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


===[[T]]===
'''T''' = '''têa''' ''drink'' = '''têe''' ''golf'' (also as in '''T-shïrt''', *Têeshirt)
'''T''' = '''têa''' ''drink'' = '''têe''' ''golf


'''tábleau''' *táblô, plural '''tábleaux''' *táblôze
'''tâble''' rhymes with '''lâbel


'''tâilor''' ''clothes'' = '''Tâylor''' ''person''
'''tábleau''' *táblô, plural '''tábleaux''' *táblôze rhymes with '''blôws
 
'''táblet
 
'''tâbletop''' one word
 
'''tábloid
 
'''taekwondô''' *tîe-quón-dôe
 
'''Tahrìr
 
'''tâilor''' ''clothes'' = '''Tâylor'''
 
'''Taiwàn''', '''Taiẁan''' Tî- (cf. '''Thaìland''', also Tî-)
 
'''tâkeover''' ''noun''  


'''tâle''' ''story'' = '''tâil''' ''animal''
'''tâle''' ''story'' = '''tâil''' ''animal''


'''Táliban''' or '''Táleban
'''[[Taliban|Tálibán]]''', '''Tálibàn''' ('''Táleban''' is an increasingly rare alternative)
 
'''Taîwàn


'''tålk''' -åk; more examples in retroalphabetical list
'''tålk''' -åk; more examples in retroalphabetical list
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'''tambourìne
'''tambourìne


'''Támil
'''Támil Nádu''' or '''Nàdu


'''tangerìne
'''tangerìne''' -j-


'''Tanzanìa''' - '''Tá-
'''tántamòunt
 
'''Tánya''', or BrE '''Tànya'''  = AmE '''Tónya'''
 
'''Tanzanìa''', cf. '''Albânia'''


'''taoìseach''' *têeshək
'''taoìseach''' *têeshək
'''tãre''' ''grass'' = '''téar''' ''rip''
'''tàrgeted''' or '''tàrgetted''': since the first '''e''' is unstressed, '''tàrgeted''' could be said to be the more regular option


'''táriff''' *tárrif
'''táriff''' *tárrif


'''tárôt''' rhymes with '''árrôw
'''Táriq''', cf. '''Ẁarwick''', two [[phoneme]]s different: *Wóriq
 
'''tárôt''' ''cards'' = '''táro''' ''plant'', rhymes with '''árrôw


'''tāsk''' cf. '''túsk
'''tāsk''' cf. '''túsk
'''ta-tà''' is probably the most common spelling
'''Tátar'''


'''Tâte''' = '''Tâit
'''Tâte''' = '''Tâit
'''Tâtum


'''tattoô
'''tattoô


'''tåut''' ''firm'' = '''tåught''' ''teach''
'''Tåurus''' = '''tŏrus
 
'''tåut''' ''firm'' = '''tåught''' ''teach'', cf. '''tòut


'''Tbilìsi''' *Təblêezy, *Tblìssi - neither spelt nor pronounced ‘Tibilisi’
'''Tây''' ''person, river
 
'''Tâylor''' = '''tâilor'''
 
'''Tbilìsi''' *Təblêezy, *Tblìssi  


'''Tchaikóvsky''' has a redundant '''T''': *Chŷ-kóffsky
'''Tchaikóvsky''' has a redundant '''T''': *Chŷ-kóffsky
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'''têam''' ''game'' = '''têem''' ''pour''
'''têam''' ''game'' = '''têem''' ''pour''


'''téar''' ''paper''
'''téar''' ''paper'' = '''tãre''' ''grass''


'''têar''' ''cry''
'''têar''' ''cry''
'''têargás'''


'''têase''' ''provoke'' = '''têas''' ''tea''
'''têase''' ''provoke'' = '''têas''' ''tea''
'''téch''' *téc, as also in '''téchnical''', '''technólogy''', '''technìque


'''têenager''' one word
'''têenager''' one word
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'''teetôtaller''' BrE; AmE '''teetôtaler
'''teetôtaller''' BrE; AmE '''teetôtaler


'''Tehràn''' - the [[Persian]] pronunciation 'Té-hràn' is reflected in the spelling, but the sequence -'''éhr'''- does not come naturally in English, so there is (despite an alternative spelling '''Teheràn''') a tendency to drop the [h] and/or to lengthen the '''é''' to  '''è''', Tâyr-
'''Tehràn''' *Té-ràn or *Tè-ràn: the [[Persian]] pronunciation, pronouncing the '''h''' after a closed [e] sound, is reflected in the spelling, but since the sequence -'''ehr'''- does not come naturally in English (giving rise to an alternative, though nowadays hardly used, spelling, "Teh'''e'''ran") there has developed a tendency to lengthen the first vowel to the sound in '''èh?''', making the syllable sound like '''Tây
 
