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'''Ê | '''Ê | ||
'''Ê. côlî''' is one of several ways of writing the abbreviation of [[Escherichia coli]]; '''ecôlî''' is the simplest | |||
'''Eâmonn''' = '''Eâmon''', cf. '''Hâyman''' ([[minimal pair]]) | |||
'''êar''' cf. BrE '''ërr''' AmE '''érr | '''êar''' cf. BrE '''ërr''' AmE '''érr | ||
'''Éarheart''' ''Amelia'' = '''Érhard''' ''German'' *Érhart | |||
'''ëarl | '''ëarl | ||
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'''ëarn''' ''money'' = '''ürn''' ''bury'' = '''ërne''' ''eagle'' | '''ëarn''' ''money'' = '''ürn''' ''bury'' = '''ërne''' ''eagle'' | ||
'''ëarnest''' ''serious'' = '''Ërnest''' ''person'', cf. '''Thê Impŏrtance of Bêing Ëarnest''' | '''ëarnest''' ''serious'' = '''Ërnest''' ''person'', cf. the punning title '''Thê Impŏrtance of Bêing Ëarnest''' | ||
'''ëarth | '''ëarth | ||
''' | '''êasel | ||
'''Êaster | |||
''' | '''êastern''' ''east'' BrE = '''Êaston''' ''person'' | ||
'''êasy-gôing | '''êasy-gôing | ||
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'''êavesdróp''' one word | '''êavesdróp''' one word | ||
'''eccéntric''' exé- | '''eccéntric''' exé-, cf. '''ecléctic''', '''éxcellent''' | ||
'''ecclesiástic''' cf. '''ecléctic | |||
'''écho''' ''sound'' = [[Umberto Eco|'''Éco''' ''Umberto]] | '''écho''' ''sound'' = [[Umberto Eco|'''Éco''' ''Umberto]] | ||
'''échelon''' ésh- | '''échelon''' or ésh- | ||
'''eclãir''' sometimes with French accent '''''éclair''''' *í-clãir | '''eclãir''' sometimes with French accent '''''éclair''''' *í-clãir | ||
'''eclát''' sometimes with French accent '''''éclat''''' *è-clá | '''eclát''' sometimes with French accent '''''éclat''''' *è-clá | ||
'''ecôlî''' is the simplest way of writing the abbreviation of [[Escherichia coli]], cf. '''Ê. côlî | |||
'''éctoplasm | '''éctoplasm | ||
''' | '''ecléctic''' cf. '''ecclesiástic | ||
'''económic''': '''ê'''- or '''é'''- | |||
'''ecónomy | '''ecónomy | ||
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'''ecólogy | '''ecólogy | ||
'''êcosystem | '''êcosystem''' (preferable to '''écosystem''' = '''écho sýstem''') | ||
'''écstasy''' éxt- | '''écstasy''' éxt- | ||
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'''éczema''' *éxma | '''éczema''' *éxma | ||
'''éddy''' ''pool'' = '''Éddie''' = '''Éddy''' '' | '''éddy''' ''pool'' = '''Éddie''' ''name'' = '''Éddy''' ''surname'' | ||
'''Édgar | |||
'''Édgbaston''', Éjb- | |||
''' | '''édge''' *éj | ||
''' | '''Édgwãre''', Éjw- | ||
'''êdict | '''êdict | ||
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'''édit | '''édit | ||
'''êerie''' ''strange'' as in Lâke Êrie, cf. '''ãiry''' ''light'' = '''éyrie''' - and variant spellings - ''bird'' | '''edítion''' | ||
'''Édward''' *Édwə(r)d | |||
'''Edwårdian''', '''Edwàrdian''' | |||
'''êek''' ''exclamation'' = '''êke''' ''out | |||
'''êerie''' ''strange'' as in '''Lâke Êrie''', cf. '''ãiry''' ''light'' = '''éyrie''' - and variant spellings - ''bird'' | |||
'''efféct''' ''result'' í- or ə-: when schwa = '''afféct''' ''cause'' | '''efféct''' ''result'' í- or ə-: when schwa = '''afféct''' ''cause'' | ||
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'''e.g.''' *êe-jêe | '''e.g.''' *êe-jêe | ||
