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'''ê''': '''bê mê récipê catástrophê Penélopê Lêthê hypërbolê mêthane sêrum dêvious mêdia rêtail dêmon Êly mêtre''' ''BrE distance, poem'' | '''ê''': '''bê mê récipê catástrophê Penélopê Lêthê hypërbolê mêthane sêrum dêvious mêdia rêtail dêmon Êly mêtre''' ''BrE distance, poem'' | ||
'''êa''': '''sêa water lêave hêat sêat bêat''' ''hit'' '''nêat êasy mêal drêam têam hêath | '''êa''': '''sêa''' ''water'' lêave hêat sêat bêat''' ''hit'' '''nêat êasy mêal drêam têam hêath | ||
'''êe: sêe vision frêe trêe fêel whêel grêed fêed spêed bêet''' ''sugar'' '''êel rêel | '''êe: sêe''' ''vision'' '''frêe trêe fêel whêel grêed fêed spêed bêet''' ''sugar'' '''êel rêel | ||
'''ê●e''': '''Pêter scêne êven fêver mêter''' ''AmE, BrE machine'' '''complête compête | '''ê●e''': '''Pêter scêne êven fêver mêter''' ''AmE, BrE machine'' '''complête compête | ||
Revision as of 15:08, 10 November 2007
Sounds and their spellings
The bullet (●) represents any consonant. AmE: American English; BrE: British English; other varieties may combine the two. Words in italics suggest meaning in the case of homophones.
Vowels and diphthongs
1. IPA /i:/ ê êa êe ê●e êi ìê aê oê ì ỳ êỳ êo
ê: bê mê récipê catástrophê Penélopê Lêthê hypërbolê mêthane sêrum dêvious mêdia rêtail dêmon Êly mêtre BrE distance, poem
êa: sêa water lêave hêat sêat bêat hit nêat êasy mêal drêam têam hêath
êe: sêe vision frêe trêe fêel whêel grêed fêed spêed bêet sugar êel rêel
ê●e: Pêter scêne êven fêver mêter AmE, BrE machine complête compête
êi: after c: percêive recêive recêipt (-êit) concêit concêive cêiling; after w: wêird wêir (but: wìêld); sêize Shêila Nêil Nêill O´Nêill
ìê: before v: belìêve relìêve grìêve
aê: stressed, from Greek (BrE): Aêschylus encyclopaêdia; unstressed in Latin plurals: nébulae nôvae fŏrmulae
oê: BrE (AmE has ê alone) from Greek: Oêdipus amoêba foêtus oêstrogen oenólogy subpoêna
ì: from French: machìne Christìne magazìne nìche elìte
ỳ: normally unstressed: fúnny sílly crâzy lâzy êasy wítty déxterity Yvétte Yvónne; stressed: Lỳón Lỳse Mervỳna
êỳ: unstressed: nôsey pôsey láckey jóckey balôney álley Hàrvey
êo: pêople
2. /ɪ/ í ý u o e ’ eí íe