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'''J''' = '''jây''' ''bird''
'''J''' = '''jây''' ''bird'' = '''Jây'''
 
'''jáckal'''
 
'''jáckáss'''


'''Jáckie''' ''either sex'' = '''Jácky''' ''male'' = '''Jácqui''' ''female
'''Jáckie''' ''either sex'' = '''Jácky''' ''male'' = '''Jácqui''' ''female
'''Jácqueline''' = '''Jácklin'''
'''Jácques''' ''French'' *Zhák, *Zhàk
'''Jâcques''' ''Hattie'' = '''Jâke's'''
'''jacûzzi''' *jəkoôzy


'''Jâin''' ''religion'' = '''Jâne''' ''person'', cf. '''Jêan''', '''Jôan''', '''Jûne
'''Jâin''' ''religion'' = '''Jâne''' ''person'', cf. '''Jêan''', '''Jôan''', '''Jûne
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'''jámb''' ''door'' = '''jám''' ''bread'', rhyming with '''lámb'''
'''jámb''' ''door'' = '''jám''' ''bread'', rhyming with '''lámb'''
'''jambalaŷa'''


'''Jánet
'''Jánet
<nowiki>*</nowiki>Jángo '''Djángo


'''Jânus
'''Jânus


'''Japán
'''Japán
'''Jarreau''' *Jərô
'''Járrow'''
'''jásmíne''' = '''Jásmíne''' = '''Jásmin


'''jéalous''' *jélləss
'''jéalous''' *jélləss


'''Jêan''' = '''Gêne''' ''persons'' = '''gêne''' ''genetics'', cf. '''Jâne''' ''person
'''Jêan''' = '''Gêne''' ''persons'' = '''gêne''' ''genetics'', cf. '''Jâne''' ''person'', '''Jeàn''' ''French male name'' *Zhà (nasal '''à''')
 
'''Jeanétte''' cf. '''Jánet
 
'''Jêanie''', '''Jêannie''' = '''gênie'''


'''jêans''' ''trousers'' = '''gênes''' ''genetics
'''jêans''' ''trousers'' = '''gênes''' ''genetics
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'''Jehôvah's Wítness
'''Jehôvah's Wítness


'''jéll''' ''shape'' = '''gél''' ''hair
'''jejûne'''
 
'''jéll''' = '''gél'''  


'''jélly
'''jélly


'''jéopardy''' *jéppardy, cf. '''léopard''', also silent '''o
'''Jemîma'''
 
'''jéopardy''' *jéppardy, cf. silent '''o''' in '''léopard''' (cf. '''Déf Léppard'''), '''Léonard''' = '''Lénnard


'''Jéricho''' -kô
'''Jéricho''' -kô
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'''jihád
'''jihád
'''jínn''', '''djínn''' ''demon'' = '''gín''' ''drink


'''jínx''' ''bad luck'' = '''jínks''' ''high jinks''
'''jínx''' ''bad luck'' = '''jínks''' ''high jinks''
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'''jóckey''' *jóckie
'''jóckey''' *jóckie


'''jódphurs''' *jódpers
'''jódhpurs''' *jódpers


'''Jôêy''' ''Joseph'' = '''jôey''' ''animal
'''Jôêy''' ''Joseph'' = '''jôey''' ''animal
'''Johánnesburg'''
'''jŏined''' ''participle, adjective''
'''jŏint''' ''noun, adjective
'''Jón''' = '''Jóhn'''
'''Jônes''' = '''Jôan's'''
'''Jôseph''' *Jôzif


'''jöurnal
'''jöurnal
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'''jöurney  
'''jöurney  


'''Jûdâísm''' AmE *Jûdêísm
'''Jŏyce''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''chŏice'''
 
'''Juàn''' ≈ '''òne'''
 
'''Jûdâísm''' or *Jûdêísm
 
'''júdge''' *júj
 
'''júdgment''' = '''júdgement''', *jújment


'''júdgement''' or '''júdgment''': soft '''g
'''judíciary''' *jû-díshary


'''Jûdith
'''Jûdith
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'''jûice''' ''fruit'' *jûce, cf. '''deûce''' ''two, equal''
'''jûice''' ''fruit'' *jûce, cf. '''deûce''' ''two, equal''
'''jûkebox''' one word
'''jûke jŏint''' two words, first stressed


'''Jûlia
'''Jûlia
'''Jûlian''' makes a [[minimal pair]] with '''Gíllian'''


