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


'''tâble''' rhymes with '''lâbel
'''tâble''' rhymes with '''lâbel
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'''tábloid
'''tábloid


'''tâilor''' ''clothes'' = '''Tâylor''' ''person''
'''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''


'''[[Taliban|Tálibán]]''' ('''Tálebán''' has become a rare alternative)
'''[[Taliban|Tálibán]]''', '''Tálibàn''' ('''Táleban''' is an increasingly rare alternative)
 
'''Taiwàn''' Tî-


'''tålk''' -åk; more examples in retroalphabetical list
'''tålk''' -åk; more examples in retroalphabetical list
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'''Támil Nádu''' or '''Nàdu
'''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
'''tàrgeted''' or '''tàrgetted''': since the first '''e''' is unstressed, '''tàrgeted''' could be said to be the more regular option
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'''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
'''Tåurus''' = '''tŏrus


'''tåut''' ''firm'' = '''tåught''' ''teach'', cf. '''tòut
'''tåut''' ''firm'' = '''tåught''' ''teach'', cf. '''tòut
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'''Tây''' ''person, river
'''Tây''' ''person, river


'''Tbilìsi''' *Təblêezy, *Tblìssi - neither spelt nor pronounced ‘Tibilisi’
'''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''
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'''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''' *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 (despite an alternative spelling '''Teheràn''') there has developed a tendency to lengthen the first vowel to the sound in '''èh?''', making the syllable sound like '''Tây
'''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
'''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, but it usually represents the labiodental fricative, which can be voiced [ð], or unvoiced [θ], 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  
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'''than''' dh-; '''a''' as [[schwa]]: only '''thán''' at dictation speed
'''than''' dh-; '''a''' as [[schwa]]: only '''thán''' at dictation speed


'''thánkyoû''' can be one word where there is no subject before it, as there is, for example, in '''wê thánk yoû for the...
'''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 (just as does '''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-
'''Therêsa''' *Terêzə, cf. '''Terèsa''' in/from other languages


'''thêse''' ''this'' *dhêez
'''thêse''' ''this'' *dhêez


'''thêsês''' ''thesis'' -ssêez
'''thêsês''' ''plural'' *thêesseez


'''thèy''' dh-
'''thêsís''' ''singular'' *thêessiss
 
'''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'' BrE *thúrra, AmE -ô, 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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'''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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'''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''' *tôgəd
'''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
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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
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'''tòngue''' ''mouth'' *túng, cf. '''tóngs'''
'''tòngue''' ''mouth'' *túng, cf. '''tóngs'''
   
   
tonîte for '''tonîght''' is strictly commercial and unsuitable in other contexts
"'''tonîte'''" for '''tonîght''' is strictly commercial and unsuitable in other contexts
 
'''tónsil'''


'''tonsilîtis''' or '''tonsillîtis
'''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
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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'', ''complicated
'''tŏrus''' = '''Tåurus
 
'''Tŏry''' ''Conservative'' = '''Tåuri''' ''Taurus
 
'''tôtal''' cf. '''Totàl'''/'''Totál'''


'''Tótnes''' -íss or *Totnéss
'''Tótnes''' -íss or *Totnéss
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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''' ''journey'' (though for some = '''tŏr''' ''rock'')
'''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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'''tòut''', cf. '''tåut
'''tòut''', cf. '''tåut
'''tóxin''' ''tóxic'' = '''tócsin''' ''alarm


'''tôw''' ''rope'' = '''tôe''' ''digit''
'''tôw''' ''rope'' = '''tôe''' ''digit''
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'''trâdemark''' one word
'''trâdemark''' one word


'''tráffic''' rhymes with '''gráphic
'''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'''-


'''tråuma
'''trapêze'''
 
'''trapêzium'''
 
'''tråuma''', '''tràùma'''


'''traumátic''' -'''åu'''-
'''traumátic'''  


'''trávesty
'''trávesty


'''Trávis
'''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
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'''trígger-háppy
'''trígger-háppy
'''tríp''' ''journey'', ''stumble''


'''tríple''', cf. '''trîfle
'''tríple''', cf. '''trîfle


'''tríptých''' -ík
'''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
'''truncâted
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'''tsétsê''', '''tsêtsê''' ts-, s- or t-
'''tsétsê''', '''tsêtsê''' ts-, s- or t-


'''T-shïrt''' *têe-shïrt
'''T-shïrt''' *têe-shïrt (capital '''T''' to represent the shape of the shirt)


'''tsunàmi''' *sunàmi
'''tsunàmi''' *sunàmi
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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
'''tússle


'''Tutankhàmun
'''Tutankhàmun
'''Tùtsi''' ''Rwanda'' = '''Toòtsie'''


'''[[Tuvalu|Tùvalu]]''' or '''Tuvàlu
'''[[Tuvalu|Tùvalu]]''' or '''Tuvàlu


'''TV''' ''television'' *têe-vêe should be capitalised
'''TV''' ''television'' *têe-vêe, capitalised


'''tẁaddle
'''tẁaddle


'''twêak
'''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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