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Words and Thrases from Foreign
BY
WILLIAM HENRY P. PHYFE
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"In order to deserve a place among the best speakers, it is
not enough that one should have what is commonly termed a
good education and good sense ; he must have paid particular
attention to the subject of pronunciation unless he has been
surrounded during the whole period of his education with
none but correct speakers, which is seldom or never the case,
at least in this country."
JOSEPH THOMAS, M.D., LL.D.
PREFACE TO THE NEW EDITION
IN presenting this latest edition of Mr. W. H. P.
Phyfe's handbook it is but honest to state that
there are a few changes from the former edition
of "18,000 Words Often Mispronounced." These
changes are prompted by the fact that the New
Webster and the latest Standard Dictionaries, in
keeping with the pace of the constantly changing
spoken tongue, have not only noted but have ac-
cepted and authorized recent popular variations in
pronunciation; these variations have been added
to and in many cases substituted for the old ones.
Words deleted from the last edition can be
counted on the fingers, largely names of persons
and places formerly in the public eye but now
almost forgotten. In their stead appear those
too prominent at the present day to be omitted,
new derivatives common in everyday speech, radio
and scientific terms, and the multiplicity of op-
portunist words now generally acceptable.
In making these changes, no violence has been
done to the spirit and the standards of the dis-
tinguished author who conceived this book. He
would have been the first to accept them and to
incorporate them in his lists.
We have consulted the bearers of family names
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viii PREFACE
odd to our tongue and made inquiry of consuls
abroad, who have aided gladly in translating the
pronunciations of foreign names and words ; our
(and your) debt to them is hereby acknowledged.
The book remains as the original author would
have it a help in polishing the "fossil poetry"
that is our language, so that our speech may be
rich in
. . . smooth words, like gold-enameled fish,
Which circle slowly with a silken swish,
And tender ones, like downy- feathered birds ;
Words shy and dappled, deep-eyed deer in herds.
F. A. S.
New York,
December, 1936
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
IT is related of the French painter Girard,
that when a youth and m poor circumstances, he
was the bearer of a letter of introduction to
Lanjuinais, a member of the Council of the First
Napoleon. The young artist was shabbily attired,
and his reception was frigid in the extreme.
Lanjuinais, however, in the course of the conver-
sation that ensued, was so much pleased with the
intelligence and amiability displayed by the young
man, that at the termination of the interview, he
courteously accompanied him to the door of the
antechamber.
Girard, contrasting the manner of his cordial
dismissal with that of his cool reception, could not
avoid an expression of surprise.
"My young friend," said Lanjuinais, anticipat-
ing the question, "we receive an unknown person
according to his dress we take leave of him ac-
cording to his merits"
The lesson here taught with reference to shabbi-
ness of attire suggests a similar one with reference
to carelessness in pronunciation. For if the man-
ner of one's dre.ss, can play so important a part
in his reception- by others, it is no less certain that
his manner of expression' (which is the garb in
x PREFACE
which our spoken thoughts are clothed) must
prejudice others either favorably or unfavorably
according as it is or is not correct.
In spoken language, pronunciation is the most
striking element, and thus it happens that it is,
more than any other one thing, the most obvious
test of general culture.
Even in a speaker of recognized ability, his
mispronunciations fall harshly upon the ear, and
cause the hearer to suspect that his early if not his
later education has been wanting in polish; or
(what is, perhaps, more to his detriment) that he
has not been accustomed to the society of refined
and cultivated people.
But pronunciation is important, not merely be-
cause it serves to make good the first impressions,
but for other and more weighty reasons. The
importance of conveying ideas with clearness and
precision, cannot for a moment be doubted; and
if no acknowledged standard of pronunciation
existed, spoken language would largely fail as a
medium for conveying ideas.
Those who, in Italy and France, have made a
special study of this subject say that there are
hundreds, and even thousands of dialects existing
in the different parts of those countries, and that
persons, meeting from remote sections, find it ex-
ceedingly difficult to understand one another. The
same is true of Germany and England, but for-
tunately in a lesser degree of our own country;
although any one who has traveled extensively in
PREFACE xi
the United States is able to distinguish already the
beginnings of dialects, which should, if possible,
be eradicated by teaching a uniform system of
pronunciation in our schools, as well as by en-
couraging correctness of pronunciation among
adults generally.
The study of foreign languages has, of late
years, assumed great importance in the United
States. A leading difficulty in mastering these
languages lies at the threshold, in the form of
pronunciation. This difficulty might be easily re-
moved by first studying carefully the pronuncia-
tion of our own language, which would result in
an acquaintance with at least forty-two important
elementary sounds. -To say nothing of the advan-
tage thus acquired in one's abjlity to pronounce
English, the pronunciation of foreign languages
would be rendered comparatively easy, since the
remaining eight foreign sounds, so-called, might
be easily learned in a single lesson at least, suffi-
ciently well for practical purposes.
This knowledge of elementary sounds is not
only of use in all matters of reading, speaking,
oratory, and singing, and in shorthand, but it
also assists in awakening people to the monstrosi-
ties of our present system of spelling, and the
consequent desirability of a spelling reform. This
knowledge is also serviceable in assisting one to
trace the broad lines of relationship that exist
among different languages, as taught in the
etymologies of -words an acquaintance with
xii PREFACE
which relationship is exceedingly valuable in
mastering not only foreign languages, but our own
as well.
The satisfaction that comes from a knowledge
of English pronunciation and the consequent
ability to pronounce correctly, is similar to the
pleasure that results from skill in any other fine
art, and becomes a source of continual enjoyment,
since this higher art is brought into constant
requisition in some form or other.
In presenting to the public a new book on
English pronunciation the third and last of this
series the author desires to call attention to the
following* points :
1. The list of words about seven thousand in
nuriifeer, considered as a :carefully selected one, is
more complete * than any other that has yet ap-
peared. The aim has been to select such words
only as, through inherent difficulty or carelessness
on .the part of the speaker, are liable to be mis-
pronounced ; no effort having been made to in-
crease the list by inserting words concerning
which no doubt could well arise.
2. The number of Proper Names twenty-five
hundred is unusually large for a book of this
kind. No other similar book pretends to give a
list in .any way approaching it for completeness.
3. The list presents the pronunciations of all
those common words and phrases from foreign
languages that mfghUgjy.e Difficulty.
4.- The pronunciations 'are very" carefully indi-
PREFACE xiii
cated each sound in each word being accurately
represented, so that no shadow of doubt can exist
as to the correct pronunciation.
5. The system of marking words is hot only
identical with that used in the two previous
volumes of this series, but is practically the same
as that employed in Webster's and Worcester's
Unabridged Dictionaries ; it has, however, been
rendered somewhat simpler by respelling the
words phonetically, thus avoiding the use of un-
necessary or duplicate signs. -
6. The principal authorities consulted are
Webster, Worcester, Stormonth and Halcleman.*
For names of places and persons, Lippincott's
Gazetteer, and Lippincott's Biographical Diction-
ary (standard authorities for the pronunciation of
Proper Names) have been referred to frequently.
In addition, the New Imperial, Walker, Sheridan,
Knowles, Jameson, Perry, Smart, Cooley and
Cull have been consulted, and, in many instances,
their pronunciations have been given.
7. Where several important pronunciations of
a word occur, the fact is indicated Webster's
pronunciation being generally placed first.
' 8. In addition to the author's comments on
various words, quotations are made from leading
authorities, where it is thought that these might
be valuable or interesting.
9. The book will assist a person materially in
laying a foundation for the study of French and
* See note, p. 21.
xiv PREFACE
German, by teaching him the sounds regarded
as peculiar to those languages. The frequent
occurrence of these sounds in words incorporated
into English, suggests the necessity of adopting
them into our own language, and this necessity
is here recognized.
There is a tendency in the evolution of every
spoken language to increase the number of sounds
by two processes : first, by the recognition of dis-
tinctions among the sounds native to the language ;
and secondly, by the incorporation of new sounds
from foreign languages, when these occur suffi-
ciently often to demand recognition.
10. A brief chapter on "The Sounds of the
English Language both Native and Adopted/'
has been prefixed to the "List of Words." The
reader is advised to study this chapter carefully.
It will be well also to acquaint one's self thor-
oughly with the "Key of Signs or Diacritical
Marks," and to read with attention the chapter
entitled "Suggestions Concerning the Use .of the
Book/' In this way, it is hoped that no difficulty
will be experienced in ascertaining the pronuncia-
tion of any word found in the list.
Those who desire to acquaint themselves with
the "Principles" of the art of Correct Pronuncia-
tion are referred to the author's manual, entitled
"How Should I Pronounce?"; while those who
desire a more elementary discussion of the subject
will find it in his "School Pronouncer, Based on
Webster's Unabridged Dictionary."
PREFACE xv
I take pleasure in acknowledging my indebted-
ness to Professor Appleton Park Lyon, of New
York, whose intimate acquaintance with all mat-
ters pertaining to the science of Phonology has
been of frequent service to me in settling difficult
or doubtful points.
I have endeavored to avoid the too common
practice of commenting upon the easy and shun-
ning the difficult; I trust, therefore, that I shall
not be held amenable to the criticism involved in
Young's familiar couplet :
How commentators each dark passage shun,
And hold their farthing candle to the sun.
WILLIAM HENRY P. PHYFE.
CONTENTS
PAGE
PREFACE TO THE NEW EDITION vii
PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION ix
THE SOUNDS OF THE ENGLISH
LANGUAGE BOTH NATIVE AND
ADOPTED 3
1. SIMPLE OR ELEMENTARY SOUNDS . 4
(1) THE FORTY-TWO NATIVE OR COMMON
ELEMENTARY SOUNDS . 4
1) Vowel Sounds . .
2) Consonant Sounds . j
(2) THE EIGHT ADOPTED OR NATURALIZED
ELEMENTARY SOUNDS 9
2. COMPOUND OR DIPHTHONGAL SOUNDS 13
ACCENT 14
SUGGESTIONS CONCERNING THE
USE OF THE BOOK 15
KEY OF SIGNS OR DIACRITICAL
MARKS 19
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ... 21
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
OFTEN: MISPRONOUNCED ... 25
20,000 WORDS OFTEN
MISPRONOUNCED
THE SOUNDS OF THE ENGLISH
LANGUAGE BOTH NATIVE
AND ADOPTED
IT is not the province of this book to discuss the
Elementary Sounds of the English language, ex-
cept in a general way, nor to give drills in these
sounds. The object of the present volume is
mainly to indicate the correct pronunciations of
words often mispronounced; and it is, in conse-
quence, only necessary in this chapter to furnish
a brief survey of the sounds, either actually oc-
curring in English, or adopted into it from for-
eign languages. By means of this, it is hoped that
the exact signification of the key and of the -dia-
critical marks will be easily understood by -those
who have not had the advantage of studying thg
other books.
The subject of English pronunciation is more
difficult than is generally supposed, and hence it
must not be thought that the following remarks
are anything more -than a set of suggestions for
the use of the present volume.
3
j. TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
i. SIMPLE OR ELEMENTARY SOUNDS
(i) The Forty-Two Native or Common
Elementary Sounds
i ) Vozvel Sounds.
1. a, as in arm, father, ah.
This sound should be kept open and broad,
and yet should not be confounded either with
the sound of a in all, or with the sound of a in
at. It is generally called the Italian a.
2. a, as in ask, past, soda.
This is the first shade-vowel sound of a. It
is called a shade sound because it differs but
slightly from the preceding sound (a). It re-
quires some practice to give it correctly.
3. a, as in at, man, tap.
This sound is the most common sound of a,
and is generally known as its short sound.
4. a, as in air, dare, care.
This is the second shade-vowel sound of a,
and differs but slightly from the preceding
sound (a). It is invariably followed by the
sound of r.
5. e, as in ebb, let, met.
This is a very common sound of e, and is
generally known as its short sound.
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 5
6. a, as in ale, fate, pay.
This is known as the long sound of a. By
some orthoepists it is considered a diphthongal
or double sound.
7. i, as in it, pin, pity.
This sound is generally called the short sound
of i.
8. e, as in eel, meet, he.
This sound is generally called the long sound
of e.
9. 6, as in odd, pop, cot.
This sound is generally called the short sound
of o.
10. o, as in orange, dog, God.
This is the first shade-vowel sound of o, and
differs but slightly from the preceding sound
(6), with which it is frequently confounded.
i"L 6, as in or, for, bought.
This sound is sometimes called the broad
sound of o.
12. 6, as in only, whole, Lecocq.
This is the second shade-vowel sound of o,
and differs but slightly from the succeeding
sound (5), with which it is frequently con-
founded.
6 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
13. 6, as in old, hope, so.
This sound is generally called the long sound
of o.
14. 06, as in look, book, took.
This sound is commonly called the short
sound of double o, and is to be carefully dis-
tinguished from the succeeding long sound (60).
15. do, as in ooze, moon, coo.
This sound is commonly called the long sound
of double o, and is to be carefully distinguished
from the preceding short sound (56).
16. u, as in urge, fur, cur.
This is the first shade-vowel sound of u,
and closely resembles the succeeding sound
(u), from which it should be carefully distin-
guished.
17. u, as in up, but, luck.
This sound is commonly called the short sound
of u, and is also known as the natural vowel
sound, because it is the one most easily pro-
duced by the vocal organs.
1 8. e, as in ermine, serge, verse.
This is the second shade-vowel sound of u,
and differs but slightly from the preceding
sound (u).
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 7
2) Consonant Sounds.
19. y, as in ye, yet, your.
It should be observed that this sound is very
similar to that of long e (e) very lightly pro-
nounced, before an accented vowel sound as
in yard (e-ard').
20. w, as in we, wet, warm.
It should be observed that this sound is very
similar to that of long double o (do) very
lightly pronounced, before an accented vowel
sound as in will (do-il').
21. r, as in rave, roar, peer.
In foreign languages, the r is generally
trilled; in English, less often.
22. 1, as in lave, lull, ill.
23. ng, as in ring, singing, long.
This sound seems never to occur at the be-
ginning of an English word.
24. n, as in no, nun, in.
25. m, as in me, mum, him.
26. zh, as in azure, measure, rouge.
The digraph zh never occurs in English ; the
sound being always represented by some other
combination of letters, or by a single letter.
8 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
27. z, as in zebra, buzz, is.
28. th, as in thy, thither, breathe.
29. v, as in van, vivid, have.
30. g, as in get, gig, egg.
This is commonly known as the hard sound
of g.
3!. j, as in jet, judge, edge.
This is commonly known as the soft sound
of g.
32. d, as in do, did, add.
33. b, as in be, bib, ebb.
34. sh, as in she, mission, hush.
35. s, as in see, cease, listen.
This is said to be the most common sound
in the language.
36. th, as in thigh, thing, moth.
Persons who lisp, introduce this sound where
the sound of s properly belongs.
37. f, as in foe, fife, if.
38. k, as in key, kick, oak.
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED g
39. ch, as in chew, church, each.
This should be regarded as a simple sound,
and not, as some orthoepists claim, a union of
t and sh.
40. t, as in to, tat, it.
41. p, as in pay, pip, lip.
42. h, as in he, hot, hoot
(2) The Eight Adopted or Naturalized Ele-
mentary Sounds.
In addition to the ordinary forty-two sounds of
the English language, there are certain other
sounds which, although, in a certain sense, for-
eign to the language, may be considered as hav-
ing been adopted into it, since they occur in words
that have been made part of our mother tongue.
Even the person who makes no pretension to a
knowledge of foreign languages, must frequently
encounter such words as Goethe, Mutter, encore,
vin, bonbon, un Richter, Leipzig.
It is absurd to say that these sounds do not occur
in English, since they are already in actual use;
moreover, they are of necessity not only recog-
nized, but to some extent discussed, in all our
larger dictionaries and works on English pronun-
ciation.
It is virtually impossible to pronounce many
10 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
familiar proper names with any degree of ac-
curacy, without an acquaintance with these eight
sounds, and our dictionaries generally seem to
presume that their readers are acquainted with
them.
The learning of the correct pronunciation of
the French and German languages (now so uni-
versally studied) would be rendered much easier
if a due acquaintance with these sounds were al-
ready possessed; as there would then be no new
sounds to be learned for these languages, unless
one should wish to make finer distinctions than
are generally observed.
1. 6, as in Gothe (another spelling for Goethe).
French eu, as in leur.
This sound resembles the English e in earth
(e), which may be substituted for it, when one
is unable to produce the original sound.
2. u, as in Miiller. French u, as in tu.
If, while the lips are rigidly held in the posi-
tion for saying do, one should attempt, with his
tongue, to say e, a close resemblance to this
sound would result. For those unable to pro-
duce this sound, the sound of u in duke (u)
may be substituted.
3. aN, as in encore.
This is the first of the four French nasal
vowels. If the English syllable ang be pro-
OFTEN M ISP RON O UNCED T I
nounced, with the ng lightly uttered, it will ap-
proximate this sound, and may be substituted
for it by those who are unable to give the
original sound. The N added to the a repre-
sents no sound, but simply indicates that the a
is to be nasalized.
4. EN, as in vin.
This is the second French nasal vowel. If
the English syllable ang be pronounced with the
ng lightly uttered, it will approximate this
sound, and may be substituted for it by those
who are unable to give the original sound. The
N added to the a represents no sound, but simply
indicates that the a is to be nasalized.
5. ON, as in bonbon.
This is the third French nasal vowel. If the
English syllable dug be pronounced with the
ng lightly uttered, it will approximate this
sound, and may be substituted for it by those
who are unable to give the original sound. The
N added to the o represents no sound, but
simply indicates that the o is to be nasalized.
6. UN, as in un.
This is the fourth French nasal vowel. If the
English syllable ung be pronounced with the ng
lightly uttered, it will approximate this sound,
and may be substituted for it by those who are
12 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
unable to give the original sound. The N added
to the 11 represents no sound, but simply indi-
cates that the u is to be nasalized.
7. K, as in Richter.
This is a very common sound in German, and
may be produced by attempting to give the
sound of h, while the vocal organs are rigidly
held in a position for giving the sound of k.
It may be imitated by prolonging the sound of
k in ik, and avoiding the initial part of the
k sound. For those who are unable to give this
sound, the English sound of k may be substi-
tuted. It is well to observe that this sound is
slightly modified by the nature of the vowel
that precedes it.
The Scotch sound of ch, as heard in loch, is
essentially the same, and for all practical pur-
poses may be deemed identical with it.
8, G, as in Leipzig.
This is a vocalized form of the preceding
sound. It occurs in German, and may be pro-
duced by attempting to give the sound of y,
while the vocal organs are rigidly held in a po-
sition for giving the sound of k. It may be
imitated by prolonging the sound of g in ig,
and avoiding the initial part of the g sound.
For those who are unable to give this sound,
the English sound of g may be substituted. The
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 13
importance of this sound is duly recognized by
Victor.*
It may be observed that these eight foreign
sounds are frequently found in the ordinary
English books and newspapers. These sounds,
together with the forty-two native ones previ-
ously discussed, give precisely fifty sounds that
may be considered in use in the English lan-
guage.
2. COMPOUND OR DIPHTHONGAL
SOUNDS
There are in English, in addition to the fifty
simple sounds given above, several compound or
diphthongal sounds, so called because each one
.consists of two simple sounds so closely united as
to appear like a single sound. They all belong to
the vowel class, and are four in number: I, oi,
ow, u.
i. I, as in ice, mine, by.
This compound sound is often mistakenly
considered to be a simple sound, because it is
generally represented by a single letter. In
reality, it consists of a close union of the two
simple sounds, a as in arm, and e as in eel,
with the accent on the first sound ; thus (a'e) .
* For a very full and clear discussion of this sound see
Victor's recent and valuable work, "Elemente der
Phonetik und Orthoepie des Deutschen, Englischen, und
Franzosischen," pp. 113-124.
I 4 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
2. * oi, as in oil, noise, boy.
This compound sound consists of a close
union of the two simple sounds, 6 as in or, and
i as in it, with the accent on the first sound ;
thus (6'i).
3. ow, as in out, bound, now.
This compound sound consists of a close
union of the two simple sounds, a as in arm, ana
65 as in ooze, with the accent on the first sound
thus (a'oo).
4. u, as in duke, lute, new.
This compound sound consists of a close
union of the two simple sounds, i as in it, and
oo as in ooze, with the accent on the first sound ;
thus (Too).
ACCENT
Every person should be able to accent any syl-
lable in any word, and should practise until he can
accomplish this. It may be well to observe that ail*
French words have the accent on the final full syl
lable, but that this accent is generally very slight
NOTE. In addition to what has been said in this chapter,
there will be found in their appropriate places through-
out the book certain remarks concerning sounds in pro-*
nunciation, which it has not been thought advisable to
repeat here.
SUGGESTIONS CONCERNING
THE USE OF THIS BOOK
MANY persons find it difficult to make practical
use of a book of this character. This difficulty
arises mainly from lack of familiarity with the
signs or diacritical marks. By observing the fol-
lowing suggestions, the reader will find the book
very easy to use.
i. It is advisable, as soon as possible, to become ac-
quainted with the Key of Signs or Diacritical Marks,
on page 19.
In consulting this key, observe that each sign
is a definite symbol for a definite sound. Each
sound has its own symbol, and no symbol is used
for more than one sound. The words are accord-
ingly all respelled phonetically, and each symbol
employed is, without exception, the representa-
tive of some one sound.
For example, the word fate is respelled fat,
which a careless person would be liable to pro-
nounce fat noticing the spelling only and not
observing the marking of the letter a. Whereas,
by a reference to the key, it will be seen that the
three symbols (f, a, t) stand for three definite
15
1 6 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
sounds which, when combined, produce the word
fate, as correctly pronounced.
2. In endeavoring to pronounce a word correctly, it
is well first, to utter distinctly, and in their proper
order, the separate sounds in each syllable, and then
to combine the sounds into the syllables and the syl-
lables into the word.
Since every word consists of one or more syl-
lables, and each syllable is composed of simple
sounds, it follows that by building up the syllables,
sound by sound, and then by combining these
syllables in their proper order, the word is con-
structed, if the proper syllable be accented.
3. It is important to observe the place of the accent.
Many words are mispronounced simply because
the accent is misplaced. In the word exquisite, for
instance, if the accent be placed upon the first
syllable, the word is correctly pronounced;
whereas, if it be placed upon the second syllable,
it is a mispronunciation. With this exception,
there is no difference between these two pronun-
ciations of the word.
4. It is necessary to become acquainted with the
Sounds of the English Language, as found on pp.
3-14-
Since the diacritical marks represent the exact
sounds to be used in the pronunciation of a word,
it results that the sounds should be well-known in
order that a word may be pronounced correctly.
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 17
For this reason the reader will find an acquaint-
ance with the sounds of the English language of
vital importance.
5. Remember that the signs or diacritical marks
used to indicate the correct pronunciations of words
are not spellings of these words in the ordinary sense,
but simply symbols for the sounds of the words.
6. Observe that in becoming acquainted with the
signs or diacritical marks, the vowel signs are the
principal ones to be learned, since the consonant signs
are generally familiar to the reader.
7. Observe that a reference to the Key of Signs will
be found at the foot of each page.
It is well to consult this in all doubtful cases.
If still further explanation is required, turn to the
chapter on The Sounds of the English Language,
P- 3-
8. Form the habit of using the correct Foreign
Sounds rather than their substitutes.
If a person is acquainted with the French and
German languages, it will, of course, be an easy
matter to pronounce these foreign sounds cor-
rectly.
Otherwise it would be well to hear the sounds
carefully pronounced by some one acquainted with
them.
If, however, no such person can be found, the
sounds may generally be learned by carefully fol-
lowing the directions given for producing them.
But if one does not feel sufficiently confident of
1 8 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
his ability to produce these sounds, he may, as a
final resort, fall back on their English substitutes.
9. Although the abbreviations in this book are not
numerous, time may be saved by at once fixing in the
mind those few that are not already familiar.
10. Endeavor carefully to carry out the spirit of the
preceding suggestions in the use of the book.
If this is done, it is hoped that no difficulty will
be found in ascertaining the pronunciation of any
word given in the list.
NOTE. Any person, wishing to master the pronuncia-
tion of the twenty thousand words, can easily do so in a
few hours, by merely marking with a pencil those words
presenting any difficulty, and afterwards reading the
marked words, two or th^ee times. _0f course, any one
person would have difficulty with comparatively few
words in the book.
KEY OF SIGNS OR DIACRITICAL MARKS
I. SIMPJLE OR ELEMENTARY SOUNDS
i) Native or English Sounds.
a = a in arm. 6 = o in odd.
a a in ask. 5 o in orange.
a = a in at. 6 = o in or.
a = a in air. 5 o in only.
a==a in ale. 6 = in old.
b ft in be. do = oo in look,
ch ch in chew. oo = oo in ooze.
d d in do. P P m P a > r -
e = e in ebb. r = r in rave.
e = e in eel. s ~ J in see.
e = e in ermine. sh ===== sh in she.
f _ f in foe. t = t in to.
g _ g in g e t. th ** ia .thy.
h = h in he. th th in thigh.
I fin it. u u in urge.
j == j in jet. ii . in up.
k = k in key. v = v in van.
1 = Z in lave. w = w in we.
m = m in me. y y in ye.
n = 7i in no. z = z in zebra.
n g s= ng in ring. zh ===== z in azure.
2) Adopted or Foreign Sounds.
6 6" in Gothe. ON ===== on in bonbon.
ii == ^ in Muller. UN == wn in un.
aN = en in encore. K ch in Richter.
,N = f w in vin. G ===== ^r in Leipzig.
2. COMPOUND OR DIPHTHONGAL SOUNDS
i = i in ice. ow = ow in now.
oi =: oi in oil. u === u in duke.
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations are made use of
in this book:
a. = adjective,
ad. = adverb.
Bib. = Biblical.
Biog. = Lippincott's Pronouncing Biograph-
ical Dictionary.
C. = Century Dictionary.
c. = circa.
class. = classical. -
coll. = colloquial.
Dr. Doctor.
Eng. England, English.
Fr. France, French.
Gaz. = Lippincott's Pronouncing Gazetteer.
Ger. = Germany, German.
Hal. == Haldeman's Dictionary.*
interj. interjection.
It. Italy, Italian.
Lat. = Latin,
n. = noun.
* Properly, The Clarendon Dictionary by Browne >an
Haldeman.
21
22 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
p. = page,
part. = participle,
pi. *== plural,
pp. _ pages,
pop. = popularly.
Port. = Portuguese,
pron. = pronunciation,
prop. properly.
S. & W. Soule and Wheeler's Manual of Eng-
lish Pronunciation and Spelling.
Sp. = Spain, Spanish.
Stand. =* Standard Dictionary.
Stor. = Stormonth's Dictionary.
U. S. United States.
v. = verb.
Web. === Webster's New International Dic-
tionary.
Wor. ~ Worcester's Unabridged Dictionary.
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to
you. * * * SHAKESPEARE.
Damas, * * * The Prince of Como does not under-
stand his own language!
Melnotte. Not as you pronounce it; who the deuce
could? BULWER.
Fine words ! I wonder where you stole 'em.
DEAN SWIFT.
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold :
Alike fantastic, if too new, or old;
Be not the first by whom the new are tried,
Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
POPE.
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
Aachen a/ Ken. Ger. for Aix-la-Chapelle.
For K, see p. 12.
Aar ar.
Aaron ar'un.
The Century Dictionary gives ar'un as an al-
ternative pronunciation.
Aaronic ar-on'ik.
See Aaron, ,
abacus ab'a-kus, not ab-ak'us.
Abaddon a-bad'un.
"In all her gates, Abaddon rues
Thy bold attempt." Milton.
abaft a-baft' ; ab-aff (Stor.).
See aft.
abalone ab-a-lo'ne.
Abana ab'a-na or a-ba'na.
"Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damas-
cus, better than all the waters of Israel ?" II Kings
v. f 12,
See Pharpar.
abandon (ease) a-baN-doN'.
Webster's New International Dictionary gives
a-ban ; dun as an alternative pronunciation.
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Abaris ab'a-ris.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
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26 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
abatis (barricade) ab'a-tis; Brit, pron., a-bat'i;
Fr. pron., a-ba~te'.
Worcester and Stormonth give ab-at-e' as an
alternative pronunciation. The Century Diction-
ary prefers ab-at-e".
abat-jour a-ba-zhoor'.
abattoir a-ba-twar'.
abat-vent a-ba-vaN'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Abaucourt a~b6-koor'.
Abbas Mirza ab-bas' mir'za or ab'bas mir'za.
Abbasside ab-bas'sid or ab'a-sld.
Abbatucci a-ba-tii-se' ; It. pron., ab-ba-too'che.
In Italian, cc, before e or i, is pronounced like
ch in chin.
For ii, see p. 10.
Abbaye, L' la-ba'yii.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
abbe a-ba'.
Abbon a-boN 7 .
For ON, see p. u.
Abd-el-Aziz ab-del-a-zez'. Modern Sp. pron.,
a-thetr/.
See Abdul-Aziz, Zamaco'is.
Abd-el-Kadir ab-del-ka'der.
See Abdul-Kadir.
Abdera ab-de^ra, not ab r de-ra.
Abderite ab / de~rit.
Abdiel ab'di-el.
"The Seraph Abdiel, faithful found;
Among the faithless faithful only he." Milton.
abdomen ab-do'men, or ab'do-men.
"Words which are adopted from the Latin lan-
guage into the English without any change of
orthography, generally retain the Latin accent,
especially if they are terms* of the arts and sciences,
or words somewhat removed from common use.
Th^ following -words 'have the accent on the pe-
nultimate syllable, both in Latin and in English:
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 2 ?
acumen, asylum, bitumen, curator, decorum, delator,
dictator, horison, spectator, testator! 1 Wor.
These words are therefore exceptions to the
general tendency in English, which is to accent the
word as near the beginning as possible.
Abdul- Aziz ab-dool-a-zez' .
See Abd-el-Asiz.
Abdul-Hamid ab-dool-ha-med'.
Abdul-Kadir ab-dool-ka/der.
See Abd-el-Kadir.
Abedahnanda a-ba-da-nan'da.
Abednego a-bed'ne-go.
Abel (Sir Frederic Augustus) a'bl.
Abel (Niels Henrik) a'bel
Abelard ab'el-ard ; Fr. pron. y a-ba-lar'.
Also written Abailard, but pronounced as above.
"Abelard and Heloise."
abele a-bel' or a'bl; ab-e'le (Stor.).
Abencerrages a-ben'ser-a-jez ; Sp. pron., a-ban-
tha-ra'has.
See Caceres, Gila.
Aben-Ezra a/ben ez'ra.
Abercr ombi e ab ' er-krum-bi .
Abercr omby ab ' er-krum-bi .
Aberdeen ab-er-den' .
Abergavenny ab-er-ga-ven'i or ab-er-gen'i or
ab-er-ga'ni.
See Alnwick.
Abernethy ab' er-ne-thi.
abeyance a-ba'ans, not a-be'ans.
abhor ab-hor', not ab-hor'.
Abiathar a-bi'a-thar.
Abiel a'bi-el or a-bi'el.
abietin ab'i-e-tm.
Abigail ab ' ig-al.
Abihu a-bi'hu.
"Nadab and Abihu,"
(For Key "of Signs, see p. 19)
28 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Abijah a-bi'ja.
Abilene ab'il-en.
Abimelech a-bim' e-lek,
Abinadab a-bin'a-dab.
abiogenesis ab-i-6-jen'e-sis.
See biogenesis.
Abitibi ab-i-tib'i.
abject ab'jekt, not ab-jekt'.
abjection ab-jek'shun, not ab'jek-shun.
abjectly ab'jekt-li, not ab-jekt'li.
abjectness ab'jekt-nes, not ab-jekt'nes.
ablative ab'la-tiv, not ab'l-tiv.
Pronounce the second syllable distinctly,
ablator ab-la'ter.
ablution ab-lu'shun, not ab-loo'shun.
Abnaki ab-na r ki.
abnegate ab / ne-gat.
abnormality ab-nor-maFi-ti.
abnormity ab-n6r / mi-ti.
aboma a-bo^ia.
Abomey ab-6-nia/ .
aborigin ^ab-or'ij-in.
aborigines ab-6-ri j 'm-ez.
Abou-ben-Adhem a'bdo ben ^dem or a/boo ben
ad^hem.
Aboukir a-book-er ' .
Also written Abukir, but pronounced as above.
"The Battle of Aboukir"
About, Edmond ed-moN 7 a-boo 7 .
For ON, see p. u.
abracadabra ab-ra-ka-dab'ra.
Final a in English words generally has the sound
of the final a in America.
Abraham a/bra-ham.
See Abram.
Abram a/bram.
See Abraham.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 2 g
Abrantes d' da-braN-tes'.
For a.N, see p. 10.
abrasion ab-ra'zhun.
abreuvoir a-br 6-vwar' .
For 6, see p. 10.
abri a-bre'.
abrogate ab'ro-gat.
Abruzzi a-brdot'se.
"Duke of the Abruszi."
"In Italian, s and zs are usually sounded like a
strong, prolonged ts, but they sometimes have the
sound of a long dz."- Webster.
abscissa ab-sis'a.
absent (a.) ab'sent
absent (v.) ab-sent'.
In words of two syllables, like the present ones,
that do double duty as nouns or adjectives on the
one hand and as verbs on the other, it is the custom,
with a few exceptions, to accent the nouns and
adjectives upon the first syllable and the verbs upon
the last.
absentee ab-sen-te'.
absinthe ab'sinth ; Fr. pron., ab-saNt'.
Also written absinth, but pronounced as above.
For a.N, see p. n.
absolute ab'so-lut, not ab'so-loot
absolutism ab'so-lu-tizm, not ab-soKyu-tizm.
absolutist ab / so-lu-tist.
absolutory ab-sol'yu-to-rf, not ab-so-lu'to-ri.
absolve ab~solv' ; ab-zolv' (Wor., Stor., Hal.),
absorb ab-sorb r .
abstemious ab-ste / mi-us, not ab-stem'i-us.
absterge ab-stur j ' .
abstract (n. and a.) aVstrakt.
Webster states that the adjective was formerly
pronounced ab-strakt'.
abstract (v.) ab-strakt'.
See absent.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
30 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
abstracted ab-strakt'ed.
abstraction ab-strak'shun.
abstractly ab'strakt-H.
Walker, Smart, and Stormonth say ab-strakt'li.
abstruse ab-stroos' .
Do not accent the first syllable,
abstrusion ab-stroo'zhun.
abstrusity ab-stroo'si-ti.
Absyrtus ab-ser'tus.
Abt apt.
Abu-Bekr a/boo bek'r.
Also written Abou-Bekr, but pronounced as
above.
Abu-Hassan a'boo has'an.
Abukir a-boo-ker'.
Also written Aboukir, but pronounced as above,
abusive a-bti'siv, not a-bu'ziv.
Abutilon a-bu'til-6n.
Abydos a-bi'dos.
"The Bride of Abydos."
abysm a-bizm', not a-biz'iim.
"The Abysm of Hell." Shakespeare.
abysmal a-biz'-mal, not a-bis'mal.
Abyssinian ab-i-sm'i-an.
acacia a-ka'sha.
"When c comes after the accent, and is followed
by ea, ia, io, or ebus, it takes, like j and t under
the same circumstances, the sound -of sh." War.
academe ak-a-dem' or ak'a-dem.
academian ak-a-de'mi-an, not ak-a-dem'i-an.
academician ak-a-de-mish'an, not a-kad'e-
niish-an.
Academic, L' la-ka-da-me'.
Academus ak-a-de'mus.
"The Green Retreats of Academus."
Acadia a-ka'di-a.
Not to be confounded with Arcadia f which see.
(For Key of 'Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN M ISP RON UNCED 3 j
Acadie a-ka-de' .
"List to a Tale of Love in Acadie, home of the
happy." Longfellow.
acajou ak'a-zhoo.
Acapulco a-ka-pool'ko.
acaulose a-kol'os.
Worcester and the Standard Dictionary say
ak-6-los'.
Accademia della Crusca ak-ka-da'me-a del-la
kroos'ka.
accelerative ak-sel'er-a-tiv.
accent (n.) ak'sent.
accent (v.) ak-sent' or ak'sent.
See absent.
accented ak-sent'ed or ak'sent-ed.
See unaccented.
accenting ak-sent'mg or ak'sent-lng.
See unaccenting.
accentuate ak-sen'tu-at.
accept ak-sept', not ek-sept / .
Articulate the first syllable distinctly,
acceptable ak-sept'a-bl.
Walker says ak'sept-ab-1.
accepter ak-sep'ter.
acceptor ak-sep'ter or ak-sep'tor.
access ak'ses or ak-ses r .
Custom and the preponderance of authority favor
the first pronunciation,
accessary ak-ses'a-ri.
Worcester, Stormonth, and Haldeman say
ak'ses-a-ri.
accessorial ak-ses-6'ri-al.
accessory ak-ses'o-ri or ak'ses-er-i.
The first is the pronunciation given by Webster
and the Standard Dictionary; the second is the
form preferred .by the Century Dictionary and the
only one given by Worcester,
accipitrine ak-sip'i-trm or ak-sipl-trin.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
32 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
acclimate ak~kli'mat or ak'klim-at.
Words of more than two syllables are generally
accented on the last syllable but two. This word,
however, is an exception,
acclimatization ak-kli-ma-tiz-a'shun or ak-kli-
ma-tl-za'shun.
acclimatize ak-kli'ma-tiz, not ak'klim-a-tiz.
acclivity a-kliv'i-ti.
acclivous ak-kli'vus .
accolade ak-ko-lad' or ak-ko-lad'.
Stormonth gives the latter only,
accompaniment ak-kikn'pa-ni-rnent, not ak-
kump'nim-ent.
A word of five syllables, when correctly pro-
nounced.
accompanist ak-kum'pan-ist.
accompletive a~kom'pla-tiv.
accompt ak-kownt', formerly ak-komt'.
accomptable ak-kownt'a-bl.
accomptant ak-kownt'ant.
accost ak-kSst', not ak~kost', n or ak-kost'.
This (6) is a sound midway between o as in not
and 6 as in or.
"To give the extreme short sound to such words
is affectation: to give them the full sound of broad
a is vulgar." Web.
accouche ak-koosh' .
accouchement ak-kdosh-maN' .
For aw, see p. 10.
accoucheur ak-koosh-6r ' .
Webster gives ak-6o-shur.
For 6, see p. 10.
accoucheuse ak-66-shuz'; Fr. pron., a-koo-shoz'.
For 6, see p. 10.
accouter ak-koo'ter.
Also written accoutre, but pronounced as above,
accouterment ak-koo'ter-ment.
Also written accoutrement, but pronounced as
above.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 33
Accra ak'ra.
Also written Akkra, but pronounced as above,
accrescence a-kres'ens.
accretion a-kre'shun.
accrue ak-kr 66 ' .
accuracy ak'ku-ra-si, not ak'ker-a-si.
accurate ak'u-rit, not ak'ker-it.
accursed (a.) ak-kursf or ak-kur'sed.
accursed ( part. ) ak-kurst'.
See learned.
acedia (fish) a-sa-de'a.
acedia (sin) a-se'di-a.
Aceldama a-sel'da-ma, not as-el-da/ma.
Stormonth gives a-keTda-ma as an alternative
pronunciation.
acephalous a-sef'a-lus.
acerate as'er-at.
acerbate as'er-bat or a-sur'bat.
acerbity a-seVbi-ti.
acerose as^er-os.
acerous a-seVus.
The Oxford English Dictionary and Worcester
accent the final syllable,
acervate a-sur'vat.
Acestes a-ses'tez.
acetal as'e-tal.
Worcester says a-se'tal.
acetamide as-et-am^id or a-set-am'id.
See ide (chemical termination).
acetanilide as-et-an'i-lid or lid.
Also spelled acetanilid, but pronounced as above,
acetate as r e-tat.
acetenyl a-set'e-nil.
acetic a-se r tik.
The Century Dictionary prefers a-set'ik; the
Standard, Worcester, and Stormonth give this form
only.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
34 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
acetification a-set-if-ik-a'shun.
acetify % -set'if-I.
acetin as'e-tm.
aceto (prefix ) as'e-to or as-e'to.
"Aceto-gelsLtm."
acetone as'e-ton.
acetonize as'e-td-mz.
aceto se as'e-tos.
acetous a-se'tiis or as'e-tiis.
acetum a-se'tum.
acetyl as'e-til.
acetylene a-set'i-len.
acetylic as-e-til'ik.
acetylization a-set-il-iz-a'shun or a-set-il-i-za'-
shun.
Achaean a-ke'an ; a-ke'an or a-ka'an (Stand.)
"The Achaan League." See Achaian.
Achaeus a-ke / us.
Achaia a-ka'ya.
Achaian a-ka/yan.
See Ach&an.
Achan a'kan.
Achates a-ka/tez.
"Fidus Achates."
In Greek and Latin Proper Names, final es is
pronounced ez.
achene a -ken ' .
achenium a-ke / m-um.
Achernar a'ker-nar.
Acheron ak^er-on, not ach x er-6n.
"Sad Acheron o sorrow, black and deep."
Milton.
See Magna Charta.
a cheval a-she-vjP.
Achillean ak-il-e^n, not a-kiKe-an.
Achilles a-kil'ez.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
35
Achitophel a-kit'6-fel.
"Absalom and Achitophel."
See Ahithophel.
achromatic ak'ro-mat-ik.
achromatize a-kro'ma-tiz.
acidosis as-i-do'sfs.
acidulous a-sid'u-lus.
acinaciform as-i-nas'if-orm.
acineti form as-m-e t'l f -orm.
acinus as'm-us, not as-i'nus.
Acis a/sis,
acme ak'me.
acolyte ak'6-lit.
Aconcagua a-kon-ka'gwa.
aconite ak'6~nit, not ak'6-net.
See itc (chemical termination).
acorn a'korn or a'kern.
acotyledon a-kot-Tl-e'dun.
acotyledonous a-kot~il-e'dun-us or a-kot-Il-ed 7 -
un-us.
acoustic a-koos'tik or a-kous^ik.
The pronunciation a-koo'stik is preferred by
Webster, the Oxford English Dictionary, the Cen-
tury, and the Standard.
See acoustics.
acoustics a-koos'tiks or a-kous'tiks.
See note under acoustic.
acquiesce ak-wi-es' .
acquisite ak'wi-zit.
acquisition ak-wi-zish'un.
acquisitive a-kwiz^-tiv.
acrasia a-kra'zhi-a or a-kra/zi-a.
acrasy a/kra-si .
acratia a-kra/shi-a.
Acre a/ker or a'ker.
"The Siege of Acre/\
The second pronunciation is the more common.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
3 6 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
acrimony ak'ri-mo-ni.
Acrisius a-kris'i-us.
acropolis a-krop'6-lis.
across a-kros', not a-kr8st'.
See accost.
acrostic a-kros'tik, not a-kros'tik.
See accost.
Actaeon ak-te'un .
In Greek and Latin Proper Names, the diph-
thongs cc and ce, ending an accented syllable, are
pronounced like long e. This is an important rule,
which is frequently violated by classical scholars.
Actran ak' shi-an.
' "The Actian Games."
actinic ak-tm'lk.
Actium ak'shi-um or ak'ti-tirn.
actor ak'ter.
Sometimes pronounced ak'tor.
acts akts, not aks.
"The Acts of the Apostles."
acumen a-ku'men, not ak'ytt-men.
See abdomen.
Acuna, Christobal de kris-to'bal da a-koon'ya.
See canon.
Ada a'da, not ad^a.
adagio a-da/jo.
Worcester makes it a word of four syllables
(ad-a'ji-6), and Stormonth anglicizes it (ad-a'ji-o).
Adalbert ad^l-bert, not ad-aPbert.
Adam (Albrecht) a'dam.
See Albrecht.
Adam (Edmond) a-daN'.
For a.N, see p. 10.
See DantcSj Edmond.
Adam (Eugen) a 7 dam.
See Eugen.
adamant ad / a-mant.
adamantean ad-a-man-te'an.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 37
adamantine ad-a-man'tm, not ad-a-man'ten.
Adamello, Monte mdn'ta a-da-mel'lo.
Adamic ad-am'ik, not ad'ani-ik.
Adamowski a-da-mof'ski.
adaptation ad-ap-ta'shun, not ad'ap-ta-shun.
addendum a-den'dum, (pi.) a-den'da.
addict (n.) ad'ikt.
addict (v.) a-dikt'.
addio ad-dyo'.
Addis Ababa ad'is a'ba-ba.
additament ad-dit' a-ment or ad'dit-a-ment.
address (n.) a-dreV, not ad'res.
Although analogy may suggest the pronuncia-
tion ad'dres, it is not countenanced by any of the
standard dictionaries,
address (v.) a-dreY.
addressee a-dres-e'.
addresser a-dres'er.
adduce ad-dus', not ad-docs'.
Adelaide ad'e-lad.
See Adelaide.
Adelaide a-da-la-ed'.
Adelie Land a-da-le' land.
Adelina ad-e-li'na.
See Adeline.
Adeline ad'e-lm ; Fr. pron., ad-len'.
See Adelina.
adelopod a-del'6-pod.
Adelphi a-del'fi, not a-deFfi.
Aden a r den or a/den,
adeniform a-den r if-6rm or ad'e-mf-orm.
adenoid ad r e-noid.
adenose ad'e-nos or ad-e-nos'.
adept (n.) ad'ept or ad-ept 7 .
There are a few words of twa syllables that serve
both as nouns and adjectives. It is customary to
distinguish them by accenting the nouns upon the
(For Key of Signs f see p. 19)
38 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
first syllable, and the adjectives upon the last. In
the above, and a few others, however, the noun as
well as the adjective is accented on the last syllable,
adept (a.) ad-ept'.
See adept (.)
adequate ad'e-quit
Adherbal ad-her'bal.
adhesion ad-he'zhun.
See cohesion.
adhesive ad-he'siv, not ad-he'ziv.
See cohesive.
Adiel a'di-el or ad'i-el.
adieu a-dii' ; Fr. pron. ad-yo'.
For 6, see p. 10.
Adige a/de-ja.
ad infinitum ad in-fm-i'tum, not ad m-fm'it-um.
adios ad-yos'.
"Often a-de'6s, but the Spanish accent is prop-
erly on the final syllable." Web.
adipocere ad'ip-6-ser.
adipose ad'ip-os.
The Oxford English Dictionary and Worcester
accent the final syllable,
adjectival ad-jek-ti'val or ad'jek-tiv-al.
ad j ectively ad' j ek-tiv-li.
adjourn a-jurn 7 , not ad-jura/,
adjunct (n. and a.) aj^ngkt.
adjure aj-oor 7 .
adjust aj-ust'.
adjutant aj / oo-tant.
adjutor aj-oo'tor.
adjuvant (n. and a.) aj / oo-vant.
Adlai ad 7 !^-! or ad-la 7 !.
"Adlai Ewing Stevenson."
Adler (Felix) ad r ler, not ad'ler.
ad libitum ad ITb'it-iim.
admeasurement ad-mezh'ur-ment.
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 39
Admetus ad-me'tus.
administrator ad-mm-is-tra'ter or ad-min'is-tra-
ter.
Stormonth places the primary accent on the first
syllable.
admirable ad'mir-a-bl, not ad-mT'ra-bl.
admirably ad'mir-a-bli, not ad-mi'ra-bli.
admiralty ad'mir-al-ti, not ad-mir-al'ti.
admirative ad'mir-a-tiv or ad-mi'ra-tiv.
adnascent ad-nas'ent
ado a-doo'.
"Much Ado about Nothing."
adobe a-do'be.
adolescence ad-6-les'ens.
Adonai ad-6-na'I or a-do'ni.
Adonaia a-do-m'ya.
Adonais ad-6-na'is.
Shelley's "Adonais."
Adonean ad-6-ne'an.
Adonias ad-6-ni'as.
Adonic a-don'ik.
Adonijah ad-6-m'ja.
Adoniram ad-o-m'ram.
Adonis a-do'ms, or a-don^ls.
Adrastia a-dras'ti-a.
Adrastus a-dras'tiis.
adrenal ad-re'nal.
adrenalin ad-ren'al-in.
Adria a'dre-a; a'dre-a (Bib.)-
Adrian a'dn-an.
See Hadrian.
Adriana a-dri-a'na or ad-ri-an'a.
"Comedy of Errors."
Adrianople ad-ri-an-6'pl.
Worcester pronounces the first syllable ad.
Adriatic a-dr!-at 4/ ik or ad-ri-at'ik.
(For Key of Signs, see />. 19)
4 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Adrienne a-dre-en'.
Adullam a-dul'am.
"The Cave of Aduttam."
See Adullamite.
Adullamite a-dul'am-it.
See Adullam.
adult (n. and a.) a-dulf, not ad'ult.
adulterine a-dul'ter-in or a-dul'ter-in.
adumbrate ad-um'brat.
ad valorem ad va-lo'rem, not ad val'6-rem.
advance (n. and v.) ad -vans 7 , not ad-vans 7 .
See ask.
advantage (n. and v.) ad-van'taj, not ad-van 7 -
taj.
See ask.
advantageous ad-van-ta/jus, not ad'van-ta-jus.
Adventist ad'ven-tist.
adventure ad-vent'yur, not ad-ven'chur.
adverse ad 7 " vers .
In poetry, often accented on the final syllable,
adversely ad-versli or ad'vers-E.
adverseness ad'vers-nes.
adversity ad-vur / si-ti.
advert ad- vurt ' .
advertise ad'ver-tiz or ad-ver-tlz 7 .
"This word was formerly accented ad-vcr r tise f
later becoming ad-ver-tise r . Present usage favors
ad'ver-tise, as in verbs in -ise f and in accordance
with the tendency of the language to throw the
accent toward the first syllable." Web.
advertisement ad-ver'tiz-ment or ad-ver-tlz'-
ment.
The latter pronunciation is more commonly
heard in the United States of America,
advertiser ad'ver-ti-zer or ad-ver-ti'zer, not ad-
ver'tiz-er.
advocatory ad'vo-kat-o-ri.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN' MISPRONOUNCED 4I
advowson ad-vow'ziin.
Stormonth says ad-vow'sun.
adytum ad'it-um.
yEacus e'a-kus.
sedile e'dil.
See edile.
^Eetes e-e'tez.
yEgseus e-je'us.
./Egean e-je'an.
JE and a*, in words of Greek and Latin origin,
are pronounced like e in the same situation.
^Egeon e-je'6n.
"Comedy of Errors."
^Egeria e- j e'ri-a.
See Egcna, another spelling.
^Egeus e'jus or e'je-us.
See Egcus, Morpheus.
segilops e'jil-ops or ej'il-ops.
yEgina e-ji'na.
^Egirjetan e- j in-e ' tan .
"The JEginetan Marbles."
^Eginetic e-jm-et'ik.
aegis e'jis.
See egis, another spelling,
^gisthus e-jis'thus.
yEgle e r gle or eg^e.
^Egos-Potamos e'gos pot'a-mos.
JEgyptus e-jip'tus.
-^Emilia e-mil'i-a.
"Comedy of Errors."
e-ne'as; Bib. e'ne-as.
e-ne / id or e'ne-id.
See Encid, another spelling.
^Eolian e-6 / li-an.
See Eolian, another spelling.
JEolic e-61'ik.
See Eolic, another spelling.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
42 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
seolipile e-61'i-pil.
The Century Dictionary prefers e'6-li-pil. Also
spelled aolipyle, but pronounced as above.
JEolis e'6-lis.
JEolus e'6-liis, not e-6'lus.
"The Cave of JEolus."
aeon e'on.
See eon, another spelling,
aerate a'er-at.
aerial a-e'ri-al.
aerie e'ri or a'er-i.
aerification a-er-lf-ik-a'shun.
aeri form a' er-i f -orm.
aerify a'er-if-i.
aerodrome a'er-d-clrom.
aer oli te a ' er-6-lit.
aerometer a-er-orn'e-ter.
aeronaut a'er-6-not.
Stormonth says a'ro-not.
aerophone a'er-6-fon.
aeroplane a/er-6-plan.
aerostat-^a'er-6-stat.
Stormonth says a'ro-stat.
Aerschot ar'skot, not ar'skot.
aery (nest) e'ri or a'er-i.
aery (a.) a'er-i or ar'i,
yEschines es'km-ez or, especially in British use,
es'km-ez.
^Eschylean es-kil-e'an.
^Eschylus es'kil-us or, especially in British use,
es'kil-us.
Do not say es'ku-lus.
^Esculapius es-ku-la'pi-us.
^Esop e'sop.
aesthete es'thet
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
43
aesthetic es-thet'ik.
"Often es in England, especially in London and
in academic circles; es-the' es-the are also heard."
Web.
sestheticism es-thet'is-izm.
See note under esthetic.
aesthetics es-thet'iks.
See note under (esthetic.
aestival es'tiv-al or es-ti'val.
In England, the first syllable of this word is fre-
quently pronounced es.
aestivate es'tiv-at.
^Etnean et-ne'an.
aetiology e-ti-ol'6-ji.
Also written etiology, but pronounced as above.
^Etolian e-to'li-an.
"The JEtolian League."
afeard a~ferd'.
Also written af eared, but pronounced as above,
affaire af-far'.
affaire cTamour af-far' da-moor',
affaire de coeur af-far r du-kor'.
For 6, see p. 10.
affaire d'honneur af-far' dun-or'.
For 6, see p. 10.
afferent af'fer-ent, not af-fer'ent.
See efferent.
affiant a-fl'ant.
affidavit a f -i-da' vit.
afEnage af -f in'a j .
affinity a-fm'i-ti.
affix (n.) af'fiks.
affix (v.) af-fiks'.
See absent.
afflatus af-fla'tus, not af-fla'tus.
affluence af'flob-ens.
Stormonth and Haldeman say af'floo-ens.
affluent af'floo-ent; af'floo-ent (Stor.).
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
44
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
affluxion af-fluk'shun.
affranchise af-fran'chiz or af-fran'chiz.
The Century and the Standard Dictionaries
prefer af-fran'chTz.
affrettando af-fret-tan'do.
affricate af'ri-kit
afghan af'gan, not af'kan.
Afghan af 'gan, not af'kan.
Afghanistan af-gan-is-tan', not af-gan-is'tan.
See Kurdistan.
aforesaid a-for'sed, not af'or-sed.
a fortiori a for-shi-6'ri.
afreet af'ret or a-fret'.
Africaine, L J la-fre-kan'.
Africana af-re-ka'na.
Africanus af-rik-a'nus.
"Scipio Africanus Major."
aft aft, not aft
Stormonth, with singular inconsistency, gives the
a the Italian sound (a), while in the final syllable
of the word abaft, he makes the a short.
See abaft.
after af r ter, not after.
See ask.
aftermath after-math,
again a-gen'.
The pronunciation a-gan' is given as an alter-
native form by the Century Dictionary,
against a-genst'; a-genst' or a-ganst' (C).
agama ag' a -m a .
Agamemnon ag-a-mem'non.
agamic a-gam'ik.
agamist ag'am-ist
agamogenesis ag-a-m5-jen / e-sis.
agamy ag'am-i .
