English spellings/Catalogs/U: Difference between revisions

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This page lists pronunciations of English words that begin with U. To see a different letter (or the main page) navigate with the table at the top.

Û = yoû person

UÈFA *yu-wâfə

uhúh

Uìghur *Wêeger, cf. Sêeger

ukelèlê yû-

Ukrâine Yû-; -âine, not -âne

umbílical

ún- not hyphenated

úndergròund adjective before noun, metro, one word; otherwise under gròund

underrâted -rr-

understánd one word

undertâke

únder wây or únderwây

undo -û

ÛNICEF YÛ-

únidéntified

ûnîted yû-

unknôwn - silent k, so two n’s sounded

unnôticed - two n’s sounded

unprécedented

úprŏar

ür- original = ër pause

Urânus *Yərânəss: *Yùrənəss is a euphemism

ürban town

urbâne civilised

ürchin

Ürdu

ûríne yû-

urînal yû-

ürn ashes = ëarn money = ërne eagle

Ürquhart *Ürkət, Ürcàrt, *Ïrk-heàrt

Ùruguay Yù-

ÛS America *yû-wéss, cf. ús we

ûse noun *yoôss as in ẁhat ís the ûse? verb *yoôz as in ûse mîne

ûsed use *yoôzd as in ûsed cars; habituated *yoôst as in Î’m ûsed to thát and wê ûsed to gô thére

Ûtàh *yû-

Utôpia Yû- cf. eûlogy, also yû-

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 '''ukelèlê''' yû-
-'''Ukrâine''' Yû-; -âine, not -âne
+'''Ukrâine''' Yû-; -'''âine''', not -âne
 '''umbílical
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 '''úndergròund''' ''adjective before noun'', ''metro'', one word; otherwise '''under gròund
-'''underrâted''' -rr-
+'''underrâted''' -'''rr'''-
 '''understánd''' one word
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 '''ûnîted''' yû-
-'''unknôwn''' - silent k, so two n’s sounded
+'''unknôwn''' - silent '''k''', so two '''n'''’s sounded
 '''unnôticed''' - two n’s sounded