'''Teígnmouth''' *Tínməth
   
   
'''Tél Avìv
'''Tél Avìv''' *Tellavêev


'''télephône
'''télephône
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'''télly  
'''télly  
'''témporally'''
'''temporãrily'''
'''témporary'''


'''ténant''' ''landlord'' = '''Ténnant''' ''person
'''ténant''' ''landlord'' = '''Ténnant''' ''person


'''téndency
'''téndency
'''Tenerìfe
'''Tennessêe


'''ténor''' ''sound'' = '''ténner''' ''money''
'''ténor''' ''sound'' = '''ténner''' ''money''
'''ténsion''' *ténshən makes [[minimal pair]]s with '''atténtion''' and '''inténtion'''
'''tequìla''' -kêela
'''Terêsa''' = '''Therêsa'''; also '''Terèsa


'''tërn''' ''bird'' = '''türn''' ''round''
'''tërn''' ''bird'' = '''türn''' ''round''
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'''Terpsichŏrean''' Tërpsik-
'''Terpsichŏrean''' Tërpsik-
'''terrâin''' ''rock'' = '''terrâne''' ''crust''
'''térrible'''
'''terrífic'''
'''térrifŷing


'''térrorism
'''térrorism
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'''testósterone
'''testósterone


'''téther''' - no 'a'
'''téther''' rhymes with '''wéather''', [[minimal pair]]


'''th'''- can be a simple '''t''' sound, as in '''Thaî''' below; the fricative '''th''' sound can be voiced or unvoiced, and on this page is respelt as dh- wherever voiced: '''thôugh''' *dhô
'''th'''- initially in some cases is a simple '''t''' sound, as in '''Thaî''' below, but it usually represents the [[labiodental fricative]], in the majority of words unvoiced [θ], but in a [[closed class]] of mostly common words voiced [ð], here respelt as dh-: '''thís''' *thíss, '''thôugh''' *dhô


'''Thaî''' ''nationality'' = '''tîe''' ''knot, score''
'''Thaî''' ''nationality'' = '''tîe''' ''knot, score''


'''Thaîland''' *Tŷlənd
'''Thaîland''' *Tŷlənd (the strong form *Tŷlánd is often used by broadcasters), cf. '''Taiwàn''' *Tŷ-wàn
 
'''thalídomide'''
 
'''Thâme''' ''Oxfordshire'' = '''tâme''' ''wild


'''Thames''' *Témz  
'''Thames''' *Témz  


'''than''' dh-; only '''thán''' at dictation speed
'''than''' dh-; '''a''' as [[schwa]]: only '''thán''' at dictation speed
 
'''thánkyoû''' ''noun and adjective'': '''a thánkyou nôte'''; compare: '''wê thánk yoû for the...


'''thát''' dh-; as a demonstrative it has the '''á''' sound, but when a conjunction or relative pronoun it normally has schwa, *dhət: '''Î dôn’t thínk that thát was the sâme ván as the òne that was hêre befŏre
'''thát''' dh-; as a demonstrative it has the '''á''' sound, but when a conjunction or relative pronoun it normally has schwa, *dhət: '''Î dôn’t thínk that thát was the sâme ván as the òne that was hêre befŏre
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'''thåw''' ''freeze'' = BrE '''Thŏr''' ''god''
'''thåw''' ''freeze'' = BrE '''Thŏr''' ''god''


'''the''' *dhə: the schwa sound before a following consonant, '''thê''' before a following vowel; in other circumstances '''thê''' sounds mannered, as with â for the indefinite article
'''the''': traditionally, the weak form, *dhə, with the [[schwa]] sound, is heard before a consonant following in the next word, while the strong form, '''thê''', is used before a following vowel; nowadays one also hears the schwa form before a vowel. In dates, '''the''' and '''of''' are normally omitted in writing: '''10 Âpril''' *the ténth of Âpril; '''Jánuary 20''' *Jánuary twéntieth in AmE, *Jánuary the twéntieth in BrE. Not normally capitalized in running prose: '''a shóp ín the Stránd'''; '''a fán of the Bêatles'''; the Dutch capital '''The Hâgue''' is an exception


'''thêatre''' - a as schwa: *thêəter; AmE -ter
'''thêatre''' BrE, AmE '''thêater''', '''a''' as schwa: *thêətr (some BrE *thê-étter)


'''théir''' ''them'' dh- = '''thére''' ''here'' = '''théy’re''' ''they are'': *thãir
'''The Hâgue''' ''Netherlands'', capital '''T''' preserved in running prose: '''whén wê vísited The Hâgue''' *Dhə Hâyg
 
'''théir''' ''them'' = '''thére''' ''here'' = '''théy’re''' ''they are'': *dhãir
 
'''thén''' ''time'', cf. '''than''' ''comparison''; both dh-


'''Thêodore
'''Thêodore
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'''thérefore''' dh-
'''thérefore''' dh-


