||
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'''àlms''' ''gift'' = BrE '''àrms''' ''body, weapons'' | '''àlms''' ''gift'' = BrE '''àrms''' ''body, weapons'' | ||
'''álôe | |||
'''alône | '''alône | ||
''' | '''alóngsîde''' one word | ||
'''a lót''' ''many'' = '''allót''' ''assign'' (*alót) | '''a lót''' ''many'' = '''allót''' ''assign'' (*alót) | ||
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'''Aloýsius''' *Aləwíshəss | '''Aloýsius''' *Aləwíshəss | ||
'''ál-Qàêda''' | '''ál-Qàêda''' (or '''Ál-'''; also minus hyphen) *ál-Kŷda (rarely does one hear an anglophone sound or suggest the glottal stop that is present in the [[Arabic]]: *álkà-êda) | ||
'''alréady''' ''before'' = '''åll réady''' ''ready'' | '''alréady''' ''before'' = '''åll réady''' ''ready'' | ||
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'''ålso''' | '''ålso''' | ||
'''ålt-''' | |||
'''ålter''' ''change'' = '''åltar''' ''church'' | '''ålter''' ''change'' = '''åltar''' ''church'' | ||
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>altêrior '''ultêrior | <nowiki>*</nowiki>altêrior '''ultêrior | ||
'''altërnate''' ''adjective'' | '''altërnate''' BrE; AmE '''ålternate''' ''adjective'' | ||
'''ålternâte''' ''verb'' | '''ålternâte''' ''verb'' | ||
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'''alumínium''' BrE; AmE '''alûminum''' | '''alumínium''' BrE; AmE '''alûminum''' | ||
'''alúmnus''' | |||
'''alvêolar''' | '''alvêolar''' | ||
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'''ám''' ''be'' | '''ám''' ''be'' | ||
'''âm''' ''ante meridian'' *â-ém | '''âm''' ''morning (ante meridian)'' *â-ém = '''a.m.''' (lower case) | ||
'''amanuénsis''', cf. '''Emmánuel''' | '''amanuénsis''', cf. '''Emmánuel''' | ||
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'''ánalýst''' | '''ánalýst''' | ||
'''ánarchy''' * | '''anàrchic''' -kik | ||
'''ánarchist''' -kist | |||
'''ánarchy''' *ánə(r)kỳ | |||
'''anáthema | '''anáthema | ||
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'''Andórra''' BrE, AmE -'''ŏrr'''-, cf. '''Pandŏra''' | '''Andórra''' BrE, AmE -'''ŏrr'''-, cf. '''Pandŏra''' | ||
'''Ándrêa''' (first of three syllables stressed) is an English girl's name; '''Andrèa''' (second of three) is a German boy's name; both end in [[schwa]]: -ə | |||
'''Andrómeda | '''Andrómeda | ||
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'''anémonê''' *an-émeny, cf. '''an énemy''' | '''anémonê''' *an-émeny, cf. '''an énemy''' | ||
'''Ánerley''' | |||
'''aneŵ''' ''afresh'' (adverb) = '''a neŵ''' | '''aneŵ''' ''afresh'' (adverb) = '''a neŵ''' | ||
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'''áníse''' cf. '''Álíce''' ([[minimal pair]]) | '''áníse''' cf. '''Álíce''' ([[minimal pair]]) | ||
'''Anìta Ànand''' | |||
'''Ánkara''' | '''Ánkara''' | ||
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'''anómaly''' | '''anómaly''' | ||
'''anón''' ''soon'' = '''anón.''' ''anonymous'' | |||
'''ánonýmity''' | '''ánonýmity''' | ||
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'''Ánthony''' ''usual'' = '''Ántony''' ''Mark'', -tə- | '''Ánthony''' ''usual'' = '''Ántony''' ''Mark'', -tə- | ||
'''ántì''' BrE (AmE '''ántî''') ''against'' = '''ántê'''- ''before''; '''prô''' and '''ánti''' are always hyphenated to | '''ántì''' BrE (AmE '''ántî''') ''against'' = '''ántê'''- ''before''; '''prô''' and '''ánti''' are always hyphenated to a following word they modify: '''prô-wår''' and '''ánti-wår''' | ||