''' | '''êgo''' | ||
'''egotístical''' etc. - '''ê''' or '''é''' | |||
'''egrêgious''' | |||
'''èight''' ''8'' = AmE '''âte''' ''eat'', BrE *ét | '''Êgýpt | ||
'''Egýptian''' *Ijípshən | |||
'''Êid''' | |||
'''eîder''' | |||
'''êiderdown''' | |||
'''eidétic''' î- | |||
'''Eîffel''' ''Tower'' ≈ '''eŷeful''' ''sight | |||
'''èight''' ''8'' = '''èit''' ''isle'' = AmE '''âte''' ''eat'', BrE *ét | |||
'''èighth''' *èitth: both '''t''' and '''th''' sounds | '''èighth''' *èitth: both '''t''' and '''th''' sounds | ||
'''èighty''' makes a rhyming minimal pair with '''Hâiti''' | |||
'''Eîleen''' | |||
'''Éire''' ''Ireland'' *Ãirə | |||
'''[[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eîsenhòwer]]''' Îz- | '''[[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eîsenhòwer]]''' Îz- | ||
'''eîther''' BrE, AmE '''êither'' '''neither'', voiced '''th''', cf. '''êther''' ''sky'', unvoiced '''th | '''eîther''' BrE, AmE '''êither'' '''neither'', voiced '''th''', cf. '''êther''' ''sky'', unvoiced '''th | ||
'''êke''' ''out'' = '''êek''' ''cry | |||
'''[[Mohamed ElBaradei|ElBáradeî]]''' | |||
'''élbôw | '''élbôw | ||
'''éldritch''', cf. '''óstrich''', '''Éldridge''' | |||
'''Éleanor''' = '''Élinor''' | |||
'''eléction | '''eléction | ||
'''eléctoral | '''eléctoral'''; AmE also has '''electŏral | ||
'''eléctorate''' | |||
'''eléctric | '''eléctric | ||
'''eléctrocute''' | |||
'''eléctrón | |||
'''elegîac | '''elegîac | ||
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'''Eléktra | '''Eléktra | ||
'''élement | '''élement''' makes a minimal pair with '''élephant''' | ||
'''eleméntary | '''eleméntary | ||
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'''elévenses | '''elévenses | ||
'''Élgàr''' | '''élf | ||
'''élfin | |||
'''Élgàr''' or *Èlgə(r) | |||
'''Êlham''' ''Kent'' = '''Êalham''', cf. '''Éltham''' *Éltam | |||
'''elícit''' ''obtain'' = '''illícit''' ''illegal'' | |||
'''elîde | |||
'''éligible''' cf. '''illégible | '''éligible''' cf. '''illégible | ||
''' | '''Elîsha''' cf. '''Alísha''' = '''Alícia''' | ||
'''Elîjah | |||
'''Éliot''' ''George'', ''T.S.'' = '''Elliot''' = '''Élliott''' | |||
'''elísion | |||
'''elìte''' íl- | '''elìte''' íl- | ||
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'''Elízabeth''' ''Queen'' = '''Elísabeth | '''Elízabeth''' ''Queen'' = '''Elísabeth | ||
'''ellípse | |||
'''Él Sálvador'''; adjective can be '''Salvadǒrean''' or '''Salvadǒrian''' | |||
'''élsewhere''' one word | |||
'''Éltham''' -təm | '''Éltham''' -təm | ||
'''elûde''' əl- or íl-, cf. '''allûde''' əl- | |||
'''elûsive''' ''elude'' = '''illûsive''' ''illusory'' | '''elûsive''' ''elude'' = '''illûsive''' ''illusory'' | ||
''' | '''élves''', plural of '''élf | ||
'''Élvis | |||
'''Êly''' *Êelêe | |||
'''ém''', as in '''ém dásh''' or '''ém-dásh''' or '''émdásh''' | |||
'''émanate | '''émanate | ||
<nowiki>*</nowiki>emanuénsis '''amanuénsis''' | |||
'''embárrass''' cf. '''embrâce | '''embárrass''' cf. '''embrâce | ||
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'''émigrate''' cf. '''ímmigrâte | '''émigrate''' cf. '''ímmigrâte | ||