Aganippe ag-a-mp'e.
agape (n.) ag'a-pe.
See agape (a. and ad.).
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
45
agape (a. and ad.) a-gap' or a-gap'.
See agape (n.).
Agapemone ag-a-pem'6-ne.
agaric ag'a-rik or a-gar'ik (Web.) ; ag-ar'ik
(Stor.) ; ag'a-rik or ag-ar'ik (C).
Agasias a-ga/si-as.
Webster gives a-ga'shi-as.
Agassiz ag'a-se; Fr. pron., a-ga-se'.
Agatha ag'a-tha.
Agathocles a-gath'6-klez.
agathokakological ag-a-th64cak'o-16j-i-kal.
agave a-ga've; ag'av or ag'av-e (Stor.)
aged (a.) a'jed, not ajd.
"An aged man."
In compounds, as full-aged, middle-aged, it is
pronounced ajd. See aged (part.}.
aged (part.) ajd, not a'jed.
"He has aged greatly."
See aged (a.), learned.
Agelaus a j -e-la'us.
agenda a-jen'da.
Agenor a- j e'nor .
Ageratum a-jer'a-tum or aj-er-a^um.
Agesander aj-e-san'der.
Agesilaus aj-es-il-a/us.
agglomerate a-gloiu'er-at.
aggrandize ag'gran-diz.
aggrandizement ag-gran'diz-ment or ag'gran-
diz-ment.
Webster gives the first pronunciation only; the
Standard Dictionary gives the second only; the
Century and Worcester prefer the second,
aghast a-gast'.
agile aj'il, not aj 7 !!.
Agincourt (Battle^ of) aj'm-k5rt; Fr. pron.,
a-zhaN-koor'.
For aN, see p. n.
(For Key of. Signs, see p. 19)
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
aging a j 'ing.
Also written ageing, but pronounced as above,
agio aj'i-6 or a'ji-o.
Worcester prefers a'ji-o.
agiotage aj'i-6-taj or a'ji-6-taj.
agitate a j 'i-tat.
aglet ag'let or a'glet.
Agnes aggies or ag'riez.
Agnesi an-ya'ze.
Gn, in Italian, is pronounced like ni in onion.
agnomen ag-no'men.
agnostic ag-nos'tik.
agnosticism ag~nos'tis-izm, not ag-nos'tik-izm.
Agnus Dei ag'nus de'L
Agonistes ag-6-ms'tez.
"Samson Agonistes"
agora ag'6~ra.
Agoult, d' da-goo'.
Agra a'gra.
Agramante a-gra-man'ta.
"Orlando Furioso."
agrarian a-gra/ri-an.
Agricane a-gr e-ka'na .
"Orlando Innamorato."
Agricola a-grik'6-la.
agriculture ag'ri-kult-yur.
Accent the first syllable,
agriculturist ag-ri-kult'yu-rist.
The word agriculturalist, sometimes substituted
for this word, is not now in good repute.
Agrigentum ag-ri- j en' turn.
Agrippina ag-rip-1'na; ag-np-i'na or ag-rip-e'-
na (Stand.),
agronomy a-gron'6-mi.
ague a'gu, not a'ger.
Aguilar (Grace) a-ge-lar'.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 47
Aguinaldo a-ge-nal'dd, not a-gwe-nal'do.
Gu, in Spanish, before e or z, is pronounced like
g in go, unless the is marked with the diaeresis
()> when it is pronounced git'. When gu occurs
before a or o, it is pronounced like gw in Gwen-
dolen.
Agulhas ( Cape) a-gobl'yas.
aha a-lia', not ha-ha', unless spelled liaha.
See ha-ha.
Ahalya a-hal'ya.
Webster gives only ahuTya.
Ahasuerus (King) a-haz-u-e'rus.
Ahasuerus (Wandering Jew) a4iazh-oo-e'rus.
Ahilhophel a-hi th'6- f el .
See Achitophel.
Ahriman a'rim-an.
"Ormazd and Ahriman" See Ormazd.
Ahura Mazda a'hoor-a maz'da.
ai (fish) a'e.
ai (sloth) a'e.
Ai (city and river) a/I or I.
A'ida a-e'da.
aid-de-camp adMe-kamp; Fr. pron., ad-du-kaN'.
Also written aide-de-camp, but pronounced as
above.
For aN, see p. 10.
Aiglon, L' la-gloN'.
For ON, see p. n.
aigret a'gret (heron).
See aigrette.
aigrette a-gret' or a'gret (plume).
See aigret.
Aiguiere a-gi-ar ' .
aiguille a-gwel' or a'gwel ; Fr. pron., a-gwe'yu.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Aiguille du Midi a-gwe'yii dii me-de'.
For u, see p. 10.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
48 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Aiguillon, <T da-ge-yoN'.
For ON, see p. n.
Aijalon a'ja-lon or I'ja-lon.
ailanthus a-lan'thus.
aileron a'le-ron.
ailment al'ment, not al'munt
In all words ending in ent, the final syllable is to
be distinctly pronounced.
See damage.
Ainmiller m'mil-er.
aisle II.
Aisne an.
Aiton a/tun.
Aix-la-Chapelle aks-la-sha-peP or as-la-sha-pel'.
See Aachen.
Aix-les-Bains aks-la-baN'.
For a.N, see p. u.
Ajaccio a-ya/cho, not aj-as'i-6.
In Italian, j, at the beginning of a syllable, is
pronounced like y; ci or cci before a, o, or 11, is
pronounced like ch in chair.
Ajax a/jaks.
Akbar ak'bar; Hindoo pron., uk'bar.
"Sometimes, but erroneously, accented on the
last syllable." W/r.
Akron (Ohio) ak r run } not a/krun.
Alabama al-a-ba'ma, not al-a-bam'a.
alabaster aFa-bas-ter or al-a-bas'ter.
a la carte a la kart r .
Aladdin a-lad'in, not al'ad-m.
"Arabian Nights."
alameda al-a-ma'da.
alamo 'if la-mo .
See Alamo, (The).
Alamo (The) a'la-mo.
See alamo.
alamode aFa-mod or a-la~m6d'.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 4g
a TAnglaise a-laN-glaz'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Al Araf al ar'af .
Also written Al Aaraaf, but pronounced as above.
Alaric al'a-rik, not al-ar'ik.
alarum a~lar'um or a -la' rum.
alas a-las', not al-as'.
Alastor a-las'tor.
albalb.
albacore al'ba-kor.
Albani al-ba/ne.
See Alboni.
Albanian al-ba/m-an.
Albategnius al-ba-te^ni-iis.
albatross aKba-tros.
See accost.
albeit ol-be^t
Stormonth's pronunciation of this word (al'be-Tt)
is absurd.
Albemarle al'be-marl.
Albers aFbers.
Albert Nyanza (Lake) aKbert nyai^za.
See Victoria Nyanza (Lake).
Albertus Magnus al-bertus ma^niis.
albescent al-bes'ent.
Albigenses al-bl-j en r sez.
albino al-bi'no.
Worcester gives al-be'no as an alternative form.
albolene aKbo-len.
Alboni al-bo / ne.
See Albani.
Alborak al-bo-rak'.
The Century Dictionary says al-bo r rak.
Albrecht aFbreKt.
For K, see p. 12.
Albuera al-bwa'ra.
Albufera, d' dal-boo-fa'ra.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
5 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
albuginea al-bu-jin'e-a. .
albumen al-bu'men, not al'bu-men.
albumin al-bu'mm, not al'bu-mm.
albuminuria al-bu-mi-nu'ri-a.
Albuquerque ( Spain ) al'boo-ker-ka.
See Albuquerque (New Mexico),
Albuquerque (New Mexico) al-bu-kur'ke.
See Albuquerque (Spain).
Albyn al'bm.
Also written Albin, but pronounced as above.
Alcseus al-se'tis .
See JEgcan.
Alcaforads al-ka-fo-radz'.
alcalde al-kal'da.
Alcantara al-kan'ta-ra.
alcatraz al'ka-tras ; Sp. pron., al-cah-trath'.
alcazar al-ka'zar; Sp. pron., al-ka'thar.
See Zamaco'is.
Alceste al-sest'. "
Alcestis al-ses'tis.
alchemic al-kem'ik.
alchemist aPke-mist.
alchemy al'-ke-mi.
Alcibiades al-si-bi'a-dez.
Alcides al-srdez.
Alcinous al-sm r 6-us.
Alciphron aKsi-fron.
Alcmene alk-me'ne.
Alcock ol'kok.
alcohol- aPko-hol, not al'ko-hoL
More properly, aTko-hol.
Alcor al'kor.
Alcoran al-ko-ran' or aFko-ran.
"Orientalists, in general, pronounce this word
al-ko-ron'." Smart.
Alcott oPkut, not aKkut.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 51
alcove al'kov or al-kov'.
The first is the one in general use and is pre-
ferred by Webster.
Alcuin al'kwm or al'ku-m or al'ku-m.
Alcyone al-si'6-ne.
See Halcyone, another spelling.
Alda al'da.
Aldebaran al-deb'a-ran.
Alden 61'den, not al'den.
alder 61'der.
aldermanic 61-der-man'ik.
Alderney 61'der ~m.
Aldefshot 61'der-shot.
Aldiborontephoscophornio al-di-bo-fon-te-fos-
ko-for'm-o.
See Chrononhotonthologos.
Aldine al'dm or 61'din.
The pronunciation 61'den is frequently heard.
I find no dictionary authority for it.
Aldobrandini al-do-bran-de'ne.
Aldrich 61'drich.
Aldus Manutius al'dus ma-nu'shl-us.
Alecto a-lek'to.
Alekhine a-la'km.
Aleksyeev a-lek-sa'yef.
Alembert, d 5 da-laN-bar'.
For li, aN, see p. 10.
Alengon a-len'son; Fr. pron., a-laN-soN'.
For aN,, ON^ see pp. 10, n.
Aleppo a-lep'5.
Alesia a-le'shi-a. , .
Alessandria (Italy) a-les-san'dre-a.
To be distinguished from Alexandria (Egypt).
Alethea al-e-the'a ; coll., a-le'the-a.
aleurone a-lu'ron. __
Aleutian (Islands) a-lu'shan or a-loo'shan.
Aleuts al'e-oots.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
5 2 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Alexander al-eg-zan'der, not al-ek-san'der.
Alexandra al-eg-zan'dra.
"Queen Alexandra"
Alexandria (Egypt) al-eg-zan'dri-a.
Alexandrina al-eg-zan-dri'na.
Alexandrine al-eg-zan'drin.
The Oxford English Dictionary gives al-eg-zan'-
drm as an alternative pronunciation,
alexia a-lek' si -a .
alfalfa al-fal'fa.
Alfieri al-fya're.
Alfonso al-fon'so, not al-fon'zo.
Also written Alphonso, but pronounced as above.
Alford (Dean) 61'ferd.
alfresco al-fres'ko.
alga al'ga.
algse al'je.
algebra al'je-bra, not al'je-bra.
algebraic al- j e-bra'ik.
Do not accent the first syllable,
algebraist al'je-bra-ist
Algeciras al-je-se'ras ; Sp. pron., al-ha-the r ras.
See Caceres, Gila.
Alger al'jer.
Sometimes pronounced 61'jer.
Algerian al- j e f ri -an .
Algerine al- j e-ren' .
Algernon al' j er-non.
Algiers al- j erz r .
Algol al'gol.
Algonkian al-gong'ki-an.
See Algonquian.
Algonkin al-gon'km
See Algonquin.
Algonquian al-gong / ki-an.
See Algonkian.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 53
Algonquin al-gon'km.
See Algonkin.
Alhambra al-ham'bra.
Alhambresque al-ham-bresk'.
Alhucimas al-ob-se'mas.
Ali a'le.
alias a/li-as, not al'i-as.
Ali Baba a'le ba'ba.
alibi al'ib-i, not al'ib-i.
Alicant al'i-kant or al-i-kant'.
alien al'yen, not a'li-en.
See alienate.
alienate a/li-en-at.
See alien.
Alighieri a-le-gya/re.
See Dante. "Dante Alighieri"
aliment al'im-ent, not a'Hm-ent.
alimony al'i-mfi-ni.
Ali Pasha a'le pa-sha'.
aliquot aTi-kwot.
alkahest al'ka-hest.
alkali aFka-H or aKka-li.
Webster prefers al f ka-lT, but the majority of the
lexicographers favor al'ka-lT.
alkalify al'kal-if-i or al-kal'if-L
alkaline aFka-lm or aFka-lm.
alkalization al-ka-liz-a'shun or al-ka-li-za'shun.
alkalize al'ka-liz.
Allah al r a; Arabic pron., al-la'.
allantois al-lan r to-is,
allegation al-e-ga'shun.
Alleghany al'e-ga-m.
Alleghenian al-e-ga'ni-an.
allegiance al-le'jans or al-le'ji-ans.
allegoric al-le-gor'ik.
allegorist aFle-go-rist, not al-leg'6-rist.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
54
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
allegorize al-le-go-nz'.
allegory al'le-go-ri.
Stormonth makes the third syllable shorjt (gor)
allegretto al-la-gret>'to. ** *
allegro al-la'gro.
Some authorities have anglicized this word, and
pronounce it al-le'gro.
Alleine (Joseph) al'en.
alleluia al-e-165'ya.
Also written alleluiah, but pronounced as above.
See hallelujah.
allemande a-l'-mand' or al-e-mand'.
Allenby al'en-bi.
Allenstein a/len-shtin, not a'len-stin.
alleviate a-le'vi-aL
Alleyn al'eri.
See All syne.
Alleyne al'en.
See Alleyn.
Allia (Battle of ) al'i-a.
alliaceous al-i-a'shus.
alligation al-i-ga'shun.
alliterative al-Ht'er-a-tiv.
allocution al-6-ku'shtm.
allopath al'16-path.
allopathic al-lo-path / ik, not al-lop^ath-ik.
allopathist ^al-lop'a-thist, not al'lorp&th-ist.
*' Frequently mispronounced,
allopathy al-lop'a-thi, not al'lo-path-i.
allotropic al-lo-trop^k.
allotropism al-lot'ro-pizm.
allotropy al-lot'ro-pi.
alloy (n.) al-loi', not aFloi.
See address (n.).
alloy (v.) al-loi r .
Allston 61' stun,
allude al-lud, not al-lood'.
{For' Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 55
allusion al-lu'zhun, not al-loo'zhun.
ally (n.) al-li', not al'li.
Although contrary to the dictionaries, but in
accordance with analogy, most persons accent this
word upon the first syllable (alii). See absent.
ally (v.) al-K'.
Alma (Battle of the) al'ma or al'ma; Russian
pron., aly'ma.
Almack's 61'maks, not al'maks.
Almagest al'ma- j est.
"Ptolemy's Almagest"
alma mater al'ma ma'ter.
This phrase has been completely anglicized,
almanac 61'ma-nak.
Almanach de Gotha al'ma-nak de go'ta.
Almaria al-ma're-a.
Almas 61-mash'.
Alma-Tadema al-ma tad'e-ma.
Almeida (Battle of) al-ma'da.
Almeida, de da al-me'e-da.
Almeria al-ma-re'a.
almond- a'mund or am'und.
almoner al'mun-er.
Almoravides al-mo'ra-vidz.
almost 61'rnost.
When emphatic, . 61-most'.
Almqvist alm'kvist.
alms amz.
Aln wick an ' nik.
The English manifest a decided tendency to
shorten the pronunciation of Proper Names.
See Brougham, Cholmondelcy, Circnccster,
Gloucester, Greenwich, Leicester, Worcester, etc.
aloe al'6.
aloetic al-6-et'ik.
Alonzo a-lon'zo.
Alost a/lost
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
56 TWENTY THOUSAND
a Toutrance a loo-traNs'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Aloysius al-6-ish'i-iis.
alpaca al-pak'a, not al-a-pak'a.
A word of three syllables, when correctly pro-
nounced.
Alpes-Maritimes alp ma-re-tem'.
Alpher anaky al- f ay-ra ' na-ke.
Alpheus al'fe-iis; Bib. and class., al-fe'us.
Alphonse al-foNs'.
For ON, see p. n.
Alphonso al-fon'sd, not al-fon'zo.
Also written Alfonso, but pronounced as above,
alpine al'pin or al'pin, not al'pen.
alpinist al'pm-ist.
Alsace al-sas'; Fr. pron., al-zas'.
Alsace-Lorraine al-zas r lo-ran'.
See Elsass-Lothringen.
Alsatian al-sa'shan.
Al Sirat al se-rat 7 or al se-rat'.
also ol'so or ol'so.
Alsop 61' siip.
Altai (Mountains) al-ti r , not al'ti.
Altair al-ta'ir.
Altamaha 61-ta-ma-ho'.
Alte Fritz, Der der aFte frets,
alterative 61 x ter-a~tiv.
altercate al'ter-kat or 61'ter-kat.
altercation al-ter-ka'shiin or 61-ter-ka r shun.
alter ego al r ter e'go.
alternate (n. and a.) al-tur'nat or al'ter-nat.
alternate (v.) al'ter-nat or 61-tur'mt.
Worcester gives al-tur'nat or al'ter-nat.
alternately 61'ter-nat-li.
alternation 61-ter-na r shun or al-ter-na'shiin.
alternative (n. and a.) 61-tur'na-tiv or al-tur'-
na-tiv.
( For Key of Signs, see />. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONO UNCED - T
<D /
Altgeld alfgeld.
Althaea al-the'a.
See Althea.
Althea al-the'a.
See Althaea.
Al thorp oKthorp or 61'torp.
Altkirch alt'kirk.
Alton (U. S.) 61'tun.-
Alton Locke 61'tun 16k.
alto-relievo al'to re-le'vd.
See alto-rilievo.
alto-rilievo al'to re-lya/vo.
See alto-relievo.
altruism al'troo-izm.
altruistic al-troo-is'tik.
alumina a-lu'mm-a.
aluminium al-yu-min'i-um. (British pron.)
This word and the one following are often con-
founded in pronunciation. See aluminum.
aluminum a-lu'mm-um.
See aluminium.
alumna a-lum'na.
alumnae a-lum 'ne.
alumni a-liim/ni.
alumnus a-lum'nus.
alure aKoor.
Alva (Duke of) al'va or al'va.
Also written Alba, but pronounced al'ba or
al'ba.
Alvarez (Albert R.) al-va'rath.
Alvarez (Francisco) al'va-resh.
Alvarez (Juan) al'va-rath or al'va-ras.
See Chimboraso.
Alvary al-va'ri.
alveolar al-ve'6-lar or al've-6-lar.
The pronunciation al-ve'o-lar is preferred by
Webster, Worcester, and the Century, and is the
only form given by Stormonth and the Standard.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
58 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
alveolate al've-6-lat or al-ve'6-lat.
alveolus al-ve'6-lus.
Alvinczy, von f6n al-ven'tse.
Also written Alvinzi, von; but pronounced as
above.
always 61'waz, not 61'wuz.
Amadeus am-a-de'us.
Amadis (of Gaul) am-a-de'.
Amalekite am'a-lek-it.
Amalfi a-mal' f e.
amalgam a-mal 'gam.
Amalthea am-al-the'a.
Amants Magnifiques, Les laz a-maN' man-ye-
fek r .
For a,N, see p. 10.
Amapala a-ma-pala.
amanuensis a-man-yft-en'sis.
amaranth am'a-fanth.
amaranthine am-a-ran'thm.
Amaryllis am-ar-iKis.
Amasa an/a-sa or a-ma'sa.
Worcester prefers a-ma'sa, but remarks: "The
latter (am'a-sa) is the pronunciation which, at
least in this country, is usually -given to the word
as a Christian name/'
amass a-mas / , not a-mas r .
See ask.
amateur am-a-tur' or am'a-tur; Fr. pron.,
a-ma-tor'.
Do not say am-a-choor'.
For 6, see p. 10.
amative am ' a-ti v.
Amato a-ma/to.
amaurosis am-6r-6'sls.
Amazon (river) am r a-zon; Sp. pron., a-ma-son'
or a-mg-thon 7 .
See Zama&o'is.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
59
Amazon (female warrior) am'a-zon.
ambassador am-bas'a-der.
See embassador, a less usual form,
ambergris am'ber-gres, not am'ber-gris.
One of a class of words, most of which are from
the French or Italian. In them, the i has the sound
of long- e (e).
ambient am'bi-ent.
ambiguity am-bi-gu'i-ti.
ambiguous am-big'u-us .
Ambiorix am-bi'6-riks.
Ambois aN-bwa/.
For aN, see p. 10.
Amboise, d' daN-bwaz'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Amboina am-boi'na.
Also written Amboyna, but pronounced as attove.
ambrosia am-br6 x zhi-a or am-bro'zi-a.
This is Webster's marking.
Worcester, Stormonth, Perry, Smart and Walker
say am-bro'zhi-a.
The Century Dictionary prefers am-bro'zha.
ambrosial am-bro / zhi-al or am-bro / zT-al.
ambsace amz'as or^mz^s; amz-as x (Wor.)-
ambulacra am-bu-la'kra.
ambuscade (n. and v.) am-bus-kad 7 .
ameer a-mer'.
See amir.
Ameli am'i-li.
ameliorate a-mel'yd-rat.
amelioration a-m'el-yo-ra'shun.
amen a-men 7 .
"Often in singing always a-men'." Web.
amenability a-me-na-bil'it-i.
amenable a-me'na-bl, not a-men'a-bl.
amende honorable a-maNd' o-no-ra'bl.
H is generally silent in French; according to
some authorities, always so.
For a.N, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
60 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Amendola a-men'do-la.
amenity a-men'it-i, not a-me'mt-i.
Amenophis am-e-no' f Is.
ament am'ent or a/ment.
Americus Vespucius a-mer'ik-us ves-pfi'shus.
Amerigo Vespucci a-ma-re'go ves-pob'che.
In Italian, cc, before e or *, is pronounced like
ch in chair.
amethystine am-e-this'tm.
Amherst am'erst, not am'herst.
The h is not sounded,
amiable a'mi-a-bl, not a'mya-bl.
amicable am'i-ka-bl.
amice am'is.
amicus curise a-mFkus kti / ri-e.
amide am'id or am'id.
See ide (chemical termination).
amidin am'id-m.
Amiel (H. F.) a-myel 7 .
Amiens am'i-enz; Fr. pron., a-myaN r .
"The Peace of Amiens."
For aN, see p. n.
amine am / m or a-men'.
amir a-mer 7 .
See ameer.
amity am ' i -t I .
Amlwch am / look.
ammeter am / me-ter.
Ammon am' on.
"Jupiter Ammon"
ammonia am-mo'm-a, or a-mon'ya.
A word of jour syllables, when correctly pro-
nounced,
ammoniac am-mo'm-ak.
"Sal Ammoniac"
ammoniacal am-mo-m'ak-al.
ammonic am-mon'ik or am-ni5 / nik.
Ammonoosuc am-mo-noo'suk.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED g z
amnesia am-ne'si~a.
amnesty am'nes-ti.
amnion am'ni-on.
amoeba a-me'ba.
Amoor a-moor'.
Also written Amur, but pronounced as above,
amortize a-mor'tlz or a-mor'tiz.
amortizement a-mor'tiz-ment.
Amos a/mus.
Amoskeag am-os-keg'.
amour a-moor'.
amour propre a-moor' pro'pru.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
amperage am-par'aj or am'per-aj.
ampere arn'per or am-par'.
See ampere.
ampere aN-par'.
For a.N, see p. 10.
Ampere aN-par r .
For S.N", see p. 10.
ampersand am'per-sand or arn-per-sand^.
Ampliiaraiis am-fi-a-ra'us.
amphibian am-fib / i-an.
amphibiety am-fi-bi'e-ti.
Amphicty onic am- f ik-ti-on'ik.
"The Amphicty onic Council."
Amphictyons am-fik'ti-onz.
Amphicty ony am-ik / ti-6-m.
Amphion am-frpn, not am'fi-on.
See Arion, Orion.
Amphipolis arn-fip'6~lis,
amphiscians ^am-fish'i-anz.
amphiscii am- f ish'i-L
amphitheater am-fi-the'a-ter.
Do not place the primary accent on the first
syllable.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
62 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Amphitrite am-fi-tn'te, not am'fi-trit
In Classical Proper Names, each vowel or dipth-
thong constitutes a syllable.
Amphitry on-r-am- fit ' r i-6n.
amphora am' f 6-ra.
amphoteric am-f5-ter'ik.
ampoule am-pool'.
Amritsar um-rit'sar.
Amsterdam am'ster-dam ; Dutch pron., am-ster-
dam'.
See Nieuw Amsterdam.
Amundsen a'mun-scn.
Amurath a-moor-at ' .
amusive a-mu'zfv or a-mu'siv.
amyl am'il.
anabaptist an-a-bap'tist.
anabasis a-nab'a-sis, not an-a-ba r sis.
Anacharsis Clootz aii-a-kar / sis klots.
anachronic an-a-kron'ik.
anachronism an-ak'ro-mzm.
anachronous an-ak'ro-nus.
Anacreon a-nak're-on.
"The Odes of Anacreon."
Anacreontic a-nak-re-on'tik.
Anadyomene an-a-dl-om'e-ne.
"Venus Anadyomene."
anaemia a-ne'mi-a.
Also written anemia, but pronounced as above,
anaemic a-ne'mik or a~nem / ik.
Also written anemic, but pronounced as above,
anaesthesia an-es-the'si-a or an-es-the'zhi-a.
Also written anesthesia, but pronounced as above,
anaesthetic an-es-thet'ik.
Also written anesthetic, but pronounced as above,
anaesthetics an~es~thet'iks.
Also written anesthetics, but pronounced as above.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 63
anaesthetize an-eVthe-tiz.
Also written anesthetize, but pronounced as above.
Anahuac a-na'wak.
anal a'nal.
analgesia an-al-je'si-a or an-al-je'zi-a.
analogist a-nal'6-jist.
analogo as a-nal' 6-gus.
analogue an'a-log, not an'a-log.
So catalogue, epilogue, monologue, prologue, etc.
analyses a-nal 'is-ez.
Anam a-nam' .
See Annaui.
anamnesis an-am-ne'sis.
anamorphosis an-a-mor'fo-sis or an-a-mor-fo'-
sis.
Ananias an-a-m'as.
"The Ananias Club."
anarch an r ark.
anarchic a-na^kik.
anarchism an'ar-kizm.
anarchist an'ar-kist.
anarchy an'ar-ki.
anathema a-nath'e-ma.
anathematize a-nath'e-rna-tiz.
anatomic an-a-tom'ik.
anatomy a-nat'6-mi.
Anaxagoras an-aks-ag'o-ras.
Anaximand er an-aks-im-an ' der .
Anaximenes an-aks-im'e-nez.
Anaya a-na'ya.
Ancseus an-se / us.
ancestor an'ses-ter.
ancestorial an-ses-to'ri-al.
ancestral lan-ses'tral or an'ses-tral.
Anchises an-ki'sez.
anchor ang'ker.
(For Key of Signs f see p. 19),
64 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
anchoret ang'ko-ret.
anchorite ang'ko-rlt.
anchovy an-cho'vi; by some, an'cho-vi.
anchylosis ang-kil-6'sis.
See ankylosis, the preferred spelling,
ancien regime aNs-yaN' ra-zhem'.
For aN, UN, see pp. 10, n.
ancient an'shent, not an'shi-ent.
ancillary an'sil-a-rL
Ancona ang-ko'na.
Ancre (river) a'N-kr'.
Ancre, d' daN'-kru.
For ax, see p. 10.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
and and.
This word is generally slurred over in rapid
speech, and degenerates into find before vowels
and un before consonants.
Andalusia an-da-loo / shi-a.
Andalusian an-da-lfi'zhan or an~da-lu / shan.
Andaman (Islands) an-da-man'.
andante an-dan'ta or an-dan x te.
andantino an-dan-te r no.
Andean an-de'an or an'de-an.
Andelys, Les la zaN-dle r .
For a.N, see p. 10.
Andes an' dez.
andiron and'i-urn, not hand'i-urn.
Andorra an-dor'a.
Andrassy on'dra-shi.
Andre (Major) an'dra or an'dri.
Andrea Chenier an-dra/a she'ne-e.
Andrea del Sarto an-dra/a del sar'to.
Andrea Ferrara an-dra/a fer-ra r ra.
Andreef an-dre'f.
Andreossi, d j daN-dra-6-se r .
For aN, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs f see p. IQ}
OFTEN M ISP RON O UNCED g -
j
Androcles an'drd-klez.
Andromache an-drom'a-ke.
Andromeda an-drom'e-da.
Andromede an'dro-med.
Andronicus an-dro-m'kus.
"In the tragedy of Titus Andronicus, ascribed to
Shakespeare, this word is uniformly accented on the
antepenultimate (an-dron'ik-us). For this, how-
ever, there is no classical authority." Wor.
To conform with, the meter in poetry, the accent
is frequently shifted. See Dunsinane, Lupercal.
anecdotage an'ek-do-taj .
anecdotal an'ek-do-tal.
anecdotic an-ek-dot'ik.
anecdotical an-ek-dot'ik-al.
anecdotist an'ek-do-tist.
anemometer an-e-mom'e-ter.
anemone a-nem'6-ne ; Lat. pron., an-e-mo'ne.
See anemony.
anemony a-nem'o-ni.
See anemone.
anent a-nent ' .
aneurysm an'yu-rizm.
Also written aneurism, but pronounced as above,
anew a-nu', not a-noo r .
anfractuous an-frak'tu-iis.
angel an'jel.
angel (coin) an'jel.
Angelica an- j el'ik-a.
Angelina an- j e-li'na.
Angelique aN-zha-lek 7 .
For a-N, see p. 10.
Angell an'jel.
Angelus an' j e-lus.
anger ang'ger.
Angevin an'je-vm; Fr. pron., aNzh-vaN'.
For aN, aN, see pp. 10, II. See Angevine.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
66 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Angevine an'je-vm or an'je-vm.
See Angevin.
anginal an-ji'nal or an'jm-al.
angina pectoris an-ji'na pek'to-ris.
angiosperm an'ji-o-sperm.
See gymnosperm.
Angkor ang'kor.
Anglesea ang'gl-se.
Ea in the termination of many English Proper
Names is pronounced like long- c (e).
See Batter sea, Chelsea, Marshalsca, etc.
Anglesey ang'gl-se.
See Anglesea.
Angleterre a.N-gle-tar'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Anglican an'gli-kan.
Anglicism an'gli-siz'm.
Anglin ang^glin.
Angora ang-go / ra.
Angostura ang-gos-too'ra.
Angouleme, d' daN-goo-lam'.
For aN, see p. 10.
anguish ang'gwish.
angular ang'gu-lar.
Anhalt an'halt.
anhydrous an-hi'drus.
anile an'il or an'il.
aniline an'il-en or an'il-m.
See ine (chemical termination).
animadversion an-i-mad-ver'shun.
animadvert an-i-mad-vert ' .
animalcula an-i-maKku-la.
See animal culwn.
animalcule an-i-nial'kul, not an-i-mal'ku-le.
See animalcules.
animalcules an-i-maPkfilz, not an-i-mal / ku-lez.
See animalcule.
(For Key of Signs, see p. i^/
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED fy
animalculum an-i-mal'ku-lum.
See animalcula.
animus an' 1 -mu s .
anisette an-i-set' or an-i-zet'.
Anjou an'job ; Fr. pron., aN-zhoo'.
For aN, see p. 10.
ankh ank.
ankylosis ang-kil-6'sis.
See anchylosis.
anna (coin) an'a.
Anna Comnena an'na kom-ne'na.
Anna Ivanovna an'na e-va'nov-na.
Anna Karenina an'na ka-ren'yi-na.
Anna Leopoldovna an'na la-o-pol'dov-na.
Annarn an-nam'.
See Anam.
Annamese an-a-mez'.
Anna Petrovna an'na pet-rov'na.
Anne Arundel an a-run'del.
See Arundel.
Annecy an-se'.
Anne de Beaujeu andiibo-zho'.
For 6, see p. 10.
Anne of Geierstein an 6v gi'er-stin.
Annesley (Bay) anz'li.
annex (n.) ^an-neks' or an'neks.
See address.
annex (v.) an-neks'.
Annie Laurie an'm 16'ri.
annihilate an-m'il-at.
Pronouncing the h is allowable. So annihilation,
annihilator.
anno Domini an'no dom'in-I.
annulose an'fi-los.
Stormonth says an'u-l5z.
annunciate an-niin'shi-at.
"When c comes after the accent, and is followed
by ea, ia, io t or eous, it takes, like ^ and t, under the
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
68 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
same circumstances, the sound of sh, as ocean, so*
cial, tenacious, cetaceous." Wor.
See enunciate.
annunciation an-nun-si-a'shun or an-nun-shi-
a'shun.
Worcester and Stormonth say an-nun-shi-a'shun.
See enunciation.
annunciator an-nun'shi-a-ter.
Annunzio, Gabriele d j ga-bre-a'la cla-n66nt'se-6.
See Abruzzi.
Annus Mirabilis an'nus mir-ab'il-is.
anodal an-6'dal.
See cathodal.
anode an'od.
See cathode.
anodic a-nod'ik.
See cathodic.
anodyne an'6-din.
anomalous a-nom'a-lus.
anomaly a-nom'a-li.
anonym an'6-mm.
anonymous a-non'im-us.
another an-uth'er, not un-uth'er.
Anoura an-oo / ra or an-ow / ra.
Anquetil-Duperron aNk-tel' du pe
For ii, aN, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Anselm an'selm, not an-selm'.
anserine an r ser-in or an'ser-in.
Ansseau aN / so.
Anstruther an'struth-er or an'ster.
See Alnwick.
answer an / ser, not an'ser.
See ask.
ant ant, not ant.
See ask.
antecedent an-te-sed'ent.
antediluvian an-te-di-lu'vi-an.
Antaeus an-te'us.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED fig
antarctic ant-ark'tik, not ant-ar'tik.
Be careful to give the k sound in the second
syllable.
"Formerly spelt, and still often pronounced (now
incorrectly), without the c in second syllable.''
Web.
See arctic.
Antares an-ta'rez; an~ta'res (Wor.).
Antenor an-te'nor.
antenna an-ten'a.
antependium an-te-pen'di-um.
antepenult an-te-pe'nult or an-te-pe-nult'.
anthelion ant-he'li-6n or an-the'li-on.
anthology an-thol'8- j t .
Anthony ( Saint ) an'to-m .
"Saint Anthony's Fire."
Anthony (Christian Name) an'to-m, not
aii'tho-m.
Anthony (Susan B.) an'tho-m.
anthracite an'thra-sit.
anthrax an'thraks.
anthropocentric an-thro-po-sen'trik.
anthropoid an'thro-poid.
The pronunciation an-thro'poid is heard in
England.
anthropogeny an-thr6-poj / e-m.
anthropology an-thro-poFo-ji.
anthropomorphic an-thro-po-mor'fik.
anthropomorphism an-thro-po-mor'fizm.
anthropomorphous an-thro-po-mor'fus.
anthropophagi an-thro-pof'a-jL
"The cannibals that each other eat, the anthro-
pophagi." Shakespeare.
anti (prefix) an'ti, not an'ti.
Antibes aN~teV.
For aN, see p. 10.
antidote an'ti-dot.
Antietam (Battle of) an-te'tam.
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7 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
antifebrile an-ti-fe'bril or an-ti-feb'ril.
See febrile.
Antigone an-tig'6-ne.
Antigonish an-ti-gS-nesh'.
Antigonus an-t ig / 5-nu s .
Antigua an-te'gwa.
Anti-Libanus an't! lib'a-niis.
See Libanus.
Antilles an-til'ez ; F'r. pron., aN-tel'.
For a.N, see p. 10.
antimacassar an-tl-ma-kas'ar.
antimony an'tim-6-m.
antinomy an-tin'6-mi.
Antinoiis an-tm r o-us, not an-tm/oos.
"There are no ^ords more frequently mispro-
nounced by a mere English scholar, than those of
this termination." Walker.
Antiochia an-ti-6-ki'a.
Antiochus an-ti'6-kus.
Antiope an-t^o-pe.
Antiparos an-tip r a-ros.
Antipas (Herod) an'tip-as.
Antipater an-tip'a-ter.
antiphony an-tJf'6-nii.
Antipholus an-tif'6-lus.
"Comedy of Errors."
antiphonal an-tif r o-naL
antipodal an-tip / 6-dal.
antipode an / ti-p5d.
antipodean an-ti-po-de'an.
antipodes an-tip'6-dez ; formerly an ti-podz.
antipyrine an~ti-pi'rin.
Also written antipyrin, but pronounced as above.
See me (chemical termination).
antiquary an'ti-kwa-ri.
Antique an-te x ka.
(Philippines.)
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN -M ISPRONO UNCED 7 j
antique an-tek'.
"Formerly an'tik." Web.
See ambergris.
antiquity an-tik'wi-ti.
antiseptic an-ti-sep'tik.
Antisthenes an-tis'the-nez.
antitheism an-ti-the'izm.
antithesis an-tith'e-sis.
antitoxin an-ti-toks'in.
antoeci an-te'si.
See periosci.
Antofagasta an-to-fa-gas'ta.
Antoine de Bourbon aN-twan' du bobr-boN'.
For a]sr, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Antoinette an-ton-et' ; Fr. pron., aN-twa-neV.
For an, see p. 10.
Antommarchi (Dr.) an-tom-mar'ke.
In Italian, ch before e or i, is pronounced like k.
Antonelli, Giacomo ja'ko-mo an-to-nel'le.
See Giorgio.
Antonia an-to'm-a.
Antonina an-to-m'na.
Antonines (The) an'to-mnz.
Antoninus- -an-to-ni'nus.
antonomasia an-to-no-nia'zhi-a or an-ton~6-ma'-
zhi-a.
Antony an'to-m.
antonym an'tO-mm.
Antwerp ant'werp (Fr. Anvers an-var').
Anubis a-nu'bis.
Anvers aN-var'.
For aN, see p. 10.
anxiety ang-zi'e-ti.
anxious angk'shus or ang'shus.
any en'i.
Formerly pronounced a'ni.
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72 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
anywhere en'i-hwar.
Pronounce the h in the final syllable.
Anzac an'zak.
Aorangi a-6-ran' j e.
aorist a'6-rist, not ar'ist.
aorta a-or'ta.
ap (prefix) ap.
Apache a-pach'e.
apache a-pash' (Fr.) not a-pat'che.
apar e j o a-pa-ra'ho.
aparithmesis ap-a-rith-me'sis.
Apelles a-pel'ez.
Apennines ap'en-mz.
aperient a-pe'ri-ent.
aperitif a-pa-re-tef.
aperitive a-per'it-iv.
aperture ap'er-tur.
apex a'peks, not ap'eks.
aphseresis a-fer / e-sis.
aphasia a-fa/zhi-a, not a-fa / si-a.
aphas}^ af'a-sT.
aphelion a-f el'yiin or a-f e / li-6n.
i-fel'yun is Webster's preference; but a-fe/H-on
is that of most lexicographers.
See perihelion.
aphides af'id-ez.
See aphis.
aphis a/fis.
See aphides.
aphorism af'6-rizm.
aphrasia a-fra'zhi-a or a fra^zha.
aphrodisia af-ro-diz^-a.
The Standard Dictionary says af-ro-dis'i-a.
Aphrodisia af~ro-dizh / i-a.
aphrodisiac af-rd-diz'i-ak.
aphrodisiacal af-ro-diz-i'a-kal.
Aphrodisias af-ro-dizh'i-as.
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OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 70
Aphrodite af-ro-di'te, not af 'ro-dit.
See Awphitrite.
aphthong af 'thong.
See diphthong, triphthong.
apiary a'pi-a-ri.
apical ap'ik-al.
apices (pi. of apex) ap'is-ez.
Apicius a-pish'i-us.
apiculture a'pi-kul-tur.
apiology a-pi-ol'o-ji.
Apis a'pis.
apogee ap'6-je.
aplomb a-ploN'.
For ON, see p. n.
Apocalypse a-pok'a-Eps.
apocope a-pok'6-pe.
Apocrypha a-pok'rif-a.
Apocynum a-pos'in-iim.
apodal ap'6-dal.
apodosis a-pod'6-sis.
apogamy a-pog'a-mi.
See perigee.
Apollinaris (Water) a-pol-in-a'ris, not a-pol-
m-aYis.
Apollo a-pol'6.
Apollo Belvedere a-pol'6 bel-ve-der'.
Apollo Chresterios a-pol'6 kres-te'ri-cs.
Apollo Citharoedus a-pol'5 sith-a-re'diis.
Apollo Sauroktonos a-pol'6 sor-ok'to-nos.
Appolonia ap-61-lo'm-a.
Apollyon a-pol'i-on or a-pol'yun.
apologetic a-pol-6- j et'ik.
apologue ap'6-16g, not ap'6-log.
See analogue.
aponia a-po'm-a.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
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TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
apophthegm ap'6-them.
See apothegm.
aposiopesis ap-o-si-6-pe'sis.
apostasy a-pos'ta-si.
apostatize a-pos'ta-tlz.
a posteriori a pos-te-ri-o'ri or a pos-ta-re-6're.
See a priori.
apostle a-pos'l, not a-pos'l nor a-pos'l.
See accost.
apothegm ap'6-them.
See apophthegm.
apothegmatic ap-6-theg-mat'ik.
Also written apophthegmatic, but pronounced as
above,
apotheosis ap-6-the'6-sis or ap-5~the-6'sis.
"This word, like metamorphosis, has deserted its
Latin accentuation on the penultimate syllable,
and returned to its original Greek accent on the
antepenultimate." Walker.
apotheosize ap-d-the'6-siz.
Apoxyomenos ap-oks-i-om'e-nos.
Appalachian ap-a-lach / i-an or ap-a-la'ehi-an.
appanage ap'a-na j .
Also written apanage, but pronounced as above,
apparatus ap-pa-ra/tus, not ap-pa-ra'tus.
See ultimatum.
apparel ap-par'el.
apparent ap-par r ent or ap-par'ent.
apparition ap-a-rish'un.
appel a-pel 7 .
appellant a-pel r ant.
appellate a-pel'lat.
appellation ap-e-la' shun,
appellative a-pel'la-tiv.
appellor a-pel 7 6r or a-pel-6r r .
appendices a-pen'dis-ez.
appenclicial ap-en-dish'al.
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OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 75
appendicitis a-pen-di-si'tis.
See itis (termination).
Appenzell ap-pen-tsel'.
appetence ap'e-tens.
appetible ap'e-tib'l.
appetitive ap-et'i-tiv.
Appian (Way) ap'pi-an.
Appii Forum ap'pi-i f 6'rum.
Applegath ap"l~gath.
applicable ap'lik-a-bl.
applicative ap'lik-a-tiv.
applique a-ple-ka r .
appoggiatura a-po-ja-too'ra.
Appomattox ap-6-mat ' oks .
"Appomattox Court-House."
apposite ap'6-zit.
appraiser a-pra'zer.
appreciate a-pre'shi-at.
appreciation ap-re-shi-a'shun.
apprentice ap-pren'tis.
approbative ap^pro-ba-tiv.
approbatory ap'pro-ba-to-ri.
appui a-pwe x .
appulse a-puls r .
appurtenance ap-pur'te-nans.
appurtenant ap~pur'te-nant
Apremont a-pre-moN 7 .
apricot a'pri-kot or ap r n-kot.
The Century Dictionary gives ap'ri-kot, but only
as an alternative pronunciation.
a priori a pri-6'ri or a pre-6're.
See a posteriori.
apron a/prun or a/purn.
"The second pronunciation above has until re-
cently been preferred. The change in pronunciation
is analogous to that in citron, saffron, etc., formerly
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
76 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
pronounced si film, sdfurn, etc. Iron still retains
the pronunciation 1'urn." Web.
apropos ap-ro-po'.
apse aps.
apsides ap'sid-ez.
aptitude ap'ti-tud, not ap'ti-tdod.
Apuleius ap-u-le'yus.
aqua a/kwa.
"Aqua-fortis."
aqua-fortis a/kwa for'tis.
aqua regia a'kwa re'ji-a.
Aquae Calidse a/kwe kal'id-e.
Aquse Sextiae a'kwe seks'ti-e.
Aquae Solis a^kwe sd'lis.
aquamarine a-kwa-ma-ren' or ak-wa-ma-ren'.
aquarelle ak-wa-rel 7 .
aquarium a-kwa'ri-um.
Aquarius a-kwa'ri-iis, not a-kwa/ri-us.
aquatint a'kwa-tint or aVwa-tmt.
aqueduct ak'we-dukt.
aqueous a/kwe-us.
Aquidneck a-kwid / nek.
aquiform a'kwi-form.
Aquila aVwil-a, not a-kwil r a.
aquiline ak'wil-m or ak'wil-m.
Usage is pretty evenly divided between these
two forms.
Aquinas (Thomas) a-kwi'nas.
Aquino (Thomas of) a-kwe'nd.
Aquitaine ak-wit-an' .
Arab ar'ab.
Worcester gives a'rab as an alternative form,
arabesque ar-a-besk', not ar'a-besk.
Arabic ar'a-bik, not ar-a'bik.
Although words ending in ic and ics, as epidemic,
scientific, etc., have the accent on the penult, the
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
77
above is an exception and is accented on the ante-
penult. So also chol'eric, heretic, etc.
arabin ar'a-bin.
Arabi Pasha a-ra'be pa-sha/.
arable ar'a-bl.
Araby ar'a-bi.
"Araby the Blest."
Arachne a-rak'ne.
Arachnida a-rak'nid-a.
Ara Coeli (Church of) a'ra chel'e.
Arafat a-ra-fat'.
Arago ar'a-go ; Fr. pron., a-ra-gd'.
Aragon ar'a-gon; Sp. pron., a-ra-gon'.
Araguaya a-ra-gwi'ya.
Aralu a-ra/loo.
Aral (Sea) ar'al or a-ral'.
Aram (Eugene) a'ram, not ar'am.
Aramis a-ra-mes 7 .
See Athos, Porthos, Trois Mousquetaires, Les.
Aran j uez a-ran 7 hwath.
See Gila, Zamacois.
Arapahoe a-rap'a-ho.
Arar a r rar.
Ararat (Mount) ar'a-rat
Arawaks ar ^a-waks .
Arbaces ar r ba-sez or ar-ba/sez.
"King and NO King."
arbalest ai^ba-lest.
See arbalist.
arbalist ar'ba-Kst.
See arbalest
Arbela ar-be'la.
"The Battle of Arbela."
arbiter ar'bit-er.
arbitrable ar'bit-ra-bl.
arbitrage ar 'bit-raj .
arbitrament ar-bit'ra-ment.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
7 S TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
arbitrarily ar'bi-tra-ril-i.
Arblay, d' dar'bla or dar-bla'.
arbor vitse ar'ber vi'te.
arboreal ar-bo're-al.
aboretum ar-bo-re'tum.
arboriculture ar'bd-ri-kult-yur.
Arbuthnot ar-buth'not or ar'buth-not.
arbutus ar-bu'tus or ar'bii-tus.
The first pronunciation is preferred by many per-
sons, when reference is made to the trailing arbutus.
arcades ambo ar'ka-dez am'bo.
Arcadia ar-ka'di-a.
Not to be confounded with Acadia, which see.
arcana ar-ka/na.
arcanum ar-ka'num.
Arc de Triomphe de rfitoile ark du tre-oNf' dii
la-twal'.
For ON, see p. n.
Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel ark du tre-oNf'
dii ka-roo-sel'.
For ii, ON, see pp. 10, ir.
archaeology ar-ke-61'6-ji.
Archseopteryx ar-ke-6p A ter-iks.
archaic ar-ka'ik.
archaism ar'ka-izm.
archangel ark'an-jel.
"When arch, signifying chief, begins a word from
the Greek and is followed by a vowel, it is pro-
nounced ark as in archangel, architect, archive,
archipelago, archie pise opal, archeology, etc ; but
when arch is prefixed to an English word, it is pro-
nounced so as to rhyme with march-^-as, archbishop,
archduke, archfiend/' The Orthoepist.
See Archangel (city).
Archangel (city) ark-an'jel.
See archangel.
archangelic ark-an-jel'ik.
See archangel.
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OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 79
archbishop arch'bish-up.
See archangel.
archdeacon arch'de-kun.
See archangel.
archduchess arch'duch-es.
See archangel.
archduchy arch'duch-i.
See archangel.
archduke arch'duk.
See archangel.
archetypal ar'ke-ti-pal.
See archangel.
archetype ar'ke-tlp.
See archangel.
archfiend arch- fend'.
See archangel.
Archias ar'ki-as, not ar'chi-as.
archidiaconal ar-ki-di-ak'd-nal.
See archangel.
archiepiscopal ar-ki-e-pis'kd-pal.
See archangel.
archil ar'kil.
Worcester prefers arch'il, and this is Stormonth's
only pronunciation.
Arctrilochus ar-kil'6-kus.
Archimago ar-kim-a'go .
Spenser's "Faerie Queene."
Archimedean ar-kim-e'de-an or ar-kim-e-de'an.
Archimedes ar-kim-e A dez, not ar-kim / e-dez.
archipelago ar~ki-pel'a-go, no.t arch-i-pel'a-go.
See archangel.
architect ar / ki-tekt, not arch'i-tekt.
See archangel.
architecture ar^ki-tekt-yur, not arch'i-tekt-yur.
See archangel.
architrave ar'ki-trav, not arch'i-trav.
See archangel.
archival ar / kiv-al or ar-k^val.
archives ar'kivz or ar'kivz.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
g TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
archivist ar'kiv-ist.
archivolt ar'kiv-olt, not arch'iv-olt.
Archytas ar-ki'tas.
Arcis-sur-Aube (Battle of) ar-se'siir 6b.
For ti, see p. 10.
Arcite ar'sit or ar-sit'.
"Palamon and Arcite"
See Palamon.
Arco della Pace ar'ko del'la pa'cha.
Arcola (Battle of) ar'ko-la, not ar-ko'la.
Arcole ar'ko-la.
Arcot ( India ) ar-kof .
arctic ark'tik, not ar'tik.
See antarctic.
Arctos ark'tos .
Arcturus ark-tu'rus.
Arda Viraf Namak ar'da ve'raf na-mak r .
Arden (Enoch) ar'den.
Arden (England) ar'den.
See Ardennes {France}.
Ardennes (France) ar-deV.
See Arden (England}.
In defense of the pronunciation ar'den, Lippin-
cott's Pronouncing Gazetteer quotes the following:
"And Ardennes waves above them her green
leaves,
Dewy with nature's tear-drops, as they pass."
Byron.
Arditi, Luigi loo-e'je ar~de'te.
arduous ard'u-us.
are (unit of superficial measure) ar.
See are (v.).
are (v.) ar.
See are (unit of superficial measure).
area a 7 re-a or ar r e-a.
Areas (Brazil) a-ra'ash.
arenaceous ar-e-na'shus .
arenic a-re'mk.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED gl
areola a-re'6-la, not a-re-6'la.
areolar a-re'6-lar.
"Areolar Tissue."
areolation a-re-6-la'shiin or ar'e-6-la-shun.
areometer ar-e-om'e-ter or ar-e-om'e-ter.
Areopagite ar-e-op'a-jit or ar-e-op'a-git.
Areopagitic ar-e-op-a-jifik or ar-e-op-a-git'ik.
Areopagitlca ar-e-op-a-jit'ik-a or ar-e-6p-a-
git'ik-a.
Areopagus ar-e-op'a-gus.
Arequipa a-ra-ke'pa.
In Spanish, qu before e or i is pronounced like
k, unless the u is marked with a diaeresis, in which
case qu is pronounced like kw.
Ares a r rez.
Arethusa ar-e-thu'sa.
Aretino, Guiclo gwe'do a-ra-te'no.
Arezzo (Cardinal) a-ret'so.
See Abruszi.
argal ar'gal.
argand ( burner ) ar r gand .
Argand ar'gand ; Fr. pron., ar-gaN 7 .
For a.N, see p. 10.
Argante ar-gan^e.
Spenser's "Faerie Queene."
Argante ar-gaN r tu.
For EN, see p. 10.
Moliere's "Les Fourberies de Scapln."
See Boulogne-sur-Mer
Argante ar-gan'ta.
Tasso's "Jerusalem Delivered."
Argenson, d* dar-zhaN-soN'.
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, n.
argent ar'jent.
Argenteuil ar-zhaN-to'yii.
For 6, aN, see p. 10.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
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Argentina ar-j.en-te'na ; Sp. pron., ar-han-te'na.
See Cartagena.
argentine ar'jen-tm or ar'j en-tin.
Argentine (Republic) ar'j en-ten or ar'j en-tin,
argil ar'jil.
argillaceous ar-jil-a'shus.
Argive ar'jiv or ar'giv.
This is Webster's marking.
The Century and Standard say ar'giv ; Worcester
and Stormonth, ar'jiv.
Argo ar'go.
Argolis ar'go-lis, not ar-go'lis.
Argonautic ar-go-no'tik, not ar-go-not'ik.
"The Argonautic Expedition"
Argonauts ar'go-nots, not ar r go-nots.
"The Argonauts of '49."
Argonne ar-gon'.
argosy ar'go-si, not ar'go-zi.
argot ar'go or ar'got.
Argout, d 7 dar-goo'.
Argus ar'gus.
Argyll ar-gil', not ar'gil.
Also written Argyle, but pronounced as above,
argyrol ar'jir-61.
aria a'ri-a or a'ri-a.
Ariadne ar-i-ad'ne.
Arian (pertaining to Arms) a'ri-an.
"The Arian Heresy."
See Arrian, Aryan (Indo-European).
Arianism a'n-an-izm.
Arica a-re'ka.
arid ar A M.
Ariel a'rf-el
Aries a/ri-ez.
aril ar'il.
Arirnathea ar-im-a-the'a.
"Jose^i of Arimathea"
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 83
Arioch ar'i-6k.
Arion a-rFon.
"As a designation o various societies, etc., com-
monly pronounced ar'l-un or a'ri-un." Web.
See Amphion, Orion.
Ariosto a-re-8s'td.
Aristsetis ar-is-te'us.
Aristarchus ar-is-tar'kus.
Aristides ar-is-ti'dez.
Aristippus ar-is-tip'us.
Aristobulus a-ris-to-bu'lus.
Aristocles ar-is'to-klez.
aristocrat a-ris'to-krat or ar'is-to-krat.
Webster, Worcester, and Stormonth prefer a-ris'-
to-krat; the Century prefers ar*is-td~krat.
aristocratic ar-is-td-krat'ik.
Aristodemus ar-is-to-de'mus.
Aristogi ton a-ri s-to- j I'ton .
Also written Aristogeiton, but pronounced as
above.
"Harmodius and Aristogifon.'*
Aristotelian ar-is-to-te'li-an or ar-is-td-tel'yan.
Aristotle ar'is-tot'l, not ar-is-totl.
Accent the first syllable.
Aristophanes ar-is-tof'a-nez.
arithmetician a-rith-me-tish^n.
Arms a-ri'us or a r ri-us or ar'i-us.
Arkansas (State and River) ar'kan-so.
