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This page lists pronunciations of english words that begin with A. To see a different letter (or the main page) navigate with the table to the left.


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===[[A]]===
'''Â''' ''letter'' = '''èh?''' ''what?'' (names of letters are usually written as capitals in text)


[[English_spellings/B|B]]
'''a''' ''article'' *ə: [[schwa]].  It can be a strong form '''â''', like the name of the letter '''Â''', but this can sound pompous, especially in private; it can however be used for emphasis, meaning 'one', as for example of a tennis player trailing 4-6 2-0: '''At lêast hê lêads ín â sét.'''


testing
'''àaah''' ''sentiment'' ≈ '''àaargh''' ''disgust'' (more '''a''''s may be added) ≈ '''àh''' ''response''
 
'''àardvark'''
 
'''Ãaron''' - also '''Ãron''' or '''Áron''' and now some say '''Áaron''' = '''Árran''' ''Isle''
'''àh''' ''response'' ≈ '''àaah''' ''sentiment'' ≈ '''àaargh''' ''disgust'' (in the latter cases more '''a''''s may be added)
 
'''abándoned''' - not -nned
 
'''Abbàs'''
 
'''ábdomen'''
 
'''abdóminal'''
 
'''Aberdêen'''
 
'''Aberýstwýth'''
 
'''aberrâtion'''
 
'''abét'''
 
'''abhŏr'''
 
'''abhórrent'''
 
'''âble''' ''capable'' = '''Âbel''' ''person''
 
'''abòut''' *əbòut
 
'''abòut-türn
 
'''ábscess'''
 
'''ábsèil''' cf. '''sâil
 
'''ábsence'''
 
'''abstâin'''
 
'''absténtion'''
 
'''ábstinence'''
 
'''abýsmal''' -zməl
 
'''abýss'''
 
'''ácadême'''
 
'''acádemy'''
 
'''académic'''
 
'''accélerate''' ax-, cf. '''excél''', '''éxcellent
 
'''áccent''' áx-
 
'''accéntuate''' -x-
 
'''accépt''' ''receive'' cf. '''excépt''' ''exception''
 
'''áccess''' *áxéss, cf. '''áxis''', '''áxês
 
'''áccident''' áx-
 
'''accidéntally''' áx-
 
'''áccolade'''
 
'''accómmodate''' - two '''c''''s and two '''m''''s
 
'''accòmpany'''
 
'''accòmplíce''' ''person''
 
'''accòmplísh''' ''achieve''
 
'''Accrà'''
 
'''accrûe''' cf. '''acróss'''
 
'''acërbic'''
 
'''âche''' *âke
 
'''achìêve'''
 
'''ácmê'''
 
'''acquiésce''' *aquìéss, cf. '''quiéscent''' *kwìéssent, '''quîet''' *kwîət
 
'''acquîre''' *aquîre
 
'''acquít'''
 
'''âcreage''' *âkerage
 
'''acróss''' cf. '''accrûe
 
'''áctual''' *ákchəl
 
'''ácûmen''' cf. '''áccurate
 
'''ácupuncture'''
 
'''ádage'''
 
'''adàgio''' -jô
 
'''ádd''' ''more'' = '''ád''' ''advertisement''
 
'''Áddis''' '''Ábaba'''
 
'''ádditive'''
 
'''addíctive'''
 
'''addréss''' BrE = '''a dréss'''; AmE '''áddress
 
'''adhêre''' ('''d''' and '''h''' pronounced separately)
 
'''adhêsive''' ('''d''' and '''h''' pronounced separately)
 
'''ád hóc'''
 
'''ádjective''' cf. '''ejécted'''
 
'''adjöurn'''
 
'''adjúst''' *ajúst
 
'''ád nåusêám'''
 
'''adôbê'''
 
'''adrénalín''', '''adrénaline
 
'''advānce'''
 
'''ádvent'''
 
'''advénture'''
 
'''ádversary''' -vəsrỳ or '''advërsary
 
'''ádvërt'''
 
'''ádvertise''' never -îze
 
'''advërtísement''' BrE;  AmE '''ádvertîsement
 
'''advîce''' ''noun'' -ss
 
'''advîse''' ''verb'' pronounced but never spelt -îze
 
'''advîser''' = '''advîsor''' (alternatives)
 