'''émigrè''' | '''émigrè''' can be written with French accents: '''''émigré''''' | ||
'''éminence grìse''' *éminónss-grêez | '''éminence grìse''' *éminónss-grêez | ||
'''éminent | '''éminent | ||
'''emôji''' cf. '''môjo''' | |||
'''emôtion | '''emôtion | ||
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'''émulate | '''émulate | ||
'''en''' ''French'' = '''ón''' ''English'' | '''en''' ''French'' = '''ón''' ''English'': '''en''' occurs in the following expressions taken from French, which may be italicised: '''''en attendant''''' *onətóndón, '''''en bloc''''' *ón blóck, '''''en clair''''' *ón clãir, '''''en face''''', *ón fáss, '''''en famille''''' *onfamì, '''''en fête''''' *onfét, '''''en masse''''', *ón máss, '''''en passant''''' *onpásson, '''''en plein''''' *ón plán, '''''en poste''''' *ón póst, '''''en prise''''', *ón prêez, '''''en rapport''''', *ón rappŏr, '''''en route''''', *ón roôt, '''''en suìte''''' *ón swêet | ||
'''én''', as in '''én dásh''' or '''én-dásh''' or '''éndásh''' | |||
'''encéphalitis''' enk- | '''encéphalitis''' enk- | ||
'''encore''' | '''encore''' óngk- | ||
'''encoúrage''' BrE; AmE '''ü | '''encoúrage''' BrE; AmE '''ü | ||
'''énclave''' - some say | '''énclave''' - some say óngk- | ||
'''encúmber''' cf. '''incúmbent | '''encúmber''' cf. '''incúmbent | ||
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'''endûre''' cf. '''ínjure | '''endûre''' cf. '''ínjure | ||
''' | '''énemy''' *énəmy, three syllables, not "énmy", cf. '''énmity''', also three syllables | ||
'''energétic''' - '''g''' as j | '''énergy''' - '''g''' as '''j''' | ||
'''energétic''' - '''g''' as '''j''' | |||
'''enfant terrìble''' *ónfónté-rêebl | '''enfant terrìble''' *ónfónté-rêebl | ||
'''enfŏrce''' ''require'' = '''ín fŏrce''' ''applicable'' | '''enfŏrce''' ''require'' = '''ín fŏrce''' ''applicable'' | ||
'''enfŏrceable''' -ssəb- | |||
'''engâge | '''engâge | ||
'''''engagé''''', usually written with a French accent to distinguish it from the previous, *ongázhây | '''''engagé''''', usually written with a French accent to distinguish it from the previous, *ongázhây | ||
'''Éngelbert Húmperdinck''', the English pop singer, has a '''g''' sound in addition to the '''ng''' sound, whereas the composer whose name he took should ideally, in conformity with the German, have no extra '''g''' sound and a '''ù''': '''Hùmperdinck''' | |||
'''éngine''' -jín | '''éngine''' -jín | ||
'''England''' *Íng-glənd | '''England''' *Íng-glənd, '''English''' *Íng-glísh: not "Êeng- | ||
''' | '''énmity''', cf. '''énemy''', with added [[schwa]] | ||
'''ennuì''' *ón-wê | '''ennuì''' *ón-wê | ||
'''Ênoch''' *Êenóc | |||
'''enŏrmous | '''enŏrmous | ||
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'''ensemble''' *onsómble | '''ensemble''' *onsómble | ||
'''énsign''' *énsən, *énsîne | |||
'''ensûe''' -syû | '''ensûe''' -syû | ||
'''ensůre''' '' | '''ensůre''' ''verify'' = '''insůre''' ''insurance, verify''; BrE *inshåw, AmE *inshûre [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ensure] | ||
'''énter | '''énter | ||
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'''énvelôpe''' ''noun'' - some say ón- | '''énvelôpe''' ''noun'' - some say ón- | ||