Although this pronunciation has been authorized
by an act of legislature of the State of Arkansas,
and is the form given in Webster's New Interna-
tional Dictionary as well, still the pronunciation
ar-kan'zas is frequently heard, at least east of the
Mississippi River.
See Arkansas City.
Arkansas City ar'kan'zas sit'i.
See Arkansas.
Arlecdon ar'lek-dun.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
84 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Aries arlz ; Fr. pron., arl.
Arlon ar-loN'.
Armada ar-ma'da or ar-ma'da.
The Standard Dictionary gives ar-ma'da as an
alternative pronunciation.
"The Invincible Armada."
Armageddon ar-ma~ged'6n.
Armagh ar-rna'.
Armand ar-maN'.
For S.N, see p. 10.
Armande ar-maN'du.
For ax, see p. 10.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Armentieres ar-maN-tyar'.
Armida ar-me'da.
"Jerusalem Delivered."
Armide ar-med'.
armillary ar'mil-a-ri, not ar-miKa-ri.
"Armillary Sphere."
See capillary (a.).
Armmian ar-min'i-an.
Arminius ar-mm'i-us ; Dutch pron., ar-me^ne-us.
armistice a^mis-tis, not ar-rmVtis.
Armorel of Lyonesse ar'mo-rel uv H r on-es.
armory ar'mor-i, not arm^i.
A word of three syllables, when correctly pro-
nounced.
Arnatid ar-no'.
Arnauld ^ar-no'.
See Arnault.
Arnault ar-no'.
See Arnauld.
Arnott (Neil) ar'not.
Arnoul ^ar-noo'.
See Arnould.
Arnould ar-noo'.
See Arnold.
aroma a-ro^a, not ar'6-ma.
(For Key of Signs, see p, 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 85
aromatize a-ro'ma-tiz.
Worcester prefers ar'-o-ma-tiz.
Aroo stock a-roo'stook.
"The Lady of the Aroostook"
Arouet a-roo-e'.
arpeggio ar-pe j '6.
Arpinum ar-pi'niim.
arquebus ar'kwe-bus.
Stormonth says ar'ke-booz'.
This author (Stormonth) labors under the im-
pression that it makes no difference which accent
is considered primary and which secondary, in
this and many other words,
arquebusier ar-kwe-btis-er 7 ; ar'ke-booz-er'
(Stor.).
See note under arquebus.
arrack ar'ak.
Worcester says ar-ak'.
Arral ar-ral'.
arras ar'as.
Arras a-ras'.
arrear ar-reV, not ar'rer.
Arres a-ras' or a-ra'.
Arrian aVi-an.
See Arian (pertaining to Arius), Aryan (Indo-
European).
arriere-pensee^ ^ar-yar' paN-sa'.
For a.N } see p. 10.
arrogance ar'6-gans.
arrondissement a-r 6 N-des-maN 7 .
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, II.
Arsaces ar 7 sa-sez or ar-sa'sez.
Arsacid ar-sas'id.
arsenic ( n . ) ar'se-mk.
"ars'nik, as in the Oxford English Dictionary and
other English dictionaries, is common in England/'
Web.
See arsenic (a.).
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
86 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
arsenic (a.) ar-sen'ik.
See arsenic (.)
arsenious ar-se'm-us.
Arsinoe ar-sm'6-e.
Ars Poetica arz po-et'ik-a.
Artaxerxes ar-taks-urk'sez.
Artemidorus ar-te-mid-6'rus.
Artemis ar'te-mis.
artemisia ar-te-miz'ia or ar-te-mizh'i-a, not
ar-te-mish'a.
Artemisia ( Queen ) ar-te-mish'i-a.
A rt emi sium ar-te-mish'i -um .
Artemus (Ward) ar'te-mus, not ar-te'mus.
arteriosclerosis ar-te'ri-6 skle-ro'sis.
artery ar'ter-i.
artesian ar-te'zhan, not ar-te r zi-an.
ArtevelcCvan van ar'te-velt.
Also written van Artevelde, but pronounced
ar-te-vel'de.
arthritis deformans ar-thrFtis de-for'manz.
See it is (termination).
arthropoda ar-throp / o-da.
Arthurian ar-thu 7 n-an.
artiad ar'ti -ad .
See perissad.
articular ar-tik'u-lar.
artifice ar'tif-is.
artificer ar-tif is-er, not artif-is-er.
artificial ar-ti-fisVal.
artisan ar'tiz-an or ar-tiz-an 7 .
artiste ar-test r .
Artois ar-twa.'.
Arundel ar x un-del, not a-run'del.
Arundel Formation a-run'del f or-ma'shun.
Arundelian ar-un-de'li-an or ar-un-del'yan.
"The Arundelian Marbles."
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 87
Aryabhatta ar-y a-bii t'a .
"Bh in Sanskrit and many modern East India
words is, in the native pronunciation b -f /, as in
cob house, but the h may be omitted in English
pronunciation." M"cb.
Also written Aryabahr, but pronounced ar-ya-
bah'r.
Aryan (Indo-European) arl-an or ar'yan.
See Arian (pertaining to Arms'} t Arrian.
arytenoid ar-i-te'noid or a-rit'e-noid.
"The Arytenoid Cartilages/ 7
Asa a/sa.
asafetida as-a-fet'fd-a.
Asaph a'saf.
asbestos as-hes'ttis or az-bes'tiis.
Asbury az'ber-i, not az^Du-ri.
Ascalaphus as-kal'a-fus.
Ascalon as^a-lon.
Also written Askelon, but pronounced as1ce-lon.
Ascanius as-ka-'nl-us.
ascendancy a-sen'dan-si.
ascetic as-efik.
Ascham ( Roger ) as'kam.
Asclepiades as-kle-pi'a-dez.
Asclepius- as-kle'pl-us.
ascot as'kot.
ascribe as-krib 7 .
aseptic a-sep'tik.
asexual a-sek'shu-al.
Asgard as'gard.
Ashantee a-shan / te or a-shan 7 te.
ashlar ash'ler.
Ashtavakra ash-ta-va r kra.
Ashur-bani-pal a'shoorrba'n^rp^l.
Ash Wednesday ash wenzMI, not a'st/wenz 5 ^..
Observe the place of the accent.
See Wednesday.
s j a a/shi-a or a'sha, not a'zhi-a nor a'zha.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
88 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Asian a/shan or a'zhan.
Asiatic a-shi-atlk or a-zhi-afik.
asinine as'i-nm.
The Century Dictionary gives as'm-m as an al-
ternative pronunciation, and the Standard Diction-
ary prefers it.
asininity as-i-mn'i-ti.
ask ask, not ask nor ask.
This word is typical of a large class containing
a sound intermediate between a and a, which until
recent years has been scarcely recognized.
"The intermediate, or transition, sound here em-
ployed is useful as being a compromise between the
a (art), which by many is considered affected
in this class of words, and the a in am, which is
disagreeably flat to those whose ears are trained to
the fuller sound. It is indicated in the chief dic-
tionaries of English, and is used by many cultivated
speakers." Web.
askance as-kans' not as-kans'.
See ask.
asked askt, not askt nor ast.
Askew (Anne) as'ku.
Also written Ascue, but pronounced as above.
aslant a-slanf .
See ask.
Asmodeus az-mo-de'us or as-mo-de'us.
Asnieres an-yar'.
Asosan ( Mount) a'so-san.
asp asp, not asp.
See ask.
asparagus as~par'a-gus.
See cucumber.
"The word was corrupted to sparrowgrass in the
I7th century, and that form then came into general
use, but since about 1800 it has been confined to the
uneducated." Web.
Aspasia as-pa'shi-a, not as-pa'zha.
aspen as'pen or as'pen.
asperges as-pur^'ez.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED gg
aspergillum as-per-jil'um.
asperin as'pi-rin.
asperity as-perl-tiL
asperse as-purs'.
aspersion as-pur'shun.
asphalt as'f olt or as'f alt.
This word, being an abbreviation of asphaltum,
was originally accented on the final syllable (as-
fair).
See asphaltum.
asphaltum as-fal'tum.
See asphalt.
asphodel as'fo-del.
asphyxia as-fik'si-a.
asphyxiate as-fik'si-at.
aspirant as-pi'rant or as'pir-ant.
aspirate as'pir-at.
Asquith as'kwith.
ass as, not as nor as.
See ask.
assagai as'a-gi.
See assegai, another spelling,
assai as-si'.
assailant as-sa/lant.
Assam as-sam'.
assassin a-sasln.
assault as-solt r .
assay a-saA
Assaye (Battle of) as-sF or as-sa'.
assegai as'e-gl.
See assagai, another spelling,
assent (n.) as-sent', not as'sent.
See address.
assent (v.) as-sent',
assets as'sets, not as-sets'.
asseverate as-sev'er-at
assiduity as-si-du'it-i.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
go TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
assiduous as-sid'u-us.
assignat as-ig'nat ; Fr. pron., a-sen-ya'.
assignee as-sin-e 7 not as-si'ne.
assigner as-si'ner.
See assignor.
assignor as-m-or'.
See assigner.
assimilate a-sim'i-lat.
Assiniboia as-sm-i-boi'a.
Assiniboine as-sm'i-boin.
Assisi as-se'ze.
"St. Francis of Assisi"
Assizes as-si'zez.
associate as-so'shi-at, not as-so'si-at.
See annunciate.
association as-so-si-a'shun or as-sd-sM-a'shun
associative as-sd'shi-a-trv, not as-sp'si-a-trv.
Assollant a-so-law '.
For ax, see p. 10.
Assommoir, L } la-som-war 7 .
Assuan as-swan'.
assumpsit a-sump'sit or a-sum / sit.
assumption as-sump'shun, not as-sum'shun.
Pronounce the p sound,
assurance a~shur'ans, not a-shoor'ans.
assure a-shur', not a-shobr'.
Astarte as-tar'te.
astatic a-stat'ik.
asterisk as / ter-isk.
asteroid as'ter-oid.
Asterope as-ter'6-pe.
asthenia as-the-ni'a or as-the'ni-a.
See neurasthenia,, sthenia.
asthenic as-then'ik, not as-the'nik.
asthma az'ma or as'ma (Web.) ; ast'ma or as'ma
(C) ; as'ma (Stand.) ; ast'nia (Won,
Stor.).
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
gi
asthmatic az-mat'ik or as-mafik.
See asthma.
astigmatic as-tig-mat'ik.
astigmatism a-siig'ma-tizm.
Astolat as'to-lat.
Astolfo as-tol'fo.
Also written Astolpho, but pronounced as "above.
Astorga as-tor'ga.
Astraea as-tre'a.
astrakhan as'tra-kan or as-tra-kan'.
See Astrakhan.
Astrakhan as-tra-kan'; Russian pron., as-tra-
Kan'yu.
For K, see p. 12.
See astrakhan.
astringent as-trm' j ent.
a'strogeny as-troj v e-ni.
astrography as-trog'ra-fL
astrologer as-trol'8- j er .
astrologic as-tr6-16j v ik.
astronomic as-tro-nom'ik.
astronom> r as-tron^-mi.
Astrophel as'tro-fel.
"Astrophcl and Stella."
Asturias as-too're-as.
astute as-tut', not as-toot'.
Astyages as-ti'a- j ez.
Astyanax as-ti'a-naks.
Asuncion a-soon-se-on'.
asylum a-si'liim.
See abdomen.
asymptote as'im-tot.
asyndetic as-in-det'Ik.
asyndeton a-sm'de-ton.
Atabalipa a-ta-ba'le-pa.
atactic a-tak'tik.
Atahualpa a-ta-wal'pa.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
g 2 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Atala a-ta-la'.
Atalanta at-a-lan'ta.
at all at-61', not a-tol'.
atavic a-tav'ik.
atavism at'a-vizm .
ataxia a-taks'i-a.
"Locomotor Ataxia"
ataxy a-taks'i or at'aks-i.
Atchafalaya ach-a-fa-li'a.
ate (preterit of eat) at.
In England, generally pronounced et.
Ate (goddess of revenge) a'te, not at
ateles afe-lez.
atelier at'el-ya; Fr. pron., at-lya'.
Aten a'ten.
Athalie a-ta-le'.
athanasia ath-a-na'zhl-a or ath-a-na A shl-a.
See athanasy.
Athanasian ath-a-na/zhan or ath-a-na'shi-an.
"The Athanasian Creed.* 1
Athanasius ath-a-na'shi-us.
athanasy a-than'a-si.
See athanasia.
atheism a'the-iz'm.
Athelstan ath'el-stan.
Athena a-the'na.
See Athene.
Athene a-the'ne.
See Athena.
Athene Parthenos a-the'ne par'the-nos.
Athene Polias a-tlie x ne poFi-as.
atheneum ^ath-e-ne'um, not a-the'ne-um.
Also written athenceum, but pronounced as above.
Athenian a-the'm-an, not a-the'nyan.
athlete atMet, not atr/l-et.
athletics ath-lefiks.
athletism ath'le-tiz'm.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 10)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
93
Atholbrose ath'61-broz.
Athole ath'ol
Athor a'thor.
Athos (Mount) ath'os, not a'thos.
Athos a-tos'.
See Aramis, Porthos, Trots Mousquetaires, Let
Atilla a-til'a.
See Attila.
Atlantean at-lan-te'an, not at-lan'te-an.
Atlantides at-lan'tid-ez.
Atlantis at-lan'tis.
Atlas aflas.
atoll a-tol' or af 81.
atomic a-tom'ik.
atomizer ^at'um-Iz-er.
atonic a-ton'ik.
Atossa a-t6s r sa.
a toute force a-toot-f ors'.
a tout prix a-too-pre'.
atrabilar at-ra-bi'ler.
atrabilarian at-ra-bi-lar'i-an.
atrabile afra-bil .
atraumatic a-tro-martc.
Atreus a/trdos or a'tre-us.
See Morpheus.
Atri a'tre.
Atridse a-tri'de.
atrium a^ri-um.
atrocious a-tro / shus.
atrocity a-tros'i-ti.
atrophied afro-fid,
atrophy (n.) afr8-fi.
atrophy (v.) afro-fi.
atropine at'ro-pen.
See ine (chemical termination),
Atropos afro-pos.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
94 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
attache at-ta-sha'.
attacked at-takf , not at-tak'ted.
attar afar, not of ar, unless written ottar.
See ottar.
Attila afil-a, not a-til'a.
See Atilla. __
attitude af ti-tud, not af ti-tood.
attorney a-tur'm.
attrahent afra-hent.
attribute fa. and n.) aftrib-ut.
attribute (v.) at-trib'ut.
"Formerly accented aftri-butc and at-tri-bute* ,
later yielding to the tendency to distinguish verbs
from substantives of the same spelling by a differ-
ent accent." Web.
.attributive a-trib'u-tiv.
attune alt-tun 7 , not at-toon'.
Aube 6k
Auber 6-bar 7 , not 6'ber.
auberge 6-berzh'.
Auberge Rouge 6-berzh' roozh.
aubergiste 6-ber-zhesf.
Aubert 6-bar 7 .
Aubert du Bayet 6-bar' du ba-ye 7 .
For ii, see p. 10.
Aubigne, d j do-ben-ya'.
See Daubigny.
Aubrey o^n.
Aubry o-bre''.
Aubusson (carpet) 6-bu-soN'.
For ii, ON, see pp. 10, 11.
Aubusson, d j do-bii-soN 7 .
For ii, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Aucassin 6-ka-saN r .
For aN, see p. 10.
"Aucassin et Nicolerte."
Auch 6sh.
Auchmuty ok'mu-ti or a/rno&t-i.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEX MISPROXOUXCED
95
au courant 5 koo-rax'.
For ax, see p. 10.
auction ok'shiin, not ok'shun.
audacious 6-da'shus, not 6-dash'us.
audacity 6-das'i-ti.
Aude 5d.
audience 6'di-ens.
audit 6'dit.
audition 6-dish'un.
Audran 6-draN'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Audrey 6'dri.
"As YouJLIke It."
Audubon o'doo-bon ; Fr. pron., o-du-boN'.
For ti, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Auerbach ow'er-baK.
For K, see p. 12.
Auerstadt (Battle of) ow'er-stet
Also written Attcrstedt, but pronounced as above,
au fait 6-fa'.
Augean 6-je'an, not o'je-an.
"The Augean Stables."
Augeas 6'j e-as.
auger 6'ger.
Auger 6-zha'.
Augereau ozh-ro 7 .
Augier ozh-ya'.
augment (n.) og'ment.
augment (v.) og-ment 7 .
See absent (i.).
au gratm 6-gra-taN'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Augsburg ogz'burg; Ger, pron., owoz^oorc.
For c, see p. 12.
"The Augsburg Confession."
Auguis 6-geV.
augur 6-gur.
August (n.) o'gust.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
96 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
august ( a. ) 6'gust' .
See adept (.).
Augusta Victoria 6-gus'ta vik-to'ri-a ; Ger. pron.,
ow-goos'ta fek-to're-a.
Augustin 6-gus'tm or 6'gus-tTn; Fr. pron.,
o-gii-staN'.
For ii, a.N t see pp. 10, n.
Augustine 6-gus'tm or 6'gus-tm.
Augustovo ow-goos-to'vo.
auk 6k.
Auld Clootie old kloo'ti or aid klti'ti.
For ii, see p. 10.
Auld Lang Syne old-lang-si^ or ald-lang-sln'.
See lang syne.
Aumale, d' do-maK.
aumoniere 6-mo-nyar'.
aunt ant, not ant nor ant.
Aurelian 6-reli-an.
aureola 6 -r e'6-la .
See aureole.
aureole 6're-6l.
See aureola.
aureus (coin) 6're-us.
au revoir 5-ruv-war'.
auricle 6'ri-k'l.
auricular o-rik'tt-lar,
Auriga 6~rl'ga.
aurist 6 r rist.
aurochs 6-roks or ow^roks.
Aurora 6-ro'ra.
aurora australis 6-ro'ra os-tra'lis.
aurora borealis 6-ro'ra bo-re-a'lis.
Aurungzebe 6-rung-zeb'.
Also written Aurangseb, Aurungseb, but pro-
nounced as above.
Ausable 6-sa'bl.
auscultation 6s~kul-ta/shun.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
97
auspices os'pfs-ez.
Austen (Jane) os'ten or os'tin.
austere 6s-ter'.
austerity 6s-ter'i-ti.
Austerlitz (Battle of) os'ter-Hts; Ger. pron.,
ows'ter-lits.
Australasia os-tral-a'shi-a, not os-tral-a/zha.
Australasian os-tral-a'shan, not 6s~tral-a'zhan.
Australia 6s-tra'li-a or 6s-tral'ya.
Australian 6s-tra'li-an or os-tral'Van.
Austrasia 6-stra'shi-a or 6-stra'sha.
Austrian os'tri-an.
Auteuil 6-tu'y.
For 6, see p. 10.
See Boulogne-siir-Mer.
authentic 6-then'tik.
authentication 6-then-ti-ka'shiin.
authenticity 6-then-tis'i-ti.
author o^her.
authority o-thor'it-i, not o-thorKt-i.
authorization o-thor-iz-a^shun or 6-thor-i-za'-
shun.
autobiographer 6-t6-bi-6g A ra-fer.
autobiographical o-to-bi-S-graHk-al.
autobiography 6-to-bi-6g / ra-fi.
autochthon 6-tok'thon or o-tok'thon.
autochthones o-tok'tho-nez.
autochthonous o-tok'tho-nus.
autocracy 6-tok'ra-si.
autocrat o^o-krat.
auto-da-fe ow-to-da-fa or 6-t5-da-fa.
autogenetic 6-to- j e-nefik.
autogenous 6-t6j v e-nus.
Autolycus 6-t6Fik~us.
"Winter's Tale."
automata o-tom'a-ta.
(For K?y of Signs, see p. 19)
gg TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
automatic o-to-mat'ik.
automaton 6-tom'a~t6n.
automobile 6-to-mo-beF or o-tontnd'bil ; FT.
pron., 6-to-mo-bel'.
automobilist o-to-mo'bil-ist.
See automobilist e.
automobiliste 6-t6-m6-bel-esf.
See automobilist.
autonomy o-ton'd-mi.
autopsy 6'top-si, not 6-top'si.
autrefois 6-tre-fra' or o-ter-fwa/.
"Autrefois acquit"
Autun 6-tuN'.
For UN, see p. n.
Auvergne 6-vern'yu.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Aux Cayes 6-ka'.
Auxerre 5-sar 7 .
Auxerrois o-sar-wa 7 .
auxiliary og-zil'ya-ri.
Auxonne 6-son'.
Ava a'va.
aval (a.) a'val.
aval (n.) a-vaF.
avalanche aVa-lanch,
This is Webster's marking. Stormonth says
av'a-lansh', and Worcester av-a-lansh'.
Avallon a-val-oN 7 .
For ON, see p. n.
Avalokiteshvara a-va-lo-ki-tash'wa-ra.
Avalon aVa-lon.
"Lay dozing in the vale of Avalon." Tennyson.
avant-courier a-vanf koc/ri-er or a- van 7 koo'-
ri-er ; Fr. pron., a-vaN' kdor-ya x .
For aN, see p. 10.
avant-guard a-vant' gard.
avarice av'a-ns.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED gg
avaricious av'a-rish'us.
avatar av-a-tar'.
avauet a-vont' or a-vanf.
Analogy justifies the pronunciation a-vanf.
which is preferred by Haldeman. See craunch.
Avebury a/ber-i.
Ave Maria a/va ma-re'a.
Worcester say a've ma-ri'a.
Aventine (Hill) av'en-tin or av'en-tin.
Aventino, Monte mon'ta a-ven-te'no.
Aventinus, Mons monz av-en-ti'nus.
avenue av'e-nu, not av'e-noo.
Avenue de TOpera av-nu' du 16-pa-ra/.
For ii, see p. 10.
Averroes a-ver x o-ez.
aversion a-veVshun, net a-ver r zhiin.
Avesnes a-van'.
aviary a'vi-a-ri.
avi ation a - vi -a r shun .
aviator a/vi-a-ter.
aviatress a'vf-a-tres.
aviatrix a-vi~a A tnks.
Avicenna av-e-sen'a.
The Arabic form is Ibn Sina (ib'n se'na).
aviculture a'vl-kult-yur.
Avignon a-ven-yo N r .
For ON, see p. n.
Avlona av-lo'na.
avocado (pear) a-vo-kaMo.
avocation av-8~ka'shun.
avocatory a-vok'a-to-ri.
Avogadro a-vo-ga'dro.
"The Law of Avoyadro"
avoirdupois av-er-du-poiz', not av-er-du-poi'.
Avon (river) a/von.
" Stratf ord-on-Avon."
avulsion a-vuFshiin.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
100 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
awakening a-wak'n-mg, not a-wak'ning.
A word of four syllables when correctly pro-
nounced.
awkward ok'werd.
awry a-ri'.
Axayacatl a-cha-ya-ka'tl.
Axenstrasse aks'en-stras-se.
axes (plural of ax) ak'sez.
axes (plural of axis) ak'sez, not ak'sez.
axial ak'si-al.
axile ak'sil or ak'sil.
axilla ak-sil'a.
axillary ak'sil-a-ri.
See capillary.
axiom ak-si-um; aks'y-um (Wor.).
Do not say ak'shT-um.
axiomatic ak-si-5-mat'ik, not ak-shi-6-rnat'ik.
axolotl ak'so-lot-L
ay (always) a, not I.
See ay (yes).
ay (yes) I.
See ay (always).
ay (interj.) L
"Ay me!"
ayah a'ya.
aye (always) a.
"For aye" See aye (yes).
aye (yes) I.
"The ayes have it." See aye (always).
aye (interj.) a.
aye-aye I 7 !.
Ayesha r'esh-a or ^esh-a.
Aylmer aFmer.
Ayrshire ar'sher.
Ayscough as'ku or as'ku.
Also written Ayscue, but pronounced as above.
Aytoun ^a'toon.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED IO r
azaka a~za'le-a.
Azerbaijan a-zer-bi-jan'.
Azimuth az'im-uth.
Azincourt (Battle of) azln-kort; Fr. pron.,
azh-ax-koor'.
For ax, see p. 10.
See Agincourt (Baffle of).
Azof (Sea) a'zof or a-zof.
Also written Azof, Azov, but pronounced as
above.
azoic a-zo'ik.
Azores a-zorz'.
azote az'ot or a-zof .
azotize az'6-tlz.
Azrael az'ra-el.
azure azh'ur or a'zhur.
The leading dictionaries are pretty evenly divided
between these two pronunciations.
B
Baal ba'al.
Eaalbec bal-bek' or bal'tek.
Bab bab.
Babel ba'bel.
Bab-el-l\iandeb bab'el man-deb or bab'el-man'-
deb.
Ibaboosh ba-boosh'.
Also written bab ouch e, but pronounced as above.
Babylon baVi-lon.
Babylonian bab-i-lo'ni-an.
Bacardi ba-kar-de'.
Baccalaureate bak-a-16're-at.
baccarat bak-a-ra'; Fr. pron., ba-ka-ra'.
Also written baccara, but pronounced as above,
"bacchanal bak'a-nal .
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
I02 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Bacchanalia bak-a-na/li-a.
bacchanalian bak-a-na'K-an.
See bacchante.
bacchante ba-kant' or bak'ant or ba-kan'te.
"This is the French form of the word, ana prop-
erly has but two syllables, although often pro-
nounced with three in ignorance or disregard of the
etymology. The Italian form is baccante (three
syllables). The plural, bacchantes, is often pro-
nounced ba-kan'tez, as if Latin." Web.
See bacchant.
Bacchus bak'tis .
Bacciochi ba-cho'ke.
See baldacchmo, Bertuccio.
Bach baK.
For K, m see p. 12.
Bacharach bak'a-rak or bak'a-rak.
Bache bach.
Baciccio bat-che'cho.
bacilli ba-sil'I.
See bacillus.
bacillus ba-sil'us.
See bacilli.
backgammon bak'gam-un or bak-gam'un.
Pronounce the k sound,
backslide bak-slid' or bak'slld.
backslider bak-sll'der, not bak'sli-der.
Baconian ba-kd'ni-an.
bacteria bak-te'ri-a.
See bacterium.
bacterium bak-te'ri-urn.
See bacteria.
Bada j oz ba-da-hoth 7 .
In Spanish, / is generally pronounced like A, ancf
s like th in thin. Spanish words ending in a con-
sonant are generally accented on the final syllable-
Badalocchio ba-da-lokltyo.
bade bad, not bad.
Baden ba/den .
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEX M1SPROXOUXCED IO -j
Baden-Baden ba'den ba'den.
Baden-Powell ba'den pd'el.
badinage bad'in-aj ; Fr. pron., ba-de-nazh'.
Badinguet ba-dax-ga'.
For ax, see p. n.
Bad Nauheim bat now'him.
Badroulboudour ba-drool-boo-door'.
"The Princess Badroulboudour."
Baedeker ba'de-ker.
Baer, von fon bar.
bagatelle bag-a-teT.
Stormonth places the accent on the first syllable.
Bagdad bag-dad' or bag'dad.
Bagehot baj'ut or bag'ut.
Bagnacavallo ba-m-a-ka-val'lo.
Bagneres-de-Bigorre ban-yar 7 du be-g5r'.
bagnio ban'yo, not bag'ni-6.
See baignoire.
Bagration ba gra-te-on'.
Bahamas ba-ha'maz or ba-ha'mas.
Bahia ba-e'a.
In Spanish, h is not sounded, except in words
beginning with hue, and then very slightly.
bahut ba-hoot'.
Baiae ba/ye.
baignoire ben-war' ; Fr. pron., ban-y war'.
Gn in French and Italian is equivalent to ni in
minion.
Baikal (Lake) bi-kal'.
TDailiwick bal'i-wlk.
Bailleul ba-yul'.
Baillie (Harry) ba'li.
"Canterbury Tales/'
See Baillie (Joanna).
Baillie (Joanna) ba'li.
See Baillie (Harry*).
Bailly ball ; Fr. pron., ba-ye'.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
104 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Baireuth bi-roif.
In German, eu is pronounced like oi in English,
and th has the sound of /. See Bayreuth.
bairn barn,
bajardo ba-yar'do.
"Orlando Innamorato."
Ba jazet ba j -a-zef.
ba j occo ( coin ) ba-yok'ko.
/, in Italian, is pronounced like r in yes.
bakelite ba'ke-Ht.
Eakhmetev baK-met'yef.
Bakshaish bak-shish'.
baksheesh bak'shesh.
Also written bakshish, but pronounced as above.
Baku ba-koo'.
Balaam ba'lam.
Balaklava (Battle of) ba-la-kla'va.
balalaika ba-la-H'ka.
Balalaika bal-la-la-e'ka or bal-la-li'ka.
Balboa, de da bal-bo'a.
balbriggan bal-brig'an.
balcony bal'ko-m.
This word was formerly accented on the second
syllable (bal-ko'ni), but the pronunciation bal'cony
became the correct form early in the nineteenth
century,
baldacchino bal-da-ke'no.
Ch and cdi, in Italian words, have the sound of
k before e or *.
baldachin baKda-km.
Baldassare bal-das-sa'ra.
balderdash bol'der-dash.
baldric boKdrik.
Baleares ba-le-a'rez ; Sp. pron., ba-la-a'ras.
Balearic (Islands) bal-e-ar'ik.
Balestier (Wolcott) bal-es-ter'.
Balfe half.
Balfour bal'foor.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEX mSPROXOUXCED IO $
bali ba'le.
Baliol, de de bal'yul or de bal'yul.
See Balliol, 'de.
baKster ba-lis'ter.
balize ba-lez'.
Balize ba-lez'.
balk bok.
Balkan (States) bal-kan' or boFkan.
Balkan (War) bal-kan' or boFkan.
balky bok'i.
ballad bal'ad.
ballade ^ba-lad / .
Ballant}-ne bal'an-tm.
ballast bal'ast.
ballet baFa.
Sometimes bal'at. See valet
Balliol (College at Oxford) bal'yel.
See Balliol, de.
Balliol, de du baFi-ul.
See Balliol (College at Oxford).
ballista bal-is'ta.
Ballo in IMaschera, Un oon baFlo en mas'ka-ra.
Ballou ba-loo'.
balm bam, not bam.
Balmaceda bal-ma-sa'tha.
See Guadalquivir.
balmoral bal-mor'al, not bal-m5'raL
Balmoral (Castle) bal~mor'al or bal-mo^raL
balsam bol'sam.
balsa boFsa or baFsa.
balsamic bol-sam'ik or bal-sam^k.
Balta baFta.
Balthasar ^bal-tha'zar or baFta-zar.
Also written BaWiasar, but pronounced as above,
baltheus ^baFthe-us.
Baltic boFtik.
Baluchi stan ba-loo-chis-tan'.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
106 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
balustrade bal-us-trad'.
Worcester and Stormonth say bal'us-trad.
Balzac, de (Honore) 6-no-ra' du bal-zak';
Anglicized bal'zak.
bambino bam-be'no.
bamboo barn-boo', not bam'boo.
bamboula bam-boo'la.
banal ban'al or ba'nal ; Fr. pron., ba-nal'.
banality ba-nal'it-i.
banana ba-nan'a; British pron., ba-na'na.
Bancroft (George) ban'kroft, not bang'kroft.
A letter of inquiry addressed to the Hon. George
Bancroft elicited from his private secretary the
following reply :
"Mr. B. holds that the proper and true way of
pronouncing the first syllable of his name is Ban,
as in the word bandage, and not bang, as some au-
thorities give it"
Bancroft (Hubert Howe) ban'kroft, not bang'-
kroft.
Banda de Policia ban'da da po-le-se'a.
Banda Pabellon de Rosas banMa pa-be-lyon da
ro'zaz.
bandbox band'boks, not ban'boks.
Pronounce the d sound,
bandeau ban-do' or ban'do.
banderilla ban-da-rel'ya.
See llama,
banderillero ban-da-rel-ya'ro.
See llama.
banditti ban-dit'ti.
bandoline ban'do-lm or ban'do-len.
See me (chemical termination).
Banff bamf or banf .
Banffy ban'fe.
Bangkok ^bang-kok' e
Bangor (Wales) bang'gor or bang'ger.
See Bangor (Maine).
(For Key of Signs, see p, ig)
OFTEX MISPROXOUXCED 107
Bangor (Elaine) ban'gor.
See Bangor (Wales).
banian ban'yan.
banquet bang'kwet or bang'kwit
banquette bang-kef ; Fr. pron., bax-kef .
For ax, see p. 10.
Banquo bang'ko or bang'kwo.
banshee ban'she .
Also written banshie, but pronounced as above,
bantam ban'tam.
Bantam (Ja% r a) ban-tarn 7 or ban'tam.
Bantu ban'too.
Banville, de du baN-veT.
For ax, see p. 10.
banyan ( tree ) ban'yan.
Sometimes accented on the final syllable,
banzai ban'za-e.
baobab (tree) ba/o-bab or ba'd-bab.
baptism bap'tizm, not bap'tiz-iini.
baptismal bap-tiz'mal, not bap'tiz-mal.
Baptiste, Jean zhaN ba-tesf .
For aN, see p. 10.
baptistery bap'tis-ter-i.
See baptistry.
baptistry bap^is-tn.
See baptistery.
Barabbas ba-rab'as or bar-ab^s.
See Barrabas.
Baraca ba-rak'a.
Barachi as bar-a-kl'as .
In Scripture Proper Names, "ch is pronounced
like k; as Chaldea, Enoch. Rachel is the only ex-
ception, the ch in this name being sounded like
ch in chest." Web.
Baradas, de dii ba-ra-da r .
Final s, in French, is generally silent
Baraguay d'Hilliers ^ba-ra-ga^ del-ya 7 .
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
108 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Barataria bar-a-ta/re-a.
"Don Quixote."
Barbados bar-ba'doz.
Barbaini bar-ba-e'ne.
Barbara (Logic) barlba-ra.
Barbara Frietchie bar'ba-ra f re'chi.
barbarian bar-bar'i-an.
The Oxford English Dictionary says bar-bar'i-an.
barbarity bar-bar'i-ti.
barbarous bar'ba-rus.
Barbarossa bar-ba-ros'a.
Barbauld (Mrs.) bar'bold; Fr. pron., bar-bo',
barbecue bar'be-ku.
Barberini (Palace) bar-ba-re'ne.
barbican bar'bi-kan.
Barbier de Seville, Le lu bar-bya' du sa-vei'.
See Barbiere di Seviglia, II.
Barbiere di Seviglia, II el bar-be-a'ra de
sa-veFya.
See Barbier de Seville, Le.
Barbizon (School) bar-be-zoN'.
For ON, see p. u.
Also written Barbison, but pronounced as above,
barcarole bar'ka-roL
Also written barcarolle, but pronounced as above.
Barcelona bar-se-lo'na ; Sp. pron., bar-tha-lo'na.
See C&ceres.
Barclay de Tolly bar-kla' dii td-le 7 .
barege ba-razh r .
bargain ^bar'gen or bar'gm.
See captain, damage.
Bargello bar-j eHo.
Baring baring, not ba'ring.
barium barl-um or ba'n-um.
Bar-le-Duc bar-lu-duk 7 .
For xi, see p. 10.
Barmecide ^bar'me-sid.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFT EX MISPRONOUNCED log
Barnave bar-nav'.
Barnay, Herr her bar'ni.
Barnegat bar-ne-gat'.
Accent the final syllable.
Barneveldt bar'ne-velt.
baronet bar'un-et.
baroque ba-r6k'.
barouche ba-robsh'.
Barrabas bar'ab-as.
See Barabbas.
barracuda bar-a-koo'da.
barrage (result of barring) bar'aj.
barrage (gun fire) ba-razh.
Barras, de du ba-ra'.
Sometimes pronounced du ba-ras'.
This is one of a number of French names of
persons, of disputed or doubtful pronunciation. See
Biot, Dumas, Genlis de, Guise de, Guizot, Sieyes.
barrel bar-el, not bar'ul.
See damage.
Barrie bar'i.
Barrios bar're-os.
Bart, Jean zhaN bart.
For a.N, see p. 10.
Barth, Heinrich hm'riK bart.
For K, see p. 12. See Luther.
Barthelemy bar-tal-me'.
Barthelerny Saint Hilaire bar-tal-me r saN-te-lar'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Bartholdi bar-tol-de 7 , not bar-thol'de.
Th, in French, is pronounced like t.
Bartholome bar-to-lo-ma'.
Bartimeus bar-tim-e'us, not bar-tim / e~us.
Bartol bar-tol 7 .
Bartolozzi bar-to-lot'se.
See Abrussi, mezzanine.
Baruch ba 7 ruk or bar'uk.
"The Book of Baruclif
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
110 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Barye ba-re'.
baryta ba-ri'ta. _
barytone bar'i-ton.
Barzillai bar-zil'a-T or bar-zii'i.
basal ba'sal.
basalt ba-solt' or basalt.
bas-bleu ba-blti'; Fr. pron., ba-blo'.
For 6, see p. 10.
Bashan ba/shan.
bashaw ba-sho'. _
bashl-bazouk bash'i ba-zook 7 .
Bashkirtsev, Marie ma-re' bash-kert'sef,
basic ba/sik.
basil baz'il.
See Basil.
Basil baz'il o^ ba'zil.
basilar ^bas r il-ar.
basilary bas'il-a-ri.
basilica ba-siFik-a.
Basilikon Doron ^ba-siFik-on do'roru
basilisk ^baz'il-isk or bas'il-isk.
basin ^ba r sn, not ba/sin.
Basingstoke ^ba r zing-stok.
bask bask, not bask.
See ask.
basket bas'ket or bas'kit.
Basle bal.
Webster prefers ba'zel.
Basque bask.
Worcester and Stormonth say bask,
bas-relief ba-re~lef x or bas-re-lef',
See bass-relief*
bass (fisb) bas, not bas.
See ask, bass {<music} y bass (tree}*
bass (music) bas.
See bass (fish*), bass (tree').
(For Key of $igns y see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPROXOUXCED j z i
bass (tree) bas, not bas.
See ask, bass (fish), bass (music).
Bassanio ba-sa'm-6.
Basses-Alpes bas-zalp'.
Basses-Pyrenees bas-pe-ra-na'.
Basse Terre bas-tar'.
bassinet bas-i-net' or bas'in-et.
basso-relievo ba/so re-le'vo.
See basso-rilievo.
basso-rilievo bas'so re-lyev'6.
See basso-relievo.
bass-relief bas-re-lef.
See bas-relief.
bastard bas'tard.
Bastia bas-te'a.
Bastian (Adolf) bas'te-an.
See Bastian (Henry C).
Bastian (Henry C.) bast'yan.
See Bastian (Adolf).
Bastiat (Frederic) ^bas-tya 7 .
Bastien-Lepage bast-yax' lu-pazh'.
For a.N, see p. n.
Bastille bas-teF ; Fr. pron., bas-te'yii.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
bastinado bas-tin-a'do, not bas-tin-a'do.
bastion baVchun or bas'ti-un.
Batabano ba-ta-va/no.
Batavia (Java) ba-ta'vi-a.
bateau ^ba-to'.
bateaux ba-toz'.
bath bath, not bath.
See ask.
bathorse bat'hors or ba/hors or bathers or
bo'hors.
baths bathz, not bathz.
See a^.
Bathsheba bath-sheT)a or bath'she-ba,
. (For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
II2 TWEXTY THOUSAND WORDS
Bathurst bath'urst
bathybius ba-thib'i-us.
bathysphere bath'i-s f er .
batik ba'tek.
batiste ba-tesf.
batman (man in charge of a bathorse) bat'-man
or banian or barman or bo'man.
See bathorse, batman (weight).
batman (weight ) bat'man.
See batman (man in charge of a bathorse).
baton bat'un ; Fr. pron., ba-ton'.
For ON, see p. n.
Baton Rouge bat'un rodzh; Fr. pron., ba-tox'
roozh.
For ON, see p. n,
batrachia ba-tra'chi-a.
Batrachom} T omachia bat-ra-ko-mi-om-a-kFa.
See Batrachomyomachy.
Batrachomyomachy bat-ra-ko-mi-om'a-ki.
See Batrachomyomachm.
battalia ba-tal r ya or ba-taFya.
See battalion.
battalion ba-taFyun.
See battalia.
Battersea bat^r-se.
See Anglesey
battue baVtu ; Fr. pron., ba-tu / .
For ii, see p. 10.
Batuin ba-toom r .
Baucis bo^is ; Fr. pron., bo-ses'.
"Baucis and Philemon.''
See Philemon, Philemon et Baucis.
Baudry bo~dre'.
baum marten bowm marten.
Bautzen (Battle of) bow^sen.
bawbee bo-be r .
bawd bod.
bayadere ba-ya-der 7 .
(For Key of Signs f see p. 19)
OFT EX MISPROXOUXCED
bayamo (wind; ba-ya'mo.
See Bayamo.
Bayamo ba-ya'mo.
See bayamo (wind).
Bayard, de du ba-yar'.
Bayard (Thomas F.) bi'erd, not ba'erd.
This pronunciation was authorized by himself.
Bayazid ba-ya-zed'.
Bayeaux ba-yo'.
"The Bayeux Tapestry."
For 6, see p. 10.
Bayle bel.
Baylen bi-lan'.
"The fiaylcn Capitulation."
Also written bailen, but pronounced as above,
bayonet ba/6-net.
Bayonne (France) ba-yon'; Fr. pron., ba-yOn'.
bayou bi'6o.
Bayreuth bi-roit'.
See Baireuth.
The two spellings have the same pronunciation.
bazaar ba~zar'.
Also written basar, but pronounced as above.
Bazaine ba-zerr' ; Anglicized ba-zan'.
Bazarov ba-za'rof.
bazoo ba-zoiy.
bdellium deFi-iim.
The b is silent.
Beaconsfield be'kimz~f eld or bek'iinz-feld.
A letter, written in 1880 to Mr. Corry (Lord
Beaconsfield's private secretary) concerning the
pronunciation of this word, was answered in Mr.
Corry's absence by a well-known official gentleman.
The reply was that the only correct pronunciation
of Beaconsfield is be'kunz-feld.
beard berd.
Beata Beatrix be-a/ta be'a-triks.
beatific be-a-tif'ik.
beati f y be-afif -I.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
114
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
beatitude be-at'it-ud, not be-at'it-ood.
Beatrice be'a-tris. not be-a'tris.
"Much Ado About Nothing."
Beatrice Cenci ba-a-tre'cha chen'che.
In Italian, c before e or i is pronounced like ch
in chair.
Beatrice Portinari ba-a-tre'cha por-te-na're.
See Beatrice Cenci.
Beatrix be'a-triks.
Beattie be-ti or ba'ti.
Beatty be'te.
Beau Brummell bo-brum'el.
Beaucaire bo-kar'.
"Monsieur Beaucaire."
Beauchamp (Eng.) be'cham.
"The Beauchamp Tower."
Beauchamp (Fr.) bo-shaN'.
For aN, see p. n.
Beauclerc bo-klar or bo'kler or bo'klurk.
See Beauclerk (Tophani).
Beauclerk ( Topham ) bo'klark.
See Beauclerc.
beaufort (coat) bo'fert or bu'fert.
Beaufort (North Carolina) bo'fert
See Beaufort (South Carolina).
Beaufort (South Carolina) bu'fert.
See Beaufort (North Carolina?).
Beaufort (Henry) bu'fert or bo'fert.
beau geste bo zhesf (PL, beaux gestes, same
pronunciation.)
Beauharnais, de du bo-ar-na'.
See Amende honorable.
beau ideal bo i-de'al.
Beaulieu bo-lyo'.
For 6, see p. 10.
Beaumarchais, de du bo-mar-sha/.
beau monde bo-mo Nd'.
For ON, see p. n.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPROXO UXCED 1 1 5
Beaumont (Francis) bo-mont
"Beaumont and Fletcher."
Beaumont-sur-Oise bo-mox' sur waz.
For u, 6x, see pp. 10, u.
Beauregard (P. G. T.) bo're-gard; Fr. pron,,
bo~re~gar'.
beauteous bu'te-us, not bu'chus.
B eauvai s bo-va/.
beaux boz.
beaux-arts bo-zar'.
beaux-esprlts bo-zes-pre'.
See bel-esprit.
because be-koz'.
Beccafumi bek-ka-foo'me.
bechamel ( sauce ) ba-sha-mel'.
beche-de-mer ^bash-de-mar r .
beche-le-mar bash-le-mar'.
Becher beK 7 er.
For "K, see p. 12.
Bechuanaland ^bech-oo-^na-land.
Bechuanas bech-oo-a'naz.
Becket, a (Thomas) a~bek'et
bedclothes bed'klothz, not bed'kloz.
Bede bed.
'The Venerable Bede."
Also written Boeda, but pronounced be'da.
bedew be-du', not be-dooz 7 .
bedizen be-diz'n or be-dFzn.
Bedouin bed'oo-m or bed r do-en, not bed'wln.
bedstead ^bed'sted, not bed^tid.
Beelzebub ^be-eFze-biib, not bel'ze-bub.
been bin or ben.
"The accepted and usual pronunciation in the
U. S. is bin; in England, ben is the customary
pronunciation, often becoming bin when unaccented.
"The pronunciation ben is now heard to some
extent in the U. S., especially in the East, probably
in imitation of the English." Web.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
!l6 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Beersheba be-er-she-ba or he-ur'she-ba.
"From Dan to Beersheba"
Beethoven, van van ba'to-ven or van bat'ho-
van.
begone be-gon'.
See accost.
begonia be-go'm-a.
begrease be-grez' ar be-gres'.
See grease (#.).
begrime be-grim'.
begum be'gurn.
Worcester says be'godm.
behalf be-haf not be-haf '.
behavior be-hav'yer.
behemoth beTie-moth or be-he'moth.
Behistun ba-his-tcon'.
"The Behistun Inscription."
behoove be-hdov 7 .
Also written behove, but pronounced as above.
Behrend ba-rend.
Behring (Sea and Strait) be'rmg; Danish pron.,
baling.
Also written Bering, but pronounced as above,
beige bazh.
beirut ba-root'.
bel canto bel kan'to.
belch belch.
"After n, as in bench, finch, lunch, munch, wench,
etc., most English orthoepists treat the ch as simple
sh 9 writing phonetically bensh, finsh, etc., while
those of America indicate ch (or fsh), and this
apparently represents a real difference in British
and American pronunciation." Web.
beldame beFdam.
Also written beldam, but pronounced as above.
Belem ba-leN'.
belemnite bel'em-mt or be-lem'mt.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTE\ r MISPROXO UXCED
bel-esprit bel-es-pre'.
See beaux-esprits.
Belfast (Ireland) bel-fast' or bel'fast.
See Belfast (Maine).
Belfast (Maine) bel'fast.
See Belfast (Ireland).
Belfort (France) bel-for'.
Belgian bel'ji-an, not bel' Jan.
A word of three syllables, when correctly pro-
nounced.
Belgium bel'ji-um, not bel'jum.
A word of three syllables, when correctly pro-
nounced.
Belgrade bel-grad'.
Belial be'li-al or bel'yal.
believe be-leV, not blev.
Belisarius bel~!s-a'ri-us.
Belize be-leV.
Bellarmine beFar-mm or beTar-men.
Bellatrix bel-la'triks.
Belle Alliance, La la bel al-yaNs r .
For aN, see p. 10.
Belle Ferroniere, La ^la bel fer-ron-yar'.
Belle-Ile-en-Mer ^bel-el-aN-mar 7 .
For aN, see p. 10.
Belle Isle bel-il'.
Belle Jardiniere, La la bel zhar-den-yar r .
Belle Laitiere, La la bel la-tyar'.
Bellerophon ^bel-ler'd-fon.
belles lettres bel-lefr; Fr. pron., bel-let'ru.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
belletrist bel-let'rist.
Also written belleletrist, but pronounced as
above.
bellicose bel'i-kos or bel-i-kos'.
belligerent bel-ij'er-ent.
Bellingham (U. S.) bel'mg-am.
See Alnwick.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
l jg TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Bellmgham (Richard) bel'm- jam.
Bellini bel-le'ne.
Bellona bel-16'na.
"Bcttona's bridegroom." Shakespeare.
bellows bel'oz or bel'us.
See gallows. ,
''Walker and the other orthoepists of the early
ipth century have bel'us only, but within recent
times this has largely been superseded by bel'os.
Web.
belluine bel'u-in or bel'u-in.
"Animal and belluine life"
Belmont bel'mont.
beloved (a.) be-luv'ed or be-luvd'.
beloved (part.) be-luvd'.
See learned.
Belus be'lus.
belvedere bel-ve-der r or bel-va-da'ra.
Belvoir be'ver; Fr. pron., bel-vwar'.
See Ahwjick.
Benares ben-a'rez.
Benckendorff benk^en-dorf.
Ben-Cruachan ben-kroo'Kan.
For K, see p. 12.
beneath be-neth' or be-neth'.
Worcester gives be-neth.' only.
See 3 neath, underneath.
Benedek, von f On ba/ne-dek.
benedicite ben-e-dis^-te or ben-e-dFsi-te.
Benedick ben'e-dik.
"Much Ado Abo-ut Nothing."
Benedictine ben-e-dik'tin.
beneficent be-nef'is-ent.
See maleficent.
beneficiary ben-i-fish'i-a-rf or ben-i-fish'a-ri.
Benes (Eduard) ^be r nesh.
benevolent be-nev'6-lent.
See malevolent.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPROXOUXCED
119
Bengal ben-gol', not ben'gol.
Bengalese ben-ga-lez' or ben-ga-Ies / .
See Chinese.
Bengali ben-gol'e.
bengaline ben'ga-len.
Benguela ben-ga'la.
Benicia be-nish'i-a, not be-ne'sha.
"The Bcmcia Boy"
benign be-mn'.
benignant be-nig'nant.
benison ben'iz-n or ben'is-n.
"It consecrates each grave within its walls,
And breathes a benison o'er the sleeping dust.'
Longfellow.
benitier ba-ne-tya'.
Ben-Nevis ben neVis or ben ne'vis.
Benoist be-nwa'.
B enoit be-nwa'.
Bentham (Jeremy) ben'tam or ben'tham.
Bentivoglio ben-te-v6l 7 y6.
Gli, in Italian, is pronounced like lli in million.
benzene ben'zen or ben-zen 7 .
See benzine.
benzine ben'zm or ben'zen.
See bensene, ine {chemical termination).
benzoic ben-zo'ik.
benzoin ben'zo-in or ben'zom.
benzol ben'zol or ben'zol.
See benzole.
benzole ben'zol.
See benzol.
Beowulf ^ba r o-woolf.
bequeath be-kweW, not bek-weth 7 .
Beranger, de du ba-ran-zha'.
For aN, see p. 10.
berceau ber-so'.
berceuse ^ber-soz 7 .
For 6, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
120 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Berchtold barx'tolt.
Berea (Ohio) ber-e'a.
Berengaria ber~en-ga'ri-a.
Berenger de Tours ba-rax-.s/za' du toor.
For SLN, see p. 10.
Berenice ber-e-ni'se.
See Bernice.
B erenice ba-ra-nes'.
See Berenice.
Berenice's Hair ber-e-m'sez bar.
Beresina ber-ya'ze-na ; Anglicized ber-e-ze'na.
"The Passage of the Beresina!'
beret be-ra' or be'ra ; Fr. pron., ba-re'.
Bergamo ber'ga-mo. (Italian city.)
Bergamo ber-gam'6.
bergamot ber'ga-mot.
Berger ber-zha'.
Bergerac, Cyrano de se-ra-no 7 du ber-zher-ak 7 .
Bergh burg.
Berkeleian berk-le'an.
Berkeley berk'li or bark'li.
Berkshire (England) berk / sher or bark r sher.
See Berkshire (Massachusetts).
Berkshire ( Massachusetts ) berk'shir .
See Berkshire (England).
berlin ber-lm 7 or ber^m.
See Berlin (Germany).
Berlin (Germany) ber-lm 7 ; Ger. pron., ber-len'.
See berlin.
Berlin (U. S.) bgrTin.
See Berlin (Germany).
Berlioz (Hector) ber-le-os 7 .
Bermoothes ber-moo^hez.
"The still-vex'd Bermoothes." Shakespeare.
This, in Shakespeare's time, would seem to have
been the spelling and pronunciation of our word
Bermudas.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPROXOUXCED I2 i
Bermuda ber-mii'da.
See Bermoothes.
Bernadotte ber-na-dot' or ber'na-dot ; Fr. pron.,
ber-na-ddf.
Bernard ( Claude ) ber-nar'.
Bernard de Clairvaux ber-nar'' du klar-vo'.
Bernard de Menthon ber-nar' du max-tox'.
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Bernardin ber-nar-dax'.
For aN, see p. n.
Bernardo del Carpio ber-nar'dd del kar'pyd.
Berne bern.
Bernese bur~nez'.
Bernhardi barn-har'de.
Bernhardt, Sarah sa'ra burn'hart ; Fr. pron.,
sa-ra r ber-nar'.
Bernice ber-m'se. Also bur'ms and ber-nes'.
This is the New Testament spelling of the word
Berenice, which see.
Bernini ber-ne'ne.
Bernstorff, von f5n barn-shtorf.
berretta ber-refta.
See birctta, another spelling-.
Berry, de du ber'i; Fr. pron., du ber-e'.
Also written Berri, de, but pronounced as above,
berserk bur'surk.
berserker bur'stirk-er.
Bert, Paul pol bar.
Berthelot ber-te-lo 7 .
See Berthollet, de.
Berthier ber-tya'.
Berthollet, de du ber-tS-la'.
See Berthelot.
Bertillon ber-te-yoN' or bur'ti-lon.
'The Bertillon System."
For ON, see p. u.
Bertrand ber-traN'.
For aN, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
122 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Bertuccio ber-too'cho.
Cci, in Italian, before a, o f or u, is pronounced
like ch in chair.
Berwick (Scotland) ber'ik, not ber'wik.
See Alnwick.
beryl ber'il.
Berzelius ber-ze'li-us ; Swedish pron., ber-sa'-
le-oos.
See Bremer f Fredrika.
Besancpn be-zaN-soN'.
The first syllable is to be pronounced very lightly.
For aisr, ON, see pp. 10, u.
Besant (Annie) bes'ant or bez-ant'.
See Besant (Sir Walter).
Besant (Sir Walter) be-sanf or be-zanf.
See Besant (Annie).
Beskid bes-ked 7 .
besom be'zum.
Bessarabia ^bes-a-r^bi-a.
Bessieres bes-yar r .
bestial bes-chal or best'yal.
bestiality bes-chaPit-i or bes-chi-al-it-i.
bestrew be~stroo / .
beta ^be'ta or ba'ta.
betel (nut) be'tl, not bet'l.
Betelgeuse be^l-jooz or bert-juz.
Also written Betelgeux, Betelguese, Betelguese,
but pronounced as above,
bete-noire bat-nwar'.
Bethabara beth-ab'a-ra or beth-a-ba'ra.
B ethany beth'a-ni.
bethel bethel.
Bethesda be-thez'da, not be-thes'da.
"The Pool of Bethesda."
Bethlehem beth'le-hem or beth'le-ern.