'''Aêgêan''' *Êjêən
 
'''ãerial''' ''air'' = '''Ãriel''' ''person
 
'''ãerie'''  ''bird'' = '''ãiry''' ''light'' and = variant spellings of bird: '''ãerie''' = '''éyrie''' = '''éyry
 
'''ãeroplane''' BrE;  AmE '''ãirplane
 
'''Aêschylus''' BrE; AmE Êschylus *Êeskiləss
 
'''aêsthétics''' AmE '''ê'''-
 
'''afféct''' ''alter'' cf. '''efféct''' ''result'' í-
 
'''áffect''' ''emotion''
 
'''afféctive''' ''emotional'' cf. '''efféctive''' ''resultant''
 
'''áffidâvit'''
 
'''affrònt''' cf. '''effròntery
 
'''Afghánistān''' either stressed
 
'''aficionàdo'''
 
'''afrâid'''
 
'''África'''
 
'''Afrikàans''' -ànce
 
'''Afrikàner'''
 
'''āfter'''
 
'''āfterwards'''
 
'''again''', '''against''' both have é, but for some speakers there is a  regular [[spelling pronunciation]]: '''agâin''', '''agâinst
 
'''agâpe''' ''gaping''
 
'''ágapê''' ''eros''
 
'''âge''' cf. '''édge''': Francophones beware
 
'''âgeing''' *âging, *âjing
 
'''âgeist'''
 
'''agô'''
 
'''ágriculture'''
 
'''âid'''  ''help'' = âide ''assistant''; Âids or ÂIDS ''disease'' = âids, âides ''plurals''
 
'''Âids''' or '''ÂIDS'''  ''disease'' = '''âids''', '''âides''' ''plurals''
 
'''ãir'''  ''breathe'' = '''Ãyr''' ''Scotland'' = '''ére''' ''before'' = '''é’er''' ''ever'' = '''héir''' ''estate''
 
'''ãiry'''  ''light'' = all four spellings of '''éyrie''' = '''éyry''' = '''ãerie''' = '''ãery''' ''bird'', cf. '''êerie''' ''strange''
 
'''Âix'''  ''France'' = '''âches''' ''ache''
 
'''alîgn''' = '''a lîne''', cf. '''állŷ''' ''friend'', '''állêy''' ''way''
 
'''aîsle''' ''walking space'' = '''îsle''' ''island''
 
'''Ajáccio''' *Azháxio
 
'''Àjax''' ''Amsterdam'' *Àyáx
 
'''Âjax''' ''person''
 
'''Ál''' ''person'' cf. '''åll''' ''total
 
'''Alabáma'''  one '''m''', cf. '''Montána''', '''Louisiána
 
'''Álan''' = '''Àllen''' = '''Àllan
 
'''alás'''
 
'''Ålbany''' cf. '''Álbânia
 
'''Álbert'''
 
'''Albuquërquê''' *Albəkïrky
 
'''Åldwých'''
 
'''âle'''  ''beer'' = '''âil''' ''ailing''
 
'''Álfred'''
 
'''álgaê''' *áljê or *álgy
 
'''álgorithm'''  rhymes with '''rhýthm
 
'''Áli''' ''person'' = '''álley''' ''walk'' - except Muhámmad '''Àlì''' ''boxer''
 
'''âlias''' *âlius
 
'''Álíce'''
 
'''alîgn''' = '''a lîne''', cf. '''állŷ
 
'''Álistair''' = '''Álastair
 
'''âlias'''
 
'''álibî'''
 
'''âlien'''
 
'''alienâtion'''
 
'''alîgned''' *allîned, cf. '''állied'''
 
'''alîve'''
 
'''åll'''  ''every'' = '''åwl''' ''tool'', cf. '''Ál''' ''a name''
 
'''Alládin'''
 
'''allegâtions''' *allogations
 
'''allége''' cf. '''lédge''', etc.
 