'''envîronment''' - '''nm | '''envîronment''', '''environméntalist''': -'''nm'''- | ||
''' | '''Eôín''' = '''Ôwen | ||
'''epicûrêan | '''epicûrêan | ||
'''épitāph | '''épitāph | ||
'''epítomê | |||
'''êpóch''' -ók; some AmE *épək | |||
'''Épsteîn''' ''Brian''; some others are '''Épstêin | |||
'''êqual | '''êqual | ||
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'''equâte | '''equâte | ||
'''equatǒrial | |||
'''equilíbrium''': '''ê''' or '''é | |||
'''équitable | '''équitable | ||
'''équity | |||
'''equívocal | |||
'''Equûleus | |||
'''ër''' ''hesitation'' = BrE '''ërr''' ''error | '''ër''' ''hesitation'' = BrE '''ërr''' ''error | ||
'''êra''' BrE; AmE '''éra''' ''time'' = BrE '''érror''' ''mistake''; cf. '''ãrea''', '''ària | '''êra''' BrE; AmE '''éra''' ''time'' = BrE '''érror''' ''mistake'', or *éəra (*ãira); cf. '''ãrea''', '''ària | ||
'''erádicate''' cf. '''írrigate | '''erádicate''' cf. '''írrigate | ||
'''ére''' ''before'' = '''ãir''' ''oxygen'' = '''héir''' ''estate'' | '''erâse''' BrE -z, AmE -ss | ||
'''Érdogàn''' *Ãirdowàn or Ërdowàn | |||
'''ére''' ''before'' = '''ãir''' ''oxygen'' = '''héir''' ''estate'' = '''é'er''' ''ever | |||
'''ërgo | |||
'''Eritrèa''', '''Eritrêa''' | |||
'''ërmíne | |||
'''ërne''' ''eagle'' = '''ëarn''' ''money'' = '''ürn''' ''pot'' | '''ërne''' ''eagle'' = '''ëarn''' ''money'' = '''ürn''' ''pot'' | ||
'''Ërnest''' = '''ëarnest''' ''sincere'' | |||
'''erógenous''', cf. '''heterogêneous''' | |||
'''Êrós''' | |||
'''erótic''' | |||
'''ërr''' BrE; AmE '''érr''' = AmE '''ãir''', cf. '''êar | '''ërr''' BrE; AmE '''érr''' = AmE '''ãir''', cf. '''êar | ||
'''érror | '''Érrol''' ''Flynn'' = '''Érroll''' ''Garner'' | ||
'''érror''' BrE = '''éra''' AmE, so American '''Názi éra''' sounds as if it means '''Nàzi érror''' to British and Commonwealth speakers | |||
''' | '''érudîte''' | ||
'''escheŵ''' | '''escâpe''' | ||
'''escâpist''' | |||
'''eschêat''', '''s''' and '''ch''' pronounced separately: second syllable = '''chêat | |||
'''Éscher''' ''M.C.'' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''Êsher''' ''England | |||
'''escheŵ''', '''s''' and '''ch''' pronounced separately: second syllable = '''cheŵ | |||
'''éspìonàge''' -àzh | |||
'''Ésther''' = (much rarer) '''Éster | |||
'''ÉTA''' ''Basque'' = '''Étta''' ''person'' | '''ÉTA''' ''Basque'' = '''Étta''' ''person'' | ||
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'''ét ál | '''ét ál | ||
'''etc'''. = '''ét cétera''' | '''Ètàn Pâtz''' | ||
'''etc'''. = '''''ét cétera''''': not pronounced 'ixetra' and not spelt *ect | |||
'''êther''', cf. '''êither'''/'''eîther''' | |||
'''éthnocéntric''' one word | '''éthnocéntric''' one word | ||
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'''ethnógraphy | '''ethnógraphy | ||
'''êthŷl''' cf. '''Éthel | '''êthŷl''', cf. '''Éthel | ||
'''étiquette''' * | '''êtìolate''' | ||
'''étiquette''' *éttikétt | |||
'''Êton''' ''school'' = '''êaten''' ''eat'' = '''Êton''' = '''Êaton''' ''persons'' | '''Êton''' ''school'' = '''êaten''' ''eat'' = '''Êton''' = '''Êaton''' ''persons'' | ||
'''Etônian | |||
'''eû'''- ''well'' = '''yoû''' ''pronoun'' | '''eû'''- ''well'' = '''yoû''' ''pronoun'' | ||