Bethmann-Holweg, von f on bat'man hoPvao.
For G, see p. 12.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPROXOUXCED 03
Bethphage beth'fa-je.
This is Webster's pronunciation.
Walker, however, says; "This word is generally
pronounced, by the illiterate, in two syllables, and
without the second h, as if written Bcthpage."
Bethphania beth-fa'm-a.
Bethphanie beth'fa-m.
Also written Bethphany but pronounced as above.
Bethsaida beth-sa'id-a.
See Chorazin.
Bethuel be-thu'ei.
Bethune ba-tiin'.
B ethune be-thoon'.
betise ba-tez'.
betroth be-troth' or be-troth'.
The Standard Dictionary says be-trdth'.
See accost.
betrothal be-troth'al or be-troth'al.
See accost.
betrothment be-trdth^ent or be-troth / ment.
See accost.
bettor bet'er.
Bettws-y-Coed ^bet-iis-e-ko'ed.
For u, see p. 10.
Beulah bu'la.
"The Land of Beulafa"
Beust, von f6n boist.
Eu y in German, is pronounced oL
bevel bev'l, not bev 7 el.
bevy bev r i.
Bewick bu'ik, not be A wik.
bey ba.
Beyroot ba'root.
Also written Bairout, Beirut, but pronounced as
above.
Beza (Theodore) be'za.
bezant (coin) bez'ant or be-zant'.
See bysant (coin}, another spelling,
bezel bez'el
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
124
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
bezique bez~ek'.
bezoar be'zor.
Bhagavad-Gita bug'a-vad-ge'ta.
"Bh, in Sanskrit and many modern East Indian
words, is, in the native pronunciation, b + h, as in
cob house, but the h may be omitted in English
pronunciation."- Web.
Bhagavatapurana ba-ga-vut-a-poo-ra'na.
See Bhagavad-Gita.
bhang bang.
bharal bur'al.
Bhopal b6-pal'.
Bhotan bo-tan'.
B ho tiy a bo'ti -y a .
Bhutan bod-tan'.
Bhutanese boo-tan-ez'.
bi (prefix) bi, not be.
Bianchi be-ang'ke.
See Neri.
biarchy bi'ar-ki.
B iarritz bya-r ets'.
Bias bi'as.
"Bias o Priene."
biaxial bi~ak'si-al
bibacious bib-a/shus.
bibelot be-blo r or bib'lo.
Biblical bib'llk-al.
Biblicist bib'lis-ist.
bibliographer bib-li-og'ra-fer.
bibliographic bib-li-6-grafik.
bibliography bib-li-og'ra- f i .
bibliomaniacal bib-K-o-ma-m'a-kal.
bibliophile bib'H-6-fil or bib'li-o-fil.
bibliopole bib'li-o-pol.
bibliotheca ^bib-H-6-the'ka .
bibliothecal ^bTb-li-6-the'kal.
Worcester prefers bib-li-oth'e-kal,
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN M ISP RON UNCED 1 2 5
Bibliotheque Xationale be-ble-6-tek' nas-yox-
nal'.
For ON, see p. n.
Biblist bib'list or bi'blist.
bicarbonate bi-kar'bon-at, not be-kar'bon-at.
biceps bi'seps.
bice bis.
Bicester bis'ter.
See Alnwick.
Bicetre be-sa'tr.
Bichat be-sha'.
bichloride bi-klo'rid or bi-klo'rid.
See ide {chemical termination).
bicycle bi'sik-1, not bi'si-kl
The second syllable, being unaccented, has natu-
rally the short sound of i (i).
See tricycle.
Bidassoa be-das-so'a.
bidden bid'n, not bid'en.
bidet bid~ef or be-da''.
Bidpai bid'pi.
"The Fables of Bidpai."
See Pilpai, another spelling 1 .
Biela, von f6n be x la.
"Biela's Comet."
biennial bi-en'i-al
Bierstadt ber'stat, not ber'stad.
Bi f rons bi'f riinz.
bifurcate (a.) bl-fur'kat.
bifurcate (v.) bi-fui^kat or bFfur-kat.
bifurcated (a.) ^bl-fur'ka-ted or bi'fur-ka-ted.
biga ^bi'ga.
bigamy big'a-rm.
See trigamy.
Bigelow (John) big'e-16 or big'lo.
bight bit.
bigot big'iit.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
126 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
bijou be-zhoo' or be'zhoo.
bijouterie be-zhoo'ter-e ; Fr. pron., be-zhoo-tre'.
bi j outier be-zhoo-tya'.
bi jugate bi'j do-gat ci* bi-joo'gat
See trijugaie, uni jugate.
bijugous bi'joo-gus.
See trijitgous, unijugous,
Bikaner bik-a-ner' or be-ka-nar'.
bilabiate bi-la'bi-at.
biliary bil'i-a-ri or bil'i-yer-i.
bilic biKk or briik.
Billerica bil're-ka.
billet (note) bil'et or biKit; Fr. pron., be-ya'.
See billet (stick).
billet (stick) bil'et or bil'it.
See billet (note).
billet (v.) bil'et <?r_bil'it.
billet-doux ^bil-e-doo 7 ; Fr. pron., be-ya-doo'.
billets-doux bil-e-dooz'; Fr. pron., be-ya-doo x .
The singular (billet-doux) and the plural (bil-
lets-doux) are pronounced alike in French,
biltong bil'tong or bil'tung.
Also spelled biltongue, but pronounced as above,
bimana bim'a-na or bi-ma'na.
See quadrumana.
bimanous bim'a-nus.
See quadrumanous.
Bimini bim'i-m.
Also written Bernini, but pronounced ba-me'ne.
binary bi'na-ri.
"Binary Compounds."
Binche baNsh.
bindery bin'der-i, not bin'dri.
Bingen ^bing r en, not bing'gen.
"Bingen-on-ihe.- Rhine."
binnacle bin'a-kL
binocle bin'6-kl.
See monocle.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFT EX MISPROXOUXCED 127
binocular bm-ok'u-lar or bi-nok'u-lar.
See monocular.
binomial bi-nd'mi-al.
"The Binomial Theorem."
biogenesi s b 1-6- j en'e-s! s .
See abiogenesis.
biograph bi'6-graf.
biographer bi-og'ra-fer.
In this and the eight words following, the first
syllable is pronounced bl, not bi. See direct.
biographical bi-o-graf'ik-al.
See biographer.
biography bi-6g'ra-fi.
See biographer.
biology bi-61'o-ji.
See biographer.
biometry bl-om'e-tri.
See biographer.
bionomics bi-6-nom'iks.
bionomist bi-on'o-mist.
bioplasm bi'5-plazm.
See biographer.
bioplastic bi-6-plas'tik.
Biot byo or be-o'.
See Barras y de.
biparous bip'a-rus.
bipartite bi-par'tit
Worcester and Stormonth say bip'ar-tit.
See tripartite.
biped bi'ped.
bipedal b^pe-dal or bip'e-dal.
See quadrupedal, tripedal.
biplane bi'plan.
See monoplane.
biplicate bi'plik-at or bip'lik-at.
bipyramidal bi-pir-am'id-al.
biretta bir-et r a.
See berretta, another spelling.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
128 TWENTY THOU S AX D WORDS
birlinn ber'lm.
Birmingham ( England ) ber'ming-um.
See Alnwick.
Biron, de du be-rox'.
For ON, see p. n.
Biron bir'on; Fr. pron., be-roN'.
"Love's Labor's Lost."
For ON, see p. n.
bisayas be-sa'yas.
Biscay an bis-ka'an or bis'ka-an.
Bischoff bish'of.
biscuit bis'kit
Bismarck- Schonhausen, von f8n bis'mark shon'-
how-zen.
Do not say biz'mark.
bismuth biz'miith or bis'muth.
Bispham (David S.) bls'fam or bis'pam.
bison bi'sun.
Worcester says bis'un or biz'un,
bisque bisk,
bissextile bis-seks^til.
bister bis'ter.
Also written 'bistre, but pronounced as above,
bisulphate bi-suKfat.
See bi (prefix).
Bitlis bit-les'.
Biton bi'ton.
"Cleobis and Biton."
See Cleobis.
bittern bit'ern.
bitumen bi-tu'men or bi^u-men.
See abdomen.
bivalent bi-va'lent or biv'a-lent.
See multivalent, unreal ent.
bivalve brValv.
bivious biv'i-iis.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED i 2 g
bivouac biv'oo-ak or biv'wak.
Webster and Worcester prefer biv'wak. The
Century, the Standard, and Stormonth give only
biv'do-ak.
bizarre bi-zaV.
Bizen ware be'zen war.
Bizet be-za'.
Bjornson, Bjornstjerne be-orn-ste-er'ne be-yorn'-
son.
For 6, see p. 10.
blackamoor blak'a-mobr.
blacken blak'n, not blak'en.
blackguard blag'ard, not blak'gard.
Blackstone blak'stim, not blak'ston.
See Gladstone.
Blanc blaN.
For EN, see p. 10.
blanch blanch, not blanch.
See ask.
Blanche blanch; Fr. pron., blaNsh.
For a.N, see p. 10.
blanc-mange bla-manzrr' ; Fr. pron., blaN-
maNzh 7 .
For a.N, see p. 10.
Blanqui blaN-ke'.
For a,N, see p. 10.
blase bla-za/.
blaspheme blas-fem'.
blasphemer ^blas-fe'mer.
blasphemous blas'fe-miis.
Webster says : "Formerly also accented blasphe'-
motis, after the Latin, as in Milton."
"Nor from the Holy One of Heaven
Refrained his tongue blasphemous." Milton.
blasphemy bias' f e-mi .
blast blast, not blast
See ask.
blastula blaVtu-la.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
130
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
blatant bla-tant.
Webster says that the first a was, in former
times, probably short (blat'ant).
Blauvelt blo-velt'.
Blavatsky bla-vat'ski.
blazon bla/zun.
blazonry bla'zun-ri.
bleat Wet.
blende blend.
Blenheim blen'im, not Wen'him.
Blennerhassett blen-er-has'et.
blessed (a.) bles'ed or bles'id.
'"Sometimes, as in verse, blest, but usually only
when spelled blest'' Web.
blessed (part.) blest.
"In verse, or in liturgical reading, the past parti-
ciple is sometimes pronounced bl&s'ed." Web.
Bligh bli.
blighty blifi.
blimp blimp.
Blind, Karl karl blmt
Blindheim blmt'him.
blithe With.
The Century and Standard Dictionaries give
blith as an alternative form,
blithesome blith'siim.
The Century Dictionary gives blith'sum as an
alternative pronunciation.
Bloemfontein bloom' f on-tan.
Blois blwa.
blond blond; Fr. pron., WON.
For ON, see p. u.
blonde blond ; Fr. pron., bloN-du.
For ON, see p. u.
See Boulogne~sru-Mer.
Blondel de Nesle blon-del 7 dii nel or bloN-deF
du nel.
For ON, see p. n.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPROXOUXCED 131
Blondin blox-dax'.
For ax, ox, see pp. 10, n.
Blouet, Paul pol blod-e'.
blouse blowz or blows ; Fr. pron., blooz.
Blowitz blo'vits.
blowze blowz.
blowzy blow'zi.
blucher (shoe) bloo'cher or bloo'ker.
Bliicher, von von bloo'cher or blddlcer; Ger.
pron., fan blu'Ker,
For ii, K, see pp. 10, 12.
blue blu, not blob.
Blumenbach bloo x men-baK.
For K, see p. 12.
Blumenthal, von f6n bloo'men-tal.
See Luther.
Blyth (Hills) blith.
The ill is subvocal in this word. See Blyfhe.
Blythe bli.
See Alnwick, Blyth (Hills}.
B'nai B'rith b'na b'reth.
boa bd'a.
Boabdil bo-ab-deF, not bo-ab'dil.
See Bobadil (Captain).
Boadicea (Queen) bo-a-dis-e'a.
B oanerges bo-a-ner' j ez.
boatswain bofswan.
Nautically, bos'n.
Boaz bo'az.
Bobadil (Captain) bob'a-dil.
"Every Man in his Humor."
See Boabdil.
Bobadilla, de da bo-va-theFya.
See Guadalquivir, llama.
Boboli (Gardens) bo'bo-Ie.
B obra bo'bra.
Boccaccio bo-ka'cho, not bo-ka / chi-6.
See Bertuccio.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
132
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Boccace bd-kas'.
This is the French and Old English spelling of
Boccaccio.
Boccherini bak-ka-re'ne.
Boche bosh or bosh.
Bocher bo-sha'.
Bochum bo'icoom.
Bockh box.
For 6, K, see pp. 10, 12.
Bode boMe.
"Bode's Law."
bodega bo-de'ga ; Sp. pron., bo-tha/ga.
See Guadalquivir.
bodice bod'is.
Bodleian (Library) bod-le'an or bod'le-an.
Boehm born.
For 6, see p. 10.
Boehmer bo'mer.
For 6, see p. 10.
Boeing bd'mg.
Boer boor, not bor.
"The Boer War/'
See Boerhaave.
Boerhaave boi^hav; Dutch pron., boor'ha~ve.
In Dutch, oe is pronounced oo; and aa has the
sound of Italian a (a).
Boethius bo-e'thi-us.
Boeotia ^be-6 r shi-a.
Boeotian be-o'shan.
bogey (golf) bo A gi.
Also written bogie, but pronounced as above.
Bogota (N. J.) bo-go'ta.
Bogota (Colombia) bo-go-ta'.
bogy (bugbear) bo'gi.
Bohairic bo-hl r rik.
bohea (tea) ^bo-he 7 .
Formerly also accented bo' he*
Boheme, La la bo-em 7 .
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
133
Bohn bon.
"Bohn's Libraries."
Boieldieu bo-yel-dyo'.
For 6, see p. 10.
Boileau-Despreaux bwa~lo' da-pra-6'.
Bois de Boulogne bwa du b6o-15n'yu.
See Boitlogne-sur-Mer.
Boise City boi'za sit 7 !,
boisterous bois'ter-us, not bois'trus.
Boito bo'e-to.
Bokhara bo- Ka'ra.
For K, see p. 12.
bolero- bo-la/ro.
Boleyn (Anne) bool'in.
bolide bo'lid or bol-id.
Bolingbroke boFin-brook or bo'Kng-brook.
Formerly boormg-brook.
bolivar (coin) boFiv-ar; Sp. pron., bo-le'var.
Bolivar (Simon) bol'iv-ar; Sp. pron., bo-le'var.
Bolivia bo-liv'i-a ; Sp. pron., bo-le'vya.
boliviano (coin) bo-le-vya^no.
boll bol.
Bologna bo-lon'ya, not bo-16'na.
Gn, in Italian, is pronounced like ni in minion.
Bolognese bo-lo-nyez / or bo-lo-nyes 7 .
See Chinese.
Bolshevik b81'she-vek.
Bolsheviki b81-she-ve'ke.
Bolsover bol'so-ver ; coll., bow'zer.
bomb bom or bum.
"Bum, given by the older orthoepists, Walker
and Smart, is still preferred by some, especially in
England." Web.
bombard (n.) bombard or bum'bard.
bombard (v.) bom-bard 7 or bum-bard'.
Bombardier bom-bar-der' or biim-bar-der 7 .
bombardment bom-bard'ment or btim-bard 7 -
ment.
(For Key of Signs, sec p. 19)
134 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
bombast (n.) bom'bast or bum'bast.
"The older pronunciation was bum-bast' or bum'-
bast. The more recent pronunciation boin'~ is
superseding bum'-. In the verb the accent remains
on the final syllable." Web.
bombast (a.) bom'bast.
"Nor a tall metaphor in bombast way." Cowley.
Bombastes Furioso bom-bas'tez fob-ri-o'so.
bombastic bom-bas'tik or biim-bas'tik.
Bombay bom-ba/.
bombazine bom-ba-zen' or bum-ba-zen.
Also written bombasine, but pronounced as above.
See ambergris.
bomb-shell bom'shel or bum'shel.
See bomb.
bombycinous bom-bis'm-us.
Bona Dea bo'na de'a.
bona fide bo'na fl'de, not bo'na fid.
bon ami boN na-me', not bon-a'me.
Bonaparte bo'na-part.
See Buonaparte.
Bona ventura ( Father ) bo-na-ven-toc/ra.
bonaventur e bo-na-veVtur .
bonbon bon'bon; Fr. pron., boN-boN^.
For ON, see p. n.
Boney bo'ni.
Bonheur, Rosa ro-za^ bSn-or'.
For 6, see p. 10.
bonhomie ^bon-o-me 7 ; Fr. pron., bon-o-me'.
Also written bonhommie, but pronounced as
above.
Bonhomme Richard b8n-5m' re-shar r
boniface bon'i-fas.
See Boniface.
Boniface bon'i-fas.
See boniface.
Bonifacio (Strait of) bo-ne-fa'cho.
See Cialdini.
B onins egna b 6n-nen-san'y a .
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
bon marche boN mar-sha'.
For ON, see p. n.
bon mot boN mo'.
For ON, see p. n.
bons mots bon moz'; Fr. pron., boN moo'.
For ON, see p. n.
Bonn bon.
Bonnat bo-na'.
bonnaz bo-naz'.
bonne bon, almost bun ; Fr. pron., b6n.
bonnet bon'et or bon'it.
bonnet-rouge bon-a-roozh'.
Bonnivard, de du bo-ne-var'.
bonny clabber bon'i klab'er.
In Scotland, bonny is often pronounced bo'ni,
sometimes boo'm.
Bonpland boN-plaN'.
For a.N, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Bon Silene boN se-lan'.
For ON, see p. n.
bon ton boN toN'.
For ON, see p. n.
bon vivant boN ve-vaN 7 .
For a,N, ON, see pp. 10, n.
bonze bonz or bon'ze.
Bootes bo-6'tez.
booth boc)tii or booth.
Booth is Webster's alternative pronunciation,
and the only form authorized by the Century Dic-
tionary. The leading authorities are almost unani-
mously in favor of booth.
Booth (Edwin) booth.
Bopp bop.
boracic bd-ras'ik.
borax bo'raks, not bo-raks'.
Bordeaux bor-do'.
bordereau bor-der-6'.
boreal bo're-al.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
136 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Boreas bo're-as.
Borghese bor-ga'za.
"The Villa Borghese."
Borgia bor'ja.
See Lucre zia Borgia.
Borglum bor'glum.
Bori bo're.
Borodino (Battle of) bor-6-de'no ; Russian
pron., ba-ra-dye-no'.
borough-^-bur'o.
Borrioboola Gha bor-i-6-boo'la ga.
"Bleak House."
Borromean ( Islands) bor-6-me'an.
Borromeo (St. Charles) bor-ro-ma'6, not bor-
o'me-6.
borrow bor'6, not bor'u.
See damage.
Borzaje bor-za/je.
Boscawen bos'kwen or bos'ka-wen.
Boscobel b6s r k6-bel.
Bosnia boz'm-a, not bos'ni-a.
bosom booz r um.
boson bos r n.
Bosphorus bos'fo-rus-
See Bosporus, a more correct spelling.
Bosporus bos^o-rus.
See Bosphorus.
Bossuet bc-su-e', almost b6-swe'.
For^ii, see p. 10.
Boston bos'tfm, not bos'tun nor bos'tun.
See accost.
Boswell (James) boz'wel.
Bothwell bothVel or both'wel.
Bothnia bot^ni-a.
Botticelli bot-te-cheTle.
See Beatrice Cenci.
(For Key of Signs, see J>. TQ)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 3:37
Boucher de Crevecceur de Perthes boo-sha' du
krev-kor' du pert.
For 6, see p. 10.
Bouches-du-Rhone boosh-du-ron'.
For u, see p. 10.
Boucicault boo-se-ko' or boo'se-ko.
boudoir boo'dwar.
bouffant boo-faN'.
bouffe (opera) boof.
bougie boo-zhe' or boo'ji.
Bouguereau boo-ger-6'.
bouillabaise boo-ya-bes' or boo-ya-bas'.
bouilli boo-ye'.
bouillon boo-yoN' or bool-yoN r .
Often pronounced bdbl'yon.
For ON, see p. n.
Bouillon de, Godefroy ^g5d-frwa' du boo-yoN 7 .
For ON, see p. n.
Boulak (Museum) boo-lak r .
Boulanger bob-laN-zlia r .
For SLN, see p. 10.
boulevard boo^e-vard; Fr. pron., bool-var r .
boulevardier bool-var-dya 7 .
bouleversement bool-vers-maN'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Boulogne-sur-Mer boo-lon' soor mar; Fr. pron.,
boo-lon'-yii siir mer.
The syllable yu is to be very lightly pronounced.
For u, see p. 10.
Boulogne-sur-Scine boo-lon r soor san; Fr. pron.,
boo-lon'yu stir san.
For ii, see p. 10.
See Boulocjnc-sur-Mer.
boundary bown'da-ri, not bown'dri.
bounteous bown'te-us, not bown'chiis.
bouquet boo-ka' or bo-ka'.
The Oxford English Dictionary and Worcester
give boo'ka as an alternative pronunciation.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
I3 8 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
bouquetin boo'ket-m; Fr. pron., book-taN'.
For aN, see p. 10. ^
Bourbon (island and dynasty) boor'bun; Fr.
pron., boor-boN'.
For ON, see p, n.
Bourbon (Kentucky) boor'bun; local pron., bur'-
bun.
"Bourbon Whisky."
Bourdaloue boor-da-loo'.
bourdon boor-doN'.
For ON, see p. n.
Bourdon boor-doN'.
For ON, see p. n.
bourgeois (citizen) boor-zhwa/.
See bourgeois (type}.
bourgeois (type) bur-jois'.
See bourgeois (citizen}.
Bourgeois Gentilhomme boor-zhwa' zhaN-te-
yum'.
For aN, see p. 10.
bourgeoise boor-zhwaz'.
bourgeoisie boor-zhwa-ze'.
Bourges boorzh.
Bourget (Lake) boor~zha/.
Bourget (Paul) ^boor-zha r .
Bourinot boo-rin-6'.
bourn (limit) born or boorn.
"The undiscovered country from whose bourn
No traveler returns." Shakespeare,
Also written bourne, but pronounced as above.
Bourne (Hugh) boorn or born.
Bourriene, de du boo-re-en'.
bourree boo-ra/.
Bourse, La la boors,
boustrophedon boos-tro~fe'don or bows-tro-fe'-
don.
Boutwell bowt'wel.
Bovary, Madame ma-dam 7 bo-va-re r .
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
Bouvier bdo-ver' or boo-vya'.
bovine bo'vm or bo'vm.
bow-knot bo'not.
Bowditch bow'dich.
Bowdoin (College) bo'dn.
Bo wen bo'en.
bowie-knife bo'i-mf or boo'i-nif.
bow-legged bo'leg-ed or bo'legd.
bowler (hat) bd'ler.
Bowles bolz.
bowline bo'lm or bo'lin.
Bowring bow'ring.
bowsprit bow'sprit or bo'spnt.
Bowyer bo'yer.
boyar bo-yar' or boi r ar.
Boyesen (H. H.) boi'-e-sen.
Boz boz.
"The o in Bos is undoubtedly short." Charles
Dickens.
Bozzaris bdt'sa-res ; often anglicized bo-zar'is.
Also written Botgaris, but pronounced as above.
Brabangonne bra'ban-son.
Brabant bra-baN'.
B rabantio br a~ban'sh5.
brachial br^ki-al or brak'i-al.
brachiate bra'kl-at or bral^i-at.
brachiopod ^brak^-o-pod.
brachium bra / ki-iim or brak'i-um.
brachycephalotis bra-ki-sef'a-liis.
B radlatigh brad'16 .
Braganza bra-gan^za.
Braggadocchio brag-a-do^shi-5 or brag-a-dd'-
ki-5.
Spenser's "Faerie Queene."
braggadocio brag-a-do'shl-o.
(For Key of Signs, see />. 19)
140
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Brahe, Tycho ti'ko bra or ti'ko bra; Danish
pron., bra'e.
B rahma b ra'ma .
Also \vritten Brama, but pronounced as above.
Brahman bra'man.
See Brahmin.
Brahmanism bra'man-izm .
See Brahmimsm.
Brahmaputra bra-ma-poo'tra.
Brahmin bra'min.
See Brahman.
Brahminism bra'min-izm.
See Brahmanism.
Brahms brains.
Braille bral.
braise braz.
bramah (press) bram'a; often b ra'ma or
bra'ma.
Brambilla bram-bel'la.
branch branch, not branch.
See ask.
B randegee branMe-ge.
Brandeis bran'dis.
Brandes bran'des.
brand-new brand'nu, not bran'nu.
Brasenose (College at Oxford) braz'noz.
brasier bra/zher.
See brosicr.
Braslau brassed,
brass bras, not bras.
See ask.
brassiere bra-syar'.
Brassington bras x n.
See Almvick.
bravado bra-va'do or bra-va'do.
bravo (n.) bra'vo or bra'vo.
bravo (inter j.) bra/vo.
(For Key of Signs, sec />. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED I ^ I
bravura bra-voo'ra.
brazier bra'zher.
See brasier.
Brazil bra-zil' ; Port, pron., bra-zeT.
Brazos bra'zos.
Breadalbane bred-ol'biin.
Breda bra-da/,
breccia brech'i-a or bresh'i-a.
breech (n.) brech.
Stormonth prefers brich.
breech (v.) brech or brich.
"Their daggers unmannerly breeched with gore,"
Shakespeare.
breeches brich'ez or brich'iz.
The digraph ce is almost always pronounced like
long e (e) the two principal exceptions being
been and breeches.
oreeching brich'ing or bre r ching.
See note under breeches.
breeks breks.
breloque bre-lok'.
Bremen brem'en; Ger. pron., bra/men.
Bremer, Fredrika fred-re 7 ka bre^mer; Swedish
pron., breWer.
Brentano ^bren-ta^no.
Brera, La la bra^a.
Brescia bra'sha.
Breshkovskaya bresh-kof'ska-ya.
Breslau bres^ow.
Brest-Litovsk brest'lye-tofsk'.
Bretagne bre-tan'yii or bre-tan'.
See Boulogne-sur-Mcr.
brethren breth'ren.
Breton (Cape) bref fin or brit'un.
Breton, Jules zhiil bre-toN r .
For ii, ON, see pp. 10, n.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
142
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Breton (native of Brittany) bret'un or brit'un;
Fr. pron., bre-toN'.
For ON, see p. n.
bretzel brefzel.
Also written pretzel, which see.
brevet (n.) bre-vet' or brev'et.
brevet (v.) bre-vet 7 .
breviary bre'vi-er-i.
The Century Dictionary gives brev'i-a-ri as an
alternative form,
breviature bre'vi~a-tur.
brevier (type) bre-ver', not bre'vi-er.
brew broo.
brewery broo'er-i.
Briand bre-aisr'.
Brian de Bois-Guilbert bre-aN 7 du bwa gel-ber 7 .
For EN, see p. 10.
Briareus bri-ar^-us.
bric-a-brac brik'a-brak.
Bridlington brid'ling-tun or bur'lmg-tiin.
Brie bre.
brigand brig'and, not brig-and 7 .
brigandage brig'an-daj .
brigantine brig'an-ten or brig'an-tm.
Brighthelmstone bn'tiin.
This is an old spelling of Brighton.
See Alnwick.
Brignoli bren-yd'le.
See baignoire.
Brillant bre-yaN'.
For aN, see p. 10.
brillante brel-lan'ta.
Brillat-Savarin bre-ya 7 sa-va-raN^
For aN, see p. 10.
brilliantine bril'yan-ten.
Brimont bre-moN'.
Brindisi bren r de-ze.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
briquette brik-ef ; Fr. pron., bre-kef.
Briseis bri-se'i's.
See Chryseis.
Brissot de Warville bre-so' du var-vel'.
bristle bris'l, not brist'l.
britannia (ware) brit-an'i-a, not brit-an'ya.
See Britannia.
Britannia brit-an'i-a, not brit-an'ya.
See britannia (ware).
britzska brits'ka.
Also written britska, britska, but pronounced as
above.
Brobdingnag brob'dmg-nag.
"Gulliver's Travels."
Often incorrectly written Brobdignag.
Brobdingnagian brob-ding-nag'i-an.
Worcester says brob-dmg-na'jl-an.
Incorrectly written Brobdignagian.
brocade bro-kad'.
brocatel brok/a-tel.
broccoli brok'o-li.
brochet (fish) bro-sha'.
brochette, en aN br6-shet / .
For aN, see p. 10.
brochure ^br6-shur r .
For u, see p. 10.
Brocken brok'n.
"The Specter of the Brocken"
B r ockhaus br oklio ws .
Broek brook.
See Boerhaave.
brogan bro'gan.
Broglie, de du bro'i.
brogue brog.
Broke, (Sir Philip) brook, not brok.
bromic bro'iftik.
bromide bro'mid or bro'mid.
See ide (chemical termination).
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
144 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
bromidic bro-mid'ik.
bromine bro'min or broken.
See ine (chemical termination.)
Bromley brum'li, not brom'li.
bronchi brong'ki.
bronchia brong'ki-a.
bronchial brong'ki-al.
bronchitis brong-ki'tis, not bron-ke'tis.
See itis (termination).
broncho brong'ko.
Also written bronco, but pronounced as above,
bronchocele brong'ko-sel .
bronchus brong'kus.
Bronte (Charlotte) bron'te.
Brontes, (The) bron'tez.
bronze bronz.
The pronunciation bronz is v well -nigh obsolete,
brooch broch or brooch.
"Usually and properly pronounced like broach,
the same word historically, but the second pronun-
ciation is becoming common through the influence
of the spelling." Web.
broom broom.
"Often pronounced broom" Wor.
Brookline brook'lm.
broth broth.
See accost.
brothel broth'el or broth'el.
brough bruK or bruf.
For K, see p. 12.
Brough briif.
brougham broom, broc/um or bro'um.
"According to the Oxford English Dictionary,
the pronunciation broo'um is now the most general
in British educated speech, superseding the other
older pronunciations, while brorn is vulgar." Web.
(For Key of Signs f see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
Brougham (Lord) brod'am or broom.
In Northern England, the local pronunciations
are brdok'um, brobfum, and broo'ham.
For K, see p. 12.
Broughton (Rhoda) brow'tun, not bro'tun.
Brouwer browser.
Brown-Sequard (Dr.) brown sa-kar' or brown
sa-kwar'.
Bruch brooK.
For K, see p. 12.
Brueys brii-a'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Briiges brob'jez; Fr. pron., briizh.
For u, see p. 10.
Brugsch Bey brooKsh ba.
For K, see p. 12.
bruise brooz.
bruit brobt.
Bruhl briil.
For ii, see p. 10.
Brumaire brii-mar'.
For ti, see p. 10.
"The Eighteenth Brumaire,"
brune briin.
For u, see p. 10,
Brune (Marshal) briin.
For ii, an, see p. 10.
Brunehild broo'ne-hilt.
See Brttnehilde.
Brunehilde brob-ne-hilMe.
See Brunehild.
Brunei broo-m'.
Brunei brii-nel'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Brunelleschi ^brob-nel-les'ke.
Brunetiere brun-tyar r .
For ii, see p. 10.
brunette broo-net'; Fr. pron., bru-net'.
For ii, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
146 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Briinig (Pass) brti'niG.
For ii, o, see pp. 10, 12.
Briinn briin.
For u, see p. 10.
B rusilo v br oo-se'lo f .
brusk broosk or brusk.
bruskness br cosines or brtisk'nes.
brusque broosk or brusk ; Fr. pron., brusk.
For u, see p. 10.
brustle brus'l, not brus'tl.
brut brut.
"Vin brut. J>
For ii, see p. 10.
brutal broo^a!.
brute broot.
B r uxelles brii-s el'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Brydges brij^z.
Bryn-Mawr (Wales) brm-mowr',
Bryn-Mawr (Penn.) ^brin-mar',
buccal buk'al.
"The buccal cavity."
buccaneer buk-a-ner', not bu-kan-er'.
buccinator buk'sm-a-ter.
"The buccinator muscle."
Buccleugh buk-klu'.
Bucentaur bu-sen'tor.
Bucephalus ^bttsef'a-lus.
Bucer boofser; Anglicized bu'ser.
Buch, von f6n booK.
For K, see p. 12.
Buchan buk'an.
Buchanan (James) buk-an'an or bu-kan'an.
Bucharest boo-ka-resf or bii-ka-rest 7 .
Also written Bukharest, but pronounced as above,
Buchner book^ier.
Biichner buK'ner.
For ii, K, see pp. 10, 12.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
147
buchu bu'ku or boo'koo.
Worcester says boo'kdo.
Buckingham buk'mg-um, not buk'ing-ham.
See Alnwick.
bucolic bu-kol'ik.
Bucolics bu-kollks.
"The Bucolics of Virgil."
Budapest boo'da-pest ; Hungarian pron., boo'-
do-pesht.
Buddha bood'a; bood'a (Won).
Buddhism bood'izm.
The Century, Standard, and Worcester's Diction-
ary say boo'dizm.
Buddhist bood'ist; boo'dist (Wor.).
Bude bu-da x .
Buena Vista bu'na vis'ta; Sp. pron., bwa r na
ves'ta.
Buenos Ayres bo'niis a'riz; Sp. pron., bwa r -
n5s I'ras.
buffet (cupboard) boof-a 7 or buf'et; Fr. pron.,
bu-fa'.
For u, see p. 10.
Buffon, de de biif'un; Fr. pron., du b
For ii, ON, see pp. 10, n.
buhl bool.
Bukowina boo-ko-ve'na.
bulbul booFbool.
Bulgaria bool-ga'ri-a, not bul-ga r ri-a.
bulla bool'a orbiil'a.
Buller (General) bool'er.
bulletin bo6Fe-tm.
Worcester prefers bo6re-ten.
bullion bool'yun.
Biilow, von fon bu r l6.
For ii, see p. 10.
bulwark bool'wark.
Bulwer-Lytton booFwer-lit^un.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
I4 8 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
bumptious bump'shus.
Bundesrath boon'des-rat.
Also written Bundesrat, but pronounced as above.
See Luther.
bungalow bung'ga-lo.
Bunsen, von fon boon'sen.
Buonaparte bw6-na~par'ta.
See Bonaparte.
Buonarroti bwo-nar-ro'te.
"Michelangelo Buonarroti"
buoy (n. and v.) boo'i or boi.
buoyance boo'i-ans or boi'ans.
buoyancy boo'i-an-si or boi'an-si.
buoyant boo'i-ant or boi'ant
Burdett-Coutts burniet'kodts.
bureau- 1 bu'ro.
"In British English, usually bu-roV* Web.
bureaucracy bu-ro^ra-si.
Stormonth says bu-rok'ra-si.
bureaucratic bu-ro-krat^k.
burgee btir'j e.
burgeois (type) bur-jois'.
burgeon (n. and v.) bur'jiin.
burgess bur r j es.
burglar ^bur'gler.
burglarious bur-gla/ri-tis.
Burgos boor'gos.
Burgoyne^bur-gcJin'.
Burgundy bur'giin-di.
burin bu'rin.
Burleigh (Lord) bur'li.
burlesque bur-lesk', not bur'lesk.
Burmese bur-mez' or bur-mes'.
See Chinese.
Burmester boor'ma-ster.
Burnet bur r net.
See Burnett.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
149
Burnett bur'net.
See Burnet.
burnoose bur-noos' or bur'noos.
Also written burnous, but pronounced as above,
burro bobr'6 or bur'6.
bursar bur'ser, not bursar,
burst burst,
burthen burth'n.
bushel boosh'el.
business biz'nes, not biz'i-nes.
See busyness.
Busiris bu-si'ris.
bustle bus'l, not bust'l.
busyness biz'i-nes.
See business.
butcher booch'er, not boo'cher.
butte but.
See Butte.
Butte but.
See butte.
butterine biat'er-en or but' er-in.
See inc (chemical termination).
butyraceous bu-ti-ra'shug.
butyric bu-tir'ik.
"Butyric Acid."
butyrin bu'tir-in.
Byblis bib'Ks.
Bynkershoek bin'ker-shook.
Byronian bi-ro'ni-an.
Byronic bi-ron'ik.
Bysshe bish.
"Percy Bysshe Shelley."
byzant (coin) biz'ant or bi-zant r .
See bezant (coin), another spelling.
Byzantian bi-zan'shi-an or biz-an'shan.
Byzantine biz-an'tin or biz r an-tm or biz'an-tm.
Also written Bisantine, but pronounced as above.
(For Key of Signs, sec p. 19)
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Byzantium biz-an'shi-um, not biz-an'ti-iim.
Bzura psoo'ra.
Caaba ka'a-ba or ka/ba.
See Kaaba.
caatinga ka-teng'ga.
cabal (junto) ka-bal'.
cabal ( tradition ) ka-bal'.
cabala kab'a-la.
Also written cabbala, but pronounced as above,
cabaletta kab-a-let'a.
cabalism kab'a-lizm.
Also written cabbalistn, but pronounced as above,
cabalist kab'a-list.
Also written cabbalist, but pronounced as above,
caballer ka-bal'er.
caballeria ka-bal-ya-re / a.
Caballero ka-bal-ya r r6.
See llama.
Caballos ka-baFy 6s .
See llama.
Cabanel ka-ba-nel'.
Cabanis ka-ba-nes r .
Cabanos ka-ba/nds.
cabaret kab r a-ret or ka/ba-re.
Cabiri ka-bi'rl.
cabob ka-bob 7 .
cabochon ka-bo-shoN 7 .
For ON, see p. n.
"En Cabochon."
Cabot kaJ/iit, not kab-6f.
cabriole kab'ri-ol.
cabriolet kab-ri-5-la/, not kab-ri-o-let 7 .
cacao ka-kg/6 or ka-ka'6.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN M ISP RON O UNCED 1 5 1
Caceres ka/tha-ras.
In Spanish, c before e or i has the sound of th
in thin.
See Cordova.
cachalot kash'a-lot.
cache kash.
cachet ka-sha'.
cachexia ka-kek'si-a.
See cachexy.
cachexy ka-kek'si.
See cachexia.
cachinnation kak-m-a'shiin.
cachinnatory ka-km'a-to-ri.
cachou ka-shoo'.
cachucha ka-chob'cha.
Incorrectly cachuca.
cacique ka-sek'.
cacodemon kak-6-de'mon.
cacodemonia ^kak-6-de-m5 / m-a.
cacodoxy kak'C-dok-si.
cacoepy ^kak^-e-pi or ka-ko r e-pi.
See orthoepy.
cacoethes scribendi kak-o-e'thes skri-ben^I.
cacography ^ka-kog'ra-fi.
caconym kak'6-mm.
cacophony ka-kof'6-m.
cacoplastic kak-6-plas r tik.
cacuminal ka~ku'mi-nal.
Cacus ka^kus.
cadastral ka-das^ral.
cadaver ka-da/ver or ka-d^er.
cadaveric ka-dav'er-ik.
The Oxford English Dictionary prefers kad-a-
ver'ik.
cade kad.
cadenza ^ka-dent'sa or ka-den'za; It. pron., ka-
dant^sa.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19),
152
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
cader ka/der.
Caderousse ka-der-6os'.
cadet ka-det' ; Fr. pron., ka-de'.
cadi ka'di or ka'di ; Turkish pron., ka/de.
Cadillac ka-de-yak'.
Cadiz ka'diz; Sp. pron., ka-theth'.
See Guadalquivir, Zamacois.
Cadmean kad-me'an, not kad'me-an.
"A Cadmean Victory."
Also written Cadm&an, but pronounced as above.
Cadmus kad'mus.
Cadogan ka-dug'an.
Cadoudal ka-doo-dal'.
caduceus ka-du'se-us.
Worcester makes it a word of three syllable^
ka-du'shus.
Cadwalader kad-woPa-der.
caecum se'kum.
Csedmon kad'miin or- kad'mun.
Caelian (Hill) se'li-an.
Caelius, Mons. monz* se'li-us.
Caen kaN.
Sometimes anglicized ka'en.
For aN, see p. u.
Casnozoic se-no-zo'ik or sen-6-zo'ik.
See Ccnozoic.
Caerleon kar-le'on.
Csesalpinus ses-al-p^nus.
See CesaZpino.
Caesar se x zar; Roman pron., kl'sar.
Caesarea ses-a-re x a or sez-a-re'a.
See Cesarea.
Caesarean se-za're-an, not se-zar-e'an.
"The Cccsarean Operation."
See CcEsarian, Cesarcan.
Caesarea-Philippi ses-a-fe'a fil-ip'i.
G^sarian-- se-za/ii-an.
See C&sarean.
(For Key of Signs., see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
153
caesium se'zi-um.
caesura se-zu'ra or se-su'ra.
cafe ka-fa 7 .
cafe-au-lait ka-fa'6-la'.
cafe-chantant ka-fa'shaN-taisr'.
For a.N, see p. 10.
cafeteria kaf-e-te'ri-a.
Sp. pron., kaf-a-te-re'a.
caffeic kaf-e'ik.
caffeine kaf'e-m or kaf'e-en.
Also written caff em, but pronounced as above.
See ine (chemical termination).
caftan kaftan or kaf-tan'.
Cagliari kal'ya-re.
See Bcntivoglio.
Cagliostro, di de kal-yos^tro.
See Bcntwoglio.
cahier ka-ya/.
cahoot ka-hoot'.
Caiaphas ka^ya-fas or ki'a-fas.
Caicos (Islands) ki'kos.
Caid ka'ed.
Caillaux ka-yo 7 .
Cailletet ka-yii-ta 7 .
Caillou, Le lu ka-yoo r .
Cainan ka-i'nan or kalian,
caique ka-ek'.
^a Ira sa e-ra 7 .
caird kard.
cairn karn or karn; karn (Stor.).
Cairo 1 (Egypt) ki r ro, not ka'ro.
See Cairo (Illinois),
Cairo (Illinois) ka/ro, not ki x r5.
See Cairo (Egypt).
caisson ka'son.
There is considerable authority (Worcester and
the Oxford - English. Dictionary included) for the
pronunciation ka-s6bn'.
(For Key of Signs f sec p. 19)
154
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
caitiff ka'tif.
Caius ka/yus.
"Cains Julius Caesar."
Caius (College at Cambridge) kez or kes.
ca j olery ka- j 5'ler-i .
cajon ka-hon'.
Cajun (person) ka'jun.
ca j un ( plant ) ka-hobn'.
Calabar kal-a-bar' or kal'a-bar.
calabash kaFa-bash.
calaber kaFa-ber.
Also written calabar, but pronounced as above,
calaboose kal-a-boos'.
Accent the final syllable.
calabozo ka~la-bd'so.
calabrasella kal-a-bra-sel'a .
Calabria ka-la'bri-a; It. pron., ka-la'bre-a.
calade ka-lacP.
Calais (France) kal'a or kal'is; Fr. pron., ka-la'.
See Calais (Maine).
Calais (Maine) kal'is.
See Calais (France).
calamanco kal-a-mang'ko.
calamary kal'a-ma-ri.
calamine kal'a-mm or kal'a-mm.
calamitous ka-lam'i-tus.
Calanthe ka-lan'the.
calasn Ka-lasn .
calathus kal'a-thus .
Calaveras ka-la-va'ras.
calcareous kal-ka're~us.
Calcasieu ^kal'ka-shu.
Calchaquis kal-cha-kez'.
;qalchas kal'kas.
calcimeter kal-sim'e-ter.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
155
calcimine (n. and v.) kal'slm-m or kal'sim-m.
The Oxford English Dictionary and the Century
prefer karsim-m.
calcinable kal-si'na-bl or kal'sin-a-bl.
The second pronunciation is the preference of
the Century Dictionary,
calcinatory kal-sin'a-to-ri or kal'sm-a-to-ri.
The Century Dictionary prefers kal'sm-a-to-ri.
calcine (n.) kal'sm or kal'sin.
See calcine (v.).
calcine (v.) kal-sm' or kal'sin.
See calcine (.)
The Century Dictionary prefers kal'sin, and the
Standard gives it as the only pronunciation.
"Until recently, kal-sm' has been the only pro-
nunciation recognized by orthoepists." Web.
calcium kal'si-um, not kal'shi-um.
calcography kal-kog'ra-fi.
Calderon de la Barca kal-da-rdn' da la bar'ka;
Eng., koFder-on du la bar'ka.
caldron kol'drmi.
Also written cauldron, but pronounced as above.
See chaldron.
caleche ka-lesli'.
Caledonia kal-e-do'ni-a.
caledonite kaFe-do-mt or ka-led'6-nit.
calefacient kal-e-f^shent.
Calends kal'endz.
Also written Kalends, but pronounced as above.
calf kaf , more properly kaf .
See ask.
calf s-foot kafs'fdot, not kavz'foot.
"Calfs-foot Jelly."
Calhoun (John C.) kal-hoon 7 or ka-hoon'.
Caliban kal'i-ban.
"The Tempest."
calibrate kal'i-brat.
caligo ka-K'gd.
calipash kaFi-pash or kal-i-pash'.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
calipee kal'i-pe or kal-i-pe'.
caliper fn. and v.) kal'ip-er.
Also written calliper, but pronounced as above.
caliph ka'lif or kal'if .
Also written calif, but pronounced as above,
caliphate kal'i f -at.
Also written calif ate, but pronounced as above,
calisthenics kal-is-then'iks.
calk kok.
calkin ko'km or kal'kin.
Worcester prefers kal'km.
Callao kal-ya/6.
See llama.
Calles kal'yas.
Callicr ates kal-lik'ra-tez .
calligraphic kal-i-gra f 'ik.
calligraphy kal-Kg'ra-fi.
Callimachus kal-lim'a-kus.
Calliope kal-K'o-pe, not kal'li-op.
Callipyge kal r lip'ij-e.
"Venus Callipyge"
callipygian kal-i-pij v i-an.
Callisthenes kal-lis'the-nez.
Callisto kal-lis'to.
calli thump kaW -thump .
callose (n.) kaKos.
callose (a.) kaKos or ka-los^
callosity ka-los'i-ti.
callous kal'us.
callus kal'iis.
calm kam, not kam.
calomel kal'6-mel.
Calonne, cle du ka-lfin 7 .
:alophyllum kal-6- f i^urn .
:aloric ka-lor'ik, not ka-l6 r rik.
^.lorific kal-6-rif'ik.
:alorisator ^ka-lor^-sa-ter.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
calory kal'6-ri.
Also written calorie, but pronounced as above,
calotte ka-16t'.
caloyer kal'6-yer or ka-loi'er.
Calpurnia kal-pur'ni-a.
Also written Calphurnia, but pronounced as
above.
calumet kal'yu-met.
calumniate ka^um'm-at.
calumny kal'um-m.
Calvary kal'va-ri.
calve kav.
Calve kal-va'.
Calydonian kal-i-do'm-an.
"The Calydonian Hunt"
Calypso ka-lip'so.
calyx ka'liks or kal'iks.
Camagiiey ka-ma-gwa/.
camail ka-mal'.
camarilla kam-a-ril'a.
camass kam'as.
Cambaceres, de du kaN-ba-sa-res'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Cambon, Jules zhiil kaN-boN'.
For ii, aN, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Cambrai kaN-bra'.
Cambria kam / br i-a .
Cambronne, de du kaN-bron^.
For aN, see p. 10.
cambuca kam-bu'ka.
Cambyses kam-bi'sez.
camellia ka-mel'i-a.
Sometimes pronounced ka-mel'ya.
camelopard ka-mel'6-pard or kam'el-6-pard.
Camelot kam'e-lot.
"Many-towered Camelot."
camel's-hair kam'elz-har, not kam-elz-har'.
(For Key of Signs, see />. 19)
158 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
camembert (cheese) ka-maN-bar'.
For aw, see p. 10.
Camenae ka-me'ne.
camera kam'er-a.
See chimera,
camerlengo kam-er-leng'go.
camerlingo kam-er-ling'gd.
Camilla ka-mil'la.
"Virgil's ^Eneid."
"Camille ka-mel' or ka-me'yu.
See Boidogne-sur-Mer.
'Camisards karn'iz-ardz ; Fr. pron., ka-me-zar'.
camisole kam'e-sol.
Carnoens, de du kam r o-ens.
camomile kam'6-mil.
Also written chamomile, but pronounced as above.
Camorra ka-mor'a; It. pron., ka-mor^ra.
camouflage ^kam / oo~flazh or ka-moo-flazh'.
camoufleur kam-oo-flur 7 .
campagna kam-pan'y a .
"Campagna di Roma."
Campagnola, Leon kam-pan-j/u AO,, la-6n.
campaign kam-pan 7 .
Campan (Madame) ma-dam' kaN-paN r .
For aN, see p. 10.
campanile kam-pa-ne'la.
"By some as French, kam-pa-neT, or as English,
kam'pa-ml ; -nil." Web.
Campanini kam-pa-ne'ne.
'Campbell kam'bel or kam'el.
Campbellite kam'bel-it or kam'el-it.
Campeachy kam-pe'chi.
' Campeador, El al kam-pa-a-thor'.
See Cid Campeador.
1 Campeche ( Mex. ) kam-pa'chd.
- Campeggio ( Cardinal ) kam-pe j'o.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONO UNCED 159
camphene kam'f en or kam-fen'.
Worcester accents the final syllable, and Stor-
month says kam'fm.
camphor kam'fer, not kam'fir, unless written
camphire, an obsolete spelling.
Campidoglio kam-pe-dol'yo.
See Bentivoglw.
Campos, Martinez mar-te'neth kam'pos.
See Zamacois.
Campus Martius kam'pus mar'shi-us.
Canaan ka/nan.
"This word is not unfrequently pronounced in
three syllables, with the accent on the second.
But Milton, who, in his Paradise Lost, has intro-
duced this word six times, has constantly made it
two syllables, with the accent on the first. This
is perfectly agreeable to the syllabication and ac-
centuation of Isaac and Balaam, which are always
heard in two syllables." Walker.
Canaanite ka/nan-it.
See note under Canaan.
canaille ka-nal' ; Fr. pron., ka-na'yii.
See Bouloyne-sur-Mer.
Canaj oharie kan-a- j 5-har'e.
canalize ka-naFiz or kan'al-iz.
Canandaigua kan-an-da'gwa, not kan-an-da'-
gu-a.
canape ka-na-pa'.
canard ka-nard / ; Fr. pron., ka~nar'.
canary (bird) ka-nar'i.
cancan ^kan'kan ; Fr. pron., kaN-kaisr'.
Fo-r ax, see p. 10.
cancel kin'sel, not kan 7 sL
See damage.
Cancrid ^kang^krid.
cancrizans kang^ri-zanz.
Candace kan'da-se or kan-da/se ; pop., kanMas.
(For Key of Signs, see p, 19)
160 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
candelabra kan-de-la'bra, not kan-de-la'bra, gen-
erally heard,
candelabrum kan-de-la/brum, not kan-de-la/-
briim, generally heard.
Candida kan'di-dL
Candide kaN-ded'.
"Voltaire's Candide"
For aw, see p. n.
Canes Venatici ka'nez ve-nat'is-i.
Canicula ka-mk'u-la.
canine ka-nm' or ka'nm.
"The second pronunciation is now very general
and harmonizes with that of equine, bovine, etc.,
from analogous Latin words, but the first is still
preferred by most orthoepists." Web.
canister kan'is-ter.
canker kang'ker.
Cannce (Battle of ) kan'e.
cannel (coal) kan'el.
Cannes kan.
cannon kan'iin.
See canon.
Cano, del del ka'no.
canon kan'un.
See cannon.
canon kan'ytm; Sp. pron., kan-yon 7 .
See canyon.
N tilde (n) is pronounced in Spanish like ni in
minion.
Canonchet ka-non r chet.
canonical ka-non'i-kal.
Canopus ka-no'pus.
canorous ka-n6 / rus.
See sonorous.
Canorous and sonorous are exceptions to the rule
that words of three or more syllables ending in
orous are generally accented on the antepenultimate.
Canossa ka-nos'sa.
"We shall not go to Canossa" Bismarck.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 161
Canova ka-no'va.
Canr obert ka N -r 6-bar'.
For EN, see p. 10.
cant (hypocrisy) kant.
See can't (cannot).
can't (cannot) kant or kant.
The a in can't and shan't has the Italian sound
in consequence of lengthening the vowel to com-
pensate for the omitted sounds.
Cantab kan'tab.
See O.ron.
cantabile kan-ta'be-la.
Worcester says kan-tab'il-e.
Cantabrian kan-ta'bri-an.
Cantabrigian kan-ta-brij'i-an.
See Oxonian.
Cantacuzene ( Princess) kan-ta-kti-zen' ; Greek
pron., kan-ta4cod'zen-e.
cantilever kan'ta-le-ver.
cantaliver kan'ta-liv-er.
cantaloupe kan'ta-lop.
Also written cantaleup, cantaloup, but pronounced
as above,
cantata kan-t a/t a .
Worcester prefers kan-ta'ta.
Cantate Domino kan-ta 7 te dom'm-6.
cantatrice kan-ta-tre'cha ; Fr. pron., kaN-ta-tres 7 .
For aN, see p. 10.
canteen kan-ten', not kan'ten.
cantharides kan-thai^id-ez.
canticle kan'ti-kl.
cantilena kan-ti-le'na.
cantilever kan'ti-le-ver or kan'ti-lev-er.
canton (n. and v.) kan'ton or kan-t 6n r .
Canton (China) kan-ton'.
Canton (U. S.) kan'ton.
cantonal kan'ton-al.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
cantonment kan-ton'ment or kan'ton-ment ; Brit.
pron., kan-toon'ment.
cantor kan'tor.
Canute ka-nut'.
canyon kan'yun.
See canon.
canzone kan-tso'na.
caoutchouc koo'chook or kow'chook.
Capaneus ka-pa'ne-us or kap'a-nus.
cap-a-pie kap-a-pe'.
caparison ka-par'i-sun.
Capel kap'el.
Capella ka-pel'a.
Capernaum ka-per'na-um.
Capet ka'pet or kap'et ; Fr. pron., ka-pa'.
"Louis Capet."
Capetian ka-pe'shan.
"The Capetian Dynasty."
Cap-Haitien kap-a-e-syaN 7 ; Eng. pron., kap-
ha'ti-en.
capias (writ) ka'pi-as or kap'i-as.
capillary (n.) kap^l-a-ri.
capillary (a.) kap'il-a-ri or ka-pil'a-ri.
"With respect to the pronunciation of this word,
and also of a class of words of similar formation,
the best orthoepists and good usage are so divided
that every individual may fed at perfect liberty
to follow his own taste." Wor.
capital kap'it-al.
Capitol kap'it-61.
Capitoline (Hill) kap'it-6-lm or ka-pit'6-lm.
Capitolino, Monte mon'ta ka-pe-to-le'no.
Capitolinus, Mons monz kap-it-5-li'uus.
capitulate ka-pil/u-lat.
capoch ka-poocrr'.
Capo d'Istria ka'po des 7 tre-a.
capon ^ka'pun, not ka'pon.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 16$
capot ka-pot'.
Cappuccini (Church) ka-poo-che'ne.
See Abbatucci.
Caprera ka-pra'ra.
Capreae ka'pre-e.