'''alléged''' *aléjd
 
'''allégedly''' *aléjidly
 
'''allelûia''' or '''allelûja''' or '''allelûya'''
 
'''állêy''' ''path'' = '''Áli''' ''person'', cf. '''állŷ
 
'''álligâtor'''
 
'''allót''' ''assign'' = '''a lót''' ''much''
 
'''åll-òut''' ''total'' before noun needs hyphen
 
'''allòwed''' ''permitted'' = '''alòud''' ''heard''
 
'''álloy'''
 
'''állŷ''' ''friend'' cf. '''állêy''', '''alîgn'''
 
'''állŷ''' ''noun''
 
'''allŷ''' ''verb'', cf. '''Álì''' ''person''
 
'''ålmanac'''
 
'''ålmost'''
 
'''àlms''' ''gift'' = BrE '''àrms''' ''body, weapons''
 
'''alóngside''' (one word)
 
'''alòud''' ''audible'' = '''allòwed''' ''permitted''
 
'''alréady''' ''before'' = '''åll réady''' ''ready''
 
'''alrîght''' = '''åll rîght''' - ''same meaning, probably by analogy with'' '''alréady
 
'''Alsâtian'''
 
'''ålso'''
 
'''ålter''' ''change'' = '''åltar''' ''church''
 
'''altërnate''' ''adjective''
 
'''ålternâte''' ''verb''
 
'''altërnative'''
 
'''althôugh''' *åldhô
 
'''alumínium''' BrE; AmE '''alûminum'''
 
'''alvêolar'''
 
'''ålways '''
 
'''ám''' ''be''
 
'''âm''' ''ante meridian'' *â-ém
 
'''ámateur''' *ámətə; AmE can be '''amateûr'''
 
'''ambássador''' cf. '''émbassy
 
'''ámbergrìs''' BrE; AmE '''ámbergrís''' - '''s''' pronounced
 
'''ambítious''' *ámbíshəss
 
'''amén''' BrE à, AmE â
 
'''aménd''' cf. comménd
 
'''aménds''' - ''make'' = '''eménds''' - ''alters''
 
'''âmìable''' cf. âim
 
'''ámícable'''
 
'''amòng'''
 
'''amòunt'''
 
'''an''' *ən: version of a before a consonant
 
'''anáchronism''' -nákr-
 
'''ánalŷse'''
 
'''análysês''' ''plural'' *ənáləssêez
 
'''análysis''' ''singular'' *ənáləssís
 
'''ánalýst'''
 
'''ánarchy''' *ánəkỳ
 
'''áncestor'''
 
'''ánchor''' -nk-
 
'''ánchovy''' -ntsh-
 
'''âncient'''
 
'''and''' *ənd, sometimes '''ánd''' for emphasis = &
 
'''andántè'''
 
'''Ándês'''
 
'''Andêan'''
 
'''Andórra''' AmE -'''ŏrr'''-, cf. '''Pandŏra'''
 
'''Ándreŵ'''
 
'''anémonê''' cf. an '''énemy'''
 
'''ângel''' *ânjəl, cf. ángle
 
'''ánger''' BrE *áng-gə
 
'''ángry''' *áng-gry
 
'''ángst'''
 
'''Anguílla''' -gwí-
'''Anguíllan''' -gwí-
 
'''ánimus''' cf. '''ûnánimous'''
 
'''Ánkara'''
 
'''ánnals''' cf. '''ánalyst'''
 
'''annéx'''  ''verb''
 
'''ánnex''' or ánnexe'''  ''noun''
 
'''annîhilate''' *annîyílâte
 
'''anómaly'''
 
'''ánonýmity'''
 
'''anónymous'''  ''anòther one word''
 
'''ānswer''' ''w is silent'': BrE *ànsə, AmE *ánsr
 
'''Antàrctica'''  ''first c can be silent''
 
'''ántê''' ''before'' = '''ántì-'''
 
'''Ánthony''' (usual) = '''Ántony''' ''Mark'', -tə-
 
'''ántì''' ''against'' = '''ántê'''-; AmE '''ántî'''-
 
'''ántidote'''
 
'''Antìgua''' -gə
 
'''antirrhînum''' *antirŷnum
 
'''antisémitism'''
 
'''anxîety''' *angzîety
 
'''ánxious''' *ánkshəss
 
'''any'''  ''thing'' é-, cf. '''Ánnie''' - ''person''
 