'''thêse''' ''this'' -z
'''Therêsa''' *Terêzə, cf. '''Terèsa''' in/from other languages
 
'''thêse''' ''this'' *dhêez
 
'''thêsês''' ''plural'' *thêesseez


'''thêsês''' ''thesis'' -ssêez
'''thêsís''' ''singular'' *thêessiss


'''thèy''' dh-
'''thèy''' *dhây


'''thìêf
'''thìêf
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'''Thómas''' Tó-
'''Thómas''' Tó-
'''Thóm''' = '''Tóm'''


'''Thómpson''', '''Thómson''' Tó-
'''Thómpson''', '''Thómson''' Tó-
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'''thŏrn''' ''rose, letter [[þ]]''
'''thŏrn''' ''rose, letter [[þ]]''


'''thòrough''' ''exacting'' *thúrra, cf. '''throûgh
'''thòrough''' ''exacting'' BrE *thúrra, AmE *thürrôw, cf. '''throûgh


'''thòu''' ''you'' *dhòu
'''thòu''' ''you'' *dhòu
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'''thŏught-provôking''' hyphenated
'''thŏught-provôking''' hyphenated
'''thr'''- always unvoiced '''th''' before '''r
'''thréad


'''thréat
'''thréat
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'''threŵ''' ''throw''
'''threŵ''' ''throw''
'''thrîve''' regular verb, cf. '''strîve


'''thrôes''' ''anguish'' = '''thrôws''' ''throw''
'''thrôes''' ''anguish'' = '''thrôws''' ''throw''
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'''throûgh''' (informally '''thrû''') ''preposition'' = '''threw''' ''throw''; cf. '''thòrough'''  
'''throûgh''' (informally '''thrû''') ''preposition'' = '''threw''' ''throw''; cf. '''thòrough'''  


'''throughòut''' ''all over'' one word = '''threŵ òut''' ''throw out'', '''w''' sounded
'''throughòut''' ''all over'' one word = '''threŵ òut''' ''throw out''


'''thrôw''' ''toss''
'''thrôw''' ''toss''
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'''thúmb''' -'''m'''
'''thúmb''' -'''m'''
'''thúmp
'''thúnderous''' cf. '''wòndrous


'''thús''' dh-
'''thús''' dh-
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'''thŷme''' ''herb'' = '''tîme''' ''clock''
'''thŷme''' ''herb'' = '''tîme''' ''clock''
'''tíc''' ''movement'' = '''tíck''' ''sound, mark


'''tîde''' ''sea'' = '''tîed''' ''tie''
'''tîde''' ''sea'' = '''tîed''' ''tie''
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'''tíll''' ''until, field''
'''tíll''' ''until, field''
'''Timbuktû''', formerly Timbuctoo


'''tîme''' ''hours'' = '''thyme''' ''herb''
'''tîme''' ''hours'' = '''thyme''' ''herb''
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'''Tìmor
'''Tìmor
'''tínnitus


'''tínpot''' ''adjective'' one word
'''tínpot''' ''adjective'' one word


'''Tintágel''' -j-
'''Tintágel''' -j-
'''Tipperãry'''


'''Tiràna''' ''Albania'' cf. '''Tehràn''' ''Iran
'''Tiràna''' ''Albania'' cf. '''Tehràn''' ''Iran


'''tîre''' ''tired, AmE car'' = '''tŷre''' ''BrE car'' = '''Tŷre''' ''Lebanon''
'''tîre''' ''tired, AmE car'' = '''tŷre''' ''BrE car'' = '''Tŷre''' ''Lebanon''
'''Tirêe''' *Tî-rêe


'''tîtan''' ''giant'' = '''tîghten''' ''tight'' = '''Tîtan''' ''Saturn''
'''tîtan''' ''giant'' = '''tîghten''' ''tight'' = '''Tîtan''' ''Saturn''
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'''tmêsis
'''tmêsis


'''to''' ''preposition'' *tə; when stressed, especially before a vowel = '''toô''' ''also, much'', '''tŵo''' ''2''
'''to''' ''preposition'' *tə; when stressed, especially before a vowel = '''toô''' ''also, much'' = '''tŵo''' ''2''


'''tôad''' ''animal'' = '''tôwed''' ''tow''
'''tôad''' ''animal'' = '''tôwed''' ''tow''
'''to and frô''' *toô and frô


'''tôaster''' ''toast'' = '''Tôcester''' ''England''
'''tôaster''' ''toast'' = '''Tôcester''' ''England''
'''tobácco


'''to-do''' ''fight'' = '''to do''' ''do'' *tədû
'''to-do''' ''fight'' = '''to do''' ''do'' *tədû
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'''tóffee''' *tóffy
'''tóffee''' *tóffy


'''tôga’ed
'''tôga'ed''' *tôgəd
 
'''toing and frôíng''' *tûíng and frôeíng, cf. '''tôeíng'''
 