Capri ka'pre.
capriccio ka-pre'cho.
See Bertuccio.
capriccioso ka-pre-cho'so.
See Bertuccio.
caprice ka-pres',
"Pope rimed it with nice and vice, but the rime
is questioned by A. J. Ellis." Web.
See ambergris.
Caprice Espagnol ka-pres' ess-pan'yol.
capricious ka-prish'us.
Capricornus kap-ri-kor'nus.
Caprivi, von f on ka-pre've.
capsicine kap'sis-in or kap'sis-en.
See me- (chemical termination').
capsule kap'sul.
captain kap^m.
Ai, which, in accented syllables, is pronounced
like a in complain, is, in unaccented syllables, pro-
nounced like e or i.
See chieftain, fountain, mountain.
captious kap'shus.
Capua kap'u-a ; It. pron., ka^poo-a.
capuchin kap'u-chm or kap-ft-shen 7 .
See ambergris.
Capucines, Boulevard des bool-var' da ka-pu-
sen r .
For it, see p. lo.
Capulet kap'u-let.
caput k^put or kap'iit.
Carabas (Marquis of) kar'a-bas; Fr. pron.,
ka-ra-ba 7 .
"Puss in Boots."
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
1 64 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
caracal kar 'a-kal .
Caracalla kar-a-kal'a.
Caracas ka-ra'kas.
Caraccioli ka-ra'cho-le.
See Bcrhiccio.
caracole kar'a-kol.
Also written caracal and pronounced kar'a-koL
Caractacus ka-rak'ta-kus.
caracul ka-ra-kool' or kar'a-kul.
carafe ka-raf.
caramel kar'a-mel, not kar-a-mel'.
carat kar'at.
Caravaggio, da da ka-ra-va'jo,
caravan kar'a-van or kar-a-van'.
caravansary kar-a-van'sa-ri.
See caravanserai.
caravanserai kar-a-van'se-n.
See caravansary.
caravel kar r a- vel .
carbide kar 'bid or kar'bid.
See ide (chemical termination').
carbine kar'bm, not kar r ben.
carbohydrate ^kar-bo-hi'drat.
carbolic kar-bol'ik.
carbonaceous kar-bo-na'shus.
carbonado kar-bo-na/do.
Carbonari kar-bo-na're.
carborundum kar-bo-run'dum.
carburetor kar'bti-ret-er.
carcajou kar'ka-joo or kar'ka-zhoo.
carcanet ^kar'ka-net.
carcinoma kar-si-no'ma.
card kard, not kyard.
"When a or % is preceded in the same syllable
by the sound of g or of 7e, very many speakers,
particularly in England, interpose a slight sound of
e, as in card, kind, garden, guard, girl, guile, guise,
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
sky. Some persons affect the introduction of a
full and distinct sound of long e, or of consonant 3;,
in such cases; saying kee-ard or k-yard, kee-lnd or
k-ymd, ske-y or sk-yi, etc. The practice of a very
large portion, if not a majority of the best speakers
in the United States, and also of many educated
persons in England, is to join the sound of the g
or k to that of the a or ?, without suffering any
other sound to slip in between them." Web.
cardamine kar-dam'm-e or kar-da-mi'ne.
cardamom kar'da-mum.
Cardan kar'dan ; Fr. pron., kar-daN'.
For aisr, see p. 10,
"Cardan's Solution."
Cardenas kar'da-nas.
cardinal kar'di-nal.
carditis kar-di'tis, not kar-de'tis.
See itis (termination).
Carrel ka-reT.
Ca reme ka-ram / .
caret kaVet.
Caribbean (Sea) kar-i-be'an or kar-ib'e-an.
See Caribbees.
Caribbees kar'i-bez.
See Caribbean (Sea).
caribou kar^-boo or kar-i-boo'.
caricature (n. and v.) karl-ka-tur or kar-i-ka-
caricaturist kar'i-ka-tu-rist or kar-i-ka-tii'rist.
caries ka'ri-ez.
carillon kar'il-on or ka-ril'yiin ; Fr. pron., ka-re-
For ON, see p. n.
Carlisle kar-lil'.
See Carlyle (Thomas).
Carlovingian kar-lo-vin'jx-an, not kar-lo-vml-an.
Carlsruhe karls'roo-e.
Also written Karlsruhe, but pronounced as above.
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
1 66 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Carlyle ( Thomas ) kar-Hl'.
See Carlisle.
carmagnole kar-ma-ny6F.
Carmen kar'men; Fr. pron., kar-man'.
Carmen Sylva kar'men sil'va.
carminative kar-mm'a-tiv or kar'min-a-tiv.
carmine kar'rnm or kar'min.
Carnarvon kar-nar 'vun .
Carnaval de Venise, Le lu,kar-na-val' dii ve-nez'.
Carneades kar-ne'a-dez.
Carnegie (Andrew) kar-neg'i, not kar'neg-i.
"The accent is on the second syllable." Andrew
Carnegie.
carnelian kar-nel'yan; kar-neCli-an (Stor.).
carnivora kar-niv'6-ra.
icarnivorous ^kar-mv^o-rus.
Carnot kar-no'.
See Sadi-Carnot.
carolin (coin) kar'6-lin.
Caroline kar'o-lin; Fr. pron., ka-r6-len r .
Carolinian kar-6-lin'i-an, not kar-6-li r ni-an.
Carolus Duran ^kar-o-lus r dii-raN'.
For ii, aN, see p. 10.
Carolyn kar'6-lin.
carom kar'um.
Also written carrom, but pronounced as above*
Caronia ka-ro-ne'a.
carotid ka-rot/xd, not ka-ro'tid.
"The Carotid Arteries."
carousal ^ka-row'zal.
See carrousel.
Carpathian kar-pa'thi-an.
Carracci ^kar-ra^he.
Carranza ^kar-ran^sa.
Carrara kar-ra/ra.
"Carrara Marble."
Carrel ka-reK
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 167
Carreno, Teresa ta-ra'za kar-ran'yo.
See canon.
carriage kar'i j .
Carrick-ma-cross kar-ik-ma-kros'.
Carrier kar-ya'.
Carriere kar~yar'.
Carrona kar-ron'na.
carrousel kar-oo-zel'.
See carousal.
Cartagena kar-ta-je'na; Sp. pron., kar-ta-ha'na.
In Spanish, g before e or i is pronounced like
a strongly aspirated h.
Cartaphilus kar-taf'il-us.
"The Wandering Jew."
carte blanche kart-blaNsr/.
For aN, see p. 10.
carte de visite kart du ve-zet'.
cartel kartel or kar-tel'.
Carteret kar'ter-et
Cartesian kar-te r zhan; kar-te'zhi-an (Stor.).
Carthaginian kar-tha-jm'i-an, not kar-tha-je'-
m-an.
Carthusian- kar-thu'zhan.
Car tier, Jacques zhak kar-tya'.
cartilage kar^til-a j .
cartilaginous kar-til-aj'in-us.
carton kar'ton.
cartouche kar-toosh'.
cartridge kar'trij, not kat'rij.
caruncle kar'ung-kl or ka-riing / kl.
Caruso ka-roo'zo, not ka-roo'sS.
caryatides kar-i-at'id-ez.
caryatids kar-i-at'idz.
casaba or cassaba ka-sa/ba.
Casabianca ka-za-byang^ka.
Casa Guicli ka/za gwe'de.
Casanova de Seingalt ka-sa-no'va da sm'galt.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
!68 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Casaubon ka-so'btm ; Fr. pron., ka-zo-boN'.
For ON, see p. n.
cascara sagrada kas'ka-ra sa-gra'da.
cascaron kas-ka-ron'.
Cascine kas-che'na.
casein ka/se-m.
Casella ka-zel'la.
casement kas'ment or kaz'ment.
caseous ka'se-us.
Worcester gives ka'she-us as an alternative pro-
nunciation,
cashmere kash'mer or kash-mer'.
See Cashmere.
Cashmere kash-mer' .
Also written Kashmir, but pronounced as above.
See cashmere, Newfoundland.
cashoo ka-shoo'.
Casimir-Perier ka-ze-mer' pa-rya'.
casino ^ka-se'nd.
See cassino.
cask ^kask, not kask.
See ask.
casket kas'ket or kas'kit.
Cassagnac, de du ka-san-yak'.
Cassandra kas-sanMra.
Cassatt kas-sat'.
cassava kas-sa'va.
Cassel kas^sel.
casserole, en aN kas-er-61 r .
For aN, see p. 10.
cassia kash'a or kash^-a.
cassimere kas'im-er, not kaz'im-er.
cassino kas-se'no.
See casino.
Cassio kash r i-6.
Cassiopeia kas-i-6-pe'ya.
"Cassiopeia's Chair."
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED jg
Cassius, Caius Longinus ka'yus lon-ji'nus kash'-
i-us.
Generally pronounced kash'us.
cassowary kas'6-wa-ri.
cast (n. and v.) kast, not kast.
See ask.
Castalia kas-ta'li-a.
Castanet kas-ta-net' or kas'ta-net.
caste kast, not kast.
See ask.
Castelar y Rissoll kas-ta-lar' e res-sol 7 .,
Castellammare kas-tel-lam-tfia'ra.
castellan kas'tel-an.
Castellane, de dii kas-tel-an'.
Castelnau ka-stel~no'.
caster kas'ter, not kas r ter.
See ask, castor.
Castiglione kas-tel-yo'na.
See Bentivoglio.
castile. (soap) kas'tel or kas-teK
See Castile (Spain).
Castile (Spain) kas-tel'.
See castile (soap).
Castilla kas-tel'ya.
See llama.
castle kas'l, not kas'l.
See ask.
Castlereagh kas-l-ra' or kas / l-ra
castor kas'ter, not kas'ter.
See caster.
Castor kas'ter.
See Pollux.
"Castor and_Pollux."
Castrucci kas-troo'che.
See Abbatucci.
Castrucci o kas-trob'cho.
See Bertuccio.
casual kazh'u-al or kaz'ti-al.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
1 70 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
casualty kazh'u-al-ti or kaz'u-al-ti.
casuist kazh'u-ist or kaz'u-ist.
casuistry kazh'u-is-tri or kaz'u-is-tri.
casus belli ka'sus bel'li.
catabasis ka-tab'a-sis.
cataclysm kat'a-klizm.
catacomb kat'a-kom, not kat'a-komb.
catafalque kat'a-falk.
Worcester accents the final syllable,
catalepsy kafa-lep-si.
catalogue kat'a-log, not kat'a-log.
catalpa ka-tal'pa, not ka-tol'pa.
catalysis ka-tal'i-si s .
catamaran kat-a-ma-rar/.
Catania ka-ta/nya.
cataract kat r a-rakt.
catarrhine ka^a-rm or ka^a-rin-
"Catarrhine Apes."
See platyrrhine.
catastrophe ka-tas'trd-fe.
Catawba ^ka-to^a.
catch kach, not kech.
Webster says that kech is very common in the
United States and England, but is generally re-
garded as dialectic or vulgar,
catchup kach'iip .
See catsup, ketchup.
Cateau-Cambresis ka-to 7 kaN-bra-ze'.
For aN, see p. 10.
icatechetic kat-e-keH/ik.
catechetical kat-e-ket'ik-al
catechism kat'e-kizm, not kat'e-kiz-um.
catechization kat-e-kiz-a/shun or kat-e-kl-za / -
shun.
Also written catecMsatwn, but pronounced as
above,
catechize kat'e~kiz.
Also written catechise, but pronounce,d as above.
(For Key of Signs f see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED I7 i
catechu kat'e-choo or kat'e-ku.
catechumen kat-e-ku'men.
categorical kat-e-gor-ik-al.
"The Categorical Imperative/'
category kat'e-gd-ri.
Catelet ka'te-la.
catena ka-te'na.
catenary kat'e-na-ri or ka-te'na-rL
"A Catenary Curve."
eater-cornered ka/ter kor'nerd or kafer kor'~
nerd, not kat'ti kor'nerd.
"Catty- cornered or eater-cornered is in colloquial
use in the United States." Wor.
caterwaul kafer-wol.
Cathari kath'a-ri.
cathartic ka-thar'tik.
Catliay ka-tha/.
"Better fifty years of Europe than a cycle *of
Cathay' 3 Tennyson.
cathedra ka-the'dra or katr/e-dra.
See ex cathedra.
Catherine de' Medici katr/er~m da maMe-che.
See Beatrice Cenci.
catheter katr/e-ter.
cathodal kath'o-dal.
See anodal
cathode ^kath^od.
See anode.
cathodic ka-thpd'ik.
See anodic.
Catholic katVo-lik.
Catholicism ka-thol'is-izm.
catholicize ka-thol'is-iz.
catoptric ka-top'trik.
catsup kat'sflp.
See catchup, ketchup.
cattalo k&fa-lo.
Cattaraugus^ kat-a-ro'giis.
(For Key of Signs, see p 19)
j 7 2 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Cattaro kat'ta-rd.
Catullus ka-tul'us.
Caucasian ko-ka/shan or ko^tash'an.
Caucasus ko'ka-sus.
Cauchon ko-shoN'.
caudal ko'dal.
See caudle.
Caudine ( Forks ) ko'dm.
caudle ko'dl.
See caudal.
cauk kok.
Caulaincourt, de du ko-laN-kodr'.
For aN, see p. n.
cauldron kol'drun.
See caldron.
cauliflower ko'li-flow-er, not kol'i-flow-er.
caulk kok.
See calk, another spelling,
causerie koz-re' or koz're.
Cauterets kot-ra/.
cauterize ko^er-Iz.
Cauterskill ko'tSrz-kil.
See KaaterskilL
Cavaignac ka-ven-yak'.
cavalcade kav-al-kad 7 .
Cavalcanti ka-val-kan^te.
cavalero kav-a-le'r 6 .
Also written cavaliero, but pronounced as above,
cavalier kav-a~ler'.
Cavalieri ka-va-lyar'e.
Cavalleria Rusticana ka-val-la-re'a roos-te-ka'na.
cavatina ka~va-te'na.
caveat ka've-at, not kav'e-at.
caviar kav-i-ar 7 or ka-vyar''.
Also written caviare, but pronounced as above,
"Caviare was originally pronounced in four
syllables. Later the final c was dropped in pro-
nunciation and often in spelling, and the pronun-
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN M ISP RON UNCED 1 73
ciation became unsettled. The pronunciations
kav-i-ar, ka-vyar', like the French, are now con-
sidered the best usage, although the older ka-ver',
given by Walker and others, is still preferred by
some." Web.
" 'Twas caviare to the general." Shakespeare.
cavil kav'il.
Cavite ka-ve'ta.
cavort ka-vort'.
Cavour, di de-ka-voor'.
Cawdor ko'dor.
"Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!" Shakespeare.
Cawnpur kon-poor'.
cayenne ka-eri' or Id-en 7 .
See Cayenne.
Cayenne ka-en' or ki-en'.
See cayenne.
cayman ka'man.
Cayman ( I slancls ) ki-man'.
Cayster ka'is'ter.
Cayuga ka-yoo'ga.
cayuse ki-us'.
Cazin ka-zaN'.
For aN, see p. II.
Ceballos tha-bal'yos.
See Cervantes, de; llama.
Cebii sa-boo'.
In the Philippine Islands, c before e or i t is
usually pronounced like ^ in sun.
Cebus ( monkey ) se'bus .
Cecil se r sil or ses'il or sis'il.
The second and third pronunciations are the ones
usually heard in England.
Cecilia se-sil'i-a or se-sil'ya; It, pron., cha-
che^le-a.
See Beatrice Cenci,
Cecily ses'il-i.
See Cicely.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
174
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Cecrops se'krops.
See Kekrops.
cedilla se-dil'a.
Cedric sed'rik, ked'rik or se'drik.
cedrine se'drin.
See ine (chemical termination).
Cedron se'dron.
"The Brook Cedron,"
celandine sel'an-dm.
Celano cha-la'no .
"Thomas of Celano"
See Beatrice Cenci.
Celarent (Logic) se-la'rent or se-lar'ent.
Celebes sel'e-bez.
celestial se~les'chal.
Celestine seFes~tm or se-les'tin.
Celestine (one of a sect of Pelagians) is pro-
nounced seTes-tm or seTes-tin or se-les'tm.
Celestine sa-les-ten'.
Celestins (Vichy) sel-es-taN'.
For aN 7 see p. n.
Celia se'li-a or sel r ya.
celibacy sel'i-ba-si or se-lib r a-sT.
All the leading orthoepists, except Webster, give
the first form only,
celibate seFi-bat.
Celio, Monte mon'ta sa/le-o.
cellar seKer.
Cellini, Benvenuto ben-va-noo^to chel-le'ne.
See Beatrice CencL
cello cheFo.
See Beatrice Cenci, violoncello.
cellular sel'u-lar.
cellulitis sel-fi-ll'tis .
See itis (termination),
celluloid seFu-loid.
celt selt.
See Celt.
(For Key of Signs, &ee t>. 19")
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
Celt selt ; Brit, pron., kelt.
See celt, Kelt.
Celtic sel'tik.
See Keltic,
cement (n.) se-ment' or sem'ent
The pronunciation sem'ent is well established and
should prevail. Analogy supports it
See cement (v.).
cement (v.) se-ment'.
See absent (v.), cement (n.).
cemetery sem'e-ter-i, not sem'e-tri.
cenacle (group) sa-na'kl.
cenacle (room) sen'a-k'l.
Cenci chen'che.
See Beatrice Cenci.
Cendrillon saN-dre-yoN',
For a.N, ON, see pp. 10, n.
cenobian se-no'bi-an.
cenobite sen'6-bit or se'no-bit.
cenotaph sen'6-taf.
cenote sa-no'ta.
Cenozoic se-no-zo'ik or sen-o-zo'ik.
See Ccenozoic.
censor senior or sen'ser.
centaur senior,
centavo sen-ta/vo.
centenary sen'te-na-ri or sen-ten'a-ri.
centennial sen-ten'i-al, not sen-ten r yal.
centesimal sen-tes'i-mal.
centigrade sen'ti-grad.
centilliter senfti-le-ter.
Also written centilitre, but pronounced as above,
centime saN-tem' or saN'tem.
For &N, see p. 10.
centimeter sen'ti-me-ter.
Also written centimetre f but pronounced as above.
Centlivre sent-liv'er or sent-le'ver.
centraie (bone) sen-tra'le.
{For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
176 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
centrifugal sen-trif'yu-gal.
centripetal sen-trip'e-tal.
centumvir sen-turnover,
centurion sen-tu'ri-on.
century sen'tu-ri, not sen'chur-i.
ceorl keorl or cherl.
cephalic se-fal'ik, not sef'al-ik.
cephalopod sef'a-lo-pod.
Worcester says se-fal'o-pod.
Cephas se'fas.
Cepheus se'fus or se'f e-us.
See Morpheus.
ceramic se-ram'ik, not ke-ram'ik, unless written,
kerainic.
ceramics se-ram'iks, not ke-ram'iks, unless writ-
ten keramics.
cerastes se-ras r tez.
cerate se'rat, not sir'at.
Ceratops ser'a-tops.
Cerberus ser'be-rus.
cerebellum ser-e-bel'um.
cerebral ser'e-bral, not se-re'bral.
cerebnc ser^e-brik, sometimes se-reb'rik.
cerebro-spinal ser r e-br6 spi'nal, not se-re^brd-
spi'nal.
cerebrum ser'e-brum, not se-re'briim.
The four words given above are all accented on
the first syllable,
cerement segment.
ceremonial ser-e-mo'm-al, not ser-e-mo'nyal.
cer eous se r r e-tis .
Ceres se'rez.
cereus se^re-iis.
"Night-blooming Cereus"
cerise se-rez'.
cerography se-rog'ra-fi.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
177
certain ser'tm.
See captain.
certainly ser'tm-li.
certes ser'tez or ser'tiz.
"Rarely, in poetry, monosyllabic." Web.
certificate sur-tif'i-kat.
certificated sur-tif'i-kat-ed.
certification sur-ti- f i-ka/shun.
certificatory sur-tif'i-ka-to-ri.
certiorari (writ) ser-shi-6-ra'ri.
cerulean se-roo'le-an.
cerulein se-roo'le-m.
cerumen se-roo'nien.
Cervantes, cle da ther-van'tas ; Eng. pron.,
ser-van'tez.
In Spanish, c before e or i is pronounced like
th in thin.
See Cervcra y Topetc, Saavedra.
Cervera y Topete ther-va'ra e t6-pa x ta.
See Cervantes, de.
cervical ser'vik-al.
cervine ser'vm or ser'vm.
Cesalpino cha-zal-pe'no.
See Beatrice Cenci, C&salpmus.
Cesar, Berthe sa-zar, bairt.
Cesare (logic) se^za-re.
Cesar e cha'za-ra.
t( Cesare Borgia."
See Beatrice Cenci.
Cesarea ses-a-re'a.
See C&sarea.
Cesarean se-za're-an, not se-zar-e'an.
Also written Cesarian, but pronounced as above.
See Casarean.
Cesari cha'za-re.
See Beatrice Cenci
Cesnola, di de ches'no-la.
(.For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Cespedes, de da sas'pa-thas or da thas'pa-thas.
See Cervantes, de; Guadalquivir.
cession sesh'tin.
cess-pool ses'pool.
cetacea se-ta'she-a.
cetacean se-ta/shan.
Cetewayo set-i-wa/yo or kech-wi'd.
Also written Cetywayo, but pronounced as above.
Cetus se'tus.
Ceuta su'ta; Sp. pron., tha'oo-ta.
See Caceres.
Cevennes sa-ven'.
Ceylon se~16n'.
chablis sha-ble 7 , not shab'les .
Chaeronea (Battle of) ker-6-ne'a.
chafe chaf.
chaff chaf, not chaf.
See ask.
Chagr-es (river) cha/gres, not sha'gres.
chagrin sha-grm'.
In British usage, sha-gren'.
chair char,
chaise shaz.
chalazion ka-la'zi-on.
chalcedony kal-sed'6-m or kaFse-do-ni.
Chalcis kal'sis.
Chaldean kal-de'an, not kaFde-an.
Chaldee kal'de or kal-de r .
chaldron chol'drun.
Worcester gives chal'drun as an alternative pro-
nunciation.
See caldron.
chalet sha-la' or sha-le 7 or shal'a.
Chaliapin shal-ya-pen 7 .
chalice chaFis.
challis shaFi or chains.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
179
Chalmers cha'merz or cho'merz.
Chalons (Battle of) sha-loN'.
For ON, see p. n.
Chalybean kal-i-be'an or ka-lib'e-an.
"Chalybean tempered steel." Milton.
chalybeate ka-lib'e-at
Cham kam.
"The Cham of Tartary."
Chambery shaN-ba-re'.
For ai\, see p. 10.
Chambord, de du shaN-bor'.
For aN, see p. 10.
chambre de luxe shaN'bru du liiks.
For u, aN, see p/io.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Chambrey sham^bra.
chameleon ka-nie^e-un.
chamfer chamber, not cham'per.
Chaminade s^a-iiie-iiad'.
chamois sham'i or sha-mwa 7 or sha-moi'.
"Some distinguish in pronunciation between the
word as used to designate the animal and as used
to designate the leather or as a verb, using the
French pronunciation (sha-mwa') for the name of
the animal only." Web.
chamomile kam'6-mll.
See camomile.
Chamonix sha-mo-ne'.
See Chamouni.
Chamouni sha-moo-ne'.
See Chamonix.
champ champ,
champagne sham-pan'.
Champagne sham-pan'; Fr. pron., shaN-pan'yu.
For aN, see p. 10.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Champagny, cle du shaN-pa-nye'.
For aN, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
l8o TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
champaign sham-pan'.
"The historical pronunciation cham'pan is still
preferred by some, the accentuation at least being
common in English verse, but the more frequent
pronunciation at present is as above, as if the word
were from modern French. The Oxford English
Dictionary rejects the historical pronunciation with
ch (as in chair) for chivalry, but retains it in
champaign." Web.
Champ-de-Mai shaN-du-ma'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Champ-de-Mars shaN-du-mars'.
For aN, see p. 10.
champignon sham-pin'yun or cham-pin'yun ; Fr.
pron., shaN-pen-yoN'.
For asr, ON, see. pp. 10, n.
Champaigny shaN-pen-ye'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Champigny shaN-pe'nye.
Champlain ( Lake ) sham-plan'.
Champlain, de du shaN-plaN ; Eng. pron., shana^
plan'.
For aN, aN, see pp. 10, n.
Champollion sham-pol'le-on ; Fr. pron., shaisr-
pol-yoN'.
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Champs filysees shaN-za-le-za'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Chanak sha-nak'.
chance chans, not chans.
See ask.
chancel chan'sel, not chan'sel.
See ask.
chancery chan'ser-i, not chan'ser-i.
See ask.
chancre shang'ker.
chancroid shang'kroid.
chandler chan'dler, not chan'dler.
See ask.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
Chandor (India) chan-dor'.
channel chan'el, not chan'L
chanson shan'son ; Fr. pron., shaN~soN'.
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Chanson de Geste shaN-soN' du zhest.
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, II.
Chanson de Roland shaN-soN' du ro-laN'.
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Chanson de Roncevaud shaN-soN' du roNs-vd'.
For a.N, ON, see pp. 10, n.
chant chant, not chant.
See ask.
Chant du Depart, Le lu shaN du da-par'.
For u, aN, see p. 10.
Chantecler shaNt-klar'.
For aN, see p. 10.
chanterelle (mushroom) shan-te-rel' or chan'-
te-rel.
chanterelle (music) shan-te-reT.
chanticleer chan'ti-kler.
Chantilly (lace) shan-til'i ; Fr. pron., shaN-te-ye 7 .
For aN, see p. 10.
Chantilly (France) shaN-te-ye'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Chantilly (U. S.) shan-titt'e.
chaos ka r os.
chaotic ka-6fik.
chap (crack) chap.
See chap (jaw).
chap (jaw) chop or chap.
See chap (crack).
chapara j os cha-pa-ra/hos.
See Jorullo.
chaparral chap-a-ral'.
chapeau sha-po'.
chapeau-bras sha-po'-bra.
chapel chap'el, not chap'l.
(For Key of Signs, se# p. 19)
1 82 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Chapelle Expiatoire sha-peT eks-pe-a-twar'.
chaperon shap'er-6n or shap'er-on.
See accost.
chapfallen chop'fol-n or chap'fol-n.
See chopfallen.
chaplain chap'lm.
See captain.
Chapultepec cha-pobl-ta-pek'.
chaqueta cha-ka'ta.
char (job) char or char.
See charwoman.
char-a-bancs sha-ra~ban'.
Also written char-a-banc, but pronounced as
above,
character kar'ak~ter.
Before 1700, this word was often accented on the
second syllable (kar-ak'ter).
charade sha-rad' or sha-rad'.
The latter pronunciation is frequently heard in
Great Britain.
Charcot shar-ko'.
charge d'affaires shar-zha' da- far'.
Charicles kar'i-klez.
"Becker's Charicles."
Charing Cross char'ing kr8s.
charivari sha-re-va're or sha-re-va-re'.
charlatan shar 'la-tan.
Charlemagne shar'le-man ; Fr. pron., shar-le-
man'yu.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Charleroi sharl-e-rwa'.
Charleville sharl-e-vel'.
Charlevoix (city) shar'le-voi.
Charlevoix, de (missionary) de shar-le-vwa'.
charlotte-russe shar'lot roos; Fr. pron., shar-
Ipt'rus.
For ii, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
charmeuse shar-muz.
Charmian char'mi-an.
"Antony and Cleopatra."
charnel house char'nel hows.
Charon ka'ron, not cha'ron.
Charpentier shar-paN-tya'.
For aN, see p. 10.
chart chart.
The pronunciation kart is obsolete,
charta kar'ta, not char'ta.
chart ographer kar-tog'ra- f er .
Chartres shar'tru.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
chartreuse shar-truz'; Fr. pron., shar-troz'.
For 6, see p. 10.
charwoman char'woom-an or char'woom-an.
See char (job).
chary char'! or cha'ri.
Charybdis ka-rib'dis.
"Scylla and Charybdis"
See Scylla.
chasm kazm, not kaz'um.
See elm, prism.
chassepot shas-po'.
Worcester says shas'po.
chassis sha/se.
The Century Dictionary says shas'is, and the
Standard chassis or sha'se.
chasten chas'n, not chast'n.
chastening chas'n-mg, not chas^n-ing.
chastise chas-tiz', not chas'tiz.
chastisement chas'tiz-ment, not chas-tlz'ment.
chasuble chaz'u-bl or chas'u-bl.
chateau sha-to'.
Chateaubriand, de clu sha-to-bre-aN'.
For aN, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
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chateau en Espagne sha-to' aN nes-pan'yu.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
For aN, see p. 10.
Chateau-Salins sha-to-sa-laN'.
Chateau-Thierry sha-to' tye-re'.
chateaux en Espagne sha-toz' aN nes-pan'yu.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
For aN, see p. 10.
chatelaine shat'e-lan ; Fr. pron., sha-te-len'.
Chatillon sha-te-y 6 N'.
For ON, see p. n.
Chaucer choker, not chow'ser.
Chaucerian cho-se'r i -an .
Chaudiere sho-dyar''.
chauffeur sho-fur / or sho'f er ; Fr. pron., sho-f or'.
For 6, see p. 10.
chaulm oogr a cho 1-moo'gra .
Also written chaulmugra and chaulmaugra, but
pronounced as above.
Chaulnes shon.
Chaumont sho-moN'.
Chauncey chan'si or chon'si.
Chautauqua sha-to'kwa, not cha-to'kwa.
Chauvin sh5-vaN r .
"Le Soldat Laboureur."
For aN, see p. 10.
chauvini sm sho'vin-i zm .
Chavannes, Puvis de pii-ve' du sha-van'.
For u, see p. 10.
chazan ka-zan'.
Also written chazzan, but pronounced as above.
Cheddar ched'er.
"Cheddar Cheese."
Chedorlaomer ked-or-la-6'mer.
cheerful cher'fool.
cheesy che'zi.
cheetah che'ta.
chef shef.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED x 5
chef-d'oeuvre she-diiv'r; Fr. pron., she-do'vr.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
For 6, see p. 10.
Chekhov che'Kof.
Chelms ford chemz'f erd.
See Alnwick.
Chelsea cheTse, not chel'se-a.
See Anglesea.
Cheltenham chelt'num.
See Alnwick.
Chemet, Renee she-ma, re-na'.
chemic kem'ik.
chemise she-mez'.
chemisette shem-iz-et 7 .
chemistry kem'is-tri.
Smart says kim'is-tri, and Worcester gives it as
an alternative pronunciation,
chemotheraphy kem-6-ther'a-pi.
Chemung she-mung / , not che-mung / .
Chenier, de du sha-nya 7 .
chenille she-nel 7 .
Cheops ke'ops.
"The Pyramid of Cheops."
Chephren kef'ren.
"The Pyramid of Chephren. 3 '
cheque chek.
Cherbourg sher-boor r .
Cherbuliez shar-bii-lya'.
For ti, see p. 10.
Cherif Pasha sha-ref pa-sha 7 .
Chernov cher r no f .
cheroot she-root' or che-root'.
Chersonesus kur-so-ne'sus.
Chertsey churt'si ; coll., ches'i.
See Alnwick.
cherub cher'ub.
See Cherub (city).
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
1 86 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Cherub (city) ke'rub.
"Cherub, a city of the Babylonish Empire, must
not be confounded in pronunciation with cherub,
one of an order of angels." Web.
See cherub.
cherubic che-roo'bik.
See seraphic.
cherubim cher'u-bim or cher'oo-bim.
See seraphim.
Chenibini ka-roo-be'ne.
In Italian, ch before e or i is pronounced like k.
cherup cher'up.
See chirrup.
chervil cher'vil.
Cheshire chesh'er.
"Cheshire Cheese."
See AInwick.
chestnut -ches'nut, not chestnut,
chetah che'ta.
Also written cheetah, but pronounced as above,
cheval-de-frise she-val'du-frez.
See ambergris.
chevalier shev-a~ler' ; Fr. pron., she-val-ya'.
chevalier d'industrie she-val-ya' daN-diis-tre'.
For a, aN, see pp. 10, n.
chevatix-de-frise she-vo'-du-frez.
See ambergris.
chevelure shev-lur'.
For li, see p. 10.
cheviot (cloth) chev'i-ut or che'vi-ut.
Cheviot (Hills) chev'i-ut or che'vi-ut.
Chevreul she-vr61 r .
For 6, see p. 10.
chevron shev^un.
Chevy Chase chev'i chas.
chew chu, not choo.
Cheyenne shi-en r .
See Chientie.
Cheyne (Walk) chan or chin.
(Fnr Key- of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 187
Cheyne (George) chan or chin.
Cheyne (Thomas Kelly)- cha'ne.
Chiang Kai-shek che-ang' ki shek'.
Chezy, de de sha-ze'.
chianti ke-an'te.
See Cherubim.
chiaro-oscuro ke-a'ro 6-skoo'ro.
See Cherubini.
chiaroscuro ke-ar-6-sko6'r6.
See Cherubim.
chibouk chi-book' or chi-book'.
Also written chibouque, but pronounced as above,
chic shek, not shik.
Chicago shi-ko'go, not shi-ka'go nor chi-ka r g6.
chicanery shi-kan'er-I .
Formerly also chi-kan'ri.
Chichester chich'es-ter, not chi'ches-ter.
chicken chik'en or chik'm.
chieftain chef 'tin.
See captain.
Chienne she-en'.
See Cheyenne.
chiffon shif'on ; Fr. pron., she-f ON'.
For ON, see p. n.
chiffonier (cabinet) shif-6-ner'.
Also written chiffonnier, but pronounced as above,
chignon shm'yon; Fr. pron., shen-yoN',
For-ON, see p. n.
Chihuahua che-wa'wa.
chilblain chil'blan.
childe child.
"Childe, pronounced Mid, is contrary to all
analogy/' Wor.
Childe Harold child har'uld.
Childeric chil'der-ik.
The French "Childeric" is pronounced shel-da-
rek'.
children children, not chil'dern.
(For Key of Signs } see p. 19)
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Chile che'la.
See Chili.
Chili chil'i.
See Chile.
Chiliasm kil'i-azm.
Chillicothe chiH-koth'e, not chil-i-ko'the.
Chillon (Castle) shil'on or shil-on'; Fr. pron.,
she-yoN'.
For ON, see p. u.
Chilo ki'lo.
ft Chilo of Lacedasmon."
Chilperic shel-pa-rek'.
chimaera kmi-e'ra or ki~me'ra.
See chimera, another spelling.
Chimay, de du she-ma/.
Chimborazo chim-bd-ra'zo ; American- Spanish
chem-bd-ra's5.
In Spanish America, the Philippines, and parts
of Spain, r before a, o or u, at the end of syllables,
is commonly pronounced like s in see.
chimera kim-e'ra or ki-me / ra.
See chimccra } another spelling,
chimere chim-er' or shim-er'.
chimerical kim-er^ik-al or ki-mer / ik-aL
chimney chirr/m.
Avoid the gross vulgarism chim-bli.
chimpanzee chim-pan'ze or chim-pan-ze'.
Chinchaycocha (Lake) chen-chi-ko'cha.
chinchilla chm-chil'a.
Chinchilla ( Spain ) chm-cheKya .
See llano, chinchilla.
Chinchon, de^-da chen-chon'.
Chinese chl-neV or chi-nes 7 .
The pronunciation of the termination of Proper
Names in ese, as Chinese, Gcnevese, Genoese, Jap"
wnese, Javanese, Portuguese, etc., is not settled. As
between es and es, most orthoepists favor the first.
Chingachgook chin-gak x gd6k.
(For $y of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 189
Chinook chi-nook'.
Chippewa chip'e-wa.
See Chippeway.
Chippeway chip'e-wa.
See Chippewa.
chirognomy ki-rog'no~rm.
chirography ki-rog'ra-fi, not chir-og'ra-fi.
In this and the six words following, from the
Greek, ch is pronounced like k.
chiromancer ki'ro-man-ser.
chiromancy ki'ro-man-si.
Chiron ki'ron.
chi r opo di st ki-r op'5-di st.
chiropractor ki'ro-prak'ter.
chirosophist ki-ros'6-fist.
chirosophy ki-ros'6-fi.
chirrup chtr'up.
See cherup.
chirurgeon ki-rur' j fin.
chisel chiz'el, not chizl.
See damage.
Chisolm chiz'um.
See Alnwick.
Chiswick chiz / ik.
See Alnwlck.
chitin ^ki x tin.
chiton kl'ton.
Chittim kit'im.
chivalric shiv'al-rik or shiv-aKrik,
See chivalry.
chivalrous shiv'al-riis, not shiv-al'rus.
See chivalry.
chivalry shiv'al-ri.
"The historical, but now little used, pronunciation
of this word as with ch as in chip, and the adjs,,
chivalrous and chwalric, are also by some pro-
nounced thus, although chivalric is a more recent
formation, coming into the language after the other
{For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
190
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
forms had been revived with the usual modern pro-
nunciation." Web.
"With regard to the pronunciation of this word,
the preponderance of authorities is in favor of
shiv'al-re, and analogy seems to require that ch
in chevalier and chivalry should be pronounced
alike." Wor.
chlamys kla'mis or klam'is.
Chloe klo'e.
"Daphnis and Chloe." See Daphnis.
chloral klo'ral.
chloralum klo-ral'um, not klo'ral-um.
chloride klo'rid or klo'rid.
See ide (chemical termination).
chlorine klo'rin or klo'ren.
See ine (chemical termination).
chlorite klo'rit.
See ite (chemical termination).
chlorophyll klo'ro-fil.
Also written chlorophyl, but pronounced as above,
chlorophyllaceous klo-ro-fi-la'shus.
chlorosis klo-ro'sis.
chock-full chok'fool, not chuk'fool.
chocolate chok'6-lat.
See accost.
choir kwir.
Also written quire, but pronounced as above.
Choiseul-Praslin shwa-zol' pra-laN'.
For 6, aN, see pp. 10, n.
Chokmah kok'ma .
Also written Kokmah, but pronounced as above,
choler kol'er, not ko^ler.
choleric kol'er-ik.
See Arabic.
cholerine kol'er-m or kol'er-m.
cholesterin ko-les'ter-m.
Cholmondeley chum'K.
See Alnwick, Chumley.
chomage sho~mazh'.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONO UNCED I g l
choose chooz.
chopfallen chop'fol-n.
See chapfallen.
chopin (measure) chop'm.
See chopin (shoe).
chopin (shoe) chopin.
See chopin (measure), chopine (shoe).
Chopin sho-pa N'.
For aN, see p. n.
See Ssopin (Polish for Chopin).
chopine (shoe) cho-pen' or chopin.
"By the altitude of a chopine." Shakespeare.
choragic ko-raj'ik or ko-ra/jik.
choragus kd-ra'gus.
choral (a.) ko'ral.
choral (n.) ko-ral'.
chorale (n.) ko'ral.
chord kord.
chore chor.
chorea ko-re'a.
chor ic ko x rik or kor r ik.
chorist ko'rist or kor'ist.
chorister kor'is-ter.
"Formerly, and still rarely, kwer'is-ter or kwir'-
is-ter." Web.
chortle chor't'l.
chorus ko'rtis, not k6r r us.
Chosroes ^Icos'rd-ez.
Chotzinoff chot-ze-noff.
Chouan shoo'an; Fr. pron., shoo-aN'.
For aN, see p. 10.
chough chuf.
Chrestien cle Troyes kra-tyaN r dti trwa.
Also written Chretien, but pronounced as above.
For an, see p. 10.
chrestomathy kres-tom'a-thi.
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Chriemhild krem'hilt.
Also written Kriemhild, but pronounced as above.
See Chriemhilde.
Chriemhilde krem'hil-de.
Also written Kriemhilde, but pronounced as
above.
See Chriemhild,
chrism krizm, not kriz'um.
See chrisom.
chrisom kriz'iim.
See chrism.
Christabel kris'ta-bel.
christen kris'n, not krist'n.
christening kris'n-ing, not krist'n-mg.
Christian kris'chan.
Worcester and Stormonth say krist'yan.
Christiana krls-chan'a or kris-chi-an'a.
Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress."
Christianity kris-chi-an'it-i or kris-chan'it-i.
Christianize kris'chan-iz.
Christmas kris'mas, not knst'mas.
Christophortis kns-t6f r 6-rus.
Christus kris'tus.
chromatic kro-mat^k.
chromatosis kr6-ma-to r sis.
chromosphere kro'mo-sfer.
chronogram kro^d-gram.
chronograph kron'6-graf.
chronologic kron-6-16 j r ik.
chronological kron-o-loj'ik-al.
chronology ^kro-noFo-j i .
chronometer kro-norn'e-ter.
Chrononhotonthologos kro-non-ho-ton-thol'-
6-gos.
See Aldiborontcphoscophornio.
Chronos kron^os or kro^os.
chrysalides kris-al'id-es.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
193
chrysalis kris'a-lis.
chrysanthemum kris-an'the-mum.
Chryseis kri-se'is.
See Briseis.
chryselephantine kris-el-e-fan'tln.
chrysoberyl kris'6-ber-il.
chrysolite kris'6-lit.
chrysoprase kris'6-praz; kris'd-pras. (Wor).
chry soprasus kris-op'ra-sus .
Chrysostom kris / 6s-tum or kris-os'tum.
chuddar chud'ar.
chufa choo'fa.
chukker chuk'er.
Also written chukkar, but pronounced as above.
Chumley chum'li.
See Cholmondeley.
Chuquisaca choo-ke-sa/ka.
Ch, in Spanish, is pronounced like ch in chair,
except in the dialect of Catalonia, where it is pro-
nounced like k.
Churubtrsco choo-roo-boos / ko.
See Chuquisaca.
chute shoot,
chyle kil.
chylifactive ki-li-fak'tiv or kil-i-fak'tiv.
ohylification kHi-fik-a'shun or kil-i-flk-a'-shiin.
chyme kim.
chymification ki-mi-fi-ka'shiin or kim-i-fi-ka'-
shiin.
Cialdini chal-de'ne.
In Italian, ci before a, o f or u, is pronounced
like ch in chair.
Cibola se'bo-la.
ciborium si-bo'ri-um.
cicada sik-a'da.
cicatrice sik^a-tris.
See cicatrix.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
194 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
cicatrices (plural of cicatrix) sik-a-tri'sez.
cicatrix sik'a-triks or sik-a'triks.
See cicatrice.
cicatrization sik-a-triz-a'shun or sik-a-tri-za'-
shun.
cicatrize sik'a-triz.
Cicely sis'e-li.
See Cecily.
Cicero sis'er~6 ; Roman pron., kik'er-6.
cicerone che-cha-ro'na ; Eng. pron., sis-e-ro'ne.
See Beatrice Cenci.
cicisbeo sis-is'be-6 ; It. pron., che-chez-ba'6.
See Beatrice Cenci.
Cid (The) sid ; Sp. pron., theth.
See Cervantes, de; Guadalquivir.
Cid Campeador theth kam-pa-a-thor'
See Cervantes, de; Guadalquivir.
ci-devant se-de-vaN r .
For a.N, see p. 10.
Cienfuegos (Cuba) syen-fwa'gos.
Cienfuegos, de da the-an-fwa'gos.
See Cervantes, de.
Cigado che-ga'da.
cigar sig-ar 7 .
See segar.
cigarette sig-a-ref.
ciliary siFi-a-ri.
Cilicia sil-islVi-a or sil-ish/a.
Cimabue che-ma-boo^.
See Beatrice Cenci.
Cimarosa che-ma-ro / za.
See Beatrice Cenci.
Cimmerian sim-me'ri-an.
Cimon sFmon.
cinchona sin-ko^a.
cinchonic sm-koi^ik.
Cincinnati sm-sm-a'tl not sin-sin-at'fi.
Cincinnatus sin-sin-a'tus .
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONO UNCED 1 95
cincture smgk'tur.
cinema sm'e-ma.
cinematograph sin-e-mat'6-graf.
cinerarium sm-e-ra/ri-um.
cinerary sin'er-a-ri.
Cingalese sing-ga-leV. or sing-ga-les'.
See Chinese.
cinnabar sm'a-bar.
cinque-cento chen'kwa chen'to.
See Beatrice Cenci.
cinquefoil smgk'foil.
Cinque Ports smgk ports.
Cinq-Mars, de du saN-mar'.
For IN, see p. n.
Cintra sin'tra or sen'tra.
"The Convention of Cintra"
Cipango sip-ang'go.
Cipriani che-pre-a'ne.
See Beatrice Cenci.
Circassian ser-kash'an.
Circe ser^se.
Circean ser-s^an, not ser'se-an.
circuit ser r kit, not ser r kut.
circuitous ser-kfi^t-us.
Webster formerly said ser'kit-iis.
circumambient sur-kum-am / bi~ent not sur-kum-
nam^n-ent.
circumstance ser'kum-stans.
There is a tendency to pronounce the final syl-
lable of this word stuns.
Cirencester si'ren-ses-ter ; coll., sis'e-ter or siz 7 -
e-ter.
See Alnwick.
cirrhosis sir-o^is.
cisalpine sis-al'pm or sis-aPpm.
See transalpine.
cispadane si s'pa-dan .
See transpadane.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Cistercian sis-tur'shan.
citadel sit'a-del.
citation si-ta'shun.
citatory si'ta-to-ri.
cithara sith'a-ra.
cithern sith'ern.
citoyen se-twa-yaN'.
For aw, see p. n.
See citoyenne.
citoyenne se~twa-yen'.
See citoyen.
citrate sit'rat.
citrine sifrin.
citronella sit-run-el'a.
Ciudad Real thyod-thath' ra-al'.
See Caceres, Guadalquivir.
Ciudad Rodrigo thyoo-thath' ro-dre'go.
See Caceres, Guadalquivir.
civil siv'il, not srv'ul.
See damage, uncivil.
civilization siv-il-iz-a'shun, not siv-il-I-za'shun.
Civita Vecchia che've-ta vek r kya.
See Beatrice Cenci.
clair obscure klar 6b-skur r .
Clairvaux klar-vo'.
clairvoyance klar-vo^ans.
'Do not accent the first syllable !
Webster says that the Fr. pronunciation klar-
vwa-yaNs' is still used by some, especially in
England.
clairvoyant (n.) klar- voi'ant ,* Fr. pron., klar-
For aN, see p. 10.
clairvoyant (a.) klar- volant.
clairvoyante Idar-voi'ant ; Fr. pron., klar-vwa-
For aN, see p. 10.
clandestine klan-des'tin.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MIS P RON O UNCED 1 97
clangor klang'ger or klang'er.
Clan-na-Gael klan-na-gal'.
clapboard klap'bord ; coll., klab'ord or klab'erd.
Clapham klap'um.
See Alnwick.
claque klak.
Claretie, Jules zhiil klar-te'.
For ii, see p. 10.
clarinet klar'm-et or klar-in-et'.
clarion klar'i-un.
clarionet klar'i-6-net or klar-i-6-net'.
clasp klasp, not klasp.
See ask.
class klas, not klas.
See ask.
classicism klas'i-sizm.
classicist klas'i-sist.
classicize klas'i-siz.
classificatory klas'i-fi-ka-to-ri or kla-sifi-ka-
to-ri'.
claus t r al kl 6 s r tral .
Clavelitos kla-ve-le'tos.
Claverhouse klav / er-us or klav^erz or kla^verz.
See Alnwick.
clavicord klav'i-kord .
clavier kla/vi-er or kla-ver 7 .
cleanly (a. ) klen'li.
See uncleanly (a.),
cleanly ( adv. ) klen'li.
Cleanthes kle-an'thez.
cleaver klev'er.
Cleckheat on kl ek'e-tun.
See Alnwick,
Cleef , van van klaf .
clef kief ; Fr. pron., kla.
Qeishbotham klesh'both-am.
cleistogamy klis-tog'a-mi.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
I9 8 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
clematis klem'a-tis, not klem-a'tis.
Clemenceau Ma-maN-so'.
Clement kla-mong'.
("ng" only partially sounded.)
clemency klem'en-si.
Clementine klem'en-ten or klem'en-tm.
clench clench.
See clinch.
Cleobis kle'o-bis, not kle-6'bis.
"Cleobis and Biton."
See Biton.
Cleobulus kle-6-bu'lus.
"Cleobulus of Lindus."
Cleombrotus kle-om'bro-tiis.
Cleomedes kle-6-me'dez.
Cleomenes kle-om'e-nez.
"Dryden, throughout his tragedy of Cleomenes
incorrectly accents this word on the penultimate."
Wor.
Cleopas kle x o-pas.
Cleopatra kle-6-pa'tra.
This is the marking of the dictionaries generally,
although the pronunciation kle-6-pa'tra is fre-
quently heard.
Cleostratus kle-os'tra-tiis.
clepsydra klep'sid-ra.
clerestory kler'sto-ri.
Also written clearstory, but pronounced as above,
clergy kler'ji.
clerical kler'ik-al.
clerk klerk.
"In England still commonly klark, although
klurk is now also used to some extent in southern
England; Scotch and North English dialect, klerk/'
Web.
clew klu, not kloo.
Also written clue f but pronounced as above.
cliche kle~sha'.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
clientele kli-en-tel' or kli-en-tel'.
See clientele.
clientele kle-aN~tel'.
For ZLN, see p. 10.
See clientele.
climacteric kli-mak'ter-ik or kli-mak-ter'ik.
"The Grand Climacteric."
See Arabic.
climatal kli'ma-tal.
climatic kli-mat'ik.
climatize kli'ma-tiz.
clinch klinch.
See clench.
clinometer kli-nom'e-ter.
Clio kli'd.
clique klek, not klik.
cliquey kle'ki.
Also written cliquy, but pronounced as above,
cliquism kle'kizm.
clitoris kli'to-ris or klit'o-ris.
"The second pronunciation is given in most
medical dictionaries." Web.
Clive kliv.
Cloaca Maxima klo-a/ka maks^m-a.
Cloacina klo-a-sFna.
cloche klosh.
Cloelia kle'li-a.
cloisonne kloi-zo-na/ ; Fr. pron., klwa-zo-na'.
Clootz, de du kl5ts.
See Anach arsis C loots.
close (inclosed place) klos.
Closerie des Lilas kloz-re 7 da le-la'.
Clos Voug-eot klo voo-zho'.
cloth k!8th.
See accost
clothes klothz; coll., kloz.
The second pronunciation is well-nigh universal.
clothier kloth'yer,
(For Key of Signs f see p. 19)
200 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Clotho klo-tho.
cloths klothz or kloths.
See accost.
dough (ravine) kluf or klow.
Clough (Arthur Hugh) kluf.
Cluniac kloo'm-ak.
Clusium klu^zhi-um.
"Porsenna of Clusium."
clypeus klip'e-us.
clysmic kliz'mik.
Clytemnestra kli-tem-nes'tra.
Clytie klish'i-e, kli'ti-e ; commonly klFte.
Also written Clytia, and pronounced klish'i-a.
Cnidian md'i-an.
"The Cnidian Aphrodite."
See Cnidus.
Cnidus ni'dus.
'The Venus of Cnidus."
In Greek and Latin words that begin with un-
combinable consonants, the first letter is generally
silent.
See Cnidian, Psyche, Ptolemy.
Cnossian nos'e-an.
coacervate ko-a-sur'vat.
coad j utant ko-a j 'oo-tant.
coadjutor ko-a-joo'ter, not ko-aj'oo-ter.
coad j uvancy ko-a j '56- van-si .
coadjuvant ko-aj / oo-vant.
coagulate ko-ag^ii-lat.
Coahuila ko-a-we'la.
Also written Cohahuila, but pronounced as above,
cobalt ko'bolt or ko'bolt.
cobaltous ko-bol'tus or k6 r bol-tus or ko'bol-tus.
Cobh kov.
Coblenz ko'blents, not kob-lents 7 .
"We often hear Coblents accentuated on the last
syllable, but this is contrary to the tendency of
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 2 OI
our own language, as well as to the native pro-
nunciation." Gas.
Also written Koblenz but pronounced as above.
Cobleskill kob'lz-kil.
cobra ko'bra or kob'ra.
coburg ko'boorg or ko'burg.
cocaine ko'ka-m or ko'ka-en; coll., ko-kan'.
See ine (chemical termination}.
cocainize ko-ka/m-iz or ko'ka-nlz.
cocard ko-kar'.
cocarde ko-kard'.
cocci (plural of coccus) kok'si.
coccygeal kok-si j 'e-al.
"The coccygeal vertebrae."
coccyges (plural of coccyx) kok-si'jez.
coccyx kok'siks.
cocher ko-sha'.
Cochin China ko'chm chi'na.
cochineal koch'm-el.
Cochituate ko-chit'u-at.
cochlea kok'le-a.
Cockaigne kok-an'.
cockatrice kok'a-tris or kok'a-tris.
Cockburn (Lord) ko'burn, not kok'burn.
See Alnwick.
Codes, Horatius ho-ra'shi-us ko^klez.
cocoa ko'ko ; originally ko-ko'a.
cocoa (nut) ko'ko.
Properly written coco.
Cocytus ko-si'tus.
codeine ko-de 7 !!! or ko'de-in.
See ine (chemical termination).
Code Napoleon kdd na-po-la-oN'.
For ON, see p. n.
codices (plural of codex) kod'is-ez or ko r dis-ez.
codicil kod'is-il.
codification ko-dif-ik-a'shun or k6d-if-ik-a r shun.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
202 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
codify ko'dif-i or kod'if-I.
Worcester and Stormonth give the latter only.
Codolini ko-do-le'ne.
Codrus ko'drtis or kod'rtis.
co-ed ko-ed'.
Ccelebs se'lebz.
Coelian (Hill) se'li-an.
See Coelian (Hill), another spelling.
Coello kd-al'yo.
Coelus se'lus.
Coenties kwin'chez.
Coeur d' Alene kur da-Ian 7 .
Coeur de Lion k*ar de li'un; Fr, pron,, kor du
le-oN'.
For 6, ON, see pp. 10, n.
coexist ko-eg-zisf.
Coeymans kw^manz.
coifee k6f'i.
See accost.
coffin kof'm.
See accost.
cogitate ko j ''i-tat.
cognac kon-ya^.
cognisor ko^mz-or or kon'iz-or.
See cognisor, the preferred spelling,
cognizable kog'mz-a-bl or kon^z-a-bl.
^There is a tendency to pronounce this word
kog-ni'za-bl, when used in the sense of "capable of
being known or apprehended."
See incognizable.
cognizance kog^iiz-ans or kon'iz-ans.
The latter pronunciation is still common in legal
usage,
cognizant kog'mz-ant or kon^z-ant.
See incognizant.
cognizee kog-mz~e' or kon-iz-e'.
cognizer kog-nrzer.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 203
cognizor kog'm-zor or kon'i-zor.
See cognisor.
cognomen kog-no'men.
cohesion ko-he'zhun.
See adhesion.
cohesive ko-he'siv, not ko-he'ziv.
See adhesive.
Cohoes ko-hoz'.
coiffeur kwa-fur'; Fr. pron., kwa-for'.