'''anybody''' *énnybódy one word
 
'''any mŏre'''  ''two words''
 
'''anyone''' *énnywún, one word
 
'''anyway'''  ''despite, one word'', cf. where '''wây''' is a noun: any wây yoû loòk at ít
 
'''apâce'''  ''fast'' = '''a pâce'''  ''step''
 
'''apàrtheîd''' (-tîte)
 
'''apéritìf'''  ''either stressed''
 
'''aphêlion''' *áfêlian
 
'''apìêce'''  ''each'' one word = '''a pìêce''' - ''part''
 
'''apócalypse'''
 
'''apólogîse'''  ''verb''
 
'''apólogíes'''  ''plural noun''
 
'''apóstasy'''
 
'''apóstrophê'''
 
'''appål''' - AmE can be '''appåll'''
 
'''appålling'''
 
'''apparátchik'''
 
'''ápparâtus''' BrE  either stressed (to children  '''apparatus''' can sound plural, ‘apperators’); AmE '''apparátus
 
'''appárel'''
 
'''appárent
 
'''appêar
 
'''appêasement
 
'''appêaser
 
'''applåuse
 
'''approval'''  ''-prû-
 
'''approve'''  ''-prû-
 
'''âpricot
 
'''à priŏrî'''  ''two words
 
'''àpriŏrísm'''  ''one word
 
'''apropôs''' *ápropô
 
'''Aquãrius
 
'''Árab'''  ''adjective, person''
 
'''Arâbian'''  ''adjective''
 
'''Árabic'''  ''language''
 
'''àrc'''  ''circle'' = '''Àrk''' - ''Noah''
 
'''archâíc''' *àrkâyíc
 
'''archeólogy'''  ''àrk-
 
'''archipélago''' ''àrk-''
 
'''àrchive''' *àrkîve
 
'''ãrêa'''  ''space'' *ãrêə''', cf. '''ària''', '''êra
 
'''Argentìna''' - ''Àrj-
 
'''àrgil'''  ''clay'' - soft g
 
'''Argŷll'''  ''Scotland'' = '''Argŷle''' - ''Plymouth'' - hard g
 
'''àrgue
 
'''àrgument
 
'''ària'''  ''opera'' cf. '''ãrea'''
 
'''árid
 
'''Ãries'''  ''-ríz
 
'''árístocrat''' BrE '''á''' stressed, AmE '''í''' stressed
 
'''aristocrátic
 
'''Àrkansas''' BrE ''-såw'', AmE ''-sà
 
'''arrést
 
'''arrhythmic
 
'''àrsenal''' *àrssnəl
 
'''arrhýthmic
 
'''àrtefact
 
'''artêsian'''  ''well'' *àrtêzhən
 
'''artifícial''' ''-shəl
 
'''artisán'''  ''art'' *àrtizán
 
'''àrtist'''  ''art''
 
'''artìste'''  ''stage''
 
'''ascént'''  ''climb'' = '''assént''' - ''agree''
 
'''ascertâin
 
'''ÁSEAN''' or '''Ásean''' - ''association'' *ássián, cf. '''Âsian Asia''', *Âzhan
 
'''Âsia''' *Âsha or *Âzha
 
'''askānce
 
'''ásphalt
 
'''áspirin'''  ''-spr-'', cf. '''aspîring
 
'''assássin'''  ''four '''s'''’s
 
'''assént''' ''agree'' = '''ascént''' - ''climb
 
'''ássét
 
'''assûme''' ''-syûme
 
'''assûre''' AmE '''-shûre''', BrE '''–shůre
 
'''ásterisk
 
'''Ásterix
 
'''ásthma''' *ássma
 
'''asúnder
 
'''as wéll''' two words
 
'''asŷlum
 
'''âte''' AmE; BrE *ét
 
'''âthêíst''' cf. '''aesthétic
 
'''atrôcious -shəss
 
'''atrócity
 
'''áttaboy'''  ''one word
 
'''attáchè -áshè
 
'''attörney
 
'''Åuckland
 
'''auctionêer åuk-
 
'''augúst''' ''revered''
 
'''Åugust''' ''month''
 