'''antibiótic''' | '''antibiótic''' | ||
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'''antirrhînum''' *antirŷnum | '''antirrhînum''' *antirŷnum | ||
'''antisemític''' ''anti-Jewish'' ([[Antisemitism|euphemism?]] "[[Semitic languages|Semitic]]" refers to a language group that includes [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and [[Amharic language|Amharic]] as well as [[Hebrew language| | '''antisemític''', '''anti-Semític''' ''anti-Jewish'' ([[Antisemitism|euphemism?]] "[[Semitic languages|Semitic]]" refers to a language group that includes [[Arabic language|Arabic]] and [[Amharic language|Amharic]] as well as [[Israel]]'s [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]) | ||
'''antisémitism''' (or '''anti-Sémitism''', but what, then, is 'Semitism'?) | '''antisémitism''' (or '''anti-Sémitism''', but what, then, is 'Semitism'?) | ||
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'''Ántón''', cf. '''Ánthony''', '''Ántony | '''Ántón''', cf. '''Ánthony''', '''Ántony | ||
'''anxîety''' * | '''anxîety''' *angzîəty | ||
'''ánxious''' *ángkshəss or *ángshəss | '''ánxious''' *ángkshəss or *ángshəss | ||
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>appôse '''oppôse | <nowiki>*</nowiki>appôse '''oppôse | ||
'''ápposíte''' | |||
'''apprôpriate''' ''adjective'', '''apprôpriâte''' ''verb'' | |||
'''approval''' -prû- | '''approval''' -prû- | ||
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'''aquátic | '''aquátic | ||
'''áqueduct''' | |||
'''áqueous | '''áqueous | ||
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'''Árabic''' ''language'', some AmE '''Ãrabic''' | '''Árabic''' ''language'', some AmE '''Ãrabic''' | ||
'''árable''' | |||
'''àrbíter | '''àrbíter | ||
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'''ãrêa''' ''space'' *ãrêə makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''ària''' ''song | '''ãrêa''' ''space'' *ãrêə makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''ària''' ''song | ||
'''arêna''' | |||
'''Àrês''' ''Mars'', or = '''Ãríes'''/'''Ãriês''' ''Ram'', both -z | '''Àrês''' ''Mars'', or = '''Ãríes'''/'''Ãriês''' ''Ram'', both -z | ||
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'''Ãrian''' ''Arius'', ''Aries'' = '''Ãryan''' ''race'' | '''Ãrian''' ''Arius'', ''Aries'' = '''Ãryan''' ''race'' | ||
'''Ariàna''' | |||
'''Àriàna Grànde''' AmE; BrE '''Áriàna Grándè''' | |||
'''Ariáne''' | '''Ariáne''' | ||
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'''aròund''' = '''a ròund | '''aròund''' = '''a ròund | ||
'''arrâign''' = '''a râin | |||
'''arrêars | '''arrêars | ||
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'''arrést | '''arrést | ||
''' | '''arrhýthmic | ||
'''àrsenal''' *àrssnəl | '''àrsenal''' *àrssnəl | ||
'''àrsenic''' *àrssníc | |||
'''àrson | '''àrson | ||
''' | '''àrt''' ''artist'' = '''Àrt''' ''Arthur'' | ||
'''àrt déco''' or '''Àrt Déco''' (may retain French accent on '''é''') | '''àrt déco''' or '''Àrt Déco''' (may retain French accent on '''é''') | ||
'''àrtefact''' | '''àrtefact''' BrE; AmE '''àrtifact | ||
'''artêsian''' ''well'' *àrtêzhən | '''artêsian''' ''well'' *àrtêzhən | ||
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'''Ássád''', first syllable stressed, making a minimal pair with '''ácid''' | '''Ássád''', first syllable stressed, making a minimal pair with '''ácid''' | ||
