Pronunciation Key

a
aa
aw
ay
air
b, bb
ch
d, dd

at
father
all
day
hair
but, ribbon
chin
do, ladder
about, item
edible, common
circus
egg
eel
fond, differ
go, giggle
hat
when
it
ice
juice, pigeon
key, thick

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Pronunciation Key

l, ll
let, silly
v, vv
very, savvy
'l
apple
w
wet
m, mm
mother, hammer
y
yes
'm
rhythm
z, zz
zoo, blizzard
n, nn
not, funny

vision
'n
fashion
ng
song
o
odd

open

good
oo
school
e
ow
owl
In foreign words:
ee
oy
oil
f, ff
p, pp
pen, happy
kh
as in German Bach
g, gg
r, rr
road, carry
as in Scottish loch
h
s, ss
say, lesson
aN
as in French vin
hw
sh
sheep
aaN
as in French blanc
i
th
thin
oN
as in French bon

th
this
N
as in French un
j, jj
t, tt
tell, butter

as in German schn
k
u
up

as in French rue
ur
urge
Stress marks: as in secret [sk rt] ` as in secretary [skr tree]
Note: This dictionary uses double letters to show many sounds in the middle of words, because English spelling normally uses
double letters in these positions. This is one of several ways that the system of spelling pronunciations here is more natural and
easier to use than the systems in many other dictionaries.

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