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'''eûlogy | '''eûlogy | ||
'''eûro''' ''currency'' = '''Eûro''' '' | '''eûphemism | ||
'''eûro''' ''currency'' = '''Eûro''' ''sport, EU'' = '''[[Timi Yuro|Yûro]]''' ''Timi | |||
'''Eurôpa''' *Yurôpa ''Jupiter, mythology | |||
'''Eûrope''' *Yûrəp | '''Eûrope''' *Yûrəp | ||
'''Europêan | '''Europêan''' *Yuropêan | ||
'''Eûrôs''' ''football'' = '''eûros''' ''currency'', -z | |||
'''Euroscéptic''' *Yurosképtic, capitalised as it refers to the European Union | |||
'''eûrozône''', not capitalised as it refers to the euro currency | |||
'''euthanâsia''' -âzìyə, or palatalised, ≈ '''yoûth an' Âsia | |||
'''evanéscent''' év- | |||
''' | '''Évans''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''héavens''' | ||
'''eváporate | '''eváporate''' cf. '''vâporise | ||
'''êve''' ''before'' cf. '''êaves''' ''roof'' | '''êve''' ''before'' cf. '''êaves''' ''roof'' | ||
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'''Êvelyn''' ''usually male'' | '''Êvelyn''' ''usually male'' | ||
''' | '''éverybody''' | ||
'''éveryday''': the one-word form is an attributive adjective as in '''éveryday lîfe'''; cf. '''wê gét úp évery dây | |||
'''éveryone''' ''everybody'' cf. '''évery òne''' ''each'' | |||
'''évery tîme''' two words, cf. '''sòmetime''' ''or other'', '''anytime''' *énnytime, which can be one or two, depending on sense | |||
'''Evgény''' = '''Yevgény''', strictly with (another) invisible 'y': *Yevgyény (Евгений) | |||
'''êvil''' cf. '''dévil | '''êvil''' cf. '''dévil | ||
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'''eŵe''' ''sheep'' = '''yoû''' ''me'' = '''yeŵ''' ''tree'' | '''eŵe''' ''sheep'' = '''yoû''' ''me'' = '''yeŵ''' ''tree'' | ||
'''éx''' ''lover'' = '''éx'''- ''past'' | '''éx''' ''lover'' = '''éx'''- ''past'' = '''Éxe''' ''river'' | ||
'''exácerbate | '''exácerbate | ||
'''exággerate''' -ájərâte | '''exággerate''' -ájərâte | ||
'''exámíne''' | |||
'''exāmple''' (cf. "exemple" in French) | |||
'''excél | '''excél | ||
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'''éxcellent | '''éxcellent | ||
'''excépt''' ''exception'' = '''accépt''' ''receive'' | <nowiki>*</nowiki>excéntric '''eccéntric''' exé- | ||
'''excépt''' ''exception'' = '''accépt''' ''receive'', cf. '''exémpt | |||
'''éxcërpt''' ''noun'', '''excërpt''' ''verb | |||
'''exchéquer''' -ker | |||
'''excîte | |||
'''excîting''' ''excite'', cf. '''éxíting''' ''exit | |||
'''exclamâtion''', cf. '''exclâim | |||
'''excûse''' ''forgive'' -z, ''reason'' -ss | |||
'''éxeát''' *éxiat | |||
''' | '''éxecute | ||
''' | '''execûtion''' | ||
'''éxercise | '''exécutive''' | ||
'''exécutor''' | |||
'''exémpt''', cf. '''excépt''' | |||
'''éxercise''' ''practise'' ≈ '''éxŏrcise''' ''spirit | |||
'''exërgue''' *exërg | |||
'''exhíbit | '''exhíbit | ||
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'''existéntial | '''existéntial | ||
'''éxiting''' ''exit'' cf. '''excîting''' ''excite'', both one '''t | '''éxiting''' ''exit'', cf. '''excîting''' ''excite'', both one '''t | ||
'''éxited''' ''exit'', cf. '''excìted''' ''excite'' | |||
'''éxodus''' | |||
'''exónerâte | '''exónerâte | ||