'''Assànge''' ''Julian'' -ànzh | |||
'''assássin''' has four '''s'''’s | '''assássin''' has four '''s'''’s | ||
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'''at lêast''' two words | '''at lêast''' two words | ||
'''átóll | '''átmosphêre''' | ||
'''atmosphéric''' | |||
'''átóll''', some AmE '''âtóll''' | |||
'''atône | '''atône | ||
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'''åwful | '''åwful | ||
'''awhîle''' ''adverb'' = '''a whîle''' ''noun''; the one-word form is | '''awhîle''' ''adverb'' = '''a whîle''' ''noun''; the one-word form is often used incorrectly, as it can only be used after a verb, not after a preposition ('''ín''', '''āfter''', '''fŏr''' etc.); compare: '''línger awhîle''', '''stây awhîle''' with '''stây for a whîle''', '''hê'll bè hêre ín a whîle''', '''for a shŏrt whîle''', '''ít háppened a whîle báck''', '''ít's bêen a whîle | ||
'''åwkward''' *åwquəd | '''åwkward''' *åwquəd | ||
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<nowiki>*</nowiki>Âyman '''Eâmonn''', cf. '''Hâyman''' | <nowiki>*</nowiki>Âyman '''Eâmonn''', cf. '''Hâyman''' | ||
'''[[Ayn Rand| | '''[[Ayn Rand|Aŷn Ránd]] | ||
'''Ãyr''' ''Scotland'' = '''ãir''' ''breathe'' | '''Ãyr''' ''Scotland'' = '''ãir''' ''breathe'' |
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This page lists pronunciations of English words that begin with A. To see a different letter navigate with the table above. The apostrophe is treated as the last letter of the alphabet, after Z.
For a pronunciation key, click on the blue "Catalogs" link below the article title.[e]
 letter = èh? what? (names of letters are usually written as capitals in text: the létter Â, ín B-flát mâjor, etc.)
a article *ə: schwa = uh. It can be a strong form â, like the name of the letter Â, but this is almost always unnecessary and pompous-sounding, and is typical of politicians and the like; it can however be used for emphasis, meaning 'one', as for example of a tennis player trailing 4-6 2-0: At lêast hê lêads ín â sét. (The British weak form of àre is also *ə.)
Â-sîde
àaah sentiment ≈ àaargh disgust (to both more a's may be added) ≈ àh response
àardvark
Ãaron BrE; AmE Áaron = Árron = Árran Isle; also Ãron/Áron
ábacus
abándoned: not -nned
Ábba, normal name case in English;[1] Abba themselves use all upper case, preferably with the first B reversed to make symmetrical sense as it's an acronym of their first names
Abbàs
ábbey = Ábbey = Ábby
Ábbottabad or Abbóttabad
ABC alphabet *Ây-Bêe-Cêe (not to mention *Dêe-Êe-éF-Gêe-âitcH-Î-Jây-Kây-éL-éM-éN-Ô-Pêe-Queûe-àR-éSs-Têe-yÛ-Vêe-dúblyeŴ-éX-wŶe-Zéd/Zêe)
ábdomen
abdóminal
Âbe Abraham, Àbè Shinzo
Aberdêen
Aberfán *Áber-ván, per Welsh
áberrant *ábberant, or abérrant, cf. érrant
aberrâtion
Aberýstwýth
abét
abhŏr
abhórrent (h may be silent)
ábject cf. óbject, objéct
âble capable = Âbel person
abòut = a bòut boxing *əbòut
abòut-türn
abòve
abrǒad
ábscéss (-bsc-)
ábsèil cf. sâil
ábsence
ábsent, cf. in abséntia
absŏrb
absŏrption
abstâin
absténtion
ábstinence
abstrûse -ss
abûse noun, -ss; verb, -z
abúzz
abýsmal -zməl
abýss
ácadême
acadêmia
académic
acádemy
accêde accession ≈ excêed more
accélerate əx-, cf. excél, éxcellent
áccent áx-
accéntuate -x-
accépt receive əx-, cf. excépt exception íx- (minimal pair)
accéptable
áccess noun *áxéss, cf. áxis centre (minimal pair), áxes axe *axiz
accéss verb *əxéss, cf. excéss, *ixéss (minimal pair)
áccident áx-