For 6, see p. 10.
coiffure kwa-fur'.
For ii, see p. 10.
coign koin.
Also written coigtw, but pronounced as above.
See quoin.
Coire kwar.
Coke (Sir Edward) k66k or kdk.
colander kul'an-der, not kol'an-der.
Colbert kol-bar'.
Colchester kol'ches-ter, not kol'ches-ter.
colchicum kol'ki-kum.
Generally pronounced, korchi-kum.
Colchis koKkis, not koFchis.
cold-chisel kold'chiz-el.
This compound is sometimes pronounced kol'-
chiz-el, as if written coal-chisel.
Colenso (Bishop) ko-len'so, not ko-len'zo.
Coleridge koKn j .
cole-slaw kol'slo.
See kool-slaa.
Colfax kol'faks, not kol'faks.
Coligny, de du ko-len'ye.
Also written dc Coligni, but pronounced as above.
Colin Clout koFin klowt.
Coliseum kol-i~se'um.
See Colosseum.
Collatinus kol-a-ti'nus.
collation k61-a r shun, not ko-la/shun.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
204 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Collazza ko-lafza.
collect (n.) kol'ekt.
collect (v.) kol-ekt'.
See absent.
Colleen Bawn kol-en' bon or kol'en bon.
collie kol'i.
collier kol'yer.
colliery kol'yer-i.
collimator kol'im-a-ten
collisive kol-I'siv.
collogue kol-og'.
colloid kol'oid.
Collot d'Herbois kol-6' der-bwa'.
collusive kol-lu'siv, not kol-lu'ziv.
Colman kol'man, not koKman.
colocynth kol'6-sinth.
cologne k6-l6n / .
Cologne ko-lon'; Fr. pron., ko-lon'yu.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Colombes ko-loNb 7 .
Colombo, Cristoforo ^l<res-tof / 6-r6 kd-ldm'bo.
colon k6 x lon.
See Colon.
Colon ko-lon'.
See colon.
Colon, Cristobal kres-to'bal ko-ldn 7 .
colonel kur^iel.
"The pronunciation kur'nel became established
about 1800, replacing older ktir'6-nel, kor'nil, etc.,
all corresponding to the earlier spellings coronal,
etc." ^.
colonelcy kur^iel-si.
See colonel
Colonna, Vittoria vet-to're-a ko-lon'na.
Colorado k61-6ra'do.
coloration kul-er-a'shun or kol-5-ra'shiin.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 205
coloratura kd-lo-ra-too'ra.
See colorature.
coloratura kul'er-a-tur or kol'6-ra-tur.
See coloratura.
colorific kul-er-if ik or kol-6-rif'ik.
Colosse ko-los'e.
Colosseum kol-os-e'iim.
See Coliseum.
colportage kol'port-aj; Fr. pron., kol-por-tazh'.
colporter kol'por-ter.
colporteur kol'por-ter or kol-por-tur' ; Fr. pron.,
k61-por-tor/.
For 6, see p. 10.
Colquhoun ko-hoon'.
See Alnwlck.
Colum, Padraic pS'drig col'um.
columbarium kol-um-ba'ri-um.
columbary koFum-ba-n.
Worcester gives ko-lum'ba-n as an alternative
pronunciation.
Columbine kol'um-bln.
See Harlequin.
column kol'um, not koFyum.
colure ko-lur' or ko^lur.
Colwick koKwik.
Coma Berenices ko'ma ber-e-nFsez.
Comanche kd-man'che.
comatose kom'a-tos or ko^ia-tos.
Stormonth and Worcester say kom-a-t5s'.
combat kom'bat or kum r bat.
Webster, the Oxford English Dictionary, and
the Century prefer kom'bat; Worcester prefers
kutn'bat.
combatable kom'bat-a-bl or kum'bat-a-bl or kom-
combatant ^kom r bat-ant or kum r bat-ant.
combative kom'ba-tiv or kun/ba-tiv or kom-
bat^v,
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
206 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
combativeness kom'ba-tiv-nes.
Combe kom or koom.
combinant kom'bm-ant or kom-bi'nant
combinative kom'bm-a-trv or kom-bi'na-tiv.
combine (n.) kom'bin or kom-bin'.
combine (v.) kom-bin'.
combustion kom-bus'chun.
Comedie Fran9aise k6m-a-de' fraN-saz'.
For EN, see p. 10.
Comedie Humaine kom-a-de' ii-rnan'.
For u, see p. 10.
comeliness kum / li~nes, not kom'li-nes.
comely kum'li, not kom^i.
comfit ^kum / fit, not kom'fit.
Comines, de du ko-men r .
comity kom^t-i.
comma
See ask.
commandant kom-an-dant'.
commandment kom-and'ment.
See ask.
comme il faut kum-el-fo'.
commendable kom-en'da-bl.
This is the original pronunciation. In the early
part of the last century, the form kom'en-da-bl
became the fashion, but later the original pronun-
ciation prevailed, as it does at the present clay.
In Shakespeare, the accent is placed upon the
first syllable:
*Tis., sweet and commendable in your nature,
Hamlet,
To give these mourning duties to your father,"
commendam kom-en'dam.
commensurable kom-men'shoor-a-bl.
See incommensurable.
commensurate kom-men'shoor-at
See incommensurate.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 20?
comment (n.) kom'ent.
comment (v.) kom'ent or kom-ent'.
Commercy ko-mar-se'.
comminatory kom-m'a-to-ri or kom'in-a-to-ri.
commiserate kom-mis'er-at, not kom-miz'er-at
commissariat kom-mis-sa'ri-at.
commissary kom'is-a-ri.
commissionaire kom-ish-un-ar' ; Fr. pron., ko-
me-syon-ar'.
commissural kom-ish'u-ral or kom-i-su'ral.
commissure kom'i-shoor or kom'is-ur.
commodious kom-6'di-us, not kom-6'jus.
Commodus kom'6-dus, not kom-6'dus.
commonality kom-un-al'it-i.
See commonalty.
commonalty kom'un-al-ti.
See commonality.
commonweal kom'un-wel.
See commonwealth.
commonwealth kom'un-welth.
See commonweal.
communal kom'u-nal or kom-u'nal.
commune (n.) kom'un.
Commune, La la k6m-un'.
For ii, see p. 10.
commune (v.) kom-un' or kom'un.
The second pronunciation is frequent in poetry.
"Laertes, I must commune with your grief,
Or you deny me right/' Shakespeare.
communer (one that communes) kom-ft'ner.
communer (member of a commune) konVu-ner
or kom-u'ner.
communique kfi-mu-nek-a' ; Brit, pron., ko-mu /
ni-ka.
communism kom'u-nizm.
communist kom r u-nist.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
208 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Comorin (Cape) kom'o-rm.
comose ko'mos or ko-mos'.
compact (n.) kom'pakt; originally kom-pakt'.
compact (a. andv.) kom-pakt'.
compactly kom-pakt'li.
Compagnie Generate Transatlantique koN-pan-
ye' zha-na-ral' traN-zat-laN-tek'.
For an, ON", see pp. 10, u.
comparable kom'pa-ra-bl, not kom-par'a-bl.
See incomparable.
comparative kom-par'a-tiv.
compatriot kom-pa/tri~ut, not kom-pat'ri-ut.
compeer kom-per', not kom'per.
compelled ^kom-peld r .
compend kom'pend .
compendious kom-pen'di-us.
compensate kom'pen-sat or kom-pen'sat.
Worcester and Stormonth give kom-pen'sat only,
while the Century prefers it. The Standard Dic-
tionary says kom'pen-sat.
compensative kom-pen'sa-tiv ; rarely kom'pen-
sa-tiv.
compensator kom'pen-sa-ter.
compensatory kom-pen'sa-to-ri.
competitor kom-pet^-ter.
Compiegne koN-pyen'yu.
For ON, see p, n.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
complaisance kom'pla-zans or kom-pla'zans ; Fr.
pron., k6Npla-zaNs r .
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, u.
Worcester says kom-pla-zans'.
"The primary accent in both complaisance and
complaisant has varied between the first and the
last syllable, present usage apparently favoring that
on the first, but the second accentuation above is
now also common for both." Web.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 2 og
complaisant kom'pla-zant or kom-pla/zant ; Fr.
pron., koN-pla-zaN',
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, n.
See complaisance.
complement (n.) kom'ple-ment
See compliment (.).
complement (v.) kom'ple-ment or kom-ple-ment'.
complex (n. and a.) kom'pleks.
See incomplex (a.).
complex ( v. ) kom-pleks'.
See absent.
complexion kom-plek'shim.
compliment ( n. ) kona'plim-ent
See complement (n.).
compliment (v.) koni'plim-ent or kom-plim-ent'.
complin kom'plin.
Also written compline, but pronounced as above,
component kom-po'nent.
comport kom-port'.
composite kom-poz'it or kom^poz-it.
The second pronunciation is the prevailing one
in England.
See decomposite.
compos mentis kom'pos mentis,
compost konypost.
The^ Oxford English Dictionary and Stormonth
say kom'post
compote kom'pot.
compotier ko N-po-tya'.
For ON, see p. n.
compound (n. and a.) kom'pownd.
compound ( v. ) kom-pownd 7 .
See absent.
comprador kom-pra-dor' or kom'pra-dor.
Also written compradore, but pronounced as
above.
compress (n.) kom'pres.
compress ( v. ) kom-pr es'.
See absent.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
2io TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
compromise kom'pro-miz .
comptoir koN-twar'.
For ON, see p. n.
comptroller kon-tro'ler.
computable kom-pu'ta-bl or kom'pu-ta-bl.
computative kom-pu'ta-tiv.
comrade kom'rad or korn'rad ; kom'rad or kum'-
rad (Wor.) ; kom'rad (Stor.).
See combat, sovereign (n. and a.).
Comte koNt
For ON, see p. n.
Comtian kom'ti-an or koN'ti-an.
For ON, see p. n.
Comtism kom'tizm; Fr. pron., koN-tezm'.
For ON, see p. n.
Comtist kom'tist; Fr. pron., koN-tesf.
For ON, see p. n.
Comus ko'mus .
con amore kon a-mo'ra.
conative kon'a-tfv or kS'na-tiv.
concave kon'kav.
Worcester says kong'kav.
concentrate kon'sen-trat or kon-sen'trat.
Worcester and Stormonth give kon-sen'trat
only, while the Century prefers it. The Standard
Dictionary says kon'sen-trat.
Webster says : "The first pronunciation is -more
recent, but is now more commonly heard."
Concepcion kon-sep~syon'.
concert (n.) kon'sert
concert ( v. ) kon-surt'.
concerto kon-stir't5 or kon-cher / to.
conch kongk.
"Formerly, and still by some, pronounced konch
*
concha (cigar) kon'cha.
concha (external ear) kong^a.
conchology kong-koKo-ji, not kon-kol'6-ju
(For Key of Signs, sec p. 19)
OFTEN M ISP RON UNCED 2 1 1
concierge koN-syerzh'.
For ON, see p. n.
Conciergerie, La la koN-syer-zhe-re'.
^For ON, see p. n.
Concini kon-che'ne.
See Beatrice Cend.
concise kon-sis', not kon-slz'.
conclave kon'klav.
Worcester says kong'klav.
conclude kon-klud', not kon-klood'.
conclusive kon-klu'siv, not kon-kloo'siv.
See inconclusive.
concord kong'kord or kon'kord.
Concord (grape) kong'kord.
Concord (Massachusetts and New Hampshire)
kong'kerd.
concordance kon-kor'dans.
concordat kon-kor'dat ; Fr. pron., koN-kor-da'.
For ON, see p. n.
concourse^ kong'kors or kon'kors.
Formerly pronounced kon-kors'.
concrete (n. and a.) kon'kret.
The adjective concrete was originally accented on
the final syllable,
concrete (v.) kon-kret'.
See absent.
concubinage kon-ku'bin-a j .
concubine kong'ku-bm, not kon'ku-bm.
concupiscence kon-ku'pis-ens.
concupiscent ^kon-ku'pis-ent.
Conde, de dti koN-da'.
For ON, see p. II.
condemn kon-dem'.
See contemn.
condemner kon-dem^r or kon-dem'ner.
See contcmner.
condemning kon-dem'mg or kon-dem'mng.
See contemning.
(For Key of Signs f see p. 19)
212 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
condign kon-din'.
Webster says that this word was formerly also
pronounced kon'din, as in Shakespeare.
Condillac, de du koN-de-yak'.
For ON, see p. n.
condolence kon-do'lens, not kon'do-lens.
This is a common error, for which there is no
dictionary authority.
Condorcet, de du koN-dor-sa'.
For ON, see p. n.
conduct (n.) kon'diikt.
conduct ( v. ) kon-dukt'.
See absent.
conduit kon'dit.
"Formerly, and still by some, kun'dit." Web.
condyle kon'dil.
confessary kon-fes'a-ri.
confessedly kon-fes'ed-li.
Confessio Amantis kon-fes'i-6 a-man'tis.
confessor kon-fcs'er.
Worcester prefers kon'fes-er.
"The historical accentuation con'fessor, as in
Shakespeare (who uses both) and in later English
poets, has now been mostly superseded, in both
senses, by the later confes'sor" Web.
confetti kon-fet'te.
confidant kon-fid-anf , not kon'ficl-ant.
confidante kon-fid-anf or kon'fid-ant.
confine (n.) kon'fm.
confine (v.) kon-fm'.
See absent.
confiscate kon'f is-kat or kon-f is'kat.
Worcester and Stormonth give kon-fis'kat only,
while the Century prefers it. The Standard Dic-
tionary says kon'fis-kat.
confiscator kon'fis-ka-tor.
confiserie koN-fez-re'.
For ON, see p. n.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 213
confiseur koN-fe-zor',
For 6, ON, see pp. 10, n.
conflict (n.) kon'fllkt.
conflict (v.) kon-flikf.
See absent.
confluence kon'flu-ens.
confluent kon'flu-ent.
confrere koN-frar'.
For ON, see p. n.
Confucian kon-fu^han.
Confucianism kon-fu'shan-Izm.
Confucius kon-fu'shi-us.
conge koN-zha'; Eng. pron., kon'je.
For ON, see p. n.
conge d' elire koN-zha' da-ler'.
For ON, see p. n.
congener kon'j e-ner .
congenial kon-jen'yal, not kon-j^m-al.
congeniality kon-je-m-allt-i or kon-jen-yaWt-i.
congeries kon-j e'ri-ez.
Congleton kong'gl-tiin.
conglobate kon-glo'bat.
Congo kong^go.
Also written Kongo, but pronounced a$ above,
congregate kong'gre-gat.
congress kong'gres.
congressional kon-gresh / un-al.
Congreve kong'grev.
congruence kong'groo-ens ; kon'groo-ens (Stor.).
See incongruence.
congruency k6ng r groo-en-si ; kon A grdo~en-si.
(Stor.),
congruent kong^groo-ent ; kon^groo-ent ( Stor . ) .
See incongment.
congruity kon-groo'it-I.
See incongruity:
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
2i 4 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
congruous kong'groo-us; kon'grob-us (Stor.).
See incongruous.
conic kon'ik.
"Conic Sections."
conical kon'ik-al, not ko'mk-al.
conifer ko'mf-er, not kon'if-er.
Coniston kon'is-tun.
conium ko-m'um or ko'm-urn.
conjugal kon'joog-al.
con j uncti va kon- j ungk-ti'va.
conjunctivitis kon-jungk~tiv-i'tis.
See itis (termination}.
conjurator kon'joo-ra-ter.
conjure (to enchant) kun'jer.
conjure (to implore) kon-jur'.
con j urer ( magician ) kun' j ur-er .
conjurer (one that implores) kon-ju'rer.
Conkling (Roscoe) kong'klmg. not kong'klm.
connaisseur k6n-a-sor'.
For 6, see p. 10.
See connoisseur.
connate kon'at or kon-af.
Worcester gives the second pronunciation only.
Connaught kon'ot.
connoisseur kon-is-ur' or kon-ls-ur'.
See connaisseur.
conquer kong'ker, not kon'ker.
conqueror ^kong'ker-er.
conquest kong'kwest, not kon'kwest.
conscience kon'shens, not kon'shi-ens.
conscientious kon-shi-en'shus, not kon-si-en'shus.
conscientiousness kon-shi-en'shus-nes, not kon--
si-en'shus-nes.
consensus ^kon-sen'siis.
conservatoire ko N-ser-va-twar'.
For ON, see p. u.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
215
conservator kon'ser-va-ter.
Formerly accented kon-ser'va-ter and kon-ser-
va'ter.
conserve (n.) kon-serv' or kon'serv.
conserve (v.) kon-serv'.
See absent.
Conshohocken kon-sho-hok'en.
considerable kon-sid'er-a-bl, not kon-sid'ra-bl.
consigne koN-sen'yu.
For ON, see p. n.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
consignee kon-sl-ne' or kon-sm-e'.
consigner kon-sl'ner.
See consignor.
consignor kon-si'ner or kon-sm-6r'.
See consigner.
consistory kon-sis'to-ri or kon'sis-to-ri.
consol (annuity) kon-soF or kon'sol.
consol (bracket) kon'sol.
See consol? (bracket).
Consolato del Mare kon-so-la^to del ma'ra.
consolatory kon-sol'a-to-ri, not kon-so^a-to-ri.
console (bracket) kon'sol.
See consol (bracket).
console (v.) kon-soK
consols kon-solz 7 or kon'solz.
''The uninitiated talk of selling con' sols, till they
learn on the Stock Exchange that the technical
pronunciation in consols^" Smart.
consomme kon-so-ma'; Fr. pron., koN-so-ma'.
For ON, see p. n.
consort (n. ) kon'sort.
Formerly pronounced kon-sort'.
consort (v.) kon-sort'.
See absent.
conspiracy kon-spir'a-si, not kon-spi'ra-si.
constable kiin'sta-bl, not kon'sta-bl.
Constable-r-kun'sta-bl, not kon'sta-6l.
(For Key of Signs, see .19)
2i6 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Constant, Benjamin baN-zha-maN' koN-staN'.
For aN, EN, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Constantine (Algeria) koN-staN-ten'.
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, n.
See Constantine (Emperor).
Constantine ( Emperor ) kon'stan-tin .
See Constantine (Algeria),
constellate kon'stel-at or kon-stel'at
construe kon'stroo or kon-stroo'.
Formerly pronounced kon'ster.
See misconstrue.
Consuelo kon-su-a/lo; Fr. pron., k6N-su-3.-l6'.
For ii, ON, see pp. 10, II.
consul kon'sul, not kown'sul.
consular kon'su-lar.
consultative kon-sul'ta-tiv.
consume kon-sum', not kon-soom'.
consummate (a.) kon-siim'at or kon'siim-at.
consummate (v.) ^kon^um-at or kon~sum'at.
consummative ko^sum-a-tiv or kon-siim^a-tiv.
consummator ^k6n r sum-a-ter.
contemn kon-tem'.
See condemn.
contemned kon-temcK
Formerly kon-tem'ned.
contemner kon-tenyner or kon-ten/er.
See condemner.
contemning kon-tem^ng or koivtem'ning.
See condemning.
contemplate kon'tem-plat or kon-tem'plat.
Worcester and Stormonth give kon-tem'plat
only, while the Century prefers it. The Standard
Dictionary says kon-tem'plat*
contemplative kon-tem'pla-tiv, not kon'tem-pla-
tiv.
contemplator ^kon^em-pla-ter.
contemporaneity kon-tem-po-ra-ne^t-i.
(For Key of Sign, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
217
contemptuous kon-temp'tu-us, not kdn-tem'chiis.
content (that which is contained) kon'tent or
kon-tent'.
content ( satis faction ) kon-tent'.
content (a. and v.) kon-tent'.
contents kon'tents or kon-tents'.
Contes de Hoffmann koNt.du ho f 'man.
For ON, see p. n.
contest (n.) kon'test
contest ( v. ) kon-test'.
See absent.
contiguity kon-ti-gu'it-i.
contiguous kon-tig'u-us.
continuity kon-ti-nult-i.
contour (n.) kon'toor or kon-toor'.
contour (v.) kon-toor r .
See absent.
contraception kon-tra-sep'shiin.
contract (n.) kon'trakt.
contract (v.) kon-trakt'.
See absent.
contractile kon-trak'til.
contralto kon-tral'to or kon-tral'to.
contrariety kon-tra-ri'e-ti.
contrary kon'tra-ri or kon r tra-ri.
The pronunciation kon-tra'ri was formerly the
accepted form, but is now used almost exclusively
in a colloquial or playful sense,
contrast (n.) kon'trast.
contrast ( v. ) kon-t rasf .
See absent.
contretemps koN-tre-taN'.
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, II.
contribute kon-trib'ut.
Formerly kon'trlb-ut.
"Some persons erroneously pronounce this word
with the accent on the first syllable." Wor.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
contrite kon'trit
"Con'trite, now prevalent, has long existed by
the side of the original con-trite' ', which is still often
used in poetry or where such accentuation is due
to rhythmic stress." Web.
controversial kcn-tro-ver'sha!.
controvert kon'tro-vert or ton-tro-vert'.
contumacy kon'tu-ma-si, not kon-tu'-ma-si.
contumelious kon-tu-me'li-us
contumely kon'tu-me-li, iwt kon'tum-li.
convenience kon-ven'yens ; kon-ve'm-ens (Stor.) .
convenient kon-ven'yent ; kon-ve'm-ent ( Stor. ) .
conventicle kon-ven'tik-l.
conventual kon-vent'u-al.
conversant kon'ver-sant, not kon-ver'sant.
conversazione kon-ver-sat-se-5'na.
See Abruzsl.
converse (n. and a.) kon'vers.
converse ( v. ) kon-ver s'.
See absent.
conversely kon'vers-li or kon-vers'li.
convert (n.) kor/vert.
convert ( v. ) kon-vert'.
See absent.
convex (n.) kon'Veks.
"Formerly often accented con-vex' , as by Milton,
and occasionally by later poets." Web.
"Of this round world, whose first convex divides
The luminous inferior orbs." Milton.
convex (a.) kon'veks.
convexly kon^eks-li.
convict ( n. ) kon'vikt.
convict (v.) kon-vikt'.
See absent.
convive kon'viv; Fr. pron., koN-veV.
The Century Dictionary prefers kon'vev.
For 6N, see p. u.
convivial tkon-viv'i-al.
(for Key of Signs, see p. ig)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
219
convoy (n.) kon'voi.
convoy (v.) kon-voi'.
See absent.
cony ko'm or kun'i.
Also written coney, but pronounced as above.
"The older pronunciation is kun'i, as given by
former orthoepists, and shown by variant spellings,
as coney, like honey and money; but the more re-
cent ko'm, which has come in since the word be-
came less familiar, now prevails." Web.
Conybeare kiin'i-bar or kon'i-bar.
cooncan koon'kan.
A corruption of the French conquian.
coop kdop, not koop.
cooper (barrel-maker) koo'per or koop'er.
Smart says: "Cooper and its compounds are
doub'tftil (with respect -to the sound of oo) except
in common speech, which, in London at least, in-
variably shortens them [as, koop'er]."
cooper (vessel) ko'per, not koo'per, nor koop'er.
Cooper (J. Fenimore) koo'per or koop'er.
Coos (New Hampshire) ko'os or ko-os 7 .
Coos (Oregon) koos.
copaiba ko-pa/ba or ko-prba.
copaiva ko-pa/va or ko-pi'va.
copal k5'pal, not ko'pel.
copeck (coin.) ko'pek.
Also written copec, but pronounced as above.
Copernicus kp-per'nik-us.
Cophetua ko-fet'u-a.
Copley kop'li.
Coppe, Francois fraN-swa r k5-pa'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Coppet k8-pa'.
coppice kop'is.
copse kops, not kops.
Coquelin kdk-laN'.
For aN, see p. II.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
220 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
coquet ko-ket'.
coquetry kd'ket-ri.
coquette ko-ket'.
coquina kd-ke'na.
coral kor'al, not kor'al.
corallin kor'al-in.
See coralline.
coralline kor'al-in or kor'al-m.
See corallin.
corbel kor'bel.
Cor Caroli kor kar'd-li.
Corcyra kor-si'ra or kor'sir-a.
Corday, Charlotte shar-lot' kor-da'.
Cordelia kor-de'li-a or kor-del'ya.
Cordeliers kor-de-lerz' ; Fr. pron., kor-de-lya'.
cordial kor'jal or kord'yal.
cordiality kor-jallt-i or kor-di-al'it-i" or kord-
ye-al'it-i.
Cordilleras kor-dil-ya'raz or kor-dil'er-az ; Sp.
pron., kor-del-ya'ras,
LI, in Spanish, is "pronounced like III in million.
cordon k6r r don ; Fr. pron., kor-doN'.
For ON, see p. n.
Cordova kor'do-va.
Also written Cordoba, but pronounced as above.
In Spanish, b, especially between two vowels,
often sounds like English v, in have.
This word (Cordova) is an exception to the rule
that Spanish words ending in a vowel are generally
accented upon the penult.
"Spanish words or names ending in a consonant
have the accent almost always on the last syllable :
those ending in a vowel are generally accented on
the penultima. If a word or a name be an excep-
tion to either of these rules, in correctly-printed
Spanish works the accent is usually marked; as
Cordova, Alcda, Jucar, Cdceres." Gas.
cordovan (leather) kor'do-van.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN M1SPRONO UNCED 22 1
Cordovan kor'do-van.
Originally pronounced kor-do-van'.
corduroy kor'du-roi or kor-du-roi'.
Corea kd-re'a.
Also written Korea, but pronounced as above.
Corean ko-re'an.
Also written Korean, but pronounced as above.
Corelli, Marie ma-re' ko-rell.
Corfu kor-foo' or kor'fu.
Cor Hydrse kor hi'dre.
Corinne ko-rm'.
Coriolanus ko-ri-o-la'nus, not kor-i-6-la/nus nor
kor-i'o-la-niis.
Corioli ko-n'o-H.
corkscrew ^kork'skroo, not kork'skriL
Cor Leonis ^kor le-6'ms.
Cornaro ^k5r-na r r6.
cornea kor'ne-a.
Corneille ^kor-naK; Fr. pron., kor-na r yu.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Cornelia kor-ne'li-a or kor-neFya.
cornelian kor-neTyan ; kor-ne'H-an (Stor.).
See carnelian.
cornet kor'net or kor-nef.
cornetist kor'net-ist.
See cornettist.
cornettist kor-net/ist
See cornetist.
cornice kor'nls.
Cornice kor-ne'cha.
.See Beatrice CencL
Corniche, La. la kor T nesh'.
cornucopia kor-nu-ko'pi-a.
corolla ko-roKa.
corollary ^kor'61-a-ri or ko-roKa-ri.
The second pronunciation is frequently Heard in
Great Britain.
(For Key of Signs, see fa 19)
222 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
corona ko-rd'na.
Corona Australia ko-ro'na os-tra'lis.
Corona Borealis ko-ro'na bo-re-a'lis.
Coronado, de da ko-ro-na'do; Sp. pron., da ko-
ro-na/tho.
coronal (n.) kor'6-nal.
coronal (a.) kor'o-nal or ko-ro'nal.
coronel (spear-head) kor'd-nel or kur'nel.
coronet kor'6-net, not kor'6-net.
coronoid kor'6-noid.
Corot ko-ro'.
corporal (n. and a.) kor'po-ral.
See corporeal, incorporaL
corporeal kor-po're-al.
See corporal (n. and a.), incorporeal.
corps (military) kor; pi., korz.
corps d'arinee kor dar-ma/.
corps d'elite kor da-let',
corps diplomatique kor de-plo-ma-tek'.
Corps Legislatif kor la-zhes-la-tef.
Corpus Christi kor'pus kris'ti or kor'pus kris'ti.
corpus vile kor'pus vi'le.
corpscle kor/pus-1.
corpuscule kor-piis'kul.
corral (n.) kor-al'; Sp^pron., ko-ral'.
corral (v.) kor-al'.
Correggio, da da k8r-ej'6.
In Italian, g or gg, before e, i f or y, combines
with these letters to form the sound /.
corregidor kor-ej'id-or; Sp. pron., k5r-ra-he-
thor'.
See Gila, Guadalquivir^
correlate kor'e-lat.
Correze kd-rez'.
corridor^ kor'i-dor or kor'i-dor.
corrosive kor-6'siv.
Formerly also kor'o-sir.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 223
corrugate kor'oo-gat.
corsage kor'saj ; Fr. pron., kor-sazh'.
corsair kor'sar.
corse kors.
O f before r 3 has naturally the sound of 6.
Cor Scorpii kor skor'pi-I.
Cor Serpentis kor ser-pen'tis.
Corsi kor'se.
Cor Tauri kor tor'L
cortege kor-tezh'.
cortege kor-tazh'.
cortege kor-tezh'.
Cortelyou kor'tel-yoo.
Cortes (legislature) kor'tes.
Cortes, Hernando ar-nan'do kor'tez.
Also written Cortez, but pronounced as above,
cortile kdr-te'la.
Cortot kor-to'.
Coruna ko-roon'ya.
See canon, Corunna.
Corunna ko-riin'a.
See Coruna.
coruscate kqr'us-kat or ko-rus'kat.
corvette kor-ve^; kor-vet 7 (Wor., C.).
corvine korMn or k6r r vin.
Corvisart-Desmarets ^kor-ve-zar' da-ma-ra/.
Corybantes ^kor-i-ban'tez.
Corydon kor'i-don.
corymb kor^imb or kor'im.
coryphee ^k5-re-fa A .
cory pheus kor-i- f ^us .
Also written coryph&iis, but pronounced as above.
Cosette ko-zet'.
"Les Miserables."
cosmetic koz-met'ik, not kos-met^k.
cosmogony koz-mog'6-m, not kos-m$g r 6-m.
cosmography koz-mog'ra-fi, not kos-mog^a-fi.
(For Key of Signs, see p. igf)'
224
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
cosmos koz'mos.
cosmopolitan koz-mo-pol'it-an, not kos-mo-pol^
it-an.
cosmopolite koz-mop'o-Ht, not kos-mop'o-lft.
cosmorama koz-mo-ra'ma.
cost k6st, not kost nor kost.
See accost.
Costa Rica kos'ta re'ka.
costean kos-ten' or kos'ten.
costly kSst'li, not kost'li nor kost'li.
See accost.
costume kos'tum or kos-tum'.
costumer kos-tu'mer or kos'tu-mer.
costumier kos-tu'mi-er ; Fr. pron., kos-tii-mya'.
For ii, see p. 10.
cote (n.) kot, not kot, unless written cot.
"A dove-cote"
cote (v.) kot.
"We coted them on the way, and hither are they
coming." Shakespeare.
coterie ko'ter-i or ko'ter-e ; Fr. pron., kot-re r .
cotillion ko-til'yun.
See cotillon.
cotillon ko-te-yoN'.
For ON, see p. u.
See cotillion.
Cotopaxi ko-to-pak'se or ko-to-pa'he.
See Don Quixote.
cotyledon kot-I-le'dun.
cotyledonal kot-i-le'dun-al or kot-i-lecKun-al.
cotyledonous kot-1-le'dun-us or kot-I-led'un-us*
couchant (heraldry )' kow'chant; Fr. pron., koo-
shaN 7 .
For aw, see p. 10.
See levant.
couchee koo'sha or koo-sha'.
Coudert kod-dar'.
Coue koo-a'.
(For Key of Signs > see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
225
cougar koo'gar.
cough k5f , not kof nor kof.
See accost.
Coughlin cog'lin (radio priest),
couleur de rose kdo-lor' du roz.
For 6, see p. 10.
coulisse koo-les'.
Coulommiers koo-16-mya,'.
council ko wn'sil .
See counsel.
councilor kown'sil-er.
See counselor.
counsel kown'sel.
See council.
counselor kown'sel-er.
See councilor.
countermand kown-ter-mand' or kown'ter-mand.
counterpane kown'ter-pan.
counterpoise kown'ter-poiz.
countersign (n. ) kown'ter-sm.
countersign (v.) ^kown 7 ter-sm or kown-ter-sin'.
countersink kown r ter-singk.
coup koo.
coup d'etat koo da~ta'.
coup de grace koo du gras'.
coup de main koo du maN'.
For aN, see p. n.
coup d'oeil koo do'yii.
For o, see p. 10.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
coup de soleil koo du so-la^u.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
coup de theatre koo du ta-a^trii.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
coupe ^kco-pa'.
coupelet kcxi/pa-la/.
coupon ^koo^pon ; Fr. pron., kob-poN^.
For ON, see p. n.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
226 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
courant (heraldry) kdo-rant'.
courant (gazette) koo-rant' or koo'rant
Courbet koor-ba'.
courier koo'ri-er or koor'i-er.
See courrier.
couronne (coin) koo-ron'.
courrier koor-ya'.
See courier.
Courtenay kert'na.
courteous kur'te-us or kort'yus.
See discourteous, uncourteous.
courteousness kur'te-iis-nes or kort'yus-nes.
courtesan korte-zan or kur'te-zan.
Also written courtesan, but pronounced as above.
Webster says of this word: "Formerly always,
and still by many, pronounced kur'te-zan.".
courtesy (politeness) kur'te-si or kor'te-si.
courtesy (salutation) kurt'si.
"A courtesy is the external manifestation of
courtesy" Wor.
courti er kort'y er .
Courtrai koor-tra'.
cousin kuz-n, not kiiz-m.
Cousin koo-zaN'.
For aN, see p. u.
Couthon ^koo-to NO
For ON, see p. n.
couturier koo-tu-rya'.
couturi ere koo-tu-ry ar r .
covenant kiiv'e-nant
Co vent Garden kuv'ent gar'den.
Coventry kuv'en-tri.
coverlet kuv'er-let, not kuv'er-lid, unless written
coverlid.
covert kiiv'ert.
covetous kuv'et>us, not kuv'e-chiis.
covey kuv'i, not ko^i.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
cowardice kow'ard-is, not kow'ard-is.
cowherd kow'herd.
cowl kowl.
Cowper (William) koo'per or kow / pen
coxcomb koks'kom.
coxcombry koks'kom-ri.
Coxsackie kook-sa/ke.
coxswain kok'swan; nautically, koks'n.
Also written cockswain, but pronounced as above.
Cowley kow'E; former pronunciation, koo'H.
coynye koin'yi.
coyote ki-6'te or ki'ot.
The Century Dictionary says ko-yo'te.
'The correct Spanish pronunciation is k5-yo'ta,
almost koi-6'ta, but in the western United States
usage almost universally makes the first syllable
cozen kuz'n.
crabbed (a.) krab'ed or krab'id.
Cracovienne kra-ko-vi-en'.
Cracow kr a'ko .
See Krakau, Krakow.
craft ^kraft, not kraft.
See ask.
Craigenputtock kra-gen-piit'uk.
Craigie (Mrs.) kra/gi.
crampon ^kram^on.
cranberry kran'ber-i, not kram'ber-i.
cranial kra'ni-al.
cranium kra^m-um.
Craonne kra-on'.
Webster says krdn.
Crapaud, Jean zhaN kra-po'.
For aN, see p. 10.
crass^ ^kras, not kras.
Cratylus krat'il-us.
(For Key of SignSj see p. 19)
228 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
craunch kranch or kronch.
Do not say krunch, unless the word is written
crunch.
The common sound of au is 6; but when the
digraph is followed by n and another consonant,
the sound is changed to that of a by careful
speakers,
creasote kre'a-sot.
See creosote, the preferred spelling,
creature kre'tur ; kre'tur, often kre'choor
(Stor.).
Crebillon, de du kra-be-yoN'.
For ON, see p. II.
creche kresh.
Crecy (Battle of) kra-se'.
See Cressy (Battle of).
credence kre'dens, not kred'ens.
credent kre'dent.
"If with too credent ear you list his songs."
Shakespeare.
credible kred'ib-1.
credit foncier kra-de'* foN-sya'.
For ON, see p. ir.
Credit Lyonnais kra-de' le-oN-na'.
For ON, see p. n.
credit mobilier kred^t mo-beFyer; Fr, pron.,
kra-de r mo-bel-ya'.
Credo kre r do or kra/do.
credulity ^kre-du'lit-i.
See incredulity.
credulous kred'u-lus, not krej v oo-lus.
See incredulous.
creek krek.
"The dialectal or colloquial pronunciation krik
is common throughout the United States." Web.
Creighton (Mandell) krr'tun or kra/tiin.
cremate ^kre-mat 7 or kr^mat.
See incremate.
cr emato ri um kr em-a-t 5 7 r i -urn ,
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 229
crematory -krem'a-to-ri or kre'ma-to-ri.
creme de menthe kram du maNt'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Creole kre'ol.
Creon kre'on.
cresol kre'sol or kre'sol.
creosote kre'6-sot.
See creasote.
crepe de Chine krap du shen'.
crept krept, not krep.
crescendo kre-shen'do or kre-sen'do.
Crespi kras'pe.
Cressida ^kres'id-a.
"Troilus and Cressida"
Cressy (Battle of) kres'i.
See Crecy (Battle of).
Crestani kres-ta~ne.
cretaceous kre-ta/shus.
Crete kret ; class, pron., kre x te.
cretonne ^kre-t6n r or kre'ton.
Ci eiisa kre-u'sa.
Creuzer kroi'tser.
crevasse kre-vas',
See crewce:
Crevecoeur, de de krev-kflr'.
crevice kr e v r i s .
See crevasse.
crew kroo, not kru.
crewel kroc/el, not kru r el.
cribriform kril/ri-form or krFbn-form.
Crichton (James) kri'tiin.
Worcester prefers krik'tiin.
"The Admirable Crichton."
cricoid krFkoid.
"The Cricoid Cartilage."
Crimea krim-e'a, not kri-me'a.
Crimean (War) krim-e'an or krl-me'an.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
230 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
crinoid kri'noid or krm'oid.
crinoline krin'6-lm or krin'6-len.
crises kri'sez.
crisis kri'sis.
Crispi kres'pe.
Crispino e la Comare kre-spe'no a la kd-ma/ra.
criterion kri-te'n-un.
Critias krfsh'i-as.
critic krit'ik.
critique kri-tek'.
See ambergris.
Crito krrtd.
Croat kro'at.
Croatan (island) kr5-tan'.
Croatia kro-a/shi-a.
Croatian krd-a/shan.
crochet (n.) krd-sha 7 .
In Great Britain, this word is commonly pro-
nounced krd'sha.
See crotchet.
crochet (v.) krd'sha/.
crocodile krok'o-dil.
Croesus kre'sus.
cromlech krom'lek.
Cromwell (Oliver) krom'wel or kriim'wel.
Formerly almost universally pronounced kriim'l.
Cron j e kron'ye.
Cronos ^kro'nos.
Cronus kro'nus .
crooked (a.) krook'ed or krook'id.
See crooked (part.).
crooked (part.) krookt.
See crooked (a.)-
croquet (n.) kro-ka'.
"In England commonly kro'ka or kro'ki."
Web.
croquet (v.) kro-ka/.
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 231
croquette kro-ket'.
croquis kro-ke'.
crosier kro'zher, not kro'zi-er.
Also written cr osier ; but pronounced as above,
cross kros, not kros nor kros.
See accost.
crotchet kroch'et or kroch'it.
See crochet (n.).
crotchety kroch'et-i or kroch'it-i.
crouch krowch.
croupier kroo'pi-er or kroo-per'; Fr. pron.,
kroo-pya'.
crucial kroo'shaL
crucifix krob'sif-iks.
crucifixion ^kroo-sif-ik^hun.
crude krobd, not krud.
cruel kroo'el.
Cruikshank krook'shangk.
cruise (yoy^ge)- T krpoz, not kroos.
cruise (bottle) kroos or krooz.
See cruse (bottle), the preferred spelling,
crunch krunch.
See craunch.
crupper krup'er or krdop'er.
crusado (coin) krcJo-sa/do.
The Standard Dictionary says kroo-za'do.
cruse (bottle) ^kroos or krooz.
See cruise (bottle) .
crustaceous ^krus-ta'shiis.
crux kruks.
cryptogam krip'to-gam.
See phenogam.
cryptogamia krip-to-ga^mi-a or krip-to-gam'i-a.
See phenogamia.
cryptogamic knp-to-gam / ik.
See phenogamic.
cryptogamous krip-tog'a-mus.
See phenogamous.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
232 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
cryptogram krip't 6-gram.
crystalline kris'tal-in or kris'tal-m.
crystallization kris-tal-i-za/shun or kris-tal-i-za'-
shun.
crystallize kris'tal-Iz.
Csokonai cho'ko-noi.
cubism kub'ism.
cuckoo kook'oo.
cucumber ku'kum-ber.
Kow'kum-ber, although now deemed a vulgar-
ism, was, during the seventeenth and early eight-
eenth century, the fashionable pronunciation.
Smart (1836) says: "No well-taught person ex-
cept of the old-school, now says cowcumbcr, or
sparrow-grass, although any other pronunciation of
cucumber and asparagus would have been pedantic
some thirty years ago."
See asparagus.
Cue vitas kwa-ve'tas.
Cui kwe.
cui bono ki bo'no.
cuirass kwe-ras'.
cuirassier kwe-ra-ser' ; Fr. pron., kwe-ras-ya'.
cuish kwish.
cuisine kwe-zen'.
cul-de-sac kud-sak' or kul-dii-sak'.
For u, see p 10.
Culebra (Cut) k<5o-la/bra.
culinary ku'lin-a-ri, not kul'm-a-ri.
Culpeper kuKpep-er.
culverin kul'ver-in.
Cumse ku^me.
See Cum&an.
Cumsean kti-me'an.
"The Cumcsan Sibyl."
See Cum.
cumin kum'm.
cumulative ku r mu-la-tiv.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 233
cunctative kungk'ta-tiv.
Cunctator kungk-ta/ter.
cuneal ku'ne-al.
cuneiform ku-ne'i-form or ku'ne-i-form.
cunning kun'mg, not kun'm.
cupboard kub'erd .
cupel (n.) ku'pel.
cupel (v.) ku'pel or ku-pel'.
cupola ku'po-la, not ku'pa-16.
Do not transpose the vowel-sounds in the second
and third syllables.
Curasao kob-ra-sa/6.
curagoa ku-ra-so' or koo-ra-so' ; kii'ras-d or ku~
ras-o^ (Stor.).
curare koo-ra're.
Also written curari., but pronounced as above,
curassow ku / ra-s5 or ku-ras / 6.
curator ku-ra / ter.
When used in a legal sense, this word is pro-
nounced ku-ra'ter or ku'ra-ter.
See abdomen.
cure ktt-ra 7 .
For ii, see p. 10.
Curie kii-re'.
curio ku'ri-6.
currant kur r ant.
See current
current kur'ent.
See currant.
curriculum kur-ik^-lum.
currier kur x i-er.
cursed (a.) kur'sed or kur'sid.
See learned (part.).
cursed (part.) kurst.
cursory kui/so-ri.
curtail (v.) kiir-tal'.
curtail (vb.) kur-tal'.
Former!}'- accented on the first syllable.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
234 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
curtain kur'tm or kurt'n.
See captain.
curtsy (n.) kurt'si.
Also written curtsey, but pronounced as above,
curtsy (v.) kurt'si.
Also written curtsey, but pronounced as above,
curule ku'rool.
Curule~Chair.
curvet (n.) kur'vet or kur-vet'.
curvet (v.) kur-vet' or kur'vet
Curzon of Kedleston kur'zon 6v ked'1-stun or
kur'zon 6v kel'siin.
cushion koosh'un.
cuspidor kus'pi-dor or kus'pi-dor.
Custozza koos-tot'sa.
See Abruzsi.
Cuvier kii-vya'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Cuxhaven kooks-ha'fen.
Cuyahoga ki-hog'a or ki-a-ho'ga.
Cuyp koip.
Alsja written Kuyp, but pronounced as above.
Cuzco k6ds'ko.
cyanide si'a-md or sFa-md.
See ide (chemical termination}.
cyanine si'a-nm or si'a-nen.
See ine (chemical termination).
cyanogen si-an r o-j en.
Cyaxares si-aks'a-rez.
Cybele sib'e-le or sib-e'le.
Scholars g-enerally prefer the first form; Byron
preferred the second,
cycad sfkad.
Cyclades sik'la-dez, not sFkladz.
cyclamen sik'la-men.
cycle srkl, not sik'l.
cyclic sik x lik or sFklik.
cyclide si'klid or sFklid.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 235
cyclone si'klon.
cyclonic sl-klon'ik.
cyclopaedia si-klo-pe'di-a.
See cyclopedia, the preferred spelling.
Cyclope si'klop.
Cyclopean si-klo-pe'an.
cyclopedia si-klo-pe'di-a.
See cyclopaedia.
cyclopedic si-klo-pe'dik or sf-klo-ped'ik.
Also written cyclopaedic, but pronounced as
..above.
Cyclopes si-klo'pez.
Cyclops si'klops.
cyclorama si-klo-ra'ma, not si-kld-ram'a.
cygnet sig'net
cylindric sil-in'drik.
cymar sim-ar'.
Cymbeline sim'be-lm or sim'be-lm.
cymose sixmos or si-mos 7 .
Cymric kim'rik.
Also written Kymric, but pronounced as above.
Cymry kim'ri.
Also written Kymry, but pronounced as above.
Cynewulf kin'e-woolf.
cynic sm'ik.
cynosure sFno-shoor or sm'o-shoor.
Cynthia sin'thi-a.
Cynthius sm / thi-us.
Cyparissus sip-a-ris'us.
Cyprian sip'ri-an.
Cyrene si-re'ne.
Cyrenian
cyst sist.
cystitis si
See itis (termination).
Cythera sl-the'ra.
Cytherea sith-er-e r a.
(For Key of Signs f see p. 19)
236 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Cyzicus siz'ik-iis.
Czajkowski chl-kof'ske or chl-kos'ke.
In Polish, eg is pronounced like ch in chin.
czar zar or tsar.
See tsar, another spelling-,
czarevitch zar'e-vich or tsar'e-vich.
See tscvrevitch, another spelling*,
czarevna zar-ev'na or tsar-ev'na.
See tsareima, another spelling-,
czarina zar-e'na or tsar-e'na.
See tsarina,, another spelling-.
czaritza zar-et/sa or tsar-et'sa.
See tsaritsa, another spelling-,
czarowitch zar^-vich or tsar-6-vich.
See tsaro-witch, another spelling.
czarowitz zar / 6-vits or tsa^o-vits.
See tsarozuitz, another spelling-.
Czartoryski char-t6-res'ke.
See Csajkowski.
Czech chek.
See Tsech.
Czechoslovak chek^-slo^vak.
Czermak cher'mak.
Czernowitz che^no-vits.
Czerny cher^ne.
D
dachsund daks^oont or daks^oond.
dactyl dak'til.
dactylogram dak r ti -16-gram.
dado da/do or da'do.
Daedalian de-daFyan.
Dsedalus ded'a-lus or deMa-lus.
Daeschner desh'nar.
{For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 237
Daghestan da-ges-tan'.
Also written Dagestan, but pronounced as above.
See Kurdistan.
Dagobert dag'6-bert; Fr. pron., da-go-bar'.
Dagon da'gon.
Daguerre da-gar',
daguerreotype da-ger'6-tip, not da-ger'e-6-tip.
Almost universally mispronounced,
dahabeah da-ha-be'a.
Dahlgren (Karl Fredrik) dal'gran.
Dahlgren ( Admiral ) dal'gren.
dahlia (genus) dal'ya.
Often, in the sense of a plant, flower, or tuber of
this genus, dal'ya or dal'ya.
Dahomey da-ho'ma or da-hd-ma'.
Bail Eireann do'el ar'an.
dairy da'ri or dar'i.
dais da/is or das.
D'Albert dal-bar'.
Dalhousie ( Australia ) dal-hdo'zi.
See Dalhousie (Marquis of).
Dalhousie (Marquis of) dal-hoo'zi or dal-how'zi.
See Dalhousie (Australia).
Dalmatia dal-ma'she-a.
Dalmores dal-rno-ress'.
Dalou da-lob'.
Dalrymp'le dal'rim-pl or dal-rmi'pl.
damage dam'aj, not dam'ij.
"It is in the delicate but firm utterance of the
unaccented vowels with correct sound that the cul-
tured person is most surely distinguished from the
uncultured." Richard Grant White.
Damala (Madame) da-ma-la'.
Damascene dam'a-sen or dam-a-sen'.
Daniascenus dam-a-se^nus.
Damascus da-mas'kus.
Dame aux Camelias, La la dam 6 ka-mal-ya'.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
238 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Dame Blanche, La la dam blaNsh'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Damien de Veuster da-myaN' du vii-star'.
"Father Damien"
For aN, see p. n.
Damiens da-myaN'.
For aN, see p. II.
dammar dam'ar or da-mar',
damme dam'e.
Damnation de Faust, La la dam-na-syoN' du
fowst.
For ON, see p. n.
damned (a.) damd.
In serious discourse, dam'ned.
"But, O, what damned minutes tells he o'er
Who dotes, yet doubts, suspects, yet strongly
loves." Shakespeare.
damned (part.) damd or dam'ned.
"He that believeth not shall be damned"
Mark xvl. t 16.
damning dam'mg or dam'nmg.
Damoclean dam-6-kle'an.
Damocles dam'o-klez.
"The Sword of Damocles."
Damon da'mon.
"Damon and Pythias."
See Pythias.
damosel dam'6-sel.
See damosel.
damozel dam'6-zel.
See damosel.
Damrosch dam'rosh; Ger. pron., dam-rosh',
damson dam'zun.
Danae dan'a-e.
Danai'des da-na'id-ez.
dance dans, not dans.
See ask.
dandelion dan'de-li-un.
Do not say dan'de-lin.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 239
Dandin, George zhorzh daN-daN'.
For a,N, &N, see pp. 10, n.
Dandolo dan'do-lo.
"Blind old Dandolo"
Daniel dan'yel or dan'i-el ; coll., dan'l ; Fr. pron.,
da-nyel' ; Ger. pron., da'ne-el.
Danish da'nish.
Dannecker, von fon dan'ek-er.
dansant dan-san'.
danseuse daN-soz'.
For 6, ax, see p. 10.
Dante dan'te ; It pron., dan r ta.
S& AHghieri.
Dantean dan'te-an or dan-te r an.
Dantes, Edmond ad-moN^ daN-teV.
For a.N, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Dantesque dan-tesk'.
Danton daN-toN'.
For a.N, ON, see pp. 10, 11.
Danubian da-nu'bi-an.
Danzig daN'tsik.
Daphne daf'ne.
Daphnis daFnis.
See Chloe.
Darboy ( Archbishop ) dar-bwa/.
Dardanelles dar-da-nelz'.
Dardanus dar'da-nus.
daric (coin) dar r ik.
Darien (Isthmus of) da'ri-en; Sp. pron., da-re-
en 7 .
Darius da-rFus.
Darjiling^ dar- je^mg.
Darley dar^i.
Darmesteter dar-me-ste-tar'.
Darmstadt darm A shtat.
Dartagnan dar-tan-yaN'.
For S.N, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
240 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Dartmouth ( College ) dart'muth.
Darwinian dar-wm'i-an, not dar-win'yan.
Das Rheingold das rin'golt
data da'ta, not da'ta.
datum da'tum, not da'tum.
daub dob, not dob.
Daubigny do-ben'ye.
See Aubigne, d'.
Daudet, Alphonse al-foNs' do-da'.
For ON, see p. n.
daunt dant or dont.
See craunch.
dauntless dant'les or dont'les.
dauphin do'f in ; Fr. pron., do-f aN'.
For IN, see p. n.
dauphine do'f en ; Fr. pron., do-f en r .
Dauphin e do-fe-na'.
See Dauphiny.
dauphiness do'fm-es.
Dauphiny do'fin-i.
See Dauphine.
David (Jacques Louis) da-ved'.
Davidde Penitente da-ved'a pa-ne-tan'ta.
davit dav'it or da/vit.
Davoust da-voo'.
More correctly written Davont, but pronounced
as above,
deaf def.
The pronunciation def is obsolescent.
deafen def'n.
Deak da-af.
De Amids da a-me'ches.
See Beatrice Cenci.
debacle da-bak'l.
debauch de-boch', not de-bowch'.
debauche da-bo-shaA
See debauchee,
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
241
debauchee deb-6-she'.
The Standard Dictionary gives da-b5-sha' as an
alternative pronunciation.
See dcbauche.
debauchery de-boch'er-i.
debenture de-ben'tur.
De Beriot de ba-re-6'.
debonair deb-o-nar'.
Also written debonaire, debonnaire, but pro-
nounced as above,
de bonne 8 grace du b5n graV.
Deborah deb'5-ra.
debouch de-boosh'.
debouchure da-boo-shur 7 .
For ii, see p. 10.
debris da-bre' or da'bre.
Debussy de-boos'se.
debut da-bu' or de-bu'.
For ti, see p. 10.
debutant da-bu-taN r or deb-fi-tant'.
For u, a.N, see p. 10.
debutante da-bu-taNt 7 or deb-u-taNt'.
For ii, a.N, see p. 10.
decade dek'ad, not dek-ad''.
decadence de-ka/dens or dek'a-dens.
"Decadence] decadency, and decadent are now
often accented on the first syllable, especially in
England." Web.
"The prevalent accentuation has been dcca'dence,
perhaps after decay .... dec'adence is now con-
sidered more scholarly."
Oxford English Dictionary.
See decadency, decadent.
decadency de-ka'den-si or dek'a-den-si.
See decadence.
decadent de-ka'dent or dek r a-dent
See decadence.
decalcomania de-kal-kd-ma/ni-a.
decalcomanie da-kal-kd-ma-ne 7 .
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
242
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
decaliter dek'a-le-ter.
Also written decalitre, but pronounced as above,
decalogue dek'a-log.
Decameron de-kam'er-on.
decameter (measure) dek'a-rne-ter.
Also written decametre, but pronounced as above,
decameter (verse) de-kam'e-ter.
decanal dek'a-nal or de-ka'nal.
decantation de-kan-ta'shun.
Worcester makes the first syllable short (dek).
decastich-7 dek'a-stik.
decathlon de-kath'lon.
Deccan dek'an.
Also written Dekkan, but pronounced as above,
decease de-ses'.
deceased de-sesf.
Decelean (War) des-e-le'an.
decelerate de-sel'er-at.
Decembrist de-sem'brist.
decemvir de-sem'ver.
decemvir ate de~sem'vir-at.
decemviri de-sem'vir-i.
decenary ( tithing ) de-sen'a-ri.
Also written decennary, but pronounced as above,
decennary (decennial ) de-sen'a-ri .
decent cle'sent, not de'sunt.
See damage, indecent.
decidence des'i-dens.
deciduous de-sid'u-us.
deciliter des x i"le-ter.
Also written decilitre, but pronounced as above,
decimalize des'im-al-iz.
decimeter des'i-me-ter.
Also written decimetre, but pronounced as above,
decisive de-st'siv, not de-sis'iv nor de-sl'ziv.
See indecisive.
declarative de-klar'a-tiv.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
243
declinal de-kli'nal.