'''éxŏrcise''' | '''éxŏrcise''', cf. '''éxercise''' ([[minimal pair]], or both may have medial [[schwa]]) | ||
'''expátriate''' -ət, cf. '''pâtriot''', also ət | '''expátriate''' -ət, cf. '''pâtriot''', also ət | ||
''' | '''expêrìence''' *ixpêərêənss | ||
''' | '''expéríment | ||
'''expertìse''' -têez, cf. other words ending in -'''ise''', mostly -îze | '''expertìse''' -têez, cf. other words ending in -'''ise''', mostly -îze | ||
'''explanâtion''', cf. '''explâin | |||
'''explêtive''' BrE; '''éxpletive''' AmE | |||
'''explŏit''' ''use'' | |||
'''éxplŏit''' ''dare'' | |||
'''explôsíve''' -'''sív''' or -zív | '''explôsíve''' -'''sív''' or -zív | ||
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'''éxtra''' *xtra | '''éxtra''' *xtra | ||
''' | '''éxtradîte | ||
'''extrávagant | '''extrávagant | ||
'''extravagánza | '''extravagánza | ||
'''extraŏrdinary''' - the first '''a''' often is not heard: *extrŏrdinary | |||
'''extrêmist | '''extrêmist | ||
''' | '''éxtrovërt | ||
'''eŷe''' ''see'' = '''Î''' ''am'' = '''aŷe''' ''yes'' | '''eŷe''' ''see'' = '''Î''' ''am'' = '''aŷe''' ''yes'' | ||
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'''eŷeẁash''' one word, *îwósh | '''eŷeẁash''' one word, *îwósh | ||
'''éyrie''' ''bird'' has variant spellings '''éyry''', '''ãérie''' and '''ãéry''' = '''ãiry''' ''light''; cf. '''Lâke Êrie''' = '''êerie''' ''weird'' | '''èyot''' ''islet'' = '''âit''' ''islet, alternative spelling'' = '''èight''' ''8 | ||
[[Jane Eyre|'''Éyre''' ''Jane'']] = '''ãir''' ''breathe'', etc. | |||
'''éyrie''' ''bird'' has variant pronunciations ('''êyrie''', '''eŷrie''') and spellings ('''éyry''', '''ãérie''' and '''ãéry''' = '''ãiry''' ''light''); cf. '''Lâke Êrie''' = '''êerie''' ''weird'' | |||
'''Ezêkiel''' |
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This page lists pronunciations of English words that begin with E. 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]
Ê
Ê. côlî is one of several ways of writing the abbreviation of Escherichia coli; ecôlî is the simplest
Eâmonn = Eâmon, cf. Hâyman (minimal pair)
êar cf. BrE ërr AmE érr
Éarheart Amelia = Érhard German *Érhart
ëarl
Ëarl Grây tea *Ërle Grèy, cf. colour BrE grèy, AmE grây; cf. Ërle Stánley Gàrdner
ëarly
ëarn money = ürn bury = ërne eagle
ëarnest serious = Ërnest person, cf. the punning title Thê Impŏrtance of Bêing Ëarnest
ëarth
êasel
Êaster
êastern east BrE = Êaston person
êasy-gôing
êaten eat = Êton school
êaves roof cf. êve before
êavesdróp one word
eccéntric exé-, cf. ecléctic, éxcellent
ecclesiástic cf. ecléctic
écho sound = Éco Umberto
échelon or ésh-
eclãir sometimes with French accent éclair *í-clãir
eclát sometimes with French accent éclat *è-clá
ecôlî is the simplest way of writing the abbreviation of Escherichia coli, cf. Ê. côlî
éctoplasm
ecléctic cf. ecclesiástic
económic: ê- or é-
ecónomy
ecólogy
êcosystem (preferable to écosystem = écho sýstem)
écstasy éxt-
ecstátic éxt-
Écuador *Équador
éczema *éxma
éddy pool = Éddie name = Éddy surname
Édgar
Édgbaston, Éjb-
édge *éj
Édgwãre, Éjw-
êdict
édit
edítion
Édward *Édwə(r)d
Edwårdian, Edwàrdian
êek exclamation = êke out
êerie strange as in Lâke Êrie, cf. ãiry light = éyrie - and variant spellings - bird