'''āunt''' ''uncle'' AmE = '''ánt''' ''insect''
 
'''au fâit''' *ô-fây
 
'''au fónd''' *ô-fón, French nasal -'''ón
 
'''au pãir''', '''ôp-
 
'''åural''' ''ear'' = '''ŏral''' ''mouth''
 
'''Àùschwitz''' *Òwshvíts
 
'''åuspices
 
'''Aussie''' ''Australasian'' = '''Óssy''' = '''Óssie''' ''persons''
 
'''Austen''' ''Jane'' = '''Austin''' ''car, Texas'' '''Ó-
 
'''Austrâlia Ó-
 
'''Austria Ó-
 
'''åutarchy''' ''sovereignty'' = '''åutarky''' ''self-sufficiency''
 
'''authóritative
 
'''authórity
 
'''àùtobàhn
 
'''åutomobìle
 
'''åutumn''' ''silent n'', '''-m
 
'''autúmnal''' ''not silent n
 
'''ávalānche
 
'''ávant gàrde''' ''(gàrde = guàrd)
 
'''avocàdo
 
'''avoirdupŏis''' *ávədə-pŏiz
 
'''åwe
 
'''awêigh''' ''anchors'' = '''awây''' ''go''
 
'''åwful
 
'''åwkward''' *åwquəd
 
'''åwl''' ''tool'' = '''åll''' ''total''
 
'''ÂWOL
 
'''awrŷ
 
'''áxe''' ''chop'' BrE;  AmE '''áx
 
'''áxes''' ''plural'' -íz
 
'''áxis''' ''spin'' -íss
 
'''áxês''' ''plural'' -êz, cf. '''áccess
 
'''áxle''' ''car'' = '''Áxel''' ''person''
 
'''Áxminster
 
'''aŷe''' ''yes'' = '''eŷe''' ''see'' = '''Î''' ''me''
 
'''Ãyr''' ''Scotland'' = '''ãir''' ''breathe''
 
'''Ãyrshire
 
'''Azerbaijàn''' Ázerbaî-jàn
 
'''Azéri
 
'''ázure'''' -zh-

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This page lists pronunciations of english words that begin with A. To see a different letter (or the main page) navigate with the table to the left.

A

 letter = èh? what? (names of letters are usually written as capitals in text)

a article *ə: schwa. It can be a strong form â, like the name of the letter Â, but this can sound pompous, especially in private; it can however be used for emphasis, meaning 'one', as for example of a tennis player trailing 4-6 2-0: At lêast hê lêads ín â sét.

àaah sentiment ≈ àaargh disgust (more a's may be added) ≈ àh response

àardvark

Ãaron - also Ãron or Áron and now some say Áaron = Árran Isle

àh response ≈ àaah sentiment ≈ àaargh disgust (in the latter cases more a's may be added)

abándoned - not -nned

Abbàs

ábdomen

abdóminal

Aberdêen

Aberýstwýth

aberrâtion

abét

abhŏr

abhórrent

âble capable = Âbel person

abòut *əbòut

abòut-türn

ábscess

ábsèil cf. sâil

ábsence

abstâin

absténtion

ábstinence

abýsmal -zməl

abýss

ácadême

acádemy

académic

accélerate ax-, cf. excél, éxcellent

áccent áx-

accéntuate -x-

accépt receive cf. excépt exception

áccess *áxéss, cf. áxis, áxês

áccident áx-

accidéntally áx-

áccolade

accómmodate - two c's and two m's

accòmpany

accòmplíce person

accòmplísh achieve

Accrà

accrûe cf. acróss

acërbic

âche *âke

achìêve

ácmê

acquiésce *aquìéss, cf. quiéscent *kwìéssent, quîet *kwîət

acquîre *aquîre

acquít

âcreage *âkerage

acróss cf. accrûe

áctual *ákchəl

ácûmen cf. áccurate

ácupuncture

ádage

adàgio -jô

ádd more = ád advertisement

Áddis Ábaba

ádditive

addíctive

addréss BrE = a dréss; AmE áddress

adhêre (d and h pronounced separately)

adhêsive (d and h pronounced separately)

