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'''ërr''' BrE; AmE '''érr''' = AmE '''ãir''', cf. '''êar | '''ërr''' BrE; AmE '''érr''' = AmE '''ãir''', cf. '''êar | ||
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'''érror''' BrE = '''éra''' AmE, so American '''Názi éra''' sounds as if it means '''Nàzi érror''' to British and Commonwealth speakers | '''érror''' BrE = '''éra''' AmE, so American '''Názi éra''' sounds as if it means '''Nàzi érror''' to British and Commonwealth speakers |
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This page lists pronunciations of English words that begin with E. To see a different letter navigate with the table above. The apostrophe is treated as the last letter of the alphabet, after Z.
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Ê
Ê. côlî is one of several ways of writing the abbreviation of Escherichia coli; ecôlî is the simplest
Eâmonn = Eâmon, cf. Hâyman (minimal pair)
êar cf. BrE ërr AmE érr
Éarheart Amelia = Érhard German *Érhart
ëarl
Ëarl Grây tea *Ërle Grèy, cf. colour BrE grèy, AmE grây; cf. Ërle Stánley Gàrdner
ëarly
ëarn money = ürn bury = ërne eagle
ëarnest serious = Ërnest person, cf. the punning title Thê Impŏrtance of Bêing Ëarnest
ëarth
êasel
Eâster
eâstern east BrE = Êaston person
êasy-gôing
êaten eat = Êton school
êaves roof cf. êve before
êavesdróp one word
eccéntric exé-, cf. ecléctic, éxcellent
ecclesiástic cf. ecléctic
écho sound = Éco Umberto
échelon or ésh-
eclãir sometimes with French accent éclair *í-clãir
eclát sometimes with French accent éclat *è-clá
ecôlî is the simplest way of writing the abbreviation of Escherichia coli, cf. Ê. côlî
éctoplasm
ecléctic cf. ecclesiástic
económic: ê- or é-
ecónomy
ecólogy
êcosystem (preferable to écosystem = écho sýstem)
écstasy éxt-
ecstátic éxt-
Écuador *Équador
éczema *éxma
éddy pool = Éddie name = Éddy surname
Édgar
Édgbaston, Éjb-
édge *éj
Édgwãre, Éjw-
êdict
édit
Édward *Édwə(r)d
Edwårdian, Edwàrdian
êek exclamation = êke out
êerie strange as in Lâke Êrie, cf. ãiry light = éyrie - and variant spellings - bird
efféct result í- or ə-: when schwa = afféct cause
effervésce -véss
efficácity
effícient -shənt
éffort AmE *éfrt, BrE *éfət
effròntery cf. affrònt
e.g. *êe-jêe
êgo
egotístical etc. - ê or é
egrêgious
Êgýpt
Egýptian *Ijípshən
Èid = âid help = âide assistant
eîder
êiderdown
eidétic î-
Eîffel Tower ≈ eŷeful sight
èight 8 = AmE âte eat, BrE *ét
èighth *èitth: both t and th sounds
Eîleen
Éire Ireland *Ãirə
Eîsenhòwer Îz-
eîther BrE, AmE êither neither, voiced th, cf. êther sky, unvoiced th
êke out = êek cry
élbôw
éldritch, cf. óstrich, Éldridge
eléction
eléctoral
eléctric
eléctrón
elegîac
Eléktra
élement makes a minimal pair with élephant
eleméntary
elévenses
élf
élfin
Élgàr - though it seems contemporary pronunciation was *Èlgə
Êlham Kent = Êalham, cf. Éltham *Éltam
elícit obtain = illícit illegal
elîde
éligible cf. illégible
Elîsha cf. Alísha = Alícia
Elîjah
Éliot George, T.S. = Elliot = Élliott
elísion
elìte íl-
elìtist
Elízabeth Queen = Elísabeth
ellípse
Él Sálvador; adjective can be Salvadǒrean or Salvadǒrian
élsewhere one word
Éltham -təm
elûde əl- or íl-, cf. allûde əl-
elûsive elude = illûsive illusory
élves, plural of élf
Élvis
Êly *Êelêe
ém, as in ém dásh or ém-dásh or émdásh
émanate
*emanuénsis amanuénsis
embárrass cf. embrâce
émbassy cf. ambássador
embézzle
émblem
embódiment
embrâce cf. embárrass
embrŏidery
émbryo *émbrio
eménds alters = aménds make, cf. imménse huge
emërge
émigrate cf. ímmigrâte
émigrè can be written with French accents: émigré
éminence grìse *éminónss-grêez
éminent
emôtion
émpathy
emphysêma
émulate
en French = ón English: en occurs in the following expressions taken from French, which may be italicised: en attendant *onətóndón, en bloc *ón blóck, en clair *ón clãir, en face, *ón fáss, en famille *onfamì, en fête *onfét, en masse, *ón máss, en passant *onpásson, en plein *ón plán, en poste *ón póst, en prise, *ón prêez, en rapport, *ón rappŏr, en roûte, *ón roôt, en suìte *ón swêet
én, as in én dásh or én-dásh or éndásh
encéphalitis enk-
encore óngk-
encoúrage BrE; AmE ü
énclave - some say óngk-
encúmber cf. incúmbent
endéavour
endógenous cf. indíginous
endûre cf. ínjure
énemy *énəmy, three syllables, not "énmy", cf. énmity, also three syllables
énergy - g as j
energétic - g as j
enfant terrìble *ónfónté-rêebl
enfŏrce require = ín fŏrce applicable
enfŏrceable -ssəb-
engâge
engagé, usually written with a French accent to distinguish it from the previous, *ongázhây
Éngelbert Húmperdinck, the English pop singer, has a g sound in addition to the ng sound, whereas the composer whose name he took should ideally, in conformity with the German, have no extra g sound and a ù: Hùmperdinck
éngine -jín
England *Íng-glənd, English *Íng-glísh: not "Êeng-
énmity, cf. énemy, with added schwa
ennuì *ón-wê
enŏrmous
enoúgh *inúff
en pássant *ompásson - last syllable nasalised
enquîre, enquîry or inquîre, inquîry; AmE ínquiry = enquiry
ensemble *onsómble
énsign *énsən, *énsîne
ensûe -syû
ensůre verify = insůre insurance, verify; BrE *inshåw, AmE *inshûre [1]
énter
entîre *íntŷre, cf. MácIntyre etc.