efféct result í- or ə-: when schwa = afféct cause
effervésce -véss
efficácity
effícient -shənt
éffort AmE *éfrt, BrE *éfət
effròntery cf. affrònt
e.g. *êe-jêe
êgo
egotístical etc. - ê or é
egrêgious
Êgýpt
Egýptian *Ijípshən
Êid
eîder
êiderdown
eidétic î-
Eîffel Tower ≈ eŷeful sight
èight 8 = èit isle = AmE âte eat, BrE *ét
èighth *èitth: both t and th sounds
èighty makes a rhyming minimal pair with Hâiti
Eîleen
Éire Ireland *Ãirə
Eîsenhòwer Îz-
eîther BrE, AmE êither neither, voiced th, cf. êther sky, unvoiced th
êke out = êek cry
élbôw
éldritch, cf. óstrich, Éldridge
Éleanor = Élinor
eléction
eléctoral; AmE also has electŏral
eléctorate
eléctric
eléctrocute
eléctrón
elegîac
Eléktra
élement makes a minimal pair with élephant
eleméntary
elévenses
élf
élfin
Élgàr or *Èlgə(r)
Êlham Kent = Êalham, cf. Éltham *Éltam
elícit obtain = illícit illegal
elîde
éligible cf. illégible
Elîsha cf. Alísha = Alícia
Elîjah
Éliot George, T.S. = Elliot = Élliott
elísion
elìte íl-
elìtist
Elízabeth Queen = Elísabeth
ellípse
Él Sálvador; adjective can be Salvadǒrean or Salvadǒrian
élsewhere one word
Éltham -təm
elûde əl- or íl-, cf. allûde əl-
elûsive elude = illûsive illusory
élves, plural of élf
Élvis
Êly *Êelêe
ém, as in ém dásh or ém-dásh or émdásh
émanate
*emanuénsis amanuénsis
embárrass cf. embrâce
émbassy cf. ambássador
embézzle
émblem
embódiment
embrâce cf. embárrass
embrŏidery
émbryo *émbrio
eménds alters = aménds make, cf. imménse huge
emërge
émigrate cf. ímmigrâte
émigrè can be written with French accents: émigré
éminence grìse *éminónss-grêez
éminent
emôji cf. môjo
emôtion
émpathy
emphysêma
émulate
en French = ón English: en occurs in the following expressions taken from French, which may be italicised: en attendant *onətóndón, en bloc *ón blóck, en clair *ón clãir, en face, *ón fáss, en famille *onfamì, en fête *onfét, en masse, *ón máss, en passant *onpásson, en plein *ón plán, en poste *ón póst, en prise, *ón prêez, en rapport, *ón rappŏr, en route, *ón roôt, en suìte *ón swêet
én, as in én dásh or én-dásh or éndásh
encéphalitis enk-
encore óngk-
encoúrage BrE; AmE ü
énclave - some say óngk-
encúmber cf. incúmbent
endéavour
endógenous cf. indíginous
endûre cf. ínjure
énemy *énəmy, three syllables, not "énmy", cf. énmity, also three syllables
énergy - g as j
energétic - g as j
enfant terrìble *ónfónté-rêebl
enfŏrce require = ín fŏrce applicable
enfŏrceable -ssəb-
engâge
engagé, usually written with a French accent to distinguish it from the previous, *ongázhây
Éngelbert Húmperdinck, the English pop singer, has a g sound in addition to the ng sound, whereas the composer whose name he took should ideally, in conformity with the German, have no extra g sound and a ù: Hùmperdinck
éngine -jín
England *Íng-glənd, English *Íng-glísh: not "Êeng-
énmity, cf. énemy, with added schwa
ennuì *ón-wê
Ênoch *Êenóc
enŏrmous
enoúgh *inúff
en pássant *ompásson - last syllable nasalised
enquîre, enquîry or inquîre, inquîry; AmE ínquiry = enquiry
ensemble *onsómble
énsign *énsən, *énsîne
ensûe -syû
ensůre verify = insůre insurance, verify; BrE *inshåw, AmE *inshûre [1]
énter
entîre *íntŷre, cf. MácIntyre etc.