'''Tôkelàù'''


'''tôld''' ''tell'' = '''tôlled''' ''toll'', cf. '''åll tôld
'''tôld''' ''tell'' = '''tôlled''' ''toll'', cf. '''åll tôld
'''Tolêdo


'''tólerance
'''tólerance
'''Tólkiên


'''tôll
'''tôll
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'''Tómmy''' cf. '''Tôny
'''Tómmy''' cf. '''Tôny


'''tòn''' ''avoirdupois'' = '''tònne''' ''metric'' = '''tún''' ''cask''
'''tòn''' ''sport, avoirdupois'' = '''tònne''' ''metric'' = '''tún''' ''cask''


'''Tónga''' - '''g''' sound optional
'''Tónga''' - '''g''' sound optional


'''tòngue''' ''mouth'' *túng, cf. '''tóngs'''  
'''tòngue''' ''mouth'' *túng, cf. '''tóngs'''
"'''tonîte'''" for '''tonîght''' is strictly commercial and unsuitable in other contexts
 
'''tónsil'''
 
'''tonsillîtis


'''Tôny''' cf. '''Tómmy'''  
'''Tôny''' cf. '''Tómmy'''  


'''toô''' ''much'' = '''to''' ''at'' = '''tŵo''' ''number''
'''toô''' ''much'' = '''to''' ''at'' = '''tŵo''' ''number''
'''toôn''' ''cartoon'', cf. '''tûne''' ''melody'' *tyoôn
'''Toowoòmba


'''tópple
'''tópple


'''tópsy-türvy
'''tópsy-türvy
'''tôque''' *tôke


'''tŏrment''' ''noun'' = '''tormént''' ''verb''
'''tŏrment''' ''noun'' = '''tormént''' ''verb''
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'''tornâdôs''' cf. '''potâtôes
'''tornâdôs''' cf. '''potâtôes


'''tŏrturous''' ''torture''
'''tŏrpid'''
 
'''tŏrque''' ''twist'' BrE = '''tålk''' ''speak
 
'''tórrid'''
 
'''tŏrtoise''' BrE = '''tåught us''' (though some British speakers say "tŏrtoiz")
 
'''tŏrtûous''' ''twisting'', ''complicated''; a confused association with '''tŏrture''' is what may have given rise to the similar-sounding '''tŏrturous'''  


'''tŏrtûous''' ''twisting''
'''tŏrus''' = '''Tåurus
 
'''Tŏry''' ''Conservative'' = '''Tåuri''' ''Taurus
 
'''tôtal''' cf. '''Totàl'''/'''Totál'''
 
'''Tótnes''' -íss or *Totnéss


'''Tóttenham''' *Tótnəm
'''Tóttenham''' *Tótnəm
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'''toúgh''' ''hard'' = '''túff''' ''rock'' cf. '''tóff''' ''posh''  
'''toúgh''' ''hard'' = '''túff''' ''rock'' cf. '''tóff''' ''posh''  


'''Touloûse''' ''France'' ≈ '''to lose''' ''lost''
'''Touloûse''' ''France'' -oôz, ≈ '''to lose''' ''lost''


'''toûr
'''toupèe''' ('''''toupée''''')
 
'''toûr''' ''journey'' (or = '''tŏr''' ''rock'')


'''toûr de fŏrce
'''toûr de fŏrce


'''Toûr de Frànce
'''Toûr de Frànce
'''Tourétte's sýndrome'''


'''tourniquet''' BrE *toûrnikây, AmE *türnikit
'''tourniquet''' BrE *toûrnikây, AmE *türnikit
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'''tòusle''' -zle
'''tòusle''' -zle


'''tòut
'''tòut''', cf. '''tåut
 
'''tóxin''' ''tóxic'' = '''tócsin''' ''alarm


'''tôw''' ''rope'' = '''tôe''' ''digit''
'''tôw''' ''rope'' = '''tôe''' ''digit''
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'''tôwer''' ''tow''
'''tôwer''' ''tow''


'''tráffic''' rhymes with '''gráphic
'''tr'''- for some speakers sounds like tshr- (tchr-, chr-)
 
'''Trabánt
 
'''trâdemark''' one word
 
'''tráffic''' rhymes with '''gráphic''' -k
 
'''tráfficking'''


'''trâil''' cf. '''trîal
'''trâil''' cf. '''trîal


'''trâiler''' cf. '''tâilor
'''trâiler''' cf. '''tâilor
'''trâipse


'''trâit''' ''character'' = '''trây''' ''flat''
'''trâit''' ''character'' = '''trây''' ''flat''
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'''tranquíllity''' BrE; AmE -'''íli'''-
'''tranquíllity''' BrE; AmE -'''íli'''-
'''transáction''' -nzá-