accidéntally áx-
acclâim = a clâim
áccolade
accómmodate: two c's and two m's
accòmpaniment
accòmpany
accòmplíce person BrE; AmE accómplíce
accòmplísh achieve BrE; AmE accómplísh
accoûtrement
Accrà
accrédited
accrûe cf. acróss
accürsed *accürsid
âce
acërbic cf. ascertâin
âche *âke
achìêve
acknówledge *əc-nólij
ácmê
ácnê
ácolŷte
acquiésce *ákwì-éss, cf. quiéscent *kwì-éssent, quîet *kwîət
acquîre *aquîre
acquít
âcreage *âkerage
ácrimony
ácronym
Acrópolis
acróss cf. accrûe
áctual *ákchəl
ácûmen *ákyəmən, cf. áccurate *ákyərət
ácupuncture
ádage
adàgio -jô
adaptâtion, cf. adóption
ádd more = ád advertisement
Áddis Ábaba
ádditive
addíctive
addréss BrE = a dréss; AmE áddress
Adéle
Âden Yemen = Âidan person
adhêre (d and h pronounced separately)
adhêsive (d and h pronounced separately)
ád hóc, two words
ád infinîtum, cf. ínfinite, infínitive
ádjective cf. ejécted
adjöurn
adjúst *ajúst
admínistrate
administrâtion
admínistrative; some AmE administrâtive
admîre
ádmirable *ádmrbl
ád nåusêám (-ziám) or pronounced, but not spelt *ád nåusêum (-ziəm)
adôbê
Ádolf = Ádolph; some AmE: Âdolf
adóption
adrénalín, adrénaline
*adréss addréss
ádult BrE; AmE adúlt
adúltery
advānce
ádvent
advénture
ádversary -vəsrỳ or advërsary
ádvërt
ádvertise pronounced, but never spelt -îze
ádvertîsement AmE *ádvertîzemənt, like the verb, above
advërtísement BrE *ədvërtíssmənt
advîce noun -ss
advîse verb pronounced but never spelt -îze
advîser = advîsor (alternatives)
ádze, ádz tool = áds adverts
Aêgêan *Êjêən
ãerial air = Ãriel person
ãerie bird = ãiry light and = variant spellings of bird: ãerie = éyrie = éyry
ãeroplane BrE; AmE ãirplane
Aêschylus BrE; AmE Êschylus *Êeskiləss
aêsthétics AmE ê-
afféct alter cf. efféct result í- or = afféct
áffect emotion
afféctive emotional cf. efféctive resultant
áffidâvit
áffluent
affrònt cf. effròntery
Afghánistān Áf-gán- (-wán-, -hán- -wàn-, etc. are local pronunciations)
Áfghán cf. Áfrican -ən
aficionàdo -físh- or -físsy-
afrâid
afrésh anew (adverb) = a frésh
África
Afrikàans -ànce
Afrikàner
āfter
āfterthŏught -åwt, one word
āfterward AmE, BrE āfterwards
āfterwörd preface
again, against: both have -én, but for some speakers there is a regular spelling pronunciation: agâin, agâinst
agâpe gaping
ágapê eros
ággravate
aggréssion
aggriêved
âge cf. édge: Francophones beware
âged: as in âged 20, pronounced *âyjd; when meaning old before a noun (an âged mán), *âyjíd
âgeing (BrE), âging (AmE), *âjing
âgeist *âjist
âge-ôld hyphenated
ágîle
agô
ágora
ágriculture
àh response ≈ àaah sentiment ≈ àaargh disgust (in the latter cases more a's may be added)
ahà
ahem: schwas
Àhmad Jamál
âid help = âide assistant; Âids or ÂIDS disease = âids, âides plurals
Âids or ÂIDS disease = âids, âides plurals
ãir breathe = Ãyr Scotland = ére before = é’er ever = héir estate = Éyre Jane = Ãire river; AmE ãir = AmE érr, cf. BrE ërr *üh
ãiry light = all four spellings of éyrie = éyry = ãerie = ãery bird, cf. êerie strange
aîsle walking space = îsle island
Âix France = âches ache
aj-: most words that sound as if they start like this actually have adj-
Ajáccio *Azháxio
Àjáx Amsterdam *Àyáx
Âjáx person
áka or ákà (can be capitals), acronym of ålso knôwn as
Ál Alan, etc. cf. åll total
Ál Arabic may be hyphenated to following capital-letter word in Arabic name; may also be ál
à là (à la)
Alabáma (Á): one m, cf. Montána, Louisiána
Aláddin
Álan (usually a given name) = Állen (usually a surname) = Állan (least common)