'''Jûlie
'''Jûlie


'''Jûliet''' traditionally has a [[schwa]] for the '''e''', cf. French-style '''Juliétte
'''Jûliet''' traditionally has a [[schwa]] for the '''e''', *Joôlyət, though nowadays often sounds like a French-style '''Juliétte


'''Julŷ''' ''month'' cf. '''Jûdy''', '''Jûlie
'''Julŷ''' ''month'' cf. '''Jûdy''', '''Jûlie
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'''júmpstart''' one word
'''júmpstart''' one word


'''jùnta''' or '''ú''' or h-
'''jùnta''' or '''ú'''; or h-


'''jûry''' ''justice'' = '''Jeŵry''' ''Jew'', cf. '''Dûry''' ''person'', '''Neŵry''' ''town
'''jûry''' ''justice'' = '''Jeŵry''' ''Jew'', cf. '''Dûry''' ''person'', '''Neŵry''' ''town
'''jústíce''' = '''Jústis''', cf. '''Mr Jústíce''' ''judge


'''Jústin
'''Jústin
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'''Jûvenal
'''Jûvenal
'''Juvenâlia


'''jûvenîle
'''jûvenîle
'''juvenília

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Use in English
Alphabetical word list
Retroalphabetical list  
Common misspellings  


This page lists pronunciations of English words that begin with J. To see a different letter navigate with the table above. The apostrophe is treated as the last letter of the alphabet, after Z.

For a pronunciation key, click on the blue "Catalogs" link below the article title.[e]

J = jây bird = Jây

jáckal

jáckáss

Jáckie either sex = Jácky male = Jácqui female

Jácqueline = Jácklin

Jácques French *Zhák, *Zhàk

Jâcques Hattie = Jâke's

jacûzzi *jəkoôzy

Jâin religion = Jâne person, cf. Jêan, Jôan, Jûne

jalópy

jámb door = jám bread, rhyming with lámb

jambalaŷa

Jánet

*Jángo Djángo

Jânus

Japán

Jarreau *Jərô

Járrow

jásmíne = Jásmíne = Jásmin

jéalous *jélləss

Jêan = Gêne persons = gêne genetics, cf. Jâne person, Jeàn French male name *Zhà (nasal à)

Jeanétte cf. Jánet

Jêanie, Jêannie = gênie

jêans trousers = gênes genetics

Jehôvah's Wítness

jejûne

jéll = gél

jélly

Jemîma

jéopardy *jéppardy, cf. silent o in léopard (cf. Déf Léppard), Léonard = Lénnard

Jéricho -kô

Jerôme

Jérry = Gérry

Jéssê = Jéssìê

Jêsus -z-

Jésûít -z-

jéttison

jétty

Jeŵ cf. Jûdaism

jeŵel stone cf. dûel fight = dûal two

jeŵeller *jûəler

jihád

jínn, djínn demon = gín drink

jínx bad luck = jínks high jinks

Jô Josephine, usually = Jôe Joseph

Jôan *Jône; Jôan's = Jônes

Joánna -ôwá- cf. Diána -îyá-

Joánne -ôwán cf. Diáne -îyán

Jôannie = Jôni

jób work

Jôb person

jóckey *jóckie

jódhpurs *jódpers

Jôêy Joseph = jôey animal

Johánnesburg

jŏined participle, adjective

jŏint noun, adjective

Jón = Jóhn

Jônes = Jôan's

Jôseph *Jôzif

jöurnal

jöurney

Jŏyce makes a minimal pair with chŏice

Juàn ≈ òne

Jûdâísm or *Jûdêísm

júdge *júj

júdgment = júdgement, *jújment

judíciary *jû-díshary

Jûdith

Jûdy

jûice fruit *jûce, cf. deûce two, equal

jûkebox one word

jûke jŏint two words, first stressed

Jûlia

Jûlian makes a minimal pair with Gíllian

Jûlie

Jûliet traditionally has a schwa for the e, *Joôlyət, though nowadays often sounds like a French-style Juliétte

Julŷ month cf. Jûdy, Jûlie

júmpstart one word

jùnta or ú; or h-

jûry justice = Jeŵry Jew, cf. Dûry person, Neŵry town

jústíce = Jústis, cf. Mr Jústíce judge

Jústin

Justìne

Jûvenal

Juvenâlia

jûvenîle

juvenília

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