'''transpárent''' cf. '''pãrent
'''transpárent''' cf. '''pãrent
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'''transséxual''' -'''ss'''-
'''transséxual''' -'''ss'''-


'''traumátic''' -'''åu'''-
'''trapêze'''
 
'''trapêzium'''
 
'''tråuma''', '''tràùma'''
 
'''traumátic'''  
 
'''trávesty
 
'''Trávis
 
'''trây''' ''carry'' = '''trèy''' ''3''
 
'''tréacherous''', '''tréachery'''
 
'''tréad''' ''foot'' cf. '''trâde''' ''money


'''trêat
'''trêat


'''trêatíse''' ''study'' = '''trêatíes''' ''treaty''
'''trêatíse''' ''study'' = '''trêatíes''' ''treaty''
'''trék''', cf. '''tráck'''
'''trémolo''', cf. '''the Trémeloes'''


'''tréspass''' -əss *trésspass
'''tréspass''' -əss *trésspass
<nowiki>*</nowiki>tréts '''Tourétte's'''
'''Trévor'''
'''trîád'''
'''trîage''', -ij, or *trìàzh


'''trîal''' cf. '''trâil
'''trîal''' cf. '''trâil
'''tríbade


'''tríbûne
'''tríbûne


'''tribûnal''' -'''î'''-
'''tribûnal''' -'''î'''-
'''trícolour''' BrE = AmE '''trícolor


'''triénnial''' -'''î'''-
'''triénnial''' -'''î'''-
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'''trígger-háppy
'''trígger-háppy


'''tríptých''' -ík
'''tríp''' ''journey'', ''stumble''
 
'''tríple''', cf. '''trîfle
 
'''Trípoli
 
'''tríptých''' -ík makes a minimal pair with '''crýptic
 
'''[[Triton|Trîton]]''' ''Neptune'' forms a [[minimal pair]] with '''[[Tîtan|Tîtan]]''' ''Saturn


'''trîumph
'''trîumph


'''tróglodyte
'''tróglodyte
'''trôjan''' ''astronomy'', uncapitalised when generic: '''a trôjan moôn'''; '''Trôjan''' ''Troy
'''trôll


'''trombône
'''trombône


'''troôp''' ''army'' = '''troûpe''' ''stage
'''troôp''' ''army'' = '''troûpe''' ''stage
'''trôphy
'''trót''' = '''Trótt


'''troúble''' rhymes with '''búbble''', '''doúble
'''troúble''' rhymes with '''búbble''', '''doúble
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'''tróugh''' -óff
'''tróugh''' -óff
'''[[Patrick Troughton|Tròughton]]''' *Tròuton


'''tròunce
'''tròunce
'''tròut


'''trûe
'''trûe


'''trûly''' *trûely
'''trûly''' *trûely
'''Trûman''' ''usual'' = '''Trûeman''' ''Fred''
'''truncâted
'''trúnk


'''trûth''' unvoiced -'''th
'''trûth''' unvoiced -'''th
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'''trŷ
'''trŷ
'''trýpsin''', cf. '''tríptych


'''trýst
'''trýst
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'''tsàr''' or '''czàr''' *zàr
'''tsàr''' or '''czàr''' *zàr


'''tsétsê''', '''tsunàmi''' - it makes little difference whether or not one attempts to pronounce the initial '''t
'''tsétsê''', '''tsêtsê''' ts-, s- or t-
 
'''T-shïrt''' *têe-shïrt (capital '''T''' to represent the shape of the shirt)
 
'''tsunàmi''' *sunàmi


'''Tsvángeraî''', '''Tsvángiraî''' Cháng-
'''Tsvángeraî''', '''Tsvángiraî''' Cháng-
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'''Tûcsón''' *Tûsón
'''Tûcsón''' *Tûsón
'''tùktùk'''
'''tûmúlt'''; some say '''túmult'''


'''Túnbridge Wélls''' has a '''ú''', but nearby '''Tònbridge''', with the same sound, has an '''ò
'''Túnbridge Wélls''' has a '''ú''', but nearby '''Tònbridge''', with the same sound, has an '''ò


'''tûne''' *cheŵn
'''tûne''' BrE *cheŵn, AmE *toôn


'''Tûnis''' *Chûníss
'''Tûnis''' BrE *Chûnís, *Tyoônís, AmE *Toônis


'''Tunisia''' BrE *Chû-níziə, AmE *Toô-nêezhə
'''[[Tunisia|Tunísia]]''' BrE *Chû-níziə, *Toô-níziə, rhyming with '''vízier'''; AmE '''Tunìsia''' *Toô-nêezhə, rhyming with '''Indonêsia


'''túnnel
'''túnnel
'''Tùpelo
'''túppence''' = '''twòpence
'''türbîne


'''türn''' ''round'' = '''tërn''' ''bird''
'''türn''' ''round'' = '''tërn''' ''bird''