alás
Álawite
Albânia (Á)
Ålbany
albêdo
albêit *åll bê ít, cf. sô bê ít
Álbert
albìno
Álbion
Albuquërquê *Álbə-kïrky
Aldébaran
Åldwých *åll dwítch
âle beer = âil ailing
Álfa Romèo, cf. álpha, Rômêo
Álfred
álgaê *áljê or *álgy
Algàrve
álgorithm rhymes with rhýthm
Áli = Álly = Álley = álley walk, although Muhámmad Alì boxer is often pronounced *Àh-lêe; cf. állŷ *állîe friend
âlias *âlius, cf. Alîas Don
álibî
Álíce = Álliss
âlien
alienâtion
alîgn = a lîne, cf. állŷ friend, állêy way
alîgned *allîned, cf. állied
Álison = Állison, probably the former more common as given name, the latter as family name
Álistair = Álastair
alîve
åll every = åwl tool, cf. Ál name
allegâtions *allogations
allége cf. lédge, etc.
alléged *aléjd
allégedly *aléjidly
allêle
allelûia or allelûja or allelûya
állêy path = Áli person, cf. állŷ
allîance
álligâtor
allót assign = a lót much; cf. Állott
åll-òut total before noun needs hyphen
allòwed permitted = alòud heard
álloy
åll-stàr is an adjective, so needs hyphen
allûde əl-, cf. elûde, əl- or íl-
allûsion, əl-, cf. illûsion, íl-
állŷ friend, cf. Álly = Álì = állêy
allŷ verb = a lîe, cf. alîgn = a lîne
ålmanac
àlmond *àhmənd
ålmost
àlms gift = BrE àrms body, weapons
álôe
alône
alóngsîde one word
a lót many = allót assign (*alót)
a lót of many (*əlótəv)
alòud audible = allòwed permitted
Aloýsius *Aləwíshəss
ál-Qàêda (or Ál-; also minus hyphen) *ál-Kŷda (rarely does one hear an anglophone sound or suggest the glottal stop that is present in the Arabic: *álkà-êda)
alréady before = åll réady ready
alrîght = åll rîght: the single-word form presumably arose by analogy with alréady and ålways, but it is widely regarded as unacceptable: does it mean all correct, or satisfactory? "Their answers were alright" would appear to be an incorrect rendering of "their answers were all right/all correct", but it may merely mean "their answers were acceptable", and it is this needless ambiguity that gains the one-word version its detractors
Alsâtian
ålso
ålt-
ålter change = åltar church
álter êgo
*altêrior ultêrior
altërnate BrE; AmE ålternate adjective
ålternâte verb
altërnatíve
althôugh *åll-dhô
álto
áltruism
alumínium BrE; AmE alûminum
alúmnus
alvêolar
ålways ever cf. áll wâys methods, styles
Álzheîmer's is probably the most common British pronunciation, Å- ditto in AmE; also, À-
ám be
âm morning (ante meridian) *â-ém = a.m. (lower case)
amanuénsis, cf. Emmánuel
ámateur *ámətər; AmE can be amateûr
amâze
Ámazon
ambássador cf. émbassy
ámbergrìs BrE, AmE ámbergrís; s may be silent
ámbiance
ámbient
ambíguous
ambigûity
ambítious *ámbíshəss
amén BrE à, AmE â
amênable
aménd cf. comménd
aménds make = eménds alters
amênity, AmE also aménity
âmìable cf. âim
ámícable
amíss awry, cf. Âmíss, Âmís names
Ammàn
ammunítion *ámyù-níshən
amnêsia
ámnesty
amók cf. amúck, same meaning
amòng
amòunt
an *ən: version of a before a consonant
anáchronism -nákr-
ânal
ánalŷse verb *ánnəlîze
ánalŷses verb and análysês noun *ənáləssêez are homographs; the first is the third person singular present tense of the verb (above), the second the plural of the noun (below)
análysis noun *ənáləssís
ánalýst
anàrchic -kik
ánarchist -kist
ánarchy *ánə(r)kỳ
anáthema
áncestor
ánchor -nk-
ánchovy -ntsh-
âncient
áncillãry AmE, BrE ancíllary
and *ənd, sometimes ánd for emphasis = & (the ampersand, always unstressed and used in proprietory names, show business acts, etc.)