Worcester prefers dek'lm-al.
declination dek-lm-a'shun.
declinatory de-kli'na-to-ri.
declinature de-klin'a-tur.
declivous de-kli'vus.
decolletage da-k8l-tazh'.
decollete da-kol-ta', not da-kol'ta.
decolletee da-kol-ta', not da-kol'ta.
decomposite de-kom-poz'it or de-kom'po-zit.
See composite.
decorative dek'd-ra-tiv.
There is a tendency to pronounce this word
de-kor'a-tiv. It should not be encouraged,
decorous de-ko'rus or dek'6-rus.
"Usage seems to be about evenly divided between
the two accentuations given above. De-co'rus } fol-
lowing the Latin, is preferred by all recent leading
authorities." Web.
"An uneducated English speaker is very apt to
pronounce this word with the accent on the first
syllable, according to the analogy of his own lan-
guage ; but a learned ear would be as much shocked
at such a departure from classical propriety, as in
the words sonorous and canorous." Walker.
See canorous, indecorous.
decorum de-ko'rum.
See abdomen, indecorum.
decrepit cle-krep'it, not de-krq/id.
Observe the final syllable.
decretal de-kr e'tal .
decretory dek're-to-ri or de-kre'to-ri.
decussate de-kus / at or dek'us-at.
decussation de-kus-a'shun.
dedecorous de-dek'6-rus.
dedicatory ded'i-ka-to-ri.
deduce de-dus', no t de-dods'.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
244 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
defalcate de-fal'kat, not de-fol'kat
Observe that the second syllable of this word is
pronounced fal, not fol.
defalcation de-fal-ka/shun or def-al-ka'shun, not
de-fol-ka^hun.
defalcator def'al-ka-ter or de'fal-ka-ter.
defamation def~a-ma/shun or de-fa-ma/shun.
defamatory de-fam'a-to-ri, not def'a-ma-to-ri.
default de-folt'.
defaulter de-fol'ter.
defeasance de-fe'zans.
defeasible de-fe'zib-1.
defervescence cle-fer-ves'ens or def-er-ves'ens.
defervescent de-fer-ves'ent or def-er-ves'ent.
deficit deHs-it, not de-fis^t.
defile (n.) de-flF or d^fil.
In accordance with analogy (see absent), the pro-
nunciation de'fil should have the preference. Most
orthoepists, however, prefer de-fil'.
defile (v.) de-fiF.
See absent.
definitive de-fm'lt-iv.
deflagrable def / la-gra-bl or de-fla/gra-hl.
deflagrate def^a-grat.
defloration def-lo-ra/shun.
Stormonth says de-flo-ra'shun.
degage da~ga-zha / .
deglutition deg-lu-tisli'mi or de-glu-tish^n.
De Gogorza de go-gor'tha or de go-gor^za.
clegout da~gob / .
De Groot du grot'.
See Roosevelt
D'Hardelot dard'lo.
deign dan.
Deianira de-I-a-ni'ra.
Deidamia de-M-a-mi'a.
De Imitatione Christi de im-Jt-a-shi-6'ne kris'tT.
(For Key of Signs f see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 245
Deimos di'mos.
Deiphobe de-if'6-be.
Deiphobus de-if'6-bus.
Dejanira dej-a-m'ra.
D j azet da-zha-za'.
dejeuner da-zhu-na/ ; Fr. pron., da-zho-na'.
For 6, see p. 10.
dejeuner a la fourchette da-zho-na/ a la foor-
shet'.
For 6, see p. 10.
Delacroix du-la-krwa 7 .
Deland ( M argaret ) de-land'.
De la Ramee du la ra-ma7.
Delaroche du-la-rosr/.
delator de-la'tor.
See abdomen.
Delaunay du-16-na'.
Delavigne du-la-ven'yu.
See BouIogne-sur-Mer.
Delcasse clel-ka'se.
Webster says del-kd-sa'.
deleble del'e-bl. "
delectation de-lek-ta'shun.
deletive de-le r tiv.
Delft delft.
Delhi (India) del'e.
Delhi (U. S.) deFhi.
Delia de'li-a or deFya.
Delibes da-leb'.
delicatessen del-i-ka-tes'en.
delicioso da-le-syd'sd.
Delila da4e-la r .
Delilah de4Ha.
delinquent de-ling'kwent, not de-lm'kwent.
delirious de-BVi-us, not de-l^ri-iis.
delirium de~lir'i-um, not de-le'ri-um.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
246 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
delirium tremens de-lirl-iim tre'menz, not de-
le'ri-um tre'menz.
Delius de'li-us.
delivery de-liv'er-i, not de-liv'ri.
A word of four syllables, when correctly pro-
nounced.
Delia Crusca del'a kroos'ka or del'a kriis'ka.
Delia Robbia del'a rob'i-a.
Delorme, Marion ma-re-oN' du-16rm'.
For ON, see p. n.
Delos de'los ; Modern Greek, the'los.
Delphi del'fi.
Delphine (Classics) del'fin.
Also written Delphin, but pronounced as above.
Delphine del-fen 7 .
Madame de StaeTs "Delphine."
delphinium del-fm'i-um.
Delphinus del-fFnus.
Delsarte del-sarf, not del'sart.
Del Sarto, Andrea an-dra'a del sar'to.
De Luca da loo'ka.
delude de-lud 7 , not de-lood'.
de Luna da loo-na.
delusion de-lu'zhun, not de-loo'zhun.
delusive de-lfi'siv, not de-lod'siv.
delusory de-ltt'so-ri, not de-loo'so-ri.
de luxe de liiks'.
"An Edition De Luxe"
For ii, see p. 10.
demagogic dem-a-go j x ik.
demagogism dem'a-gog-izm.
demagogue dem'a-gog.
demagoguery dem'a-gog-ri or dem'a-gog-er-i.
demagogy dem'a-goj-i or dem'a-gog-i.
demand de-mand', not de-mand'.
demarcate de-mar'kat or de'niar-kat.
dementia prsecox de-men'shf-a pre'koks.
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 247
Demerara dem-er-a/ra.
demesne de-man' or de-men'.
Demeter de-me'ter.
Demetrius de-me'tri-us, not de-met'ri-us.
demi (prefix) dem'i.
"The accent is variable in the compounds."
Web.
See hemi (prefix), semi (prefix).
Demidov dyem-e'dof.
demijohn dem'i-jon, not dim'i-jon.
demi-monde dem'i-mond; Fr. pron., de-me-
moNd'.
For ON, see p. n.
demise de-miz', not de-mez'.
demobilization de-mo-bil-iz-a'shun or de-mob-il-
iz-a'shun.
See mobilisation.
demobilize de-mo'bil-iz or de-mob'il-iz.
democratize de-mok'ra-tiz.
Democritus de-mok'rit-us.
See Heraclitus,
demoiselle dem-wa-zel' ; Fr. pron., de-mwa-zel'.
demolition dem-6-Hsh'un, not de-mo-lish'un.
demon de'mon.
De mon amie cle-mon-na-me'.
demonetization de-mon-e-tiz-a'shun or de-mun-
e-tiz-a'shun or de-mon-e-ti-za'shiin.
demonetize de-mon'e-tlz or de-mun'e-tiz.
demoniac de-mo'm-ak.
demoniacal de-mo-ni'a-kal or dem-6-ni'a-kal.
demonology de-mon-ol'o-ji.
demonstrable de-mon'stra-bl.
(demonstrate dem'on-strat.
Worcester gives de-mon'strat only, while the
Century prefers it. The Standard Dictionary says
de-rnon'strat, and Stormonth, de-mon'strat or
dem'on-strat.
See contemplate.
(For Key of Signs f see p. 19)
248 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
demonstrative de-mon'stra-tiv.
demonstrator dem'on-stra-ter.
De-mon'stra-tor is Worcester's alternative pro-
nunciation.
Demosthenes de-mos'the-nez.
Demosthenic dem-os-then'ik or de-mos-then'ik.
demy de-mi'.
denarius (coin) de-na/ri-us.
denary den'a-ri or de'na-ri.
denationalize de-nash'iin-al-iz.
Denderah den'der-a.
Deneb den'eb.
Denebola den-eb'6-la.
dengue deng'ga.
denier (coin) de-ner'.
"My dukedom to a beggarly denier,
"I do mistake my person all this while."
Denikin dy e-ne'ken .
Denio de-m'o.
Denis de-ne'.
Also written Denys, but pronounced as above.
Dent du Midi daN dii me-cle 7 .
For u, a.N, see p. 10.
denti f rice den'ti-f ris.
denouement da-noo^naN or da-noo-niaN /> .
For a,N, see p. 10.
denudate (a.) de-nu 7 dat or den'ti-dat.
denudate (v.) den'u-dat or de-nu'clat.
denudation den-u-da^hun or de-nu-da'shun.
denude de-nucl 7 .
denunciate de-ntm'shi-at or de-nun'si-at.
See denunciation.
denunciation de-nun-si-a'shun or cle-nun-shi-
a'shun.
See denunciate.
de Pachmann de pak'man.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
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249
departmental de-part-men'tal ; dep-art-men'tal
(Won),
depends de-pendz', not de-penz'.
Pronounce the d sound,
depilate dep'il-at.
depilatory de-pil'a-to-ri.
depilous dep'il-us or de-pl'lus.
Depit Amoureux, Le lu da-pet' a-moo-ro'.
For 6, see p. 10.
deplanate dep'la-nat or de'pla-nat.
depletive de-ple'tiv.
deplorable de-plo'ra-bl, not de-plor'a-bl.
deplumate de-plu'mat.
deplumation de-plu-ma'shun or dep-lu-ma'shun.
deportation de-por-ta'shun or dep-or-t^shun.
These are Webster's pronunciations. Worcester
says dep, and the Century Dictionary, de.
depositary de-pozlt-a-ri.
See depository.
deposition dep-6-zish'un or de-po-zish'un.
depository de-poz'it-o-ri.
See depositary.
depot de'po or da'po or dep x o.
"In the pronunciation of this word usage has
varied greatly; the accent is now fairly settled
upon the first syllable, de'po prevailing in the
United States, though da'po is also common, while
dep'6 is apparently more common in England,
where de'po is also used." Web.
deprecatory dep / re-ka-t5-ri.
depreciate de-pre'shi-at, not de-pre r si-at.
depredatory dep're-da-to-ri or de-pred'a-to-ri.
deprivation dep-riv-a'shtin.
deprivative de-priv'a-tlv.
De Profundis de pro-fun'dis.
Deptford det^ferd.
See Alnwick.
depth depth.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
250
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
depths depths, not deps.
The three consonant sounds, occurring in imme-
diate succession, render this word difficult of articu-
lation.
deputy dep'u-ti.
De Quincey de-kwin'si.
derby (hat) der'bi or dar'bi.
See note tinder Derby (England)
Derby (England) der'bi 0r dar'bi.
Webster says : "In England usually dar'bi, the
southern English pronunciation."
derelict der'e-likt
de rigueur de re-gur'; Fr. pron., du re-gor'.
For o, see p. 10.
derisive de-ri'siv; de-ri'ziv (Hal.),
dermato (prefix) der'ma-to.
"Dermato-neurosis."
Dernburg darn'boorg.
dernier der'ni-er; Fr. pron., der-nya'.
dernier ressort der-nya' re-sor'.
derogate der'6-gat.
derogative de-rog'a-tiv.
derogator der'6-ga-ter.
dervis der'vis.
dervish der'vish.
Desaix de Veygoux de-sa r de va-gob'.
de Sarasate de sar-a-sa'ta.
Desbrosses (street in New York City) des-
bros'es.
See Desbrosses (Jean Alfred).
Desbrosses (Jean Alfred)--da-br8s'.
See Desbrosses (street in Nczv York City).
Descamps da-kan'.
descant (n. ) des'kant.
descant (v.) des-kant'.
See absent.
Descartes da~kart'.
(For Key of Signs, see $.19)
OFTEN M ISP RON O UNCED 251
Deschanel da-sha-neF.
descry dee-skri'.
Desdemona dez-de-mo'na, not des-de-mo'na.
de Segurola de sa-goo-ro'la.
desert (wilderness) dez'ert
See desert (merit), dessert.
desert (merit) de-zerf.
See desert (wilderness), dessert.
desert (a.) dez'ert.
"He . . . went aside privately into a desert
place." Luke ix., 10.
desert (v.) de-zert'.
Desgoffe da-gof.
deshabille dez-a-bel'; des-ha-bil' (Wor.) ; dez'-
a-bel (Stor.).
See deshabille, dishabille.
deshabille da-za-be-ya 7 .
See deshabille, dishabille.
desiccant des'ik-ant or de-sik r ant.
desiccate des'ik-at
Rarely, de-sik'at.
desideratum de-sid-er-a'tum, not de-sid-er-a 7 -
tum.
design (n.) de-zm' or de-sin 7 ,
design (v.) de-zm A or de-sin 7 ,
designable des'ig-na-bl ; de-s^na-bl or
na-bl (C).
designate des 7 ig-nat or dez r ig-nat.
designation des-ig-na/shiin.
designative des'ig-na-tiv or dez'ig-na-tiv.
designator des'ig-na-ter, not dez^g-na-ter.
designatory des'ig-iia-to-n.
designedly de-zFned-li or de~si'ned-li.
designer de-zi r ner or de-sFner.
desist de-zist r or de-sisf.
Desjardins da-zhar-dan.
Des Lys, Gaby ga-be' da-les 7 .
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
252
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Des Moines de moin'.
Desmoulins da-moo-laN'.
For UN, see p. n.
desolate des'6-lat, not dez'6-lat.
desolation des-6-la'shun, not dez-6-la'shun.
De Soto de-so'td or da so'to.
desperado des-per-a'do.
Des-per-a'do is often heard,
despicable des'pik-a-bl, not de-spik'a-bl.
despumate de-spu'mat or des'pu-mat.
despumation des-pu-ma'shun.
desquamateT-des'kwa-mat or de-skwa'mat
desquamatidn des-kwa-ma'shun.
desquamative de-skwam'a-tiv.
Dessalines da-sa-len'.
dessert dez-zert', not dez'zert.
See desert (wilderness), desert (merit).
destine des'tm.
Destinn (Emily) des'tm.
desuetude deVwe-tud.
"Innocuous Desuetude"
desultory des'ul-to-ri.
detail (n.) de-ta? or de'tal.
The second pronunciation is preferred by
Worcester.
detail (v.) de-taF.
Detaille de-ta'yii, not da-ta r yu.
Final syllable to be lightly pronounced.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
detector de-tek x ter.
detestable de-test'a-bl.
Formerly def es-ta-bl, as in Spenser and Shake-
speare.
detestation de-tes-ta'shun or det-es-ta'shun.
Dethier de-ti-ar r , det-yar'.
detonate det r o-nat or de'to-nat
detonation det-6-na'shiiii.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 253
detour de-toor'.
See detour.
detour da-toor'.
See detour.
detritus de-trl'tus.
de trop du-tro'.
Dettingen (Battle of) det'ing-en.
Deucalion du-ka'li-on.
"Deucalion and Pyrrha."
See Pyrrha.
deus ex machina de'us eks mak'in-a.
Deutsch doich.
See Beust, von.
Deutschland doich'lant.
See Bcust, von.
deutzia dut'si-a or doit'si-a.
See Beust, von.
devastate dev'as-tat or de-vas'tat.
devastation dev-as-ta/shun.
Deventer da'ven-ter.
devenustate dev-e-nus^at.
device de-vis 7 ,
devil dev 7 !, not devil.
See evil.
devilish dev'1-ish, not devilish.
De Vinne de vi^e.
devise de-viz 7 .
devisee dev~iz-e r or de-vi-ze'.
devisor de-vi'zor or de-vi'zor.
devoir de-vwar 7 or de-vwor 7 or dev'wor.
dew du, not dyu nor doo.
dexterous deks'ter-us.
See dextrous.
dextrine deks^rin.
Also written dextrin, but pronounced as above.
See ine (chemical termination).
dextrous deks'trus.
See dexterous.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
254
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Dey da.
Dey (street in New York City) di.
Dhaulagiri dow-la-ge're.
Also written Dhawalaghiri, but pronounced
da-wa-la-gir'e.
dhow dou.
diabetes di-a-be'tez; coll., di-a-be'tis.
diabetic di-a-bet'ik or dl-a-be'tik.
diabetical dl-a-bet'ik-al or di-a-be'tik-al.
diable dya'bl.
diablerie di-a'ble'ri ; Fr. pron., dya-ble-re'.
diabolic di-a-bol'ik.
diabolical di-a-boFik-al.
diabolism di-ab'6-lizm.
diachylon di-ak'il-on.
diaeresis dl-er'e-sis or di-e^e-sis.
The second pronunciation is prevalent in Great
Britain.
diagnose di-ag-nos / or di-ag-noz'.
diagnosis dl-ag-no'sis.
diagnosticate di-ag-nos^ik-at.
diagnostician di-ag-nos-tish'an.
dialectal dl-a-lek'tal, not di'a-lek-tal.
diallage di'al-aj or di-al'a-je.
Webster and Stormonth give the first pronuncia-
tion; Worcester, the Century Dictionary, and
Smart the second.
dialogism dl-al'6-jizm.
dialogist dl-al'6-jist
dialogize dl-al'6-jiz.
dialogue di^-log, not d^a-log.
diameter di-am / e-ter .
diamond di'a-mund.
"The pronunciation, dfmund, usual in seven-
teenth and eighteenth centuries, is now archaic or
dialectic." Web.
Diana di-an^ or dl-a'na.
(For Key of Signs, sec p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 255
Diane de Poitiers de-an' du pwa-tya'.
diapason di-a-pa/zon or di-a-pa'son.
diaper di'a-per.
diaphanous di-af'a-nus.
diaphragm di'a-fram.
See diaphragmatic.
diaphragmatic di-a-frag-mat'ik.
See diaphragm.
diarrhea di-a-re'a.
Also written diarrhoea, but pronounced as above,
diastole di-aVto-le.
See systole.
diathesis di-ath'e-sis, not di-a-the'sis.
diatom di'a-tom, not di-at'om.
diatribe dl'a-trib.
Diaz de'as or de'ath.
See Chiwiboraso, Zamacois.
dichlorotetrahydroxybenzene di-klo-ro-tet-ra-hi-
droks-i-beVzen.
This word is given as a sample of certain almost
unpronounceable terms produced by the require-
ments of modern chemistry.
S ee t e tra b rom o hydro qu inine.
diclinous dFklm-us or di-klr'nus.
dicotyledon di-kot-il-eMun.
See monocotyledon.
dicotyledonous dl-kot-il-eMun-us or di-kot-il-
ed^n-us.
See monocotyledonous.
dicrotism dFkro-tizm or dik^o-tizm.
dictator dik-ta'ter or dik r ta-ter.
See abdomen.
didactic dkl-ak/tik or di-dak'tik.
Diderot ded-ro 7 .
didrachm (coin) digram.
Dieppe de-ep' or dyep.
Diesel de'zel.
Dies Irse dFez Fre.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 10)
256 TWENTY T PIOUS AND WORDS
Diespiter di-es'pit-er.
Diest dest
dietary di'et-a-rT.
dietist di'et-ist.
Dieudonne dyo-don-a'.
For 6, see p. 10.
difference dif'er-ens, not dif'rens.
A word of three syllables, when correctly pro-
nounced.
different dif'er-ent, not dif'rent.
differentiate dif-er-en'shi-at.
differentiation dif-er-en-shi-a'shun.
diffuse (a.) dif-fus'.
diffuse (v.) dif-fuz'.
diffusive dif-fii'siv, not dif-fii'ziv.
digest (n.) di'jest.
digest (v.) di-jest' or di-jest'.
digestion di-jes^hun, not di-jes'chun.
digitalis dij-i-ta^is, not cllj-i-ta/lis.
digitigrade dij^-ti-grad, not di-jit'i-grad.
digress di-gres 7 " or di-greY.
digression di-gresh^un or di-gresh'un.
Dijon de-zhoN r .
For ON, see p. n.
dilapidate dil-ap'i-dat.
dilatation dil-a-ta^hun or dl-la-ta / shun.
dilate dil-at r or di-lat 7 .
dilemma dil-em^ or dl-leWa.
Worcester gives the first only.
dilettant dil-e-tan^ or dil'e-tant.
dilettante dil-e-tan r te ; It. pron., de-let-tai^ta.
dilettanti dil-e-tan'te ; It. pron., de-let-tan^te.
diligence (coach) diKi-jens; Fr. pron., de-16-
For aN, see p. 10.
Dilke dilk.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
2 57
dilogy dil'6-ji.
The Century and Oxford English Dictionaries
give di'lo-ji as an alternative pronunciation,
dilute di-lut' or di-lut'.
dilution di-lu'shun or di-lu'shun.
diluvial di-lu'vi-al.
diluvian di-lu'vi-an.
diluvium di-lu'vi-tim.
dimeter dim'e-ter.
dimissory dim'i-so-ri.
dimity dim'i-ti.
Dinant de-naN'.
dinarchy din'ar-ki.
dineric di-ner'ik.
dinghy dmg'gi.
Also written dingey, dingy, but pronounced as
above.
Dinorah d e-no'ra.
dinosaur di'no-sor.
dinotherium di-no-the'ri-um.
diocesan dT-os'e-san or di'os-e-san.
The first pronunciation is the preference of most
orthoepists.
diocese di'6-ses or di'o-ses.
Diocletian di-6-kle'shan.
Diodorus Siculus di-o-dd^us sik^i-lus.
dioecious di-e'shus.
Also written diecious, but pronounced as above.
Diomed cli'o-med.
Diomede-^-dro-med ; class., di-6-meMe.
Diomedes dl-o-meMez.
Dion-Bouton, de de de-oN' bob-toN 7 .
For ON, see p. n.
Dione di-6'ne.
Dionysia di-6-nish'i-a.
Dionysian di-6-nish / an or dl-o-ms'i-an.
"The Dionysian Period."
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
258 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Dionysius di-6-msh'i-us.
Dionysus di-6-m'sus.
dioptric di-op'trik.
diorama di-5-ra/ma, not di-6-ra/ma nor di-6-
ram'a.
diphtheria dif-the'ri-a.
The Century and Stormonth give dip-the'ri-a as
an alternative pronunciation,
diphtheritic dif-the-rit'ik.
diphthong dif 'thong.
Worcester and Stormonth say dip'thong. The
Century gives it as an alternative pronunciation.
See triptkong.
diploe dip'lo-e.
diploma dip-lo'ma, not di-plo'ma.
diplomacy dip-lo'ma-si, not di-plo'ma-si.
diplomat dip'lo-mat.
See dipl ornate.
diplomate dip'lo-mat.
See diplomat.
diplomatic dip-lo-mat'ik.
diplomatist dip-l6 r ma-tist.
diptych dip'tik.
Dircsean der-s^an.
"The Dircaan Swan."
direct dir-ekt^ not di-rekt r .
directly dir-ekrti, not di-rekt^I.
Directoire de-rek-twar'.
dirigible dir^j-ib-l, not dir-r^ib-l.
dis (prefix) dis or dlz ; dis (C.).
^ "There is a diversity of opinion among orthoc-
pists as to whether the .or or the sharp s sound
should be employed in some of the words formed
with the prefix dis (Walker, etc., favoring diz;
late orthoepists, dis)." Web.
disable dis-a'bl or diz-a/bl.
The second is Worcester's pronunciation,
disarm dis-arm'; cliz-arm / (Won).
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 259
disaster diz-as'ter, not dis-as'ter.
disauthorize dis-6'thor-iz ; diz-6'thor-iz (Wor.).
disband dis-band'; diz-band' (Wor.).
disbark dis-bark'; diz-bark' (Wor.).
disbelieve dis-be-leV.
disburse dis-burs'; diz-burs' (Wor.).
discard dis-kard'.
discern diz-ern', not dis-ern'.
See sacrifice (#.)
discernible diz-er'mb-1.
See indiscernible.
discernment diz-ern'ment, not dis-ern'ment
discharge (n.) dis-charj'.
discharge (v.) dis-charj v .
discipline dis'i-plin.
disclosure dis-klo'zhur.
Discobolos dis-kob'o-los.
See Discobolus.
Discobolus dis-koVo-lus.
See Discobolos.
Discordia dis-kor'di-a.
discount (n.) dis'kownt.
discount (v.) dis'kownt or dis-kownt r .
"The accent [on the second syllable] is proper,
but in the mercantile world the verb is very com-
monly made to bear the same accent as the noun."
Smart.
discourse (n.) dis-kors', not dis'kors.
discourse (v.) dis-kors r .
discourteous dis-kurte-us or dis-kort'yus.
See courteous.
discourtesy dis-kur'te-si.
discovery dis-kuv'er-i, not dls-kuv'ri.
discrepance dis-krq/ans or dis^re-pans.
"The older accentuation in this and allied words
is dis'crc-pance, etc., and this is still often heard in
discrepance and discrepant, and occasionally in dis-
crepancy. Web.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
2&0 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
discrepancy dis4crep'an-si.
See note tinder discrepance.
discrepant dis-krep'ant or dis'kre-pant.
See note tinder discrepance.
discretion dis-kresh'un.
See indiscretion.
discursive dis-kur'siv.
disdain dis-dan'; diz-dan' (Won),
disease diz-ez', not dis-ez'.
disenfranchise dis-en-fran r chlz or dis-en-fran'-
chiz.
See enfranchise.
disenfranchisement dis-en-fran'chiz-ment.
See en f ran ch isem en t.
disfranchise dis-fran'chiz or dis-fran'chiz.
disfranchisement dis-fran'chiz-ment.
disgorge dis-gorj'; diz-gorj' (Wor.).
disgrace dis-gras'; diz-gras r (Wor.).
disguise dis-giz'; diz-glz 7 (Wor.).
disgust dis-gust'; diz-gust' (Wor.).
dishabille dis-a-beF or dis-a-bil'.
See deshabille, deshabille.
dishevel di-shev r l.
dishonest dis-on'est.
Worcester is the only authority of prominence
that pronounces this word diz-on'est.
dishonor dis-on'er.
The note under dishonest applies to this word
also.
dishumor dis-hu r mer; diz-u'mer (Wor.).
disintegrate dis-m'te-grat ; diz-ni'te-grat (Wor.).
disinterested dis-m'ter-es-ted, not dis-in-ter-es'-
ted.
Worcester pronounces the first syllable fe.
See interested, uninterested.
disjoin dis-join'; diz-join r (Wor.).
disjoint dis-joint 7 ; diz-joint r (Wor.).
disjunctive dis-jungk^tiv; diz-jungk'tlv (Wor.).
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN M ISP RON O VNCED 2 6 1
dislike dis-Hk'; diz-lik' (Won).
dislodge dis-loj'; diz-loj' (Wor.).
disloyal dis-loi'al; diz-loi'al (Wor.).
dismantle dis-man'tl ; diz-man'tl (Wor.).
dismast dis-mast'; diz-masf (Wor.).
dismay (n. and v.) dis-ma'; diz-ma' (Won).
dismember dis-mem'ber; diz-mem'ber (Wor.).
dismiss dis-mis'; diz-mis' (Wor.).
dismount dis-mownt r ; diz-mownf (Wor.).
disoblige dis-6-blij'.
disorder dis-or'der; diz-orMer (Wor.).
disorganize dis-6r'gan-iz ; diz-o^gan-iz (Wor.).
disown dis-6n'; diz-on' (Won).
disperse^ dis-pers r .
dispersion dis-per'shim.
dispossess dis-poz-es 7 .
dispossession dis-poz-esVun.
disputable dis'pu-ta-bl or dis-pu'ta-bl.
See indisputable.
disputant dis'pu-tant, not dis-pu'tant.
See acclimate.
disputative dis-pu'ta-tiv.
disqualify dis-kwoFif-i.
Disraeli diz-ra'li.
"Formerly also diz-reli or diz-ra-e'li." Web.
disrelish dis-rel'ish; diz-rel'ish (Wor.).
disreputable dis-rep'u-ta-bl.
See reputable.
disrobe dis-rob'; diz-rob^ (Wor.),
disruption dis-riip'shun ; diz-rup'shun (Wor.).
dissemble dis-sem'bl, not diz-zern'bl.
dissent (n.) dis-sent'.
dissent (v.) dis-senf.
dissidence dis'sid-ens.
dissociate dis-so / shi-at.
dissociation dis-so-shi-a'shun or dis-sd-si-a'shun.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
262 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
dissoluble dis'so-lu-bl or dis-sol'u-bl.
See indissoluble.
dissolute dis'so-lut, not dis'so-loot
dissolve diz-olv', not dis-olv'.
dissyllabic dis-sil-ab'ik.
See trisyllabic.
dissyllable dis-sil'a-bl or dis'sil-a-bl.
See trisyllable.
distich dis'tik, not dis'tich.
distillate dis-til'at or dis'til-at.
distingue des~taN-ga/.
The feminine distinguee is pronounced as
above.
For a.N, see p. II.
distrait dis-tra'; Fr. pron., des-tra'.
distraite dis-traf; Fr. pron., des-trat'.
distraught dis-trot 7 .
district dis'trikt, not de^stnkt.
dithyramb diWi-ramb or dith^-ram.
diuresis di-u-re'sis.
diuretic di-u-ret^k.
diva de'va.
divagation di-va-ga'shun.
divalent dl~va r lent or div^-lent.
divan div-an r .
This word is commonly pronounced di'van, when
meaning either a large, low couch, or a coffee and
smoking saloon,
divaricate di-var'ik~at
dive (low resort) div.
diverge div-erj^ not dl-verj'.
divergence div-eVj ens.
divers di'vers.
"Divers of Antonio's Creditors." Shakespeare.
See diverse.
diverse div-ers 7 or dFvers.
See divers.
diversely div-ers^i or di'vers-li.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 263
diversion div-er'shun, not div-er'zhun.
divert div-erf, not di-vert'.
divertissement de-ver-tes-maN'.
For JLN, see p. 10.
Dives di'vez, not divz.
divest div-est', not di-vesf.
Divina Commedia de-ve'na kom-ma'dya.
divisive div-i'siv.
divorce div-ors', not di'vors.
divorcee de-vor-sa'.
The masculine form divorce Is pronounced as
above,
divulge div-ulj'.
The Oxford English Dictionary gives di-vulj' as
an alternative pronunciation.
Dixmude dix-mud'.
Webster says deks-mud', des-mud or de-mild.
Dmitriev dme / tre-yef.
Dnieper ne'per; Russian pron., dnyep'r.
Dniester nes^ter ; Russian pron., dnyest'r.
Dobell (Sydney) do-beT.
Dobruja dd-broc/ja.
Also written Dobrudja, pronounced as above, and
Dobrogea do-bro'zha.
docent do'sent ; Ger. pron., dot-sent 7 .
See privat-docent.
docible dos^b-l.
docile dos'Tl or do'sil.
In Great Britain, commonly pronounced d5'sil.
See indocile.
doctrinaire dok-trin-ar 7 .
Dodecanese do~dek-a-nes'.
Dodonasus do-do-ne'us.
does duz. ^
"By some erroneously pronounced dooz." Wor.
dog d8g.
Many persons, in their effort to avoid the 6 sound
in this word, fall into the error of pronouncing it
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
264 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
dog. The correct sound is midway between 6 and 6.
See accost.
doge doj.
dogged (a.) dog'ed or dog'id.
See accost, dog.
dogged (part.) dogd.
See dog,, learned.
doggerel d&fer-el.
See accost^ dog.
dogma dog'ma, not dog'ma nor dog'ma.
See accost.
Dolbear dol'ber.
dolce dol'cha.
See Beatrice Cenci.
Dolce (Carlo) dol'cha.
Also written Dolri, but pronounced dol'che.
See Beatrice CencL
dolce far niente dol'cha far nyen'ta.
See Beatrice Cenci.
doldrums dolMrumz; dol-drumz (Stor.).
Dolgorouki dal-ga-roo^e.
Also written Dolgorukova, but pronounced dal-
ga-roo-ka'vo.
Dollinger ( Dr. ) dol'mg-er .
For 6, see p. 10.
dolman dol'man.
See dolmen.
dolmen dol'-men.
See dolman.
Dolomites dol'6-mlts.
dolor do'ler.
Also written dolour, but pronounced as above.
"The Seven Dolors of Mary."
Dolores do-lo^es.
dolorific dol-or-if'ik.
doloroso do-lo-ro'so.
dolorous dol'er~us.
Dom (cathedral) dom.
(For Key of Signs, sec p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 265
Dom (title) dom; Port, pron., dom.
"Dom Pedro."
domain do-man 7 , not do'man.
Domenichino do-ma-ne-ke'no.
Domesday domz'da or doomz'da.
"The Domesday Book."
Domett (Alfred) dom'et, not do-met 7 ,
domical do'mik-al or dom'ik-al.
domicile dom'is-il.
The Oxford English Dictionary gives dom'is-il
as an alternative form.
Domingue do-maN'gu.
For aN, see p. n.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer,
Dominica dom-m-e'ka.
Dominical do-min'ik-al.
"The Dominical Letter."
Dominican do-mm'ik-an.
"The Dominican Republic."
dominie dom'in-e or do'mm-e.
"The second is common in the United States,
probably through the influence of the Dutch pro-
nunciation." Web.
Domitian do-rmsh'i-an or d6-m!sh / an.
Dom Pedro de Alcantara dom pa/dro da al-kan 7 -
ta-ra.
Domremy-la-Pucelle doN-re-me 7 la pii-seF.
For u, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Don (river) don.
Don (title) don; Sp. pron., don.
"Don Carlos."
Dona (title) do'na.
See Donna (title).
Dona (title) d6 r nya.
"Dona Sol."
See canon.
Donalbain don^l-ban.
donate do'nat or do-naf.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
2 66 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Donati do-na/te.
"Donates Comet."
Donati do-na/ti.
donative don'a-tiv.
Haldeman prefers do'na-tiv.
Don Carlos don kar'los.
Doncaster dongk'as-ter.
See Alnwick.
Don Cesar de Bazan doN sa-zar' du ba-zaN'.
For a,N, ON, see pp. 10, ir.
Don Cleofas don kle'6-fas.
Donegal don-e-gol' or don'e-gol.
Don Giovanni don jo-van'ne.
Donizetti do-ned-zet'te.
See Abrussi.
donjon diin'jun or don' j on.
Don Jose don jo'za ; Sp. pron., don Ld-za'.
See Jorutto.
Don Juan don ju'an; Sp. pron., don hwan'.
In Spanish, / before a vowel is pronounced like a
strong guttural A.
donkey dong'ki.
The Century Dictionary prefers clung'ki, an ob-
solescent pronunciation.
Donna (title) don'a; It pron., don'na.
See Dona (title).
Donne (John) don or dun.
Donne Curiose don'na k6d-re-6'se.
Don Pasquale don pas-kwa'la.
Don Quixote don kwiks'ot ; Sp. pron., don ke-
" ho'ta.
In Spanish, x before a vowel is pronounced like a
strongly aspirated h, approximating the German K.
See p. 12.
D'ooge do'ge.
door dor.
"The o sound (d) in this position (f.<?., before r
in accented syllables) has been largely replaced in
the cultivated speech of the South of England ( es~
(For Key of Signs, sec p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 267
pecially in London) by the sound of 6 (0r&), so
that mounting is pronounced like morning, pork
rimes with fork, court with tort, etc. The ordinary
modern English long 5 o (o) is still retained even
in this position, however, in the North of England,
and, as a rule, in America." Web.
dopey do'pi.
Also written dopy, but pronounced as above.
Dordogne dor-don'yu .
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Dore, Gustave giis-tav' do-ra'.
For u, see p. 10.
Doria dd're-a.
Doria, Andrea an-dra'a dor'e-a.
Dorian do'ri-an.
Doric dor'ik, not do'rik.
Doricize dor'is-iz.
Doris do'ris.
dormant (heraldry) dormant.
dormitory dor'rmt-o-ri.
Dorothea dor-6-the'a.
Dorpat dor'pot.
Dorritt (Little) dorTt.
D'Orsay, Quai ka dor~sa r .
D'Orsay (Count) d6r-sa r .
dos-a-dos do-za-do'.
dost dust.
"Sometimes pronounced dost." Wor.
Dostoevski das-ta-yef'ski.
Also written Dostoyevsky, but pronounced as
above.
dot (dowry) dot; Fr. pro., dt.
T final, in French words, is generally silent.
dotage do'taj, not dot'aj.
dotard d5 r tard, not dot'ard.
doth duth, not doth.
Dotheboys* Hall dob'tiie-boiz hoi.
"Nicholas Nickleby."
(For Key of Signs, see .19)
268 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Douaumont doo-6-moN'.
douane doo-an' or dwan.
douanier dwa-nya'.
Douai doo-a'.
See Douay.
Douay doo-a'.
'The Douay Bible."
See Douai.
double-entendre doo'bl aN-taN'dru.
For aN, see p. 10.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer, double-entente.
double-entente -doo'bl aN-taNt'.
The phrase double-entendre is of English coin-
age, and is rendered in French by double-entente.
For aN, see p. 10.
See double-entendre.
doubloon (coin) dub-loon',
douce dobs.
"And this is a douce, honest man." Scott.
douceur doo-sur' ; Fr. pron., doo-sor'.
For 6, see p. 10.
douche doosh.
doughty dow'ti.
Douma doo'ma.
See Duma, another spelling.
Doumergue doo-marg'.
dour door.
Dovref jeld dov-re-fyaF.
Dow (Gerard) dow.
Also written Dou f Doitw, but pronounced as
above,
doyen dwa-yaN 7 .
For aN, see p. n.
Drachenfels dra'Ken-fels.
For K, see p. 12.
drachm dram,
drachma drak'ma.
Draco dra/ko.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 269
Draconian dra-ko'm-an.
draconlc d ra-kon'ik.
draft draft, not draft.
See ask.
drag'ee dra-zha'.
dragoman drag'o-man.
dragonnades drag-6n-adz' ; Fr. pron. ? dra-goN-
nad'.
For ON, see p. n.
dragoon dra-goon'.
drama dra'ma .
Worcester says dra'ma or dram'a.
dramatis personse dram'a-tis per-so'ne, not dra-
matis per-so'ne.
dramatist dram'a-tlst.
draught draft, not draft.
See ask.
draughts (checkers) drafts, not drafts.
See ask.
Drawcansir dro'kan-ser.
drawer dro'er, not dror.
drawers dro r erz, not drorz.
A word of two syllables, when correctly pro-
nounced.
Drdla dercWa.
dreadnought dred'not.
Dreibund cln'boont.
Dreyfus dra-fiis r .
For ii, see p. 10.
Drigo dre'go.
Drina dr^na.
Drogheda dro r he-da.
The h is strongly aspirated in this word,
drollery clrol'er-i.
dromedary drum'e-da-ri or drom'e-da-ri.
"The leading dictionaries all prefer the pronun-
ciation drtim', but drain' is now much used, both
in England and America." Web.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
270 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Dromio dro'mi-6.
"Comedy of Errors."
droschke drosh'ke.
droshky drosh'ki.
drosky dros'ki.
dross dros, not dros nor dros.
See accost.
Drouet d'Erlon droo-e' der-loN'.
For ON, see p. n.
drought drowt.
drouth drowth.
Drouyn de Lhuys droo-aN' du lii-es'.
For ii, aN, see pp. 10, n.
drown drown,
drowned drownd.
drowning drown 'ing.
D ruid dr oo'i d .
Druses droo'zez.
dryad dri x ad.
dryades drFa-dez.
dryas dri'as.
Dryburgh drFbiir-o.
"Dryburgh Abbey."
Drysdale drizMal.
dual dtr'al, not doo'aL
See duel.
Dubail dii-b^y.
Du Barry dii ba-re 7 .
For ii, see p. 10.
dubiety du-bT'e-ti.
dubious du^bi-iis.
Dubois dtt~bwa/.
For it, see p. 10.
Du Boisgobey dii bwa-go-ba/,,
For u, see p. 10.
Du Bois-Reymoncl du-bwa r ra-moN^
For ii, aw, see pp. 10, ii,
(.For Key of Signs f see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 271
Dubrovnik doo'brdv-nek,
Dubufe dii-buf'.
Dubuque doo-buk'.
ducat duk'at, not du'kat.
Du Chaillu dii sha-yu'.
For u, see p. 10.
Duchesne du-shen'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Duclos dii-klo'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Ducos dii-ko'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Ducrot du-kro'.
For ii, see p. 10.
ductile duk'til, not duk'tel.
Dudevant (Mme.) diid-vaN'.
For ii, aN, see p 10.
due du, not doo.
duel du'el, not doo'el.
See dual.
duello doo-eFo.
duena dwa/nya.
See canon.
duenna du-en'a.
duet du-et'.
Dughet dii-ge 7 .
Du Guesclin dii ga-klaN r .
For it, aN, see pp. 10, n
duke duk, not dock nor dyuk.
dulcamara dul-ka-ma'ra.
Dulcamara (Dr.) dool-ka-ma'ra.
"L'Elisir d'Amore."
duloana diil-si-an^a.
dulcimer duFsim-er.
dulcinea diil-sin'e-a or dul-sm-e'a.
Dulcinea del Toboso dul-sir/e-a del td-bo'sd ; Sp.
pron., dool-the-na r a del to-bo'so.
See Cdceres.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
272
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Dulwicli duTij or dul'ich.
See Alnwick.
duly du'li, not doo'li.
Duma ddo'ma.
See Douma, another spelling.
Du Maurier dii mo-rya'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Dumas du-ma/.
For ii, see p. 10.
Dumfries dum-fres'*
Accent the final syllable.
Dumouriez du-mob-rya'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Dunajec doo-na'yet.
Duncan dung'kan, not dun'kan.
Dundee dun-de'.
Dungeness dunj-neV.
Dunkirk dun'kurk.
Dunsany dun-sa'm.
Dunsinane dun-sin-an' or dun-sm'an.
To conform with the meter, Shakespeare uses the
second pronunciation in the following' lines from
Macbeth:
" until
Great Birnam wood to high Dunsi'nane hill
Shall come against him."
See Andronicus, Lupercal.
duodenum du-o-de'num.
Duomo dwo^mo; It. pron., dwo^no.
Duplessis dii ple-se r .
For ii, see p. 10.
Dupont (Admiral ) du-pont'.
Du Pont de Nemours dtt poN' de ne-m6or'.
Dupre, Jules zhiil dii-pra'.
For u, see p. 10.
Dupuy dii-pwe'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Dupuytren du-pwe-traN'.
For ii, an, see pp. 10, n.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 273
Duquesne dii-kan'.
For u, see p. 10.
Duquesnoy dii-ke-nwa'.
duralumin du^a-lu'min.
dura mater du'ra master.
See pia mater.
Durante dod-ran'ta.
Durazzo doo-rad'zo.
Durbar dur'bar.
Diirer, Albrecht al'breKt dii'rer.
For ii, K, see pp. 10, 12.
duress du'res or du-res'.
Duroc dii-rok'.
For ii, see p. 10.
durst durst.
Duse doo'za.
Diisseldorf dus'el-dorf.
For ii, see p. 10.
duteous du'te-us.
duty du'ti, not doo'ti nor dyu^i.
duumvir dft-um'ver.
See triumvir.
duumvirate du-umVir-at.
See triumvirate.
duumviri du-un/vir-i.
See triumviri.
Duval, Armand ar-maN' dii-vaF.
For ii, aN, see p. 10.
duvetyn ddo-ve-ten'.
Duyckinck di'kmgk.
Dvorak, Anton an'ton dvor'zhak.
dwar f (J wor f .
Dwina dwe'na.
Also written Dvina, but pronounced dve'na,
dyad dl'ad.
Dyak dl'ak.
Dyaus-pitri dyows-pe'tri.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
274 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
dynamic di-nam'ik or dm-am'ik.
dynamics di-nam'iks or dm-am'jks.
dynamite di'na-mit or din'a-mit.
dynamo di'na-md.
dynasty di'nas-ti or dm'as-ti.
Dynow de'nov.
Dysart di'zart.
dysentery dis'en-ter-i.
dysgenic dis- j en'ik.
dyspepsia dis-pep'si-a or dis-pep'sha.
dyspepsy dis-pep'si.
dyspnoea disp-ne'a.
Also written dyspnea, but pronounced as above,
dysuria dis-u'ri-a.
dystiry dis r ti-ri.
E
Eames (Emma) amz, not emz.
eastward est-werd .
eau de cologne 6 de ko-lon'.
eau de vie o-de-ve'.
Eaux, Les la zo'.
Eaux Vives 6 vev'.
Ebal e/bal.
"Ebal and Gerizim."
Ebers, Georg ga-6rG / ambers.
For G, see p. 12.
Ebert a-bert.
Ebionite e'bi-6-nit.
Eblis eb'lis.
Eboracum e-bor'a-kum or eb-o-r^ktim.
See No'Vinn Eboracum.
Ebro e'bro ; Sp. pron., a/bro.
ebullience e-buKyens.
ebullition eb-til-ish'un.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 375
eburin eb'u-rin.
Also written eburine, but pronounced as above,
eburnation e-bur-na'srmn or eb-ur-na'shun.
eburnine e-bur'nm or eb'ur-nm.
ecarte a~kar-ta/.
Ecbatana ek-bat'a-na.
ecce homo ek'se ho'mo.
Ecclefechan ek-1-fek'ari.
Echegaray a-cha-ga-rr".
echelon esh'e-lon; Fr. pron., ash-loN'.
For ON, see p. n.
echinoderm e-ki'no-derm.
Echo ek'6 or e'ko.
Eckmiihl (Battle of) ek'mul.
For u, see p. 10.
eclair a-klar'.
eclaircissement a-klar-ses'maisr.
For aN, see p. 10.
eclat a-kla'.
eclectic ek-lek r tik.
eclecticism ek-lek'tis-izm.
eclogue ek x log.
ficole des Beaux Arts a-kolMa boz-ar'.
ficole Polytechnique a-kSFpSl-e-tek-nek'.
economic e-ko-norn r ik or ek-6-nom'ik.
Webster and the Century prefer e-ko-nom'ik ;
Worcester prefers ek-6-nom'ik ; while the Stand-
ard and Stormonth give ek-6-nom'ik only,
economical e-ko-nom^k-al or ek-6-nom'ik-al.
economics e-ko-nom'iks or ek-6-nom'iks.
economist e-ko^o-mist.
economi ze e -kon^-mlz .
ecru a/kroo or ek'roo; Fr. pron., a-krii'.
For ii, see p. 10.
ecu (coin) a-kii'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Ecuador ek-wa-dor'.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
276 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
ecumenical ek-u-men'ik-al.
eczema ek'ze-ma .
"The pronunciation ek-ze'ma, though common, is
contrary to the Latin accentuation." Web.
Edam (cheese) e'dam.
Edam a-dam'.
edelweiss a'del-vis.
ed ema e-d e'ma .
See oedema, the preferred spelling.
Eden e'dn, not e'den.
edible ed'ib-1.
edict e'dikt.
"Formerly also accented e-dikl', as in Shake-
speare, who uses both." Web.
edile e'dil.
See adile, another spelling.
Edinburgh ed'n-bur-6, not ed'm-burg.
edition de luxe a-de-syoN' de liiks.
For ii, ON, see pp. 10^11.
educate ed'u-kat, not ej 7 6o-kat.
education ed-u-ka^hun, not ej-oo-ka'shun.
Eecloo a-klo'. .
e'en en.
e'er ar or ar.
eerie e x n.
See eery.
eery e'ri.
See eerie.
efferent ef'fer-ent, not ef-fer'ent.
See afferent.
effigies eFi-jiz.
effigy ef r i-ji.
effort ePort or ef^rt.
"Formerly also ef-fort'." Web.
effrontery ef-frm^ter-i; ef-front'er-i (HaL).
effusive ef-fu'siv, not ef-ft r ziv.
figalite a-ga-le-ta'.
"Philippe ggalitc."
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
Egeria e- j e'ri-a.
Egeus e-je'us.
"Midsummer Night's Dream."
See Mgeus.
eggnog eg-nog'.
egis e'jis.
See agis.
eglantine eg'lan-tm or eg'lan-tm.
ego e'go or eg'6.
"In the United States, the pronunciation e'-go,
in accordance with the accepted rules for English
pronunciation of Latin words, still prevails for this
word and its derivatives, but, according to the Ox-
ford English Dictionary, this pronunciation is now
seldom heard in England/' Web.
egoism e'gS-izm or eg'6-izm.
See note under ego.
egoist e'go-ist or eg'6-ist.
See note under ego.
egotism e'go-tizm or eg'6-tizm.
See note under ego.
egotist e'go-tist or eg'o-tist.
See note under ego.
egotistic e-go-tis'tik or eg-6-tis'tik.
See note under ego.
egotize e'go-tiz or eg'6-tiz.
egregious e-gre'jus or e-gre'ji-us.
egret e^gret or eg'ret.
eh ( inter j.) a or e.
Ehrenbreitstein a-ren-brit'shtm.
Ehrenfels a^en-fels.
eider (duck) rder.
Eifel (Prussia) i'i el.
Eiffel (Tower) ef-eF, not I'fel.
Although this name is of German origin, M.
Eiffel, the builder of the tower, is a French en-
gineer, and his countrymen pronounce the word as
if spelled Effel, with the accent on the final syllable,
eighth atth.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
278 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Eikon Basilike I'kon ba-sil'ik-e.
Eikonoclastes i-kon-6-klas'tez.
"Milton's Eikonoclastes"
Eildon (Hills) el'dun.
Eileen a-len'.
Eisteddvod as-teth'vod.
either e'ther or 1'ther (Web., C., Stor.) ; e'ther
(Stand., Wor.).
"The pronunciation I'ther is both American and
English, but is more prevalent in England (espe-
cially in London and the south) than in America.
In the 1 7th century the word was pronounced
approximately a'ther, as shown by Ellis, and, ac-
cording to the most reliable orthoepists of the
period, I'ther seems to have been the preferred pro-
nunciation, succeeding a'ther in the i8th century.
According to Walker, both e'ther and I'ther were
in general cultivated use by 1791, since which time
the orthoepists have favored e'ther as being more
generally preferred by good speakers." Web.
"Either and neither are so often pronounced
I'ther and nl'ther that it is hard to say to which
class they belong. Analogy, however, without
hesitation, gives the diphthong the sound of long
open e, rather than that of i, and rhymes them with
breather, one who breathes." Walker.
"Between ei'ther and el'ther there is little, in
point of good usage, to choose; . . . but usage, as
well as regularity, favors the sound of e in these
two words." Smart.
"For the pronunciation I'ther and nl'ther there
is no authority, either of analogy or of the best
speakers."./?. G. White.
The consensus of the above authorities is de-
cidedly in favor of e'ther; although I'ther is the
pronunciation of a very respectable minority in the
United States.
A Scotch professor, being asked which of the two
pronunciations of this word he preferred, replied:
"Ayther (a'ther) will do."
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 279
eject (n.) e'jekt.
eject (v.) e-jekt'.
Ekaterinburg ye-k^tye-ren-boork'.
Elagabalus e-la-gal/a-lus.
See Heliogabalus.
elan a-laN'.
For aw, see p. 10.
eland e'land.
The Standard Dictionary prefers el'and.
elasticity e-las-tis'it-i, not e-las-tiz'it-i.
Elbe elb ; Ger. pron., el'be.
Elbruz el-brooz'.
Elburz el-boorz'.
El Caney al ka~na'.
El Capitan el kap-i-tan'.
El Celoso el tha-lo'so or el sa-lo'so.
El Dorado el do-ra/do.
Elean (dialect) e'le-an.
Eleanor el'a-nor or eFe-a-nor.
Eleanora d'Este a-la-o-no^a des'ta.
Eleazar el-e-a^ar or e-le-a'zar.
"Eleazar and Ithamar.
Electra e-lek'tra.
electrician e-lek-tris^an.
electricity e-lek-tris'it-i or el-ek-tris'it-i.
electrize e-lek'triz.
electrolier e-lek-tro-ler'.
electrolysis e-lek-tr61 x is-is.
electrolyze e-lek^ro-Kz.
electron e-lek 7 tron.
electrotypy e-lek'tro-ti-pi ; e-lek-trot'ip-i
(Wor.).
eleemosynary el-e-m6s / in-a-ri or el-e-e-mos'-
in-a-ri.
Stormonth says el-e-moz'm-er-i.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
280 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
elegiac el-e'ji-ak or el-e-jl'ak.
This is the pronunciation given by Webster, the
Century, and the Standard.
The Oxford English Dictionary, Stormonth, ancf
Worcester say el-e-ji'-ak.
elegiacal el-e-ji'a-kal.
elegiast el-e'ji-ast.
elegist el'e-jist.
elegize el'e-jiz.
elephantiasis el-e-fan-ti'a-sis, not el-e-fan-ti-a'-
sis.
elephantine el-e-fan'tin or el-e-fan'tin, not el-e-
fan'ten.
elephantoid el-e-fan'toid.
Eleusinian el-u-sin'i-an.
"The Eleusinian Mysteries."
Eleusis e-lu'sis; Modern Greek, el-ePsis.
eleve a-lev 7 .
eleven e-lev'n, not lev'n.
Elgin (Marbles) el'gin, not eKjm.
Elgin (Canada) el'gm.
Elgin (Illinois) eFjm.
Elgin (Scotland) eFgm.
Eli e'H.
i4 The Sons of Eli."
Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani ! a x le, a'le, la/ma sa-
baK-tha-ne r .
For K, see p. 12.
Elia e'li-a.
"Lamb intended the name, which was that of an
Italian acquaintance, to be pronounced el'lia, but
this pronunciation has apparently never been used
to any extent." Web.
"The Essays of Elia."
Elian e'li-an.
"Elian Doctrines.'*
Elias e-K'as.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 2 8l
elicit e-lls'it.
To be distinguished from illicit, which see.
eligible ell-jlb-l.
Elihu e-K'hu or el'i-hu.
Elijah e-H'ja.
See Elisha.
Elinor el'm-or.
Eliphalet e-lif'a-let.
Elisha e-ll'sha.
See Elijah.
Elisir d'Amore, L' la le-zer' da-md'ra.
elisor el'iz-er or e-li'zer.
elite a-let'.
elixir e-lik'ser, not el'ik-ser.
Elizabethan e-liz-a-be'than or e-liz'a-beth-an.
Elizur e-li'zer.
Ellen el'en, not eFiin.
ellipse el-ips r .
Ellora el-6'ra.
"The Cave-Temples of Ellora."
elm elm, not el'iim.
See chasm, prism.
Elnathan el-na'than.
elocution el-o-ku^hun.
eloge a-16zh'.
Elohim el-o^im or el-6'hem.
The Century and Standard Dictionaries say eT-
6-him.
Elohist e-lo'hist.
elongate e-long^at or e'long-gat, not e-lon'gat.
The Century Dictionary says e-long'gat
elongation e-16ng-ga/shun, not e-lon-ga'shim.
eloquence el'6-kwens.
Elsass-Lothringen el-zas' lot'rmg-en.
See Alsace-Lorraine, Luther.
Elsinore el-sm-or 7 , not eFsin~6r.
"But what is your affair in Elsinore f"
Shakespeare.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
282 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Elssler (Fanny) els'ler, not es'ler.
elusive e-lu 7 siv; e-lu 7 ziv (Stor.).