entîrety *entîrity
entouràge *óntùràzh
éntrance enter
entrānce beguile
entrèe, can have French accent entrée, *óntrây
entrepôt *óntrəpô
entreprenëur ón-; AmE -neûr
enúnciate´
envélop verb
énvelôpe noun - some say ón-
envîronment, environméntalist: -nm-
Eôín = Ôwen
epicûrêan
épitāph
epítomê
êpóch -ók; some AmE *épək
Épsteîn Brian; some others are Épstêin
êqual
eqùality
equâte
equatǒrial
equilíbrium: ê or é
équitable
équity
equívocal
Equûleus
ër hesitation = BrE ërr error
êra BrE; AmE éra time = BrE érror mistake, or *éəra (*ãira); cf. ãrea, ària
erádicate cf. írrigate
Érdogàn *Ãirdowàn or Ërdowàn
ére before = ãir oxygen = héir estate
ërgo
Eritrèa, Eritrêa
ërmíne
ërne eagle = ëarn money = ürn pot
Ërnest = ëarnest sincere
ërr BrE; AmE érr = AmE ãir, cf. êar
Érrol Flynn = Érroll Garner
érror BrE = éra AmE, so American Názi éra sounds as if it means Nàzi érror to British and Commonwealth speakers
eschêat - s and ch pronounced separately: second syllable = chêat
Éscher M.C. makes a minimal pair with Êsher England
escheŵ - s and ch pronounced separately: second syllable = cheŵ
éspìonàge -àzh
Ésther = (much rarer) Éster
ÉTA Basque = Étta person
ét ál
Ètàn Pâtz
etc. = ét cétera: not pronounced 'ixetra' and not spelt *ect
êther, cf. êither/eîther
éthnocéntric one word
ethnógraphy
êthŷl, cf. Éthel
etìolate
étiquette *éttikétt
Êton school = êaten eat = Êton = Êaton persons
Etônian
eû- well = yoû pronoun
Eûcharist Yûkə-
eûchre *yûker
Eûgêne = yoû, Jêan
eûlogy
eûphemism
eûro currency = Eûro European = Yûro Timi
Eûrope *Yûrəp
Eurôpa Jupiter, mythology
Europêan *Yuropêan
eûrozône (not capitalised as it refers to the euro currency)
euthanâsia -âzìyə, or palatalised, ≈ yoûth an' Âsia
evanéscent év-
Évans makes a minimal pair with héavens
eváporate cf. vâporise
êve before cf. êaves roof
êven cf. Évan (minimal pair)
evént
Évelyn usually female
Êvelyn usually male
éverybody
éveryday: the one-word form is an attributive adjective as in éveryday lîfe; cf. wê gét úp évery dây
éveryone everybody cf. évery òne each
évery tîme two words, cf. sòmetime or other, anytime *énnytime, which can be one or two, depending on sense
Evgény = Yevgény, strictly with (another) invisible 'y': *Yevgyény (Евгений)
êvil cf. dévil
evolûtion BrE ê-, AmE é-
eŵe sheep = yoû me = yeŵ tree
éx lover = éx- past
exácerbate
exággerate -ájərâte
exámíne
exāmple (cf. "exemple" in French)
excél
éxcellent
*excéntric eccéntric exé-
excépt exception = accépt receive, cf. exémpt
éxcërpt noun, excërpt verb
exchéquer -ker
excîte
excîting excite, cf. éxíting exit
exclamâtion, cf. exclâim
excûse forgive -z, reason -ss
éxeát *éxiat
éxecute
execûtion
exécutive
exécutor
exémpt, cf. excépt
éxercise practise ≈ éxŏrcise spirit
exërgue *exërg
exhíbit
exhibítion
exhílarating silent h, cf. hilãrious
éxîle
exístence
existéntial
éxiting exit cf. excîting excite, both one t
exónerâte
éxŏrcise, cf. éxercise (minimal pair, or both may have medial schwa)
expátriate -ət, cf. pâtriot, also ət
expêrìence *ixpêərêənss
expéríment
expertìse -têez, cf. other words ending in -ise, mostly -îze
explanâtion, cf. explâin
explŏit use
éxplŏit dare
explôsíve -sív or -zív
expôse
exposé normally has French accent to distinguish it from the above, *expôzây - either stressed
extól or extôl
éxtra *xtra
éxtradîte
extrávagant
extravagánza
extraŏrdinary - the first a often is not heard: *extrŏrdinary
extrêmist
éxtrovërt
eŷe see = Î am = aŷe yes
eŷesîght one word, *îsîte
eŷeẁash one word, *îwósh
èyot islet = âit islet, alternative spelling = èight 8
Éyre Jane = ãir breathe, etc.
éyrie bird has variant spellings éyry, ãérie and ãéry = ãiry light; cf. Lâke Êrie = êerie weird
Ezêkiel