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'''P''' is the sixteenth letter of the [[English alphabet]]. Its name is pronounced like the vegetable ''pea''.
'''P, p''' is a letter of the [[Latin alphabet]]. It is the sixteenth letter of most variants, being placed after [[O (letter)|O]] and before [[Q (letter)|Q]], as is the case for instance in the [[English alphabet]]. Its English name is pronounced [ˈpiː], like the vegetable ''pea''.
 
==Use in English==
==Use in English==
'''p''' is an unvoiced bilabilal stop, an unvoiced '''b''' (compare '''pén''' and '''Bén'''), a popping sound with the lips in the same position as '''b''' and '''m''' (as in '''mén''').  Examples (the accents show stress and pronunciation: see [[English phonemes]]): '''póp, pâper, plûral, pêople, pét, pépper, pénsion, ápt, flípped, câper, apàrt, stoôp, recoûp, groûp, bürp, hàrp, stóp, cóp, rôpe, hŷpe, tŷpe'''.
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'''p''' is a bilabial stop, an unvoiced '''b''' (compare '''pén''' and '''Bén'''), a popping sound with the lips in the same position as '''m''' (as in '''mén'''): '''póp, pâper, plûral, pêople, pét, pépper, pénsion, ápt, flípped, câper, apàrt, stoôp, recoûp, groûp, bürp, hàrp, stóp, cóp, rôpe, hŷpe, tŷpe'''.


'''p''' begins consonant clusters: '''ápfelstrudel, Dáphnê''' (-fn), '''aphrodísiac''' (-fr-), '''plús, apnoêa, présent, Épsom, ápt'''.
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'''p''' begins consonant clusters: '''ápfelstrudel, plús, apnoêa, hypnôsis, hypnótic, présent, Épsom, ápt'''.
   
   
'''p''' is silent at the beginning of a word before '''n, s, t''': '''pterodáctyl, pneumátic, pneumônia, pseûdonym, ptàrmigan, Ptómely''' and in '''recêipt''', which rhymes with '''decêit'''.
'''p''' is silent at the beginning of a word before '''n, s, t''': '''pterodáctyl, pneumátic, pneumônia, pseûdonym, ptàrmigan, Ptólemy''' and in '''recêipt''', which rhymes with '''decêit''' (cf. '''recéption''' -psh-). It is also silent in '''clá'''p'''board''' and '''coû'''p.


It doubles only in the middle, to shorten the preceding vowel: '''hópping''' (cf. '''hópped, hôped'''), '''flóppy''' (cf. '''flóp'''), '''snápped, háppy, háppen, náppy, rípper, cúpped, stépping''', and after an initial vowel as in '''appŏrtion, appŏintment, apprôach, applŷ, opportûnity, úpper'''.
It doubles only in the middle, to shorten the preceding vowel: '''hópping''' (cf. '''hópped, hôped'''), '''flóppy''' (cf. '''flóp'''), '''snápped, háppy, háppen, náppy, rípper, cúpped, stépping''', and after an initial vowel as in '''appŏrtion, appŏintment, apprôach, applŷ, opportûnity, úpper'''.


'''ph''' = f: '''Phílip, trôphy, phenómenon, grāph, apóstrophê, Philadélphia, phãraôh''' (-rô) but '''Stêphen''' = '''Stêven'''.
Usually, '''ph''' = '''f''': '''Phílip, trôphy, phenómenon, grāph, apóstrophê, Philadélphia, phãraôh''' (-rô); but '''Stêphen''' = '''Stêven''' and in some eastern words such as '''P'''h'''nóm Pén'''h, '''K'''h'''mér''', the '''h''' is silent, or, in slower speech, [[schwa]], in English.
 
'''ph''' also begins clusters:  '''Dáphnê''' (-fn-), '''aphrodísiac''' (-fr-).
 
Before '''p''', '''n''' becomes '''m''' (with the exception of '''ínpùt'''): '''impŏrtant, cómpost''', cf. -'''nf'''- in '''informâtion, confŏrm''' (which can be pronounced *ímformâtion, *comfŏrm - as can '''ínpùt''' *impùt, cf. '''impûte''').
 
'''mp''' is pronounced as '''n''' in '''comptrôller''' (= '''contrôller''').


Before '''p''', '''n''' becomes '''m''' (with the exception of '''ínpùt'''): '''impŏrtant, cómpost''', cf. -'''nf'''- in '''informâtion, confŏrm''' (which can be pronounced *ímformâtion, *comfŏrm - as can *impùt, cf. '''impûte''').
==Scientific uses==


==See also==
*p: proton
*[[Spelling pronunciation]]
*p prefix: pico, 10<sup>-12</sup>
*[[Letter (alphabet)]]
*p- prefix: old chemical notation, para[[Category:Suggestion Bot Tag]]
*[[Alphabet]]
*[[Writing system]]
*[[Orthography]]
*[[Written language]]
*[[Writing]]

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P, p is a letter of the Latin alphabet. It is the sixteenth letter of most variants, being placed after O and before Q, as is the case for instance in the English alphabet. Its English name is pronounced [ˈpiː], like the vegetable pea.

Use in English

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p is a bilabial stop, an unvoiced b (compare pén and Bén), a popping sound with the lips in the same position as m (as in mén): póp, pâper, plûral, pêople, pét, pépper, pénsion, ápt, flípped, câper, apàrt, stoôp, recoûp, groûp, bürp, hàrp, stóp, cóp, rôpe, hŷpe, tŷpe.

  • The accents show stress and pronunciation (see English spellings): A: sát, mâde, pàrk, cāst (cást/càst), åll, ãir; E: ére, êar, vèin, fërn; I: sít, mîne, skì, bïrd; O: sóng, môde, lòve, wörd, ŏr; OO: moôn, foòt; U: sún, mûse, fùll, pürr; W: neŵ, ẁant; Y: gým, mŷ, keỳ, mÿrrh.

p begins consonant clusters: ápfelstrudel, plús, apnoêa, hypnôsis, hypnótic, présent, Épsom, ápt.

p is silent at the beginning of a word before n, s, t: pterodáctyl, pneumátic, pneumônia, pseûdonym, ptàrmigan, Ptólemy and in recêipt, which rhymes with decêit (cf. recéption -psh-). It is also silent in clápboard and coûp.

It doubles only in the middle, to shorten the preceding vowel: hópping (cf. hópped, hôped), flóppy (cf. flóp), snápped, háppy, háppen, náppy, rípper, cúpped, stépping, and after an initial vowel as in appŏrtion, appŏintment, apprôach, applŷ, opportûnity, úpper.

Usually, ph = f: Phílip, trôphy, phenómenon, grāph, apóstrophê, Philadélphia, phãraôh (-rô); but Stêphen = Stêven and in some eastern words such as Phnóm Pénh, Khmér, the h is silent, or, in slower speech, schwa, in English.

ph also begins clusters: Dáphnê (-fn-), aphrodísiac (-fr-).

Before p, n becomes m (with the exception of ínpùt): impŏrtant, cómpost, cf. -nf- in informâtion, confŏrm (which can be pronounced *ímformâtion, *comfŏrm - as can ínpùt *impùt, cf. impûte).

mp is pronounced as n in comptrôller (= contrôller).

Scientific uses

  • p: proton
  • p prefix: pico, 10-12
  • p- prefix: old chemical notation, para