GUIDE TO PRONUNCIATION

ā, as in māte.
ā̇, as in sen´ā̇te.
â, as in câre.
ă, as in ăt.
ä, as in ärm.
ȧ, as in ȧsk.
a̤, as in a̤ll.
ạ = ŏ, as in whạt.
ç = s, as in çell.
ch = k, as in chorus.
çh = sh, as in maçhine.
ē, as in hē, mēte.
ē̇, as in ē̇vent.
ĕ, as in mĕt.
ẽ, as in hẽr.
e̱ = ā̱, as in e̱ight.
ê, = â, as in whêre.
ḡ, as in ḡet.
ġ = j, as in ġem.
ī, as in mīne.
i̇, as in i̇dea.
ĭ, as in ĭt.
ĩ = ẽ, as in sĩr, bĩrd.
ï = ē, as in machïne.
ṉ = ng, as in baṉk, liṉger.
ō, as in ōld.
ō̇, as in ō̇bey.
ô, as in ôr.
ŏ, as in nŏt.
o̤ = o̅o̅, as in do̤, ro̅o̅m.
ọ = o͝o or ụ, as in wọlf, fo͝ot.
ȯ = ŭ, as in sȯn.
s̱ = z, as in his̱.
th, as in thin.
t͞h, as in t͞hen.
ū, as in mūte.
ŭ, as in thŭs.
ṳ, as in rṳde.
ụ= o͝o, as in fụll.
û, as in bûrn.
x̱ = gz, as in ex̱ist.
ȳ = ī, as in bȳ.
y̆ = ĭ, as in hy̆mn.
ỹ = ẽ, as in mỹrtle.

Certain vowels, as a and e, when obscure are marked thus, a̯, e̯. Silent letters are italicized. In the following word list only accented syllables and syllables of doubtful pronunciation are marked.