'''túppence''' = '''twòpence
'''túppence''' = '''twòpence
'''Türk''' ''Turkey'' = '''türk''' ''young''


'''Türkêy''' ''country'' = '''türkêy''' ''bird''
'''Türkêy''' ''country'' = '''türkêy''' ''bird''


'''türmoil
'''türmoil
'''türnout''' ''noun'' one word
'''Tussåuds''' = '''two swŏrds'''
'''tússle


'''Tutankhàmun
'''Tutankhàmun


'''TV''' *têe-vêe
'''Tùtsi''' ''Rwanda'' = '''Toòtsie'''
 
'''[[Tuvalu|Tùvalu]]''' or '''Tuvàlu
 
'''TV''' ''television'' *têe-vêe, capitalised


'''tẁaddle
'''tẁaddle
'''twêak
'''twêe'''
'''twêet''', cf. '''twít''' ([[minimal pair]])
'''twêeter''', cf. '''twítter''' ([[minimal pair]])


'''twêezers''' cf. '''têaser''' *têezer
'''twêezers''' cf. '''têaser''' *têezer
'''twénty'''; "Twenty20" is the conventional way of writing "20-20" (i.e. 20 overs per side) [[cricket]]


'''twërp
'''twërp
'''twít''', cf. '''twêet''' ([[minimal pair]])
'''twítter''', cf. '''twêeter''' ([[minimal pair]])


'''tŵo''' ''2'' *tû = '''to''' ''at'' = '''toô''' ''also, much
'''tŵo''' ''2'' *tû = '''to''' ''at'' = '''toô''' ''also, much
'''twopence''' = '''túppence


'''tŷing''', from '''tîe
'''tŷing''', from '''tîe
'''Tŷler''' makes a minimal pair with '''Tâylor'''


'''tyránnical
'''tyránnical
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'''tŷre''' ''car'' AmE '''tîre''' ''car, tired'' = '''Tŷre''' ''Lebanon''
'''tŷre''' ''car'' AmE '''tîre''' ''car, tired'' = '''Tŷre''' ''Lebanon''
'''Týrell
'''tŷro''' or '''tîro

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This page lists pronunciations of English words that begin with T. 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]

T = têa drink = têe golf (also as in T-shïrt, *Têeshirt)

tâble rhymes with lâbel

tábleau *táblô, plural tábleaux *táblôze rhymes with blôws

táblet

tâbletop one word

tábloid

taekwondô *tîe-quón-dôe

Tahrìr

tâilor clothes = Tâylor

Taiwàn, Taiẁan Tî- (cf. Thaìland, also Tî-)

tâkeover noun

tâle story = tâil animal

Tálibán, Tálibàn (Táleban is an increasingly rare alternative)

tålk -åk; more examples in retroalphabetical list

Tállíín -íí- as í

tálon

tambourìne

Támil Nádu or Nàdu

tangerìne -j-

tántamòunt

Tánya, or BrE Tànya = AmE Tónya

Tanzanìa, cf. Albânia

taoìseach *têeshək

tãre grass = téar rip

tàrgeted or tàrgetted: since the first e is unstressed, tàrgeted could be said to be the more regular option

táriff *tárrif

Táriq, cf. Ẁarwick, two phonemes different: *Wóriq

tárôt cards = táro plant, rhymes with árrôw

tāsk cf. túsk

ta-tà is probably the most common spelling

Tátar

Tâte = Tâit

Tâtum

tattoô

Tåurus = tŏrus

tåut firm = tåught teach, cf. tòut

Tây person, river

Tâylor = tâilor

Tbilìsi *Təblêezy, *Tblìssi

Tchaikóvsky has a redundant T: *Chŷ-kóffsky

têa drink = têe golf = tì do-re-mi

têam game = têem pour

téar paper = tãre grass

têar cry

têargás

têase provoke = têas tea

téch *téc, as also in téchnical, technólogy, technìque

têenager one word

teetôtaller BrE; AmE teetôtaler

Tehràn *Té-ràn or *Tè-ràn: the Persian pronunciation, pronouncing the h after a closed [e] sound, is reflected in the spelling, but since the sequence -ehr- does not come naturally in English (giving rise to an alternative, though nowadays hardly used, spelling, "Teheran") there has developed a tendency to lengthen the first vowel to the sound in èh?, making the syllable sound like Tây

Teígnmouth *Tínməth

Tél Avìv *Tellavêev

télephône

teléphony

télevísion -ízhn

télly

témporally

temporãrily

témporary

ténant landlord = Ténnant person

téndency

Tenerìfe

Tennessêe

ténor sound = ténner money

ténsion *ténshən makes minimal pairs with atténtion and inténtion

tequìla -kêela

Terêsa = Therêsa; also Terèsa

tërn bird = türn round

Terpsíchore rhymes with híckory

Terpsichŏrean Tërpsik-

terrâin rock = terrâne crust

térrible

terrífic

térrifŷing

térrorism

testósterone

téther rhymes with wéather, minimal pair

th- initially in some cases is a simple t sound, as in Thaî below, but it usually represents the labiodental fricative, in the majority of words unvoiced [θ], but in a closed class of mostly common words voiced [ð], here respelt as dh-: thís *thíss, thôugh *dhô

