English spellings/Catalogs/Retro N
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This page lists pronunciations of English words that end in N. The list is in retroalphabetical order, that is, alphabetically beginning with the final letter of the word (in this case N) and continuing backwards through it.
The apostrophe is treated as the last letter of the alphabet, after Z. Click on the blue "Catalogs" link below the article title for a pronunciation key.[e]
bán
Cáliban
Tálebán is now a rare variant of Tálibán
ürban
subürban
Dürban
türban
cán
Gŏrdon rhymes with Jŏrdan
-tion crustâcean
lôtion rhymes with ôcean
dêan
clêan
mêan
-ìən epicûrêan
BrE shŏrn = Shåun = Seån
fán
Reâgan
begán
Mégan
Fínnegan
Rêgan
vêgan
Mílligan
Múlligan
hoôligan
Wígan
Hôgan
Lôgan
ŏrgan
Mŏrgan
Hánrahán
-ləhán Cállaghán
-nəhən Mürnaghan
Áfghán
Ìan
-íshən abstract -ítion = person -ícian
magícian
logícian
technícian
patrícian
musícian
mathematícian
dietícian
politícian
statistícian
Barbados Barbâdian
Arcâdian
Canada Canâdian
Florida Florídian
Índian
guàrdian
*Óstrâlìən in rapid speech ends like míllion etc., -lyən: Austrâlian
reptílian
civílian
Brazílian
Gíllian
Panama Panamânian
always -ãrian
nonagenãrian
quinquagenãrian
septuagenãrian
sexagenãrian
octogenãrian
lîbrãrian
sectãrian
vegetãrian
humanitãrian
libertãrian
Brîan
Calàbrìan
Cantábrìan
Âdrìan
Hâdrian
histŏrian
from -sia + n, = -sion, mostly -zh- -sian
-zh- Âsian
-zh- Caucâsian
-zh- Frêsian
Artêsian
Cartêsian
AmE -izh-, BrE -ízì- Parísian
-shən = -tion -tian
Hâitian
Dalmâtian
nâtion rhymes with *Crôw-âshən Croâtian
Alsâtian
Títian
-bîzh- Azerbaijàn
mán
*Îləv-Mán Îsle of Mán
mostly -mən -man
mádman
pâcemán
polìceman
Hôlman rhymes with Côleman
hénchman
Ammàn
Omàn
wù- woman
Sûpermán
gásmán
ómbùdsman
Cóngressman
húntsman
army bátman
Robin Bátmán
hítmán
fròntmán
táxmán
bôgeymán
Nŷman
Wŷman
-ən Kôfi Ánnan
Jôan
môan
alone lône = lend lôan
grôan
god Pán = food pán
Japán
Irān
Orān
Morán
góssan
tán
Naples Neapólitan
cosmopólitan
metropólitan
Tîtan
súltan
súntán
Spàrtan
tàrtan
can be stressed in any word depending on speaker; below are probably the most common pronunciations: -stān
Pakistàn
Uzbékistan
Tajíkistan
Afghánistan
Wazíristan
Manháttan
ván
ẁan
Tŷ- Taiwàn
Rŷan
Brîan = Brŷan
ón = French en
N én
dén
-dən -den
Âden
Êden
Swêden
wîden
cf. Lòndon, both -dən: Cámden
Hámpden
Màrsden
Shêen = shêen
splêen
cf. gángrêne: grêen
sêen
fén
j-: gén
usually -jən -gen
hard g: Fâgen
smídgen
páthogen
hálogen
hŷdrogen
nîtrogen
óxygen
hén
v sound: Stêven = Stêphen
hŷphen
dh- thén
léngthen
stréngthen
Tólkiên
*âylêeən âlìen
mêan = second element of chòw miên
wêaken
tâken
brácken
spôken
brôken
tôken
wôken
dàrken
heàrken
woòllen
póllen
swôllen
mén
usually -mən, é when emphasising plural: -men
sêmen
Yémen
spécimen
wí- women
spŏrtsmen
ácumen *ákyəmən
chíldren
bréthren
wörsen
léssen
delicatéssen
bêaten
*sóffən sóften
kíndergarten
*fāssən fāsten
*hâyssən hâsten
túngsten