a băn´don
ab hôr´
a bŏm´i nā´tion
a bŭn´dạnçe
ăc´çi dent
ăc côrd´
āch´ing
ac quāint´ed
ä dieū´
ad jā´çent
ăd´mĭ rā´tion
ad mĭt´tançe
al lē vĭ ā´tion
a māz´ing
a māze´ment
am´mu nĭ´tion
ăn´chor
ăṉ´guĭsh
ăn´ĭ māt ed
ăn´tĭ quāt ed
ăṉx´ious (-yŭs)
a pŏs´tle
ap pa̤ll´ing
ap păr´el
ap pâr´ent ly
ap´pa rĭ´tion
ăp´pe tīte
ap pla̤us̱e´
ap´plĭ cā´tion
ap prōached´
ăp´pro bā´tion
ärch´er y
är´mor
as săs´sĭn
as sa̤ult´
as sĕm´ble
at tĕnd´a̯nt
a̤u tŭm´nal
ăv´ȧ lănche
a vĕnġe´
a wa̤rd´
bä nä´nȧ
băṉ´quet
băr´rĭ er
bē̇ ăt´ĭ tude
be hāv´ior (-yer)
be hĕst´
be liēf´
bĕn´e fit
brĭl´liançe (-ya̯ns)
brĭl´liant
bŭg´ȧ boo
cälm´
căl´u met
cam pāign´
cā̇ prïçe´
cär´di nal
ca̤u´tious ly
cav ȧ liēr´
căv´i ty
çel´e brā´tion
chā´ŏs
chăr´ĭ ot
chef (shĕf)
çhĕv´a liēr´
chiēf´ta̯in
çhĭv´al ry
çĭv´il ly
clēave
cŏm´ic
cŏm´mȧn dänt´
com mŏd´ĭ ty
cȯm´pa ny
com´plē mĕnt´a ry
cŏm´plĭ ment
com pōs̱´er
com po s̱ĭ´tion
con çēal´
con çĕp´tion
con fū´s̱ion
cŏn gre gā´tion
cŏṉ´quer (-kẽr)
cŏṉn´quer or
con sĕnt´
con sẽrv´a to ry
con sĭd´er a ble
con tĕnt´
con trĭ bu´tion
coun´çil
coun´te na̯nçe
couple (kŭp´l)
coûr´aġe
coûr´te ous ly
coûr´te sy
cōurt´ĭer
cȯv´ert
cre ā´tor
crĕv´ĭçe
crĭm´s̱on
crṳ´çĭ fȳ
crṳa sāde´
cū´bit
cū´rĭ ous
cŭs´tom
çy´press
dān´ġer ous
de çēive´
dĕl´ĭ cā̇ çy̆
dĕl´ĭ cate
de pūt´ed
de rānġe´
de s̱ẽrve´
dĕs´ic cāt ed
de s̱īgn´
des´o lā´tion
dĕs´per ate
des per ā´tion
dev´ăs tat ing
de vĕl´op ment
de vīçe´
de vout´
dĭs̱´ma̯l
dis māy´
dis´o bē´di ĕnçe
dis pẽrse´
dĭs´trict
do mĕs´tic
dŏṉ´key̆
dȯz´en
dūnes̱
ēa´ger
ēa´ger ly
ẽar´nest ly
ĕd´u cā´tion
ĕl´e ment
ĕl´o quent
ĕm´er ald
en dēar´
en dūr´a̯nçe
ĕn´ē̇ my
en´ter tāin´
en thū´s̱ĭ asm
ĕn´vy
e rĕct´
es pĕ´çĭal ly
ĕv´ĭ dent ly
ĕx´çel lent
ex ha̤ust´
ex pănse´
ex pe dĭ´tion
ex plō´s̱ion
ex pō´s̱ure
ex prĕss´ive
ex traôr´dĭ na ry
fa̤l´con ry
fath´om
fā´vor ĭte
fẽr´vor
fĕs´tĭ val
fī´nal ly
fĭs´sūre
fŏre´hĕad
fra̤ud
frĕs´co
frṳit´age
fū´ġĭ tĭve
fûr´nish
gär´land
ġĕn er oŭs
ġĕn´e sĭs
ġĕn´ū ĭne
ġī´ant
ġī găn´tic
gnärled
grăd´u al ly
grăn´deûr
griēv´ing
hab´ĭ tā´tion
hȧ răngue´
ha̤ugh´ty
häunt
heīght
hĕr´it age
hẽr´mit
hīre´ling
hŏl´ĭ day
hŏn´ŏr
ho rī´zon
hȯv´er ing
hū´man
hu mĭl ĭ ā´tion
hū´mor
hûr´rĭ cā̇ne
īdē´ȧ
ī dŏl´a try
ĭm ăġ´ĭne
im mĕnse´
in crēase´
in´dĭg nā´tion
in fē´rĭ or
ĭn´fĭ nĭte
ĭn´fĩrm´i ty
ĭn´flu ençe
in grăt´i tude
in hăb´it ant
ĭn´no çent
in´no vā´tion
in quī´ry
in sĭst´ed
ĭn´ter val
in tŏl´er a ble
in vĕs´ti gate
in vĭ tā´tion
jew´el
joŭr´ney̆
joŭst
jŭs´tĭce
kĭn´dred
lēa
lēague
lieū tĕn´ant
lux ū´rious
măm´moth
mär’tyr dom
mär´veled
ma tē´rĭ al
mēa´ger ly
mĕl´an chol y
mĕn´tion
mẽr´çi ful
mĕs´saġe
mĕs´sen ġer
mĭl´i ta ry
mĭn´strel sy
mĭr´a cle
mĭs hăp´
mĭs´sĭle
mod´es ty
mōld
mŏn´ster
mo̅o̅red
mŏt´to
mŭl´tĭ tūde
mûr´mur
my̆s´tē rĭ ous
my̆s´ter y
my̆th
noŭr´ish ing
o bē´di ençe
ŏb´sti nate
oc cā´s̱ion
ō´çean (-sha̯n)
ŏp´e rȧ
ŏp´po s̱ĭte
op prĕssed´
or´acle
o rā´tion
pā´gan
pälms
par tĭc´u lar
pā´tiençe (-shens)
pa trōlled´
pĕas̱´ant
pe cūl´iar
pĕn´ançe
pĕn´sĭve
pĕr´il ous
per plĕx´i ty
per se cū´tion
pẽr´son age
per suāde´
per suā´sion
pĕt´ri fied
phĭ lŏs´o pher
phy̆s̱´ic al
pĭ ăz´zȧ
pĭl´grim age
pĭt´y
plä´zȧ
plūm´age
pō´em
pō´et ry
pŏl´i cy
pol lū´tion
pȯm´mel
pŏp´u lar
pôr´ridge
pos̱ s̱ĕss´
pŏv´er ty
prĕ´cious
pre s̱erve´
prĭs̱´on er
prŏb´a bly
pro çĕs´sion
pro tĕct´or
prŏv´ĭ dençe
pûr´pose
pûr sūit´
rāi´ment
răm´parts
răp´tur ous
rē´al ly
rĕck´on ing
rĕc´og nize
re cȯv´er y
rĕf´uge
re lā´tion
re liēf´
re nowned´
re pos̱e´
rĕs´cūe
re s̱ŏlve´
rĕs´ŭr rĕc´tion
re tôrts´
re trēat´
re vēal´
re vĕnġe´
rĕv´er ent
rhȳme
rīght´eous (-chŭs)
rĭv´et ed
rō´s̱ē̇ āte
rŭf´fĭ an
săl´u ta´tion
sal vā´tion
sănc´tion
săt´is fy
săv´aġe
scăf´fold
scăr´çĭ ty
scâre´crow
scär´let
scēne
scĕnt´ed
sẽarch
sĕm´i cĩr´cle
sĕn´si tive
sĕp´a rat ed
shrewd
siēġe
sĭg´nal
sĭg´ni fy
sĭn´ew
skĕl´e ton
sleeve
snĭv´el ing
sō´cia ble
so´cia bĭl´ĭ ty
sō´cial (-shal)
so ç´īe ty
so joûrn´er
so lĕm´nĭ ty
sŏl´emn ly
sŏl´ī tude
spĕ´cial
spē´cies (-shē̇z)
spĕç´i men
spĕc´ter
sphēre
spĭr´it
spĭr´it u al
spŏn´sor
stĕad´ĭ ly
sŭb´stance
subtle (sŭt´l)
sŭd´den ly
sŭf fi´cien cy
sŭm´mit
sŭmp´tu ous
sŭs pĕct´
sy̆m´pa thy̆
tăl´ent
tĕn´der ly
tĕr´rā̇çe
tĕr´ri fied
ter´ror
thē´a ter
thē´o ry
thĩrst
thrŭsh
tŏr´rent
tôr´ture
to̤ur´na ment
to̤ur´ney
trăġ´e dy
trăġ´ic
trăṉ´quil
trăns pâr´ent
trĭ´bute
trĭp´le
tri´umph
tri ŭm´phant
tȳ´rant
un cĭv´il
un co̤uth´
ûr´chin
ū´s̱ū al
ŭt´ter ançe
văn´ish
ve̱in´ing
vĕn´ture
vẽr´dur ous
vẽr´min
vĕs´per
vĭ çĭn´ĭ ty
vĭc´tor
vĭc´to ry
vĭg´or
vĭg´or ous
vĭl´ lain
vī´o lençe
vĭs̱´ion
wäm´pum
wĕap´on
whĕlp
wrēath
zĕal´ous