Andalucìa (some say -thìa in imitation of the European Spanish pronunciation)
andántè
Ándês
Andêan
Ándhra Pradésh
ánd ŏr ('and/or') is nowadays spoken and can be sometimes seen without the stroke inbetween
Andórra BrE, AmE -ŏrr-, cf. Pandŏra
Ándrêa (first of three syllables stressed) is an English girl's name; Andrèa (second of three) is a German boy's name; both end in schwa: -ə
Andrómeda
Ándreŵ
anémonê *an-émeny, cf. an énemy
Ánerley
aneŵ afresh (adverb) = a neŵ
ângel *ânjəl, cf. ángle
Ángela
Ángelô = Ángelôu Maya, though Ángeloû is very common
ánger BrE *áng-gə
angîna *án-jînə
ángle hard g, cf. ângel *âynjl
Ánglia
ánglophone
Ánglo-Sáxon
Angôla
ángry *áng-gry
ángst
Anguílla -gwí-
Anguíllan -gwí-
ánimè
ánimus cf. ûnánimous
áníse cf. Álíce (minimal pair)
Anìta Ànand
Ánkara
*ánker is a misspelling of ánchor
ánkle
ánnals cf. ánalyst
Ánnan: second a as schwa, rhymes with cánnon, making a minimal pair with Árran (but widely mispronounced with the stress on the second syllable, perhaps by analogy with Ammàn)[2]
annéx verb
ánnex or ánnexe noun
annîhilate *annîəlâte
annúl cf. ánnal
anŏint cf. annòunce
anómaly
anón soon = anón. anonymous
ánonýmity
anónymous
anoréxia
anòther one word
ānswer, silent w: BrE *ànsə, AmE *ánsr
antágonîse, -ísm, -íst
Antananarìvo *Antána-narìvo
Antàrctica: first c can be silent
ántê- before = BrE ántì against
anténna
anténnaê BrE = AmE anténnê, though some BrE speakers, perhaps recalling school Latin, say -nàê (-nî)
Ánthony usual = Ántony Mark, -tə-
ántì BrE (AmE ántî) against = ántê- before; prô and ánti are always hyphenated to a following word they modify: prô-wår and ánti-wår
antibiótic
ántícs
ántidote
antimacássar
Antìgua *Án-têegə
antípodês
antìque *án-têek
antirrhînum *antirŷnum
antisemític, anti-Semític anti-Jewish (euphemism? "Semitic" refers to a language group that includes Arabic and Amharic as well as Israel's Hebrew)
antisémitism (or anti-Sémitism, but what, then, is 'Semitism'?)
