Collegiate® Dictionary Pronunciation Symbols
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\ 
\ as a in abut
\
\ as u in abut
\
\ as e in
kitten
\r \ as ur/er in further
\ a \ as a in ash
\
\ as a
in
ace
\ ä \ as o in mop
\ a
\ as ou
in
out
\ b \ as in baby
\ ch \ as ch in chin
\ d \ as d in did
\ e \ as e in bet
\
\ as ea in easy
\ \ as y in easy
\ f \ as f in fifty
\ g \ as g in go
\ h \ as h in hat
\ i \ as i in hit
\
\ as i in ice
\ j \ as j in job
\ k \ as k in kin
\
\ as ch in ich dien
\ l \ as l in lily
\ as a in abut\
\ as u in abut\
\ as e in
kitten \
r \ as ur/er in further \ a \ as a in ash
\
\ as a
in
ace \ ä \ as o in mop
\ a
\ as ou
in
out \ b \ as in baby
\ ch \ as ch in chin
\ d \ as d in did
\ e \ as e in bet
\
\ as ea in easy \
\ as y in easy \ f \ as f in fifty
\ g \ as g in go
\ h \ as h in hat
\ i \ as i in hit
\
\ as i in ice \ j \ as j in job
\ k \ as k in kin
\
\ as ch in ich dien \ l \ as l in lily
\ m \ as m in
murmur
\ n \ as n in own
\
\ as ng
in sing
\
\ as o
in go
\
\ as aw
in law
\i \ as oy
in boy
\ p \ as p in pepper
\ r \ as r in red
\ s \ as s in less
\ sh \ as sh in shy
\ t \ as t in tie
\ th \ as th in thin
\ th \ as th in the
\ ü \ as oo in loot
\ \ as oo
in foot
\ v \ as v in vivid
\ w \ as w in away
\ y \ as y in yet
\ yü \ as you in youth
\ y \
as u in
curable
\ z \ as z in zone
\ zh \ as si in vision
\ n \ as n in own
\
\ as ng
in sing
\
\ as o
in go\
\ as aw
in law
\
i \ as oy
in boy
\ p \ as p in pepper
\ r \ as r in red
\ s \ as s in less
\ sh \ as sh in shy
\ t \ as t in tie
\ th \ as th in thin
\ th \ as th in the
\ ü \ as oo in loot
\
\ as oo
in foot
\ v \ as v in vivid
\ w \ as w in away
\ y \ as y in yet
\ yü \ as you in youth
\ y
\
as u in
curable \ z \ as z in zone
\ zh \ as si in vision