*líssən lísten
*glíssən glísten
*mǒissən mǒisten
flátten
Pátton = Pátten
bird bíttërn ≈ bite bítten
smítten
Brítain = Brítten
íll-gótten
héaven
hâven
mâvin, mâven
êven
eléven
séven
v sound: Stêphen = Stêven
gíven
lîven
enlîven
ríven
shríven
òven
còven
or prû- prôven
wôven
Gwén
Ôwen
Díxon rhymes with víxen
óxen
yén
Zén
dénizen
cítizen
-n -gn
Champâgne makes a minimal pair with campâign
vèin rhymes with dèign
would fâin = pretend fèign
wet râin = horse rèin = monarch rèign
*sóvrin sóvereign
-eig- as schwa (*fórrun): fóreign
-lîne malîgn
-nîne benîgn
mathematics sîne = signal sîgn
-zîne desîgn
-zîne resîgn
-sîne énsîgn
-pyûne impûgn
Jóhn
Kôhn
pub ínn = out ín
Câin
disdâin
gâin
*əgén; some regularise it to agâin: again
slâin
explâin
mâin
cf. germâne relevant = Germâine person: remâin
horse rèin = rule rèign = wet râin
brâin
drâin
Bahrâin
terrâin
trâin
strâin
restrâin
constrâin
retâin
persons Brítten = Brítton = native Bríton = country Brítain
-tín cáptain
cërtain
ascertâin
entertâin
cürtain
vâin
Wâyne = Wãin
Scriábín
Dóbbin
person Róbin = bird róbin
Tôbin
dín
Bórodín
skèin
water râin = monarch rèign = horse rèin
prôtêin
fín
bóffin
cóffin
élfin
j- gín
thín
*wíth ín withín
Swíthin
mánikin
lárrikin
pípkin
adrénalíne or adrénalín
Stàlín
penicíllin
ampicíllin
kâolin
mándolin
violín
Berlín
Mërlin
Lénín
detërmine rhymes with vërmin
pín
sh- BrE chágrin AmE chagrìn
sín
-ss- bâsin
-z- résin
tín
crétin
Pûtín
Gávín
mâven, mâvin
Kévín
Lévin
Prévin
Álvin
Élvin
Màrvin
-m -mn
water dám = condemn dámn
condémn
sólemn
cólumn
åutumn
man hím = church hýmn
out ín = pub ínn
cf. Glýn: Flýnn
ón
mostly schwa, as are Cámden, Màrsden, Hámpden, Hámpton: -on
càrbon
bâcon
bêacon
Mácón
Méxican rhymes with léxicon
university, clothing dón
Wímbledon
Básildon
Brándon
Héndon
Bréndan = Bréndon
Lòndon
mástodón
cŏrdon
gàrden makes a minimal pair with Gŏrdon
Ôdeon
-jən -geon
curmúdgeon
pígeon
-njən dúngeon
sürgeon
stürgeon
-nchən trúncheon
or -nyən: bandônêon
Lêón
*kəmêlêən; AmE -mê-; in fast speech -lyən, like míllion, Austrâlian: chamaêlêon
*gállìon gálleon
Napôleon
nêón
péntagon
bándwagon
àrgón
BrE *pólygən, AmE pólygón
AmE can be -ón: márathon
AmE can be -ón: pýthon
îón
-yən -ion
most words spelt thus in Spanish are -tion in English: -cion
-sh- suspícion
Asunción
-sh- côërcion
scîon
accŏrdion
rêgion
lêgion
relígion
pássion rhymes with fáshion
cf. percússion, also -sh-: cùshion
lîon
battálion
dándêlîon
vermílion
gálleon rhymes with stállion
bíllion
míllion
tríllion
búllion
ònion
ûnion
scǒrpion
Orîon
cárrion
centûrion
-zhən after vowels, -shən after consonants, including after another s; after r: BrE -shən, AmE -zhən: -sion
occâsion
invâsion
lêsion
vísion
télevision
revísion
divísion
súbdivision
supervísion
revúlsion
scánsion
expánsion
-énshən -éntion = -énsion
comprehénsion
pénsion
suspénsion
ténsion
preténsion
exténsion
-shən in BrE, -zhən in AmE -rsion
immërsion
avërsion
dîvërsion
convërsion
excürsion