Ántón, cf. Ánthony, Ántony
anxîety *angzîəty
ánxious *ángkshəss or *ángshəss
any some *énny makes a minimal pair with Ánnie person
anybody *énnybódy one word
any mŏre, anymŏre *énny-mŏre: the one-word form, restricted to the meaning no longer, is American English: ít dòesn't mátter anymŏre
anyone anybody *énnywún, one word; otherwise two: any òne îtem, where òne is a numeral: cf. any thrêe óptions
anyway despite one word, cf. where wây is a noun: any wây yoû loòk at ít, dôn't chânge ít ín any wây
ãorist
apâce fast = a pâce step
apàrt separate = a pàrt section, hence apàrt from and a pàrt of
apàrtheîd -tîte or apàrthèid -tâte
apéritìf either stressed
aphêlion *əfêliən, *əp-hêliən
âphid
apìêce each one word = a pìêce part
aplénty
aplómb *əplóm
apócalypse
apócryphal, cf. êpoch -óc, crýpt
ápogêe -jì
apólogîse verb
apólogíes plural noun
*apón upón
apóstasy
apóstate
apóstle
apóstrophê
ápp, abbreviation of applicátion; there is also a surname Ápps
appål; AmE can be appåll
Appalâchia -sh- or -ch-; or Appaláchia -ch- (though Delius pronounced it, and his musical work, *Appalàkia)
appålling
apparátchik
ápparâtus BrE either stressed (to children it can sound plural, ‘apperators’, like óperators); AmE apparátus
appárel
appárent
appêar
appêasement
appêaser
applåuse
*appôse oppôse
ápposíte
apprôpriate adjective, apprôpriâte verb
approval -prû-
approve -prû-
âpricot
à priŏrî two words
àpriŏrísm one word
apropôs *ápropô
Aquãrius
aquátic
áqueduct
áqueous
Áquila
*aquîre acquîre
A&R *ayənàr
ár- BrE is ãr- for some AmE speakers: ãrrogant, etc.
Árab adjective, person, some AmE Ãrab
Arâbian adjective
Árabic language, some AmE Ãrabic
árable
àrbíter
àrbítrary
àrc circle = Àrk Noah = Àrc Joan
àrced arc *àrkt
àrch, ch sound, *àrtsh, unlike most of the following (the exceptions being the versions with bíshop and dêacon)
archâíc *àrkâyíc
archângel àrk-
archbíshop àrtch-
archdêacon àrtch-
archeólogy àrk-
Archimêdês Àrk-
archipélago àrk-
àrchitect àrk-
àrchive *àrkîve
àrchivist *àrkîvist, *àrkəvist
arcmínute, arcsécond both one word
Àrctic
àre BrE = àh; BrE weak form = a weak form *ə; AmE weak form *r
ãrêa space *ãrêə makes a minimal pair with ària song
arêna
Àrês Mars, or = Ãríes/Ãriês Ram, both -z
Argentìna, Àrgentîne, Argentínian = Argentínean Àrj-
àrgil clay, soft g
argot slang = Àrgo ship
àrgue
àrgument
Argŷll Scotland = Argŷle elsewhere, hard g
ària opera cf. ãrea space
Ãrian Arius, Aries = Ãryan race
Ariàna
Àriàna Grànde AmE; BrE Áriàna Grándè
Ariáne
árid
Ãríes -ríz
áristocrát BrE; AmE arístocrát
aristocrátic
Aristóphanês
Áristótle
Àrk Noah = àrc circle = Àrc Joan
Àrkansas BrE -såw, AmE -sà
aròund = a ròund
arrâign = a râin
arrêars
arrést
arrhýthmic
àrsenal *àrssnəl
àrsenic *àrssníc
àrson
àrt artist = Àrt Arthur
àrt déco or Àrt Déco (may retain French accent on é)
àrtefact BrE; AmE àrtifact
artêsian well *àrtêzhən
artifícial -shəl
artisán art *àrtizán
àrtist art
artìste stage
Ãryan race = Ãrian heresy, Aries
asbéstós
ascénd: derived words can be spelt with either a or e:
ascéndance or ascéndence