Thaî nationality = tîe knot, score

Thaîland *Tŷlənd (the strong form *Tŷlánd is often used by broadcasters), cf. Taiwàn *Tŷ-wàn

thalídomide

Thâme Oxfordshire = tâme wild

Thames *Témz

than dh-; a as schwa: only thán at dictation speed

thánkyoû noun and adjective: a thánkyou nôte; compare: wê thánk yoû for the...

thát dh-; as a demonstrative it has the á sound, but when a conjunction or relative pronoun it normally has schwa, *dhət: Î dôn’t thínk that thát was the sâme ván as the òne that was hêre befŏre

thåw freeze = BrE Thŏr god

the: traditionally, the weak form, *dhə, with the schwa sound, is heard before a consonant following in the next word, while the strong form, thê, is used before a following vowel; nowadays one also hears the schwa form before a vowel. In dates, the and of are normally omitted in writing: 10 Âpril *the ténth of Âpril; Jánuary 20 *Jánuary twéntieth in AmE, *Jánuary the twéntieth in BrE. Not normally capitalized in running prose: a shóp ín the Stránd; a fán of the Bêatles; the Dutch capital The Hâgue is an exception

thêatre BrE, AmE thêater, a as schwa: *thêətr (some BrE *thê-étter)

The Hâgue Netherlands, capital T preserved in running prose: whén wê vísited The Hâgue *Dhə Hâyg

théir them = thére here = théy’re they are: *dhãir

thén time, cf. than comparison; both dh-

Thêodore

thêorem

thêory

thérefore dh-

Therêsa *Terêzə, cf. Terèsa in/from other languages

thêse this *dhêez

thêsês plural *thêesseez

thêsís singular *thêessiss

thèy *dhây

thìêf

thìêves

thínk

thís dh-

Thómas Tó-

Thóm = Tóm

Thómpson, Thómson Tó-

thŏrn rose, letter þ

thòrough exacting BrE *thúrra, AmE *thürrôw, cf. throûgh

thòu you *dhòu

thôugh although *dhô

thŏught think *thåwt

thŏught-provôking hyphenated

thr- always unvoiced th before r

thréad

thréat

thréepence or *thrùpence or *thrúppence

thréshold

threŵ throw

thrîve regular verb, cf. strîve

thrôes anguish = thrôws throw

thrône queen = thrôwn throw

throûgh (informally thrû) preposition = threw throw; cf. thòrough

throughòut all over one word = threŵ òut throw out

thrôw toss

thrôwn throw = thrône king

thúmb -m

thúmp

thúnderous cf. wòndrous

thús dh-

thwårt

thŷme herb = tîme clock

tíc movement = tíck sound, mark

tîde sea = tîed tie

tîe knot, level = Thaî nation, cf. tŷing

tìêr rank = têar cry, cf. téar rip

tîer tie

tíff

tîger cf. Nigér *Nizhãir

tîghten tight = tîtan giant = Tîtan Saturn

Tîgris

Tijuàna *Tiuwàna

Tikrìt

tíll until, field

Timbuktû, formerly Timbuctoo

tîme hours = thyme herb

tîmetable one word; cf. tîmes tâbles

Tìmor

tínnitus

tínpot adjective one word

Tintágel -j-

Tipperãry

Tiràna Albania cf. Tehràn Iran

tîre tired, AmE car = tŷre BrE car = Tŷre Lebanon

Tirêe *Tî-rêe

tîtan giant = tîghten tight = Tîtan Saturn

títillate *títtilate

títivate, títtivate

tîtle

títtle-tattle

tmêsis

to preposition *tə; when stressed, especially before a vowel = toô also, much = tŵo 2

tôad animal = tôwed tow

to and frô *toô and frô

tôaster toast = Tôcester England

tobácco

to-do fight = to do do *tədû

tôe foot = tôw pull

tóff posh cf. toúgh hard = túff rock

tóffee *tóffy

tôga'ed *tôgəd

toing and frôíng *tûíng and frôeíng, cf. tôeíng

Tôkelàù

tôld tell = tôlled toll, cf. åll tôld

Tolêdo

tólerance

Tólkiên

tôll

tómahawk cf. Tómmy

tomb *toôm

Tómmy cf. Tôny

tòn sport, avoirdupois = tònne metric = tún cask

Tónga - g sound optional

tòngue mouth *túng, cf. tóngs

"tonîte" for tonîght is strictly commercial and unsuitable in other contexts

tónsil

tonsillîtis

Tôny cf. Tómmy

toô much = to at = tŵo number

toôn cartoon, cf. tûne melody *tyoôn

Toowoòmba

tópple

tópsy-türvy

tôque *tôke

tŏrment noun = tormént verb

tornâdôs cf. potâtôes

tŏrpid

tŏrque twist BrE = tålk speak

tórrid

tŏrtoise BrE = tåught us (though some British speakers say "tŏrtoiz")