-shn -ssion
fáshion rhymes with pássion
compássion
concéssion
conféssion
dîgréssion
depréssion
expréssion
compréssion
séssion
míssion
ím- emíssion
commíssion
əm- omíssion
concússion
percússion
fûsion
delûsion
illûsion
intrûsion
mostly -shən –tion
inundâtion
foundâtion
creâtion
recreâtion
allegâtion
renunciâtion
pronunciâtion
revelâtion
installátion
constellátion
confirmâtion
formâtion
nâtion
dézzig- designâtion
rézzig- resignâtion
rátion
reparâtion
vî- vibrâtion
mî- migrâtion
émí- emigrâtion
immigrâtion
abberâtion
cô-operâtion
orâtion
elaborâtion
collaborâtion
AmE colorâtion
corporâtion
durâtion
BrE colourâtion
affectâtion
recitâtion
levitâtion
indentâtion
aggravâtion
deprivâtion
ovâtion
relaxâtion
annexâtion
-kshən -ction
áction
afféction
conféction
low abjéction = no objéction
BrE can be -éxion: refléction
colléction
BrE can be -éxion: connéction
eréction
diréction
díction
contradíction
benedíction
*sángktchən sánction
*úngktchən únction
*fúngktchən fúnction
*júngktchən júnction
*cəmpúngkshən compúnction
destrúction
súction
delêtion
complêtion
discrétion
ignítion
definítion
preposítion
proposítion
opposítion
competítion
frûítion
-énshən -énsion = -éntion
méntion
deténtion
inténtion
atténtion
prevéntion
ôcean rhymes with lôtion
devôtion
cáption
excéption
redémption
exémption
óption
absŏrption
erúption
disrúption
abŏrtion
contŏrtion
*dî-jéshchən digéstion
*indijéshchən indigéstion
*cənjéshchən congéstion
contribûtion
distribûtion
execûtion
ablûtion
pollûtion
solûtion
ré- resolûtion
ê-, é- evolûtion
dé- devolûtion
ré- revolûtion
-éxion is, except for compléxion, BrE only: other words end in -éction: éxion
so AmE, BrE refléction = BrE only refléxion
cf. conféction: *compléction compléxion
fíction rhymes with crucifíxion
Yûkón
sálón
tálon
-áthlón
nŷlón
pŷlón
dêmon
lémon
Sólomon
Lébanon
cánnon
Shánnon
Lénnon
moôn
raccoôn or racoôn
cocoôn
tycôon
buffoôn
typhôon
balloôn
lampoôn
harpoôn
spitoôn
cf. càrton: cartoôn
upón
person Bárron = lord báron
person Sháron
person AmE Sharôn, BrE Sharón
sáffron
eléctrón
neûtrón
sh- chévrón
Bŷron
Stŷron
boy sòn
bîson
pŏison
príson
Ánderson
Hénderson
bátón
Áshton
Élton
Lýttelton
prôtón
Clápton
Hámpton
Úpton
càrton
Nŏrton
east êastern BrE = person Êaston
west wéstern BrE = person Wéston
cf. Féatherstone, etc. Ålston
Màrston
Rŏyston
bútton
mútton
Sútton
wòn
cf. Jáckson, Híckson, etc. Díxon
Níxon
Ríxon
Éxxón
bàrn
dàrn
ëarn
lëarn
cf. wårm, wörm: wear wŏrn = person Wårne = warning wårn
yàrn
direction türn = bird tërn
lántern
stërn
astërn
persons Pátten = Pátton = BrE arrange páttern
cávern
távern
wŷvern
bŏrn
neŵbŏrn
cŏrn
cf. wriggly wörm - warning wårn = wear wŏrn
ürn
bürn
chürn
adjöurn
morning mǒrn = death moůrn
round türn
do dòne = colour dún
fún
gún
nòun
shine sún
Whítsun
dåwn
påwn
spåwn
dråwn
pråwn
heŵn
streŵn
*sône seed sewn
ôwn
gòwn
blôwn
môwn
renòwn
*nôan knôwn
bròwn
cròwn
dròwn
grôwn
tòwn
Flýnn rhymes with Glýn
Boleýn
Neŵlyn
Sélwyn