ascéndancy or ascéndency
ascéndant or ascéndent
ascént climb = assént agree
ascertâin cf. acërbic
Áscot
ÁSEAN or Ásean association *Ássián, cf. Âsian Asia, *Âyzhən
Áshlêy = Áshlêigh
Âsia *Âsha or *Âzha
ásinine áss-
askānce
áspartâme or aspàrtâme
Ásperger's
*áspéstóss asbéstos
ásphalt
asphýxiate
áspirin medicine -spr-, cf. aspîring aspire
Ássád, first syllable stressed, making a minimal pair with ácid
Assànge Julian -ànzh
assássin has four s’s
assént agree = ascént climb
asséss
ássét
assîgn *əssîne = a sîgn
assignâtion *ássíg-nâtion
assîgnment *əssînemənt
assuâge *əsswâge
assûme *əssyûme
assûre AmE -shûre, BrE –shůre
ásterisk
ásterism
Ásterix
ásthma *ássma
asúnder
as wéll two words
asŷlum
âte AmE; BrE *ét
âthêíst cf. aesthétic
at lêast two words
átmosphêre
atmosphéric
átóll, some AmE âtóll
atône
âtrium
atrôcious -shəss
atrócity
áttaboy one word
attáchè -áshây
attácks = a táx
atténtion *əténshən makes a minimal pair with ténsion
Attíla *Atílla
*attône: atône
attörney
attríbutable
áttribute noun
Auchinleck *Ókhinleck, *Áffleck
Åuckland
auctionêer åukshə-
åudio
auditǒrium
augmént
åugur = Åuger
åugury
augúst revered
Åugust month
Åuld Láng Sŷne (from Robert Burns, Scots, "Old Long Since") or ...*Zŷne
Àùng Sán Sûu Kyìi *Òwng Sán Sûe Chêe
āunt uncle AmE = ánt insect
au fâit *ô-fây
au fónd *ô-fón, French nasal -ón
au pãir, ôp-
åural ear = ŏral mouth, by a coincidence of Latin, though the first may be pronounced àùral (*òwral) to distinguish it
Aus Australia = Óz Wizard
Àùschwitz *Òushvíts
åuspices
Aussie Australasian -z- = Óssy = Óssie persons
Austen Jane = Austin car, Texas Ó-
Austrâlia Ó-
Austria Ó-
åutarchy sovereignty = åutarky self-sufficiency
authóritative BrE; AmE authŏritâtive
authórity
åutism
àùtobàhn
åutomobìle
åutumn silent n
autúmnal, n sounded
avâil = a vèil
ávalānche
ávant-gàrde (gàrde = guàrd) hyphenated
avénge
avërt
Áviemore
avocàdo
avŏid
avoirdupŏis *ávədə-pŏiz
aẁash with = a ẁash
awây gone, going = a wây method, route = awêigh anchors
åwe amaze = BrE ŏr, etc.
awêigh anchors = awây go
åwesome
åwestruck
åwful
awhîle adverb = a whîle noun; the one-word form is often used incorrectly, as it can only be used after a verb, not after a preposition (ín, āfter, fŏr etc.); compare: línger awhîle, stây awhîle with stây for a whîle, hê'll bè hêre ín a whîle, for a shŏrt whîle, ít háppened a whîle báck, ít's bêen a whîle
åwkward *åwquəd
åwl tool = åll total
âwol, ÂWOL
awrŷ *ərî
áxe chop BrE; AmE áx = ácts act (the plurals of áxe/áx and áxis have the same spelling, but different pronunciations, as follows)
áxes axe -íz
áxês axis -êz, cf. áccess
áxis spin -íss
áxle car = Áxel person
Áxminster
aŷe yes = eŷe see = Î me
*Âyman Eâmonn, cf. Hâyman
Ãyr Scotland = ãir breathe
Ãyrshire
Azerbaijàn Ázerbaî-jàn
Azéri
ázure -zh-
References
- ↑ Abba win 'Eurovision 50th' vote BBC News, 23 October 2005. Retrieved 1 August 2007.
- ↑ Crossette, Barbara. New U.N. Chief Promises Reforms but Says He Won't Cut Jobs, New York Times, 10 January 1997. Retrieved on 25 February 2008.