entîrety *entîrity
entouràge *óntùràzh
éntrance enter
entrānce beguile
entrèe, can have French accent entrée, *óntrây
entrepôt *óntrəpô
entreprenëur ón-; AmE -neûr
enúnciate´
envélop verb
énvelôpe noun - some say ón-
envîronment, environméntalist: -nm-
Eôín = Ôwen
epicûrêan
épitāph
epítomê
êpóch -ók; some AmE *épək
Épsteîn Brian; some others are Épstêin
êqual
eqùality
equâte
equatǒrial
equilíbrium: ê or é
équitable
équity
equívocal
Equûleus
ër hesitation = BrE ërr error
êra BrE; AmE éra time = BrE érror mistake, or *éəra (*ãira); cf. ãrea, ària
erádicate cf. írrigate
erâse BrE -z, AmE -ss
Érdogàn *Ãirdowàn or Ërdowàn
ére before = ãir oxygen = héir estate = é'er ever
ërgo
Eritrèa, Eritrêa
ërmíne
ërne eagle = ëarn money = ürn pot
Ërnest = ëarnest sincere
erógenous, cf. heterogêneous
Êrós
erótic
ërr BrE; AmE érr = AmE ãir, cf. êar
Érrol Flynn = Érroll Garner
érror BrE = éra AmE, so American Názi éra sounds as if it means Nàzi érror to British and Commonwealth speakers
érudîte
escâpe
escâpist
eschêat, s and ch pronounced separately: second syllable = chêat
Éscher M.C. makes a minimal pair with Êsher England
escheŵ, s and ch pronounced separately: second syllable = cheŵ
éspìonàge -àzh
Ésther = (much rarer) Éster
ÉTA Basque = Étta person
ét ál
Ètàn Pâtz
etc. = ét cétera: not pronounced 'ixetra' and not spelt *ect
êther, cf. êither/eîther
éthnocéntric one word
ethnógraphy
êthŷl, cf. Éthel
êtìolate
étiquette *éttikétt
Êton school = êaten eat = Êton = Êaton persons
Etônian
eû- well = yoû pronoun
Eûcharist Yûkə-
eûchre *yûker
Eûgêne = yoû, Jêan
eûlogy
eûphemism
eûro currency = Eûro sport, EU = Yûro Timi
Eurôpa *Yurôpa Jupiter, mythology
Eûrope *Yûrəp
Europêan *Yuropêan
Eûrôs football = eûros currency, -z
Euroscéptic *Yurosképtic, capitalised as it refers to the European Union
eûrozône, not capitalised as it refers to the euro currency
euthanâsia -âzìyə, or palatalised, ≈ yoûth an' Âsia
evanéscent év-
Évans makes a minimal pair with héavens
eváporate cf. vâporise
êve before cf. êaves roof
êven cf. Évan (minimal pair)
evént
Évelyn usually female
Êvelyn usually male
éverybody
éveryday: the one-word form is an attributive adjective as in éveryday lîfe; cf. wê gét úp évery dây
éveryone everybody cf. évery òne each
évery tîme two words, cf. sòmetime or other, anytime *énnytime, which can be one or two, depending on sense
Evgény = Yevgény, strictly with (another) invisible 'y': *Yevgyény (Евгений)
êvil cf. dévil
evolûtion BrE ê-, AmE é-
eŵe sheep = yoû me = yeŵ tree
éx lover = éx- past = Éxe river
exácerbate
exággerate -ájərâte
exámíne
exāmple (cf. "exemple" in French)
excél
éxcellent
*excéntric eccéntric exé-
excépt exception = accépt receive, cf. exémpt
éxcërpt noun, excërpt verb
exchéquer -ker
excîte
excîting excite, cf. éxíting exit
exclamâtion, cf. exclâim
excûse forgive -z, reason -ss
éxeát *éxiat
éxecute
execûtion
exécutive
exécutor
exémpt, cf. excépt
éxercise practise ≈ éxŏrcise spirit
exërgue *exërg
exhíbit
exhibítion
exhílarating silent h, cf. hilãrious
éxîle
exístence
existéntial
éxiting exit, cf. excîting excite, both one t
éxited exit, cf. excìted excite
éxodus
exónerâte
éxŏrcise, cf. éxercise (minimal pair, or both may have medial schwa)
expátriate -ət, cf. pâtriot, also ət
expêrìence *ixpêərêənss
expéríment
expertìse -têez, cf. other words ending in -ise, mostly -îze
explanâtion, cf. explâin
explêtive BrE; éxpletive AmE
explŏit use
éxplŏit dare
explôsíve -sív or -zív
expôse
exposé normally has French accent to distinguish it from the above, *expôzây - either stressed
extól or extôl
éxtra *xtra
éxtradîte
extrávagant
extravagánza
extraŏrdinary - the first a often is not heard: *extrŏrdinary
extrêmist
éxtrovërt
eŷe see = Î am = aŷe yes
eŷesîght one word, *îsîte
eŷeẁash one word, *îwósh
èyot islet = âit islet, alternative spelling = èight 8
Éyre Jane = ãir breathe, etc.
éyrie bird has variant pronunciations (êyrie, eŷrie) and spellings (éyry, ãérie and ãéry = ãiry light); cf. Lâke Êrie = êerie weird
Ezêkiel