tŏrtûous twisting, complicated; a confused association with tŏrture is what may have given rise to the similar-sounding tŏrturous

tŏrus = Tåurus

Tŏry Conservative = Tåuri Taurus

tôtal cf. Totàl/Totál

Tótnes -íss or *Totnéss

Tóttenham *Tótnəm

toúch cf. pòuch

toúgh hard = túff rock cf. tóff posh

Touloûse France -oôz, ≈ to lose lost

toupèe (toupée)

toûr journey (or = tŏr rock)

toûr de fŏrce

Toûr de Frànce

Tourétte's sýndrome

tourniquet BrE *toûrnikây, AmE *türnikit

tòusle -zle

tòut, cf. tåut

tóxin tóxic = tócsin alarm

tôw rope = tôe digit

tòwel

tòwer building

tôwer tow

tr- for some speakers sounds like tshr- (tchr-, chr-)

Trabánt

trâdemark one word

tráffic rhymes with gráphic -k

tráfficking

trâil cf. trîal

trâiler cf. tâilor

trâipse

trâit character = trây flat

trajéctory

tranquíllity BrE; AmE -íli-

transáction -nzá-

transpárent cf. pãrent

transséxual -ss-

trapêze

trapêzium

tråuma, tràùma

traumátic

trávesty

Trávis

trây carry = trèy 3

tréacherous, tréachery

tréad foot cf. trâde money

trêat

trêatíse study = trêatíes treaty

trék, cf. tráck

trémolo, cf. the Trémeloes

tréspass -əss *trésspass

*tréts Tourétte's

Trévor

trîád

trîage, -ij, or *trìàzh

trîal cf. trâil

tríbade

tríbûne

tribûnal -î-

trícolour BrE = AmE trícolor

triénnial -î-

trígger-háppy

tríp journey, stumble

tríple, cf. trîfle

Trípoli

tríptých -ík makes a minimal pair with crýptic

Trîton Neptune forms a minimal pair with Tîtan Saturn

trîumph

tróglodyte

trôjan astronomy, uncapitalised when generic: a trôjan moôn; Trôjan Troy

trôll

trombône

troôp army = troûpe stage

trôphy

trót = Trótt

troúble rhymes with búbble, doúble

troúbleshoôt one word

tróugh -óff

Tròughton *Tròuton

tròunce

tròut

trûe

trûly *trûely

Trûman usual = Trûeman Fred

truncâted

trúnk

trûth unvoiced -th

trûths -dhz

trŷ

trýpsin, cf. tríptych

trýst

tsàr or czàr *zàr

tsétsê, tsêtsê ts-, s- or t-

T-shïrt *têe-shïrt (capital T to represent the shape of the shirt)

tsunàmi *sunàmi

Tsvángeraî, Tsvángiraî Cháng-

tubërculôsis

Tûcsón *Tûsón

tùktùk

tûmúlt; some say túmult

Túnbridge Wélls has a ú, but nearby Tònbridge, with the same sound, has an ò

tûne BrE *cheŵn, AmE *toôn

Tûnis BrE *Chûnís, *Tyoônís, AmE *Toônis

Tunísia BrE *Chû-níziə, *Toô-níziə, rhyming with vízier; AmE Tunìsia *Toô-nêezhə, rhyming with Indonêsia

túnnel

Tùpelo

túppence = twòpence

türbîne

türn round = tërn bird

túppence = twòpence

Türk Turkey = türk young

Türkêy country = türkêy bird

türmoil

türnout noun one word

Tussåuds = two swŏrds

tússle

Tutankhàmun

Tùtsi Rwanda = Toòtsie

Tùvalu or Tuvàlu

TV television *têe-vêe, capitalised

tẁaddle

twêak

twêe

twêet, cf. twít (minimal pair)

twêeter, cf. twítter (minimal pair)

twêezers cf. têaser *têezer

twénty; "Twenty20" is the conventional way of writing "20-20" (i.e. 20 overs per side) cricket

twërp

twít, cf. twêet (minimal pair)

twítter, cf. twêeter (minimal pair)

tŵo 2 *tû = to at = toô also, much

twopence = túppence

tŷing, from tîe

Tŷler makes a minimal pair with Tâylor

tyránnical

týranny

tŷrant

tŷre car AmE tîre car, tired = Tŷre Lebanon

Týrell

tŷro or tîro

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