ád hóc

ádjective cf. ejécted

adjöurn

adjúst *ajúst

ád nåusêám

adôbê

adrénalín, adrénaline

advānce

ádvent

advénture

ádversary -vəsrỳ or advërsary

ádvërt

ádvertise never -îze

advërtísement BrE; AmE ádvertîsement

advîce noun -ss

advîse verb pronounced but never spelt -îze

advîser = advîsor (alternatives)

Aêgêan *Êjêən

ãerial air = Ãriel person

ãerie bird = ãiry light and = variant spellings of bird: ãerie = éyrie = éyry

ãeroplane BrE; AmE ãirplane

Aêschylus BrE; AmE Êschylus *Êeskiləss

aêsthétics AmE ê-

afféct alter cf. efféct result í-

áffect emotion

afféctive emotional cf. efféctive resultant

áffidâvit

affrònt cf. effròntery

Afghánistān either stressed

aficionàdo

afrâid

África

Afrikàans -ànce

Afrikàner

āfter

āfterwards

again, against both have é, but for some speakers there is a regular spelling pronunciation: agâin, agâinst

agâpe gaping

ágapê eros

âge cf. édge: Francophones beware

âgeing *âging, *âjing

âgeist

agô

ágriculture

âid help = âide assistant; Âids or ÂIDS disease = âids, âides plurals

Âids or ÂIDS disease = âids, âides plurals

ãir breathe = Ãyr Scotland = ére before = é’er ever = héir estate

ãiry light = all four spellings of éyrie = éyry = ãerie = ãery bird, cf. êerie strange

Âix France = âches ache

alîgn = a lîne, cf. állŷ friend, állêy way

aîsle walking space = îsle island

Ajáccio *Azháxio

Àjax Amsterdam *Àyáx

Âjax person

Ál person cf. åll total

Alabáma one m, cf. Montána, Louisiána

Álan = Àllen = Àllan

alás

Ålbany cf. Álbânia

Álbert

Albuquërquê *Albəkïrky

Åldwých

âle beer = âil ailing

Álfred

álgaê *áljê or *álgy

álgorithm rhymes with rhýthm

Áli person = álley walk - except Muhámmad Àlì boxer

âlias *âlius

Álíce

alîgn = a lîne, cf. állŷ

Álistair = Álastair

âlias

álibî

âlien

alienâtion

alîgned *allîned, cf. állied

alîve

åll every = åwl tool, cf. Ál a name

Alládin

allegâtions *allogations

allége cf. lédge, etc.

alléged *aléjd

allégedly *aléjidly

allelûia or allelûja or allelûya

állêy path = Áli person, cf. állŷ

álligâtor

allót assign = a lót much

åll-òut total before noun needs hyphen

allòwed permitted = alòud heard

álloy

állŷ friend cf. állêy, alîgn

állŷ noun

allŷ verb, cf. Álì person

ålmanac

ålmost

àlms gift = BrE àrms body, weapons

alóngside (one word)

