Pronunciation Respelling Key
Modified on: Wednesday, May 31, 2023 at 10:54 PM Eastern
| Vowels | Examples |
|---|---|
| a | bat |
| ah | father |
| air | bear, Mary |
| ar | farther |
| arr | marry |
| aw | bought |
| ay | bait |
| e | bet |
| eh | prestige |
| ee | beat |
| ee | happy, serious |
| eer | beer, nearer |
| err | merry |
| ew | cute, beauty, dew |
| ewr | cure, lure |
| eye | item, yikes |
| i | bit |
| ih | historic |
| ire | hire |
| irr | mirror |
| o | bot |
| oh | boat |
| oir | coir |
| oo | boot, you |
| oo | influence, fruition |
| oor | poor, tourist |
| or | horse, pour, forum |
| orr | moral |
| ow | bout, vow |
| owr | flour |
| oy | choice, boy |
| u | but |
| uh | frustration |
| ur | bird, furry |
| urr | hurry |
| uu | book |
| uurr | courier |
| y | bite, bide |
| ə | about, comma |
| ər | letter |
| Consonants | Examples |
|---|---|
| b | buy |
| ch | church, nature |
| d | dye, ladder |
| dh | thy, this |
| f | fight |
| g | go |
| gh | guess, guitar |
| h | high |
| j | jive |
| k | kite, sky, lock |
| kh | loch, Chanukah |
| l | lie, sly |
| m | my |
| n | nigh |
| ng | ring, singer |
| nk | sink |
| p | pie, spy |
| r | rye, try |
| s | sigh |
| ss | ice, tense |
| sh | shy |
| t | tie, sty, latter |
| tch | church, natural |
| th | thigh |
| v | vine |
| w | wine |
| wh | whine |
| y | you |
| z | zoo |
| zh | pleasure |
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