alòud audible = allòwed permitted

alréady before = åll réady ready

alrîght = åll rîght - same meaning, probably by analogy with alréady

Alsâtian

ålso

ålter change = åltar church

altërnate adjective

ålternâte verb

altërnative

althôugh *åldhô

alumínium BrE; AmE alûminum

alvêolar

ålways

ám be

âm ante meridian *â-ém

ámateur *ámətə; AmE can be amateûr

ambássador cf. émbassy

ámbergrìs BrE; AmE ámbergrís - s pronounced

ambítious *ámbíshəss

amén BrE à, AmE â

aménd cf. comménd

aménds - make = eménds - alters

âmìable cf. âim

ámícable

amòng

amòunt

an *ən: version of a before a consonant

anáchronism -nákr-

ánalŷse

análysês plural *ənáləssêez

análysis singular *ənáləssís

ánalýst

ánarchy *ánəkỳ

áncestor

ánchor -nk-

ánchovy -ntsh-

âncient

and *ənd, sometimes ánd for emphasis = &

andántè

Ándês

Andêan

Andórra AmE -ŏrr-, cf. Pandŏra

Ándreŵ

anémonê cf. an énemy

ângel *ânjəl, cf. ángle

ánger BrE *áng-gə

ángry *áng-gry

ángst

Anguílla -gwí-

Anguíllan -gwí-

ánimus cf. ûnánimous

Ánkara

ánnals cf. ánalyst

annéx verb

ánnex or ánnexe noun

annîhilate *annîyílâte

anómaly

ánonýmity

anónymous anòther one word

ānswer w is silent: BrE *ànsə, AmE *ánsr

Antàrctica first c can be silent

ántê before = ántì-

Ánthony (usual) = Ántony Mark, -tə-

ántì against = ántê-; AmE ántî-

ántidote

Antìgua -gə

antirrhînum *antirŷnum

antisémitism

anxîety *angzîety

ánxious *ánkshəss

any thing é-, cf. Ánnie - person

anybody *énnybódy one word

any mŏre two words

anyone *énnywún, one word

anyway despite, one word, cf. where wây is a noun: any wây yoû loòk at ít

apâce fast = a pâce step

apàrtheîd (-tîte)

apéritìf either stressed

aphêlion *áfêlian

apìêce each one word = a pìêce - part

apócalypse

apólogîse verb

apólogíes plural noun

apóstasy

apóstrophê

appål - AmE can be appåll

appålling

apparátchik

ápparâtus BrE either stressed (to children apparatus can sound plural, ‘apperators’); AmE apparátus

appárel

appárent

appêar

appêasement

appêaser

applåuse

approval -prû-

approve -prû-

âpricot

à priŏrî two words

àpriŏrísm one word

apropôs *ápropô

Aquãrius

Árab adjective, person

Arâbian adjective

Árabic language

àrc circle = Àrk - Noah

archâíc *àrkâyíc

archeólogy àrk-

archipélago àrk-

àrchive *àrkîve

ãrêa space *ãrêə, cf. ària, êra

Argentìna - Àrj-

àrgil clay - soft g

Argŷll Scotland = Argŷle - Plymouth - hard g

àrgue

àrgument

ària opera cf. ãrea

árid

Ãries -ríz

árístocrat BrE á stressed, AmE í stressed

aristocrátic

Àrkansas BrE -såw, AmE -sà

arrést

arrhythmic

àrsenal *àrssnəl

arrhýthmic

àrtefact

artêsian well *àrtêzhən

artifícial -shəl

artisán art *àrtizán

àrtist art

artìste stage

ascént climb = assént - agree

ascertâin

ÁSEAN or Ásean - association *ássián, cf. Âsian Asia, *Âzhan

Âsia *Âsha or *Âzha

askānce

ásphalt

áspirin -spr-, cf. aspîring

assássin four s’s

assént agree = ascént - climb

ássét

assûme -syûme

assûre AmE -shûre, BrE –shůre

ásterisk

Ásterix

ásthma *ássma

asúnder

as wéll two words

asŷlum

âte AmE; BrE *ét

âthêíst cf. aesthétic

atrôcious -shəss

atrócity

áttaboy one word

attáchè -áshè

attörney

Åuckland

auctionêer åuk-

augúst revered

Åugust month

āunt uncle AmE = ánt insect

au fâit *ô-fây

au fónd *ô-fón, French nasal -ón

au pãir, ôp-

åural ear = ŏral mouth

Àùschwitz *Òwshvíts

åuspices

Aussie Australasian = Óssy = Óssie persons

Austen Jane = Austin car, Texas Ó-

Austrâlia Ó-

Austria Ó-

åutarchy sovereignty = åutarky self-sufficiency

authóritative

authórity

àùtobàhn

åutomobìle

åutumn silent n, -m

autúmnal not silent n

ávalānche

ávant gàrde (gàrde = guàrd)

avocàdo

avoirdupŏis *ávədə-pŏiz

åwe

awêigh anchors = awây go

åwful

åwkward *åwquəd

åwl tool = åll total

ÂWOL

awrŷ

áxe chop BrE; AmE áx

áxes plural -íz

áxis spin -íss

áxês plural -êz, cf. áccess

áxle car = Áxel person

Áxminster

aŷe yes = eŷe see = Î me

Ãyr Scotland = ãir breathe

Ãyrshire

Azerbaijàn Ázerbaî-jàn

Azéri

ázure' -zh-

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