See illusive.
elusory e-lu'so-ri.
filysee, L' la-le~za 7 .
Elysian e-lizh 7 an or e-liz 7 i-an, not e-le 7 zhan.
Stormonth says e-Kzh'i-an.
"The Elysian Fields."
Elysium e-lizh'i-um or e-liz'i-um.
elytrin el 7 i-trin.
Elzevir el 7 ze-ver or eKze-ver.
emaciate e-ma'shi-at.
Emaus em'a-us .
embalm em-bam 7 ,
embassador em-bas'a-der.
See ambassador, the preferred spelling,
emblazon em-bla/zun.
emblematist em-blem / a-tist.
emblematize eni-blem'a-tlz.
embonpoint aN-boN-pwaN / .
For aN, aN, ON, see pp. 10, n.
emboss em-bos 7 .
See accost.
embouchure aN-boo-shur 7 .
For ii, aN, see p. 10.
embrasure em-bra'zhur.
Stormonth says em-bra'zhoor.
embryo em / bn-6.
embryonal em'bri-o-nal.
Emden em 7 d en.
emeer e-mer 7 .
See emir.
emendation e-men-da/shun or em-en-da 7 shun,
emeritus e-mer r it-us.
emersion e-mer 7 shun.
See immersion.
emeute a-mut 7 ; Fr. pron., a-mot 7 .
For 6, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, sec p< ig)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 283
emigrant em'i-grant
See immigrant.
emigrate em'i-grat.
See immigrate.
emigration em-i-gra'shun.
See immigration.
emigre a-me-gra'.
fimil e-meT.
fimile a-mel'.
"Rousseau's Emile"
Emilia e-mil'i-a.
Eminence Grise, L' la-me-naNs' grez.
For a.N, see p. 10.
Eminence Rouge, L J la^me-naNs' roozh.
For aN, see p. 10.
eminent em'in-ent.
See imminent.
emir e-mer' or e'mer.
See emeer.
Emma ern'ma, not em'mer.
Emmanuel em-man'u-el.
See ImmanueL
Emmaus em-a'us or em'a-us.
Emmeline em'e-lm.
Also written Emeline, but pronounced as above,
emmenagogue em-en'a-gog or em-e'na-gog.
emolliate e-moFi-at.
emollient e-mol'yent or e-moKi-ent.
Empedocles em-ped'o-klez.
emphasis em' fa-sis.
empiric (n.) em-pir'ik, formerly also em'pir-ik.
empiric (a.) em-pir'ik.
empiricism em-pir'is-izm.
employe em-ploi-a/; Fr. pron., aN-plwa-ya'.
For aN, see p. 10.
See employee.
employee em-ploi-e'.
See employe.
{For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
284 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
employee a N -plwa-y a' .
For aN, see p. 10.
empress em'pres, not em'prus.
See damage.
empressement aN-pres-maN'.
For aN, see p. 10.
empyema em-pi-e'ma.
empyreal em-pir'e-al or em-pir-e'-al.
empyrean em-pir-e'an.
The Oxford English Dictionary and Worcester
give em-pir'e-an as an alternative form,
empyreuma em-pi-roo'ma.
empyreumatic em-pi-roo-mat'ik.
Ems ems, not emz.
In German, s final is sharp, as in this.
emu e'mu.
Also written emeu, but pronounced as above,
emulsion e-mul'shun.
emulsive e-mul'siv.
enallage en-al'a- j e.
enate e'nat or e-nat r .
enceinte an-sant r ; Fr. pron., aN-saNt 7 .
For aN, aN, see pp. 10, n.
Enceladus en-seKa-dtts.
encephalic en-se-fal'ik, not en-sef'a-lik.
encephalon en-se Pa-Ion,
enchant en-chant', not en-chant'.
See asfc.
enchiridion en-ld-nd r i-6n or en-kir-idt-on.
Encke eng'ke.
"Encke's Comet."
enclasp en-klasp', not en-klasp'.
See ask.
encomium en-ko'mi-um.
encore ang-kor 7 ; Fr. pron., aN-kor'.
For aN, see p.' 10.
encrinite en'krin-it.
encyclic en-sik'lik or en-sT'klik.
(For Key of Signs, sec p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 2 8$
encyclical en-sik'lik-al or en-si'klik-al.
encyclopedia en-si-klS-pe'di-a.
Also written encylopadia, but pronounced as
above,
encyclopedic en-sl-kld-pe'dik or en-si-kld-ped'ik.
Also written encylopadic, but pronounced as
above.
Encyclopedic, L J laN-se-klo-pa-de'.
For a.N, see p. 10.
encyclopedism en-sl-klo-pe'dizm.
Also written encylopczdism, but pronounced as
above,
encyclopedist en-si-klo-pe'dist.
Also written encylopadist, but pronounced as
above.
endive en'div or en'div.
endocarditis en-do-kar-di'tis.
See itis (termination).
endocrine en'do-krm.
endogamy eii-dog'a-mi.
See exogamy.
endogen en'do-jen.
See exogen.
endogenous en-do j'e-niis.
See exogenous.
endorse en-dors',
endosmose en'doz-mos or en'dos-mos.
See exosmose.
endosmosis en-doz~mo'sis or en-dos-mo'sis.
See ex osmosis.
Endymion en-dim'i-on.
Eneid e-ne'id or e'ne-id.
See Mneid, the preferred spelling,
enema en'e-ma or e-ne'ma.
"The second pronunciation is very common, but,
being contrary to the Latin and Greek accentuation,
it has been usually considered erroneous by orthoe-
pists." Web.
enemata e-nem'a-ta.
286 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
enervate en'er-vat or e-nur'vat.
"The second pronunciation formerly prevailed
and is still preferred by many.' 7 Web.
en evidence aN na-ve-daNs'.
For aN, see p. 10.
en famille aN fa-me'yu.
For aN, see p. 10.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
enfilade en-fil-ad'.
enfranchise en-fran'chiz or en-fran'chiz.
See disenfranchise.
enfranchisement en-fran'chiz-ment.
See disenfranchisement.
Engadine en~ga-den',
Accent the final syllable.
Enghien, d' daN-gaN' or daN-ge-aN'.
For aN, aN, see pp. 10, n.
engine en'jin, not en'jm.
enginery en'jin-ri, not en'jm-er-i.
Engis (skull) aN-zhes'.
"The Engis Skull."
For aN, see p. 10.
England ing-gland, not eng'gland.
English ing'glish, not eng'glish.
engross en-gros'.
enhance en-hans', not en-hans 7 .
See ask.
Enid e 7 nid.
enigma e-mg'ma; en-ig'ma (Stor.).
enigmatic e-mg-mat'ik or en-ig-mat-ik.
en masse aN mas'.
For aN, see p. 10.
ennead en'e-ad.
ennui ang-nwe'; Fr. pron., aN-nwe r .
"Although ennui has long been used in English,
it has not been naturalized in pronunciation, but
the plural, which is rare, may be pronounced with
sounded V." Web.
For aN, see p. 10.
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 287
ennuye aN-nwe-ya/.
r For aN, see p. 10.
ennuyee aN-nwe-ya'.
For aN, see p. 10.
en passant aN pa-saN'.
For aN, see p. 10.
enquiry en-kwl'ri.
See inquiry, the preferred spelling 1 ,
en rapport aN ra~p6r 7 .
For aN, see p. 10.
en regie aN reg'l.
For aN, see p. 10.
en route aN root'.
For aN, see p. 10.
ensemble aN-saN'bl.
For aN, see p. 10.
ensign en'sm, not en'sm.
See ensigncy.
ensigncy en'sin-si.
Worcester says en'sin-si.
See ensign.
ensilage en'sil-a j .
en suite aN swet'.
For aN, see p. 10.
entelechy en-tel r e-ki.
entente cordiale aN-taNt' kor-dyaK.
For aN, see p. 10.
enteric en-ter'ik.
"enteric Fever."
enteritis en-ter-I'tis.
See itis (termination).
enthusiasm en-thu'zi-azm.
Do not pronounce the final syllable azum.
enthymeme en'thi-mem.
entourage aN-too-razh^.
For aN, see p. 10.
entozoon en-to-zo'on.
entr'-acte aN-trakt 7 .
For aN, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19}
288 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Entragues, Henrietta cT aN-re-et' daN-trag'.
For a.N, see p. 10.
entrails en'tralz.
entrance (n.) en'trans.
entrance (v.) en-trans 7 ,
entree aN-tra'.
For aN, see p. 10.
entremets aN-tre-ma'.
For EN, see p. 10.
entre nous a'N-tre nob 7 .
For EN, see p. 10.
entrepot aN-tre-po'.
For aN, see p. 10.
entresol en'ter-sol; Fr. pron., aN-tre-sol'.
For aN, see p. 10.
enunciate e-nun'shi-at
See annunciate.
enunciation e-nun-si-a/shun or e-nun-shi-a'shun.
The Oxford English Dictionary and Worcester
say e-nun-shi-a'shun.
See annunciation.
enunciative e-niin'slii-a-tiv or e-nun'si-a-tiv.
envelop (n.) en-vel'op or en'vel-op.
Often pronounced, when meaning an "inclosing
cover," approximately, as French, aN-ve-lop'.
For aN, see p. 10.
envelop (v.) en-veKup.
envelope (n.) en x vel-6p.
"The Century Dictionary prefers en-vel'iip.
The note under envelop (n.) applies to this word
also,
enveloppe aN-ve-lop r .
For aN, see p. 10.
environment en-vFrun-ment.
environs en-vi'riinz or eii'vir-onz.
envoi aN-vwa'.
For aN, see p. 10.
envoy (messenger) en'voi.
See envoy (postscript).
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 289
envoy (postscript) en'voi.
The Century says en-voi'.
See envoy (messenger).
Eocene e'6-sen.
eohippus e-6-hip'us.
Eolian e-6'li-an.
See Molian, the preferred spelling.
Eolic e-61'ik.
See JEolic, the preferred spelling.
eon e'on.
See cson, another spelling.
Eos e'os.
Eothen e-o'then.
Eozoic e-6-zo'ik.
eozoon e-o-zo'on.
"Eozoon Canadense."
epact e'pakt.
The Standard Dictionary says ep'akt, and the
Oxford English Dictionary gives it as an alterna-
tive form.
Epaminondas e-pam-in-on'das.
Epaphroditus e-paf-rS-dFtus.
epaulet ep r o-let.
Also written epaulette, but pronounced as above,
Epee, de T de la pa',
epencephalic ep-en-se- f aKik.
epencephalon ep-en-se f^a-lon.
epergne e-purn r or a-pern 7 .
fipernay a-par-n^-
Epes eps, not e r pez.
Epeus e-pe^iis.
ephah e'fa, not ef'a.
Also written epha, but pronounced as above,
ephemera e-fen^er-a.
ephemeral e-fern / er-al.
Ephialtes ef-i-aTtez.
ephod ef'od.
ephor ef^or.
(For Key of Signs, jse ^.19)
290
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
ephphatha ef'a-tha.
Ephraim e-fra-im, not e'frum.
Ephratah ef'ra-ta.
Also written Ephrata, but pronounced as above,
epicene ep'i-sen.
Also written epicoene, but pronounced as above.
Epictetus ep-ik-te'tus .
"Epictetus's Manual."
Epicurean ep-i-kii-re'an.
Less properly, ep-i-ku're-an.
Epicureanism ep-i-ku-re'an-izm.
Epicurus ep-i-ku'rus.
epicycle ep'i-si-kl.
epicyclic ep-i-sik'lik or ep-i-si'klik.
epiglottis ep-i-glot'is.
See glottis.
epilepsy ep'i-lep-si.
epilogism e-pil'6-jizm.
See epilogize.
epilogize ep-il'6-jlz or e-piFo-jiz.
epilogue ep x i-16g, not ep'i-log.
Epimeni des ep-i-men^-dez .
epimysium ep-i-mizVi-um or ep-I-miz'i-um.
fipina a-pe-na r .
fipinay, d' da-pe-na'.
Epiphany e-pif'a-m.
Epirus e-pi x rus.
episode ep'i-sod.
episodic ep-i-sod'ik, not ep-i-so'dik.
epistle e-pis 7 !, not e-pist'l.
epitaph ep^-taf, not ep r i-taf.
See ask.
epithalamion ep-i-tha-la'mi-on.
See epithalamiumj another spelling,
epithalamium ep-I-tha-la'mi-um.
See epithalamion.
epithelial ep-i-the'li-al
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19}
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 2 gi
epithelium ep-i-the'li-um.
epitome e-pit'6-me, not ep'i-tdm.
epitomize e-pit-6-miz.
epizootic ep-i-zo-ot'ik, not ep-i-zoo'tik.
epizooty ep-i-zo'6-ti, not ep-i-zoo'ti.
epoch ep'ok or e'pok.
This is the pronunciation of Webster, Worcester,
and the Oxford English Dictionary.
The Century says e'pok or ep'ok; the Standard,
ep'ok; and Stormonth, e'pok.
epochal ep'6-kal.
epode ep'od.
eponym ep'6-mrn.
epopee ep'6-pe or ep-6-pe'.
epos ep'os.
epsilon ep'sil-on.
equability e'kwa-biFit-i or ek-wa-biFit~i.
equable e 7 kwa-bl or ek'wa-bl.
equably e 7 kwa-bli or ek r wa-bli.
equanimity e-kwa-nim'it-i, not ek-wa-nim'it-i.
equation e-kwa/shun or e-kwa'zhiin.
This is the marking of Webster and the Century
Dictionary.
The Oxford English Dictionary, the Standard,
Stormonth, and Worcester say e-kwa'shun.
equatorial e-kwa-td'ri-al.
equerry ek'wer-i or e-kwer^.
This is the marking of Webster, Worcester, the
Century, and the Oxford English Dictionary. The
Standard and Stormonth say ek'wer-i.
Also written equery, but pronounced as above,
equestrienne e-kwes-tri-en'.
equilibrant e-kwil'i-brant.
equilibrate e-kwiH'brat, not e-kwil'i-brat.
equilibration e-kwil-i-bra'shun, not e-kwil'i-bra-
shun.
equiJibrator e-kwiH'bra-ter, not e-kwiFib-ra-ter,
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
292
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
equilibrist e-kwil'ib-rist.
The Century Dictionary says e-kwil-i'brist.
equilibrium e-kwi-Hb'ri-um.
equilibrize e-kwil'i-briz.
equine e'kwm.
The Century and Standard Dictionaries say
e'kwm or e'kwin.
equinoctial e-kwi-nok'shal.
equinox e'kwm-oks.
equipage ek'wi-paj, not e-kwip'aj.
equipoise e'kwi-poiz.
Smart says ek'wi-poiz.
equisonance e-kwi-so'nans or e-kwis'6-nans.
equitable ek'wi-ta-bl, not e-kwit'a-bl.
equites ek'wi-tez.
equivoke ek'wi-vok or e'kwi-vok.
Also written equivoque, but pronounced as above.
See equivoque.
equivoque a-ke-v5k'.
See equivoke.
era e'ra.
firard a-rar r .
erasable e-ra'sa-bl.
erasion e-ra^hun.
Erasmus e-raz^nus, not e-ras'mus.
erasure e-ra'zhur, not e-ra/shur.
Erato er^-to.
Eratosthenes er-a-tos'the-nez.
Ercilla y Zuniga, de da er-thel'ya e thoo'nye-ga.
See Cdceres, Zamacois.
Erckmann-Chatrian erk'man sha-tre-aN 7 .
For aN, see p. 10.
ere ar.
Stormonth says ar.
Erebus er'e-bus.
"Not Erebus itself were dim enough
To hide thee from prevention."
Shakespeare.
(For Key of Signs, sec p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 293
Erectheum er-ek-the'iim, not er-ek'the-um.
erectile e-rek'til.
eremacausis er-e-ma-ko'sis.
eremite eVe-mit
erethism er'e-thizm.
Eretria ( Greece) e-re'tri-a.
ergo er'go.
ergot er'got
Eric e'rik or er'ik.
Erie e'ri.
Erigena e-rij'e-na or er~i-je'na.
Erin e'rin or er'm.
Erin go bragh a'rm go brar/.
For G, see p. 12.
Erinyes e-rin'i-ez.
Also written Erinnyes, but pronounced as above.
Erinys e-rin'is or e-ri'ms or er-i'ms.
Also written Erinnys, but pronounced as above.
Eris e'ris or er'is.
Eritrea (Italy) er-e-tra'a.
Erlangen er 7 lang-en.
ermine er-min.
Ernani er-na'ne.
See Hernani, another spelling.
ErOvS e'ros.
Erostratus e-ros'tra-tus.
err er.
errand er r and.
errata er-ra'ta.
erratum er-ra'tum.
Erskine urs'km.
erudite er'oo-dit
erudition er-cjo-dish^un.
erysipelas er-i-sip'e-las, not ir-i-sip'e-las.
The first syllable of this word is almost univer-
sally mispronounced.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
294 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Erythraean er-i-thre'an.
"The Erythraean Sibyl."
Erzerum er-zoo-room 7 .
Esaias e-za'yas or e-zi'as.
escadrille es-ka-driF.
escalade es-ka-lad'.
escalop es-kol'up or es-kal'iip.
Also written escallop, but pronounced as above,
escapade es-ka-pad'.
eschatology es-ka-tol'6-ji.
escheat es-chet'.
eschew es-choo'.
eschscholtzia e-sholfsi-a or e-sholt'si-a.
The pronunciation es-kolt'sha is frequently heard.
Escobar es-ko-bar' ( Sp. ) es'kd-bar ( Ger . ) .
Escorial es-ko'ri-al ; Sp. pron., es-ko-re-al'.
See escurial.
escort (n.) es'kort.
escort (v.) es-kort 7 .
See absent,
escritoire es-kri-twar' ; Fr. pron., es-kre-twar'.
escudo es-koo^io.
See Guadalquivir.
Escurial es-ku'ri-al.
See Escorial.
escutcheon es-kuch^un.
Esdraelon es-dra-e'lon.
Eskimo es'kim-6.
See Esquimau.
Eskimos es'kim-6z.
See Esquimaux.
esophagus e-sof'a-gus.
Also written cesophagus, but pronounced as above,
esoteric es-6-ter'ik.
See exoteric,
Esperanto es-per-an'to.
espial es-pral.
espionage es'pi-6-naj or es-pl'6-naj.
{For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 295
esplanade es-pla-nad' ; Fr. pron., es-pla-nad'.
Espremesnil a-pra-ma-nel'.
Also written prememl, but pronounced as above.
esprit es-pre'.
esprit de corps es-pre' de kor.
esquamate e-skwa'mat
Esquiline (Hill) es'kwil-m or es-ke-len'.
Esquilino, Monte mon'ta es-kwe-le'no.
Esquilinus, Mons monz es-kwil-i'nus.
Esquimau es'kim-6.
See Eskimo.
Esquimaux es / kmi-6 or es'kim-oz.
See Eskimos.
esquire es-kwir'.
Esquirol es-kwe-rol'.
Esquiros es-kwe-ros'.
essay (n.) es'a.
"Formerly, often es-a'." Web.
essay (v.) es-a/.
See absent.
essayist eVa-ist, not es-a'ist.
Essene es-en'.
See Essene s.
Essenes es-enz / or es r e-nez.
See Essene.
Essenism es'e-mzm or es-e^nizm.
Estados Uniclos es-ta'thos oo-ne'thos.
estafette es-ta-fet r .
Also written estafet, but pronounced as above.
Estaing, d j des-taN r .
For EN, see p. n.
Estaires es-tar'.
estate es-tat', not es'tat.
Este, d' des'ta.
Esterhazy es'ter-ha-ze.
Also written Eszterhdzy, but pronounced as
above.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
296 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Esther es'ter.
esthete es'thet.
Estienne a-tyen'.
See Stienne, another spelling,
estival es'tiv-al or es~ti'val.
See ccstival, the preferred spelling,
estivate es'tiv-at.
See astivate, the preferred spelling.
Estonia es-to'm-a.
estoppel es-top'el.
Estrees, Gabrielle d j gab-re-el' des-tra'.
Estremadura es-tra-ma-thoo'ra.
See Guadalquivir.
eta e'ta or a'ta.
etacism a/ta-sizm.
etagere a-ta-zhar'.
fitain a-taN'.
etc. (abbreviation) et set/er-a.
et cetera et sefer-a.
eternize e-ter'niz.
"Formerly often, and still occasionally, e'ter-mz. !
Web.
Etesian e-te r zhan.
"Etesian Winds."
Ethelred eth'el-red.
ethene eth'en.
The Century and Stormonth say e'then.
ethereal e-th^re-al.
etherean e-the're-an.
ethereous e-the're-us.
ethide eth'id or etr/id.
See ide (chemical termination).
ethine eth'in or eth r en.
See ine (chemical termination).
Ethiopia e-thi-op'ik.
ethnicism eth'm-sizm.
ethnography eth-nog'ra-fl.
(For Key of Signs, ee p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 297
ethyl eth'il.
fitienne a-tyen'.
See Estienne.
etiology e-ti-61'o-ji.
See (etiology.
etiquette efi-ket
The Century and Worcester accent the final
syllable.
Etnean et-n e'an .
See JEtnean, the preferred spelling,
etude a-tiid'.
For ii, see p. 10.
etui a-twe'.
Eubosa u~be'a.
eucalyptus u-ka-lip'tus.
Eucharist u'ka-rist
Euclid u'klid.
Euclidean u-klid'e-an or u-klid-e'an.
"Euclideaft. Geometry."
eudsemonism u-d^mon-izm.
Also written eudemonism, but pronounced as
above.
Eudoxus u-dok'sus.
Euergetes ( Ptolemy ) u-er r j e-tez.
Eugen oi'gan or oi-gan'.
Eugene t-jen r or u^'en.
Eugene 6-zhen 7 .
For 6, see p. 10.
eugenics i\- ] en'iks.
Eugenie de Monti jo 6-zha-ne' de-mo N-te-zho'.
For 6, ON, see pp. 10, n.
eugenist u'jen-ist.
Eulalia u-la'H-a; It. pron., a-cx)-la r le-a.
Eulalie 6-la-le r .
For 6, see p. 10.
Eulenspiegel, Tyll til oi'len-shpe~gel or til oi'-
len-spe-gel.
(For Key of Signs, sec p. 19)
2g8 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Euler u'ler ; Ger. proii., oi'ler.
See Beust, von.
eulogium u-lo r ji-um.
Eurnenes u'me-nez.
Eumenides u-men'id-ez.
Eunice u'ms or u'ni'se.
Eupatrid u-pat/rid or u'pa-trid.
Euphemia u-fe'mi-a.
euphemism u'fe-mizm.
euphemistic u-fe-mis'tik.
euphonic u-fon'ik.
euphony u'fo-m.
euphrasy u r fra-si.
Euphrates u- f ra/tez.
Euphrosyne ii-fros'in-e.
Euphues u'fu-ez.
euphuistic fi-fu-is^ik.
eupione u^i-on or u-pi'on.
Eurasia u-ra r shi~a or u-ra'sha.
Eurasian ti-ra^shaii or u-ra/zhan.
Eurasiatic u-ra-shi-at^Ik or u-ra-zhi-a^ik
Eure-et~Loire 6r-a-lw r ar / .
For 6, see p. 10.
Eureka u-re'ka.
Euripides u-rip^d-ez.
Euroclydon u-rok^id-on.
Europa u-ro'pa.
European u-ro-p^an, not u-ro^e-an.
Euryale {i-rFa-le.
Eiuryalus u-r Fa-lus .
Euryanthe u-ri-an^the.
Eurydice u-rid'is-e.
Eurynome u-rm r 6-me.
Eurystheus u-ris^the-us or u-ris'thus.
Eusebius ft-se'bi-us.
(For Key of Signs f see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 399
Eustachian u-sta'ki-an.
"The Eustachian Tubes."
Eustachius u-sta'ki-us.
Euterpe u-ter'pe.
Euterpean u-ter'pe-an.
euthanasia u-tha-na/zhi-a or u-tha-na/zi-a.
euthanasy u-than'a-sL
euthenics u-then'iks.
Eutyches u'ti-kez.
Euxine (Sea) uk'sm, not uk'sm.
Eva e'va.
evangel e-van'j el.
evangelic e-van-jel'ik or ev-an-jel'ik.
evangelical e-van-jel'ik-al or ev-an-jel'ik-al.
Evangeline e-vai/je-len or e-van'je-lm or e-van'-
je-lm.
"Longfellow's Evangeline"
evangelization e-van-jel-iz-a'shun or e-van-jel-i-
za/slum.
evangelize e-van 7 j el-iz.
evasive e-va/siv, not e-va'ziv.-
Evelina ev-e-li'na.
Eveline^ eVe-lm or ev'e-lin, not ev-el-en'.
Evelyn ev'e-lin.
even eVn.
evening evening.
Worcester and Stormonth make it a word of
three syllables.
eversion e-ver'shiin, not e-ver'zhun.
eversive e-veVsiv, not e-ver^ziv.
every ev'er-i or ev^ri.
Evesham eVsham or ev'zam.
<{ Locally also e'sham or e'sam." Web,
evident eVi-dent
See damage.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
300 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
evil e'vl, not e'vil.
Some persons, desiring to seem exact in pro-
nunciation, pronounce this word e'vil. It displays
as much ignorance to introduce a sound that is
superfluous as to neglect one that is requisite.
eviscerate e-vis'er-at.
evolution ev-6-lu'shiin.
In England, frequently pronounced e-vo-lu'shun.
Ewart ti'art.
"William Ewart Gladstone."
ewe u.
ewer u'er.
exacerbate egz-as'er-bat.
Stormonth says eks-as'er-bat, and the Oxford
English Dictionary gives it as an alternative pro-
nunciation.
exact egz-akt', not eks-akt'.
exaggerate egz-aj'er-at
exaggeration egz-aj -er-a'shun.
exalt egz-olt', not eks-olt'.
exaltation egz-61-ta/shun.
examination egz-am-in-a'shun.
examine egz-am'in.
example egz-am'pl or egz-am'pl.
exarch eks'ark.
exarchate eks / ar-kat or eks-ar r kat.
exarillate eks-ar^l-at.
exasperate egz-as'per~at.
exasperation egz-as-per-a'shun.
Excalibur eks-kal'ib-ur.
Also written Excalibar, but pronounced eks-kal'-
ib-ar.
excarnificate eks-kar-nif'ik-at.
ex cathedra eks ka-the'dra or eks kath'e-dra.
"This phrase, in English, is almost always pro-
nounced with the accent on the penult. In Latin,
the c in cathedra is either short or long, the word
being pronounced cath'e-dra or ca-the'dra." War.
See cathedra,
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
301
excellent ek'sel-ent.
See evident.
excerpt ek'serpt or ek-serpt'.
exchequer eks-chek'er.
excisable ek-si'za-bl.
excise ek-siz', not ek'siz.
exciseman eks-siz'man, not ek'slz-man.
excitant ek-si'tant.
excitation ek-sit-a'shun.
excitative ek-si'ta-tiv.
exclamatory eks-klani'a-td-ri.
exclusive eks-klu'srv, not eks-klu'ziv.
excrement eks'kre-ment.
excreta eks-kre'ta.
excretin eks 7 kre-tm or eks-kre'tm.
excretive eks-kre'tiv or eks x kre-tiv.
excretory eks'kre-to-ri or eks-kre'to-ri.
excruciate eks-kroo / shi-at.
excruciation eks-kroo-shi-a^shun or eks-kroo-si-
a'shun.
exculpate eks-kuFpat or eks'kul-pat.
See inculpate.
excursion eks-kur'shun or eks-ku^zhun.
See incursion.
excuse (n.) eks-kus'.
excuse ( v. ) eks-kuz'.
execute eks'e-kut.
executer eks'e-ku-ter.
execution eks-e-ku'shun.
executive egz-ek^i-tiv or eks-ek'u-tiv.
executotre agz-a-kii-twar^.
For ii, see p. 10.
executor egz-ek'u-tSr or eks-ek^u-ter.
executrix egz-ek'u-triks or eks-ek'fi-triks.
exedra ek'se-dra or ek-se'dra.
exegesis eks-e- j e r sis.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
302 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
exegete eks'e- j et.
exegetic eks-e- j et'ik.
exegetist eks-e- j e'tist.
exemplar egz-em'plar.
exemplary egz'em-pla-ri or egz-em'pla-ri.
exempli f y egz-em'pli f -I.
exempt egz-empt'.
exemption egz-emp'shun.
exequatur eks-e-kwa/ttir.
exequies eks'e-kwiz, not eks'e-kwez.
exequy eks'e-kwi.
exergue egz-urg' or eks-urg'.
exert egz-ert'.
Exeter eks'e-ter, not eks r ter.
A word of three syllables, when correctly pro-
nounced.
exeunt eks^-unt, not egz x e-unt.
exhalation eks-ha-la/shun or eks-a-la'shun.
exhale eks-hal' or egz-haF.
exhaust egz-6st r or egz-host'.
exhaustible egz-osfib-1 or egz-host'ib-1.
See inexhaustible.
exhaustion egz-os'chun or egz-hos'chun.
exhaustive egz-os'tiv or egz-hos'tiv.
exhibit egz-ib r it or egz-hib'it.
exhibition eks-ib-islr'un or eks-hib-ish^tn.
exhibitive egz-ib'it-iv or egz-hib^t-iv.
exhibitor egz-ib'it-er or egz-hib^t-er.
exhibitory egz-ib'it-6-ri or egz-hib'it-6-ri.
exhilarate egz-il'a-rat or egz-hil-a-rat.
exhilaration egz-il-a-ra'shiin or egz-hil-a-ra'-
shun.
exhort egz-ort' or egz-hort r .
exhortation eks-6r-ta r shiin or eg-zor-ta'shun.
exhortative egz-orta-tiv or egz-lior r ta-tiv.
exhorter egz-or'ter or egz-hor'ter.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 303
exhume eks-hum' or egz-hum'.
exigeant ag-ze-zhaN'.
For a.N, see p. 10.
exigeante ag-ze-zhaNt'.
For^aN, see p. 10.
exigence eks'i j -ens.
exigency eks'i j -en-si,
exiguity eks-I-gu'it-i.
exiguous egz-ig'u-us or eks-ig'u-us.
exile (n.) eks'il or egz'il.
exile (v.) eks'il or egz'il.
"Formerly accented ex-ile', as in Shakespeare
(except as participial adjective), and hence still
often pronounced with x = gs (eg'zil), though now
always stressed on first syllable." Web.
exilian egz-iH-an or eks-!Fi-an.
exilic egz-iKik or eks-iKik.
exist egs-ist 7 , not eks-ist'.
existence egz-is'tens, not eks-is'tens.
exit elks'it, not egz^it.
ex libris eks l^bris.
Exodus eks'6-diis.
exogamy eks-og'a-mi.
See endogamy.
^- j en.
See endogen.
exogenous eks-6j v e-nus.
See endogenous.
exonerate egz-o^er-at.
exoneration egz-6n-er-a'shun.
exonerator egz-on'er-a-ter.
exorable eks / 6-ra-bl.
See inexorable.
exorbitant egz-or'bit-ant
exorcise eks / 6r-siz or egz~6r'siz.
Also written exorcise, but pronounced as above,
exorcism eks'or-sizm or egz-or'sizm.
exorcist eks'or-sist or - egz-6r r sist.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
304 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
exordium egz-or'di-um.
exosmose eks'os-mos or eks'oz-mos.
See end osmose.
exosmosis eks-os-mo'sis or eks-6z-mo'sis.
See end osmosis.
exoteric eks-6-ter'ik.
See esoteric.
exotic egz-ot'ik, not eks-ofik.
expansible eks-pan'sib-1.
expatiate eks-pa'shi-at.
expatriate eks-pa'tri-at.
expedient eks-pe'di-ent, not eks-pe'jent.
expert (n.) eks'pert.
expert (a.) eks-perf.
See adept.
expiable eks'pi-a-bl.
See inexpiable.
expirant eks-pi'rant.
See expiration.
expiration eks-pir-a'shun.
See inspiration.
expiratory eks-pFra-to-ri.
See inspiratory.
explanatory eks-plan'a-to-ri.
expletive (n.) eks'ple-tiv.
expletive (a.) eks'ple-tiv or eks-pl^tiv.
explicable eks'plik-a-bl, not eks-plik^-bl.
See inexplicable.
explicative eks'plik-a-tiv, not eks-plik r a-tiv.
explicatory eks'plik-a-to-ri, no t eks-plik'a-to-ri.
explicit (abbreviation) eks'plis-it.
"Explicit est liber."
See explicit (a.),
explicit ( a. ) eks-pHs'it.
exploit (n.) eks-ploit 7 , not eks'ploit.
exploit (v.) eks-ploit'.
explorative eks-plo'ra-tiv.
exploratory eks-plo'ra-to-ri or eks-plor'a-t5-ri.
(For Key of Signs, see A 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 305
explore eks-plor'.
explorer eks-plo'rer.
explosive eks-plo'siv, not eks-plo'ziv.
exponent eks-po'nent, not eks'po-nent
export (n.) eks'port.
export (v.) eks-port'.
When contrasted with import, this word is often
accented on the first syllable,
expose eks-po-za'.
expository eks-pozlt-6-ri.
expugnable eks-pug'na-bl or eks-pu'na-bl.
See inexpugnable.
expurgate eks'pur-gat or eks-pur'gat.
exptirgator eks'piir-ga-ter or eks-pur'ga-ter.
expurgatory eks-pur'ga-to-ri.
exquisite (n.) eks'kwiz-it, not eks-kwiz^t.
exquisite (a.) eks'kwiz-it, not eks-kwiz'it.
exsiccate ek / sik-at or ek-sik^t.
extant eks'tant or eks-tant'.
ex-tempore eks-tem'po-re, not eks-tem'por.
extirpate eks'ter-pat or eks-tur 7 pat.
Worcester and Stormonth give eks-tur'pat only,
extirpator eks'ter-pa-ter or eks-tur'pa-ter.
extol eks-tol' or eks-t5l r .
extra eks'tra, not eks^re.
extract (n.) eks'trakt.
extract ( v. ) eks-trakt 7 .
extraditable eks-tra-di'ta-bl.
extradite eks'tra-dit
extrados eks-tra r dos.
See intrados.
extraordinary eks-tror'dm-a-ri or eks-tra-or^
dm-a-ri.
Good usage, and the dictionaries generally, favor
the first pronunciation,
extravaganza eks-trav-a-gan'za.
extravasate eks-trav'a-sat.
(For Key of Si&ns, see ^.19)
306 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
extravasation eks-trav-a-sa'shun.
extricable eks'trik-a-bl, not eks-trlk'a-bl.
See inextricable.
extrude eks-trodd'.
exuberance egz-u'ber-ans.
exuberant egz-u'ber-ant.
exudate eks'ii-dat.
exudation eks-u-da'shun.
exude eks~ud' ? or egz-ud'.
exult egz-ult, not eks-ulf.
exultant egz-ul'tant.
exultation eks-ul-ta'shun or egz-ul-ta'shun.
exultingly egz-ulfing-li.
exuviae egz-u'vi-e.
Eylau (Battle of) Flow,
eyre ar.
"Justices in eyre"
Eyre (Jane) ar, not Ir.
eyrie e'ri or a^i.
Also written eyry, but pronounced as above.
See eerie.
Eytinge et'ing.
Ezekiel e-ze r ki-el or e-zek'yel.
Faber (George Stanley) fa/ber,
Faber, Johannes yo-han'es fa'ber.
Fabius fa'bi-us
Fabliaux fa-ble-6 7 .
Fabre fa'br'.
Fabricius fa-brishl-iis.
fabulist fab'u-Kst, not fa'bu-list.
fabulize fab'u-liz.
(For Key of "Signs, see />. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
307
fagade fa-sad 7 .
C cedilla (g) has the sound of s.
Stormonth says fa-sad',
facet fas'et, not fa'set.
See faucet.
facetiae fa-se'shi-e.
facetious fa-se'shus.
facial fa'shal or fa'shi-al.
facient fa'shent.
facies fa'shi-ez.
facile fas'il, not fa'sil.
facile princeps fa/sil-e prin'seps.
fac-simile fak-sim'il-e.
factious fak'shus.
factitious fak-tish'us.
factory fak'to-ri, not fak'tri.
facula fak'Ci-la.
faecal fe'kal.
Also written fecal, but pronounced as above,
faeces fe'sez.
Also written feces, but pronounced as above.
Faed fad.
Faenza fa-ent'sa.
See Abruszi.
faerie fa-er-i.
Also written faery, but pronounced as above.
Faerie Queene fa'er-i kwen.
Faeroes far'oz (Dan. Faeroerne far-u'er-ne.)
Fagin fa'gm.
"Oliver Twist"
Fahrenheit fa / ren-hit, not far r en-it.
faience fa-yaNS 7 .
For an, see p. 10.
faille f al ; Fr. pron., f a'y'.
faineant fa-na-aN r .
For aN, see p. 10.
Faineants, Les Rois la rwa' fa-na-aN'.
For aN, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs f see p. 19)
308 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Faisel fi'sal.
fait accompli fa ta-koN-ple'.
For ON, see p. n.
Fajardo fa-har'do.
faker fa'ker.
See fakir.
fakir fa-ker' or fa'ker.
See faker.
falchion fol'chun or fol'shun.
falcon fok'n or folk'n.
This is Webster's marking.
The Century and the Standard prefer fok'n while
Worcester and Stormonth give fok'n only.
Falconbridge fok'n-brij.
"King- John."
falconer fok'n-er.
Falconer fok'n-er or folk'ii-er.
falconet f 6'ko-net or f al'ko-net.
falconine fal'ko-nin or fal'ko-nm.
falconry fok'n-ri.
Falkenha} r n fal r ken-han.
Falkenstein fal'ken-shtm.
Falkland (Islands) foMand.
Falkland fok'land.
"Caleb Williams."
fallen fol'n.
Fallieres fal-yar'.
false fols.
falsetto fol-se^o.
falsi crimen f al'si-kri'men.
Falstaff fal'staf.
familiar f a-mil'ya f ,
familiarity fa-mil-i-ar^it-i or fa-mi l-yar'ift-i.
familiarization fa-mil-yar-iz-a'shiin or fa-rnil-
yar-I-za'shun.
familiarize fa-mil'yar-Iz.
family fam'il-i, not fam'li.'
(JPor Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 309
fanatic fa-nafik."
fancy fan'si, not fan'si.
fandango fan-dang 7 go.
fane fan.
Faneuil (Hall) fan 7 ! or fan 7 yel or fun 7 !.
"The last is the oldest pronunciation, still often
heard; the others are due to the influence of the
spelling." Web.
fanfare fan 7 far.
fanfaronade fan~fa-ron-ad 7 .
fantasia fan-ta-ze'a or fan-ta/zi-a.
fantasie fan-ta-ze 7 .
fantassin fan 7 ta-sm.
Fantine faN-ten 7 .
"Les Mis<rables."
For aN, see p. 10.
fantoccini fan-to-che 7 ne.
See Abbatucci.
far far, not fur.
farad far 7 ad.
faradic far-ad 7 ik.
faradism far'a-dizm.
faradize far 7 a-diz.
Farallon far 7 a-lon.
farandole fa-ran 7 dol ,* Fr. pron., fa-raN-dol 7 .
For aN, see p. 10.
far-fetched far 7 f echt or far-f echt 7 .
farina fa-rI 7 na or fa-re 7 na.
The second pronunciation is the one generally
heard.
Farnese far-na/sa.
"The Farnese Hercules,
faro far 7 6 or fa/ro.
Farquhar far 7 kwar or f ar 7 kar.
farrago far-a/go.
Farrar (Canon) far 7 ar, not far-ar 7 .
Farrar (Geraldine) far-ar 7 , not far 7 ar.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
310 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
far-reaching far'rech-ing or far-rech'mg.
Farrinacci far-i-natch'chi.
farthingale far'thmg-gaL
fasces fas'ez.
fascia fash'i-a.
fascine fas-en'.
Fascism -fasri'ism.
Fascismo fash-iz'mo.
Fascista fa-shis'ta.
Fascist! fa-shis'ti.
fast fast, not fast.
See ask.
fasten fas'n, not fas'n.
See ask.
fastener fas'n-er, not fas'n-er.
See ask.
fastening fas'n-ing, not f as'n-mg.
See ask.
Fata Morgana f a'ta mor-ga'na.
Fatima fat^m-a or fa'te-ma.
"The Arabian Nights."
fatuity fa-tii'it-i.
faubourg fo^oorg; Fr. pron., fo-boor^.
Faubourg St. Antoine fo-boo^ saNt a
For aN, aN", see pp. 10, u.
Faubourg St. Germain f5-boor' saN zhar-maN r .
For aN, see p. 10.
fauces fo'sez.
faucet f6 7 set or fo'sit, not fas'et
Frequently mispronounced.
See facet.
Faucit (Helen) fo'sit.
faugh fo.
fault folt.
"Although the I was often inserted in the spelling
from the i6th century, it was commonly mute at
least as late as the middle of the i8th century.
Pope rimed fault with ought and thought, and Dr.
(For Key of Signs, see ,/>. 19)
OFTEN M ISP RON UNCED 3 j x
Johnson (1755) says: 'The / is sometimes sounded,
and sometimes mute. In conversation it is generally
suppressed.' The / is still often silent in dialect."
Web.
faun fon.
"The Faun of Praxiteles."
fauna fo'na.
Fauntleroy fant'le-roi or font'le-roi.
"Little Lord Fauntleroy."
Faure for.
Faure (Gabriel) fo-ra'.
Faust fowst,
Faustina fos-ti'na, not fos-te'na.
Faustus (Dr.) fos'tus; Ger. prori., fows'toos.
"The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus."
fauteuil fd-to'yu.
For 6, see p. 10.
See Boidogne-sur-Mer.
faux pas fo~pa', not foo'po.
F'avorita, La la fa-vo-re^a.
favorite fa/ver-it
Favre, Jules zhul f a^r.
For u, see p. 10.
Fayal fl-al'.
fayalite fa'al-it.
fealty fe'al-ti.
Sheridan and Jameson say fel'ti.
febrifugal fe-brif'u-gal or feb-ri-fu'gal.
febrifuge feb'ri-'fuj, not f^bri-fuj.
febrile fe'bril or f eb'ril.
See antifebrile.
February feb'roo-a-ri, not fefryoo-a-ri.
Do not pronounce the second syllable yoo.
Fechter feic'ter.
For K, see p. 12.
fecit fe'sit, not f es'it
fecund fel^und or f e x kiind.
See infecund.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
fecundate fek'un-dat.
fecundation fek-un-da'shun.
fecundity fe-kun'dit-i.
federal f ed'er-al, not f ed'ral.
Federalist fed'er-al-ist, not fed'ral-ist.
Federzoni fa-der-zo'ne.
Fedora fa-do'ra.
feldspar feld'spar.
Felice fa-le'cha.
See Beatrice Cenci.
Felice fa-les'.
Felicia f e-lish'i-a or f e-lish'a ; It. pron., fa-le'cha.
feline fe'lm or fe'lm.
The Oxford English Dictionary and the Century
give fe'lm as an alternative pronunciation,
Felix fe'liks.
fellah fel'a.
felloe fel'6.
fellow fel'6, not fel'er.
See damage.
felo-de-se fe'lo-de-se or fel'6-de-se.
felucca fel-uk'a.
feme-covert fem~kuv / ert.
Also written fewme-covert, but pronounced as
above,
feme-sole fern-sol'.
Also written fgvnme-sole f but pronounced as
above,
femineity fem-in-e'it-i.
See femininity.
femininity fem-m-in'it-i.
See femineity.
femoral fem'6-ral.
"The femoral Artery."
femur fe'mur.
Fenelon fa-ne-loN'.
For ON, see p. ir.
Fenian fe'm-an, not fen'yan.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONO UNCED 3 j 3
Fenwick fen'ik, not fen'wik.
See Alnwick.
feod fud.
feodal fu'dal.
feodality fu'dal'it-i.
Feodor fa-6'dor.
feoff fef.
ferine fe'rin or fe'rin.
ferment (n.) ferment,
ferment (v.) fer-ment'.
See absent.
Ferney fer-na'.
"The Patriarch of Ferney."
ferocious fe-ro'shus.
ferocity fe-ros'i-ti.
Feronia f e-r 6'ni-a .
Ferrara fer-ra'ra.
Ferrari fer-ra x re.
Ferree fer-ra/.
Ferrero, Guglielmo gool-ye-al'mo fer-ra'ro.
ferriage fer'i-aj, not fer 7 aj.
A word of three syllables, when correctly pro-
nounced,
ferrocyanide fer-6-si'a-md or fer-o-si'a-md.
See ide (chemical termination),
ferrule (ring) fer'o&l or fer'il.
See ferule (rod).
Ferry, Jules zhiil f er-e r .
For ii, see p. 10.
fertile fer'til or f er^il.
In England, frequently pronounced fer'til.
fertilization fer-til-iz-a'shun or fer-til-i~za'shun.
ferule (rod) fe^ool or fer'il.
See ferrule (ring).
Fesole fes'6-la.
See Fie sole.
fesse fes.
f estina lente f es-tFna len'te.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
314 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
fetal fe'tal.
See foetal, another spelling,
fete fat.
fete champetre fat shaN-pa'tru.
For aN, see p. 10.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
fetiales fe-shi-a'lez.
fetich fe'tish or fetish.
See fetish.
f etichism fe'tish-izm or f efish-izm.
See fetishism.
feticide fe'tis-id.
See fceticide, another spelling,
fetid fefid or f e'tid.
fetish fe'tish or fetish.
See fetich.
fetishism fe'tish-izm or f efish-izm.
See f etichism.
fetor fe'tor.
- - -Also written joetor, but pronounced as above,
fetus fe'tus.
See foetus, another spelling.
feu fu.
feuar fu'ar.
Feuchtwanger foikt'vang-er.
Feuerbach foi'er-baK.
For K, see p. 12.
See Beust, von.
Peuillet, Octave ok-tav 7 fo-ya r .
For 6, see p. 10.
feuilleton fo-ye-toN'.
For 6, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Fezzan fez-zan'.
fiacre fya/kru.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
fiance fe-aN-sa/.
For aN, see p. 10.
fiancee ft:-aN~sa/.
For aN, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
OFTEN MISPR ONO UNCED 3 j 5
fiasco fe-as'ko, not f i-as'ko.
fiat fi'at
"Flat Money."
fibre frber.
fibril fi'bril, not fib'bril.
fibrilla fi-bril'a.
fibrillar fi'bril-ar.
fibrillary frbril-a-ri.
fibrillose f I'bril-os or fi-briFos.
fibrillous f I'bril-us or fi-bril'us.
fibrin fibrin.
fibrinogen fi-brin'6-jen or fi'brm-5-jen.
fibrinous fi'brin-us.
Fichte, von f on f iK'te.
For K, see p. 12.
fichu f ish'ob ; Fr. pron., f e-shu/.
For ii, see p. 10.
fico (trifle) fe r ko.
"A fico for the phrase." Shakespeare.
Fidelio fe~da'le-5.
fidelity fid-el'it-i or f i-deFit-i.
fiducial fi-du'shal
fiduciary f i-du / shi-a-ri or fi-du'sha-ri.
fief fef.
fieldfare feld'far.
Fierabras fe-a-ra-bra/.
Fiesole fyes'6-la.
See Fesole.
fiesta fyes'ta.
Figaro fe-ga-ro r , not f e-ga/ro.
"Le Mariage de Figaro"
figlia fel'ya.
See Bentivoglio.
Figlia del Reggimento fel'ya del ra-je-men'to.
See Bentivoglio,
figlio fel'yo.
See Bentivoglio.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
3 i6 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Figuier fe-gya/.
figure fig'ur.
"In British usage usually fig'er, the pronuncia-
tion preferred by the Oxford English Dictionary."
Web.
Walker says: "There is a coarse and a delicate
pronunciation of this word and its compounds. The
first is such a pronunciation as makes the u short
and shut, as if written figgur; the last preserves the
sound of M open, as if y were prefixed, fig'yure."
Fiji (Islands) fe'je.
Fijian fe'je-an, not fe-je'an.
filch filch or filsh.
"He that filches from me my good name "
Shakespeare.
filet fe-la'.
filet de boeuf f e-la' du bof .
For 6, see p. 10.
filial f il'yal or f il'i-al.
filigree fil'i-gre.
Filioque ( Controversy) f il-i-6'kwe.
Filipino fil-i-pe'no.
Fille de Madame Angot, La la fe'yu du ma-
dam'aN-go'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Fille du Regiment, La la fe'yu dii ra-zhe-maN r .
For ii, aN, see p. 10.
fillet fil'et
fillip fiFip.
fillipeen fil-ip-en 7 .
Written also Philippine, but pronounced as above.
See philopena, the preferred spelling,
film film, not fil'um.
See elm.
filose fi'los or fl-los 7 .
filoselle fil-6-zel 7 or fil-6-sel'.
fils fes.
"Dumas fls."
finale fe-na x la, not fi-na'le.
(For Key of Signs,, see p. 19)
OFTEN M ISP RON UNCED 3 r j
finance (n.) fin-ans' or fi-nans', not fi'nans.
finance (v.) fm-ans' or fi-nans'.
finances fin-an'sez or f I-nan'sez, not fi'nan-sez.
financial fm-an'shal, not f i-nan'shal.
financier fin-an-ser' or f m-an'si-er ; Fr. pron.,
fe-naN-sya'.
For aN, see p. 10.
fin du siecle faN dii syels/1.
For u, IN, see pp. 10, n.
finesse fin-es'; Fr. pron., fe-nes 7 .
fingrigo fing'grig-o.
finis fi'nis.
Finistere fin-is-tar'.
See Fmisterre (Cape).
Finisterr e ( Cape ) f m-is-tar'.
See Finistere.
finite fi'mt.
See infinite.
finochio fin-6'ki-6.
fiord fyord.
See fjord, another spelling 1 ,
fiorite fi-6'rit.
See ite (chemical termination').
Firenze fe-rent r sa.
See Abrussi.
firman fer'man or f er-man r .
Firmin-Didot fer-maN'de-do'.
For S.N, see p. u.
Firpo, Luis Angel ^loo-is an r hal f er'po,
fissural flsh'ur-al.
fissure fisb/ur.
fistula fis'tu-la.
Fiume fyoo^ma.
fjord fyord.
See fiord, another spelling,
flaccid flak'sid, not flas^d.
flagellant flaj 'el-ant or fla-jeFant.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
318 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
flagellate flaj'el-at.
flageolet flaj-6-lef or flaj'6-let.
flagon flag'un.
flagrant fla'grant
flambeau flam'bo ; Fr. pron., flaN-bo'.
For EN, see p. 10.
flamboyant flam-boi'ant
Flameng fla-maN'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Flammarion fla-ma-re-oN'.
For ON, see p. n.
flanerie fla-ner-e'.
See flaneur.
flaneur fla-nor'.
For 6, see p. 10.
flannel flan'el.
Not flan'en, unless written flannen, which is an
obsolete spelling,
flask flask, not flask.
See ask.
flat-iron flat'i-urn.
Flaubert, Gustave gus-tav' flo-bar'.
For u, see p. 10.
flaunt flant or flont.
See craunch.
Flauto Magico, II el flow'to ma'je-ko.
Fleance fle'ans.
". . . Goes Fleance with you?" Shakespeare.
flechette fla~shet'.
Flegier fla/zhya.
Fleta flet-ta r .
fleur-de-lis flur-de-le^ ; Fr. pron., flor-de-le'.
For p, see p. 10.
See Us (lily}, flower-de-luce.
Fleurus (Battle of) flo-riis 7 .
For 6, ii, see p. 10.
Fleury, de dii flo-re 7 .
For 6, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 319
flew flu, not floo.
flibbertigibbet flib'er-ti-jib-et or flib'er-ti-jib-it.
Fliegende Hollander, Der der fle'gen-de hol'-
an-der.
flimsy flim'zi.
flinch flinch or finish,
flivver fliv'er.
flocci flok'si.
floccose floods or flok-6s'.
flocculence flok'u-lens.
flocculent flok'6-lent
flocculose flok'u-los or flok-u-lds'.
Flonzaley flon-za^le.
Flora flo'ra, not flor'a.
floral flo'ral, not floral.
Floreal flo-ra-al'.
Florentine flo^en-ten or flor'en-tm or florin-tin,
floriculture flo'ri-kul-tur or flor^-kul-tur.
florid florid, not florid.
Floridian flo-ricl'i-an.
florin florin, not flo'rin.
florist florist or florist
floss flos, not flos nor flos.
See accost.
Flotow, von f on nVto.
flotsam flofsam.
See jetsam.
flour flowr.
See flower.
flower flower.
See flour.
flower-de-luce flow-er-de-lus'.
This is a corruption of fleur-de-lis^ which see.
flue flu, not floo.
fluency flu'en-si, not flod'en-si.
fluent flu'ent, not fldo'ent
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
320 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
fluid flu'id, not floo'id.
flume flurn, not fioom.
fluoric flu-or'ik, not floo-or'ik.
fluoride flu'or-id or flu'or-id.
See ide (chemical termination).
fluorine flu/or-in or flu'6r-en.
See ine (chemical termination).
fluorite flu'or-it.
See ite {chemical termination}.
flute flut, not floot.
fluviatile flu'vi-a-til.
Foch fosh.
foci (pi. of focus) fo'si.
foetal fe'tal.
See fetal, the preferred spelling,
foeticide fe'tis-id.
See feticide, the preferred spelling.
foetus fe'tus.
See fetus, the preferred spelling,
foehn fun; Ger. pron., fon.
For 6, see p. 10.
Fokker fok'er.
foliaceous fo-li-a'shiis.
foliage f o'li-aj .
Folies-Bergere, Les la f 8-le' ber-zher ;>
folio f 6'K-o or f oFyo.
Folkestone fok^stun.
See Alnwick.
Fomalhaut f o'mal-hot or f 6'mal-ho.
foment (n.) fo'ment
foment (v.) fo-ment'.
See absent.
Fonseca, da da f on-sa'ka.
font font.
See fount.
Fontainebleau foN-tan-blo'.
For ON, see p. n.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 321
fontanel fon-ta-nel'.
Also written fontanelle, but pronounced as above.
Fontenoy (Battle of) font'e-noi; Fr. pron.,
foNt-nwa'.
For ON, see p. n.
Fonte vrault f 6 N -te-vro'.
For ON, see p. u.
food food, not food.
The words broom, room, soon, soup, and spoon,
are liable to be similarly mispronounced,
for for, not fur.
In rapid speech, this is a common and perhaps an
unavoidable error,
forage f or'aj .
foramen fo-ra'men.
"Foramen Magnum."
foraminifera fd-ram~m-if'er-a.
foray for'a.
See j or ray.
forbad for-bad'.
"Forbad has been declared obsolete by some dic-
tionaries, but is still in common use." Web.
See forbade.
forbade for-bad r , not for-bad 7 .
See forbad.
forbear (n.) for-bar' or for'bar.
See forebear (n).
forbear (v.) for-bar'.
forebear (n.) for'bar or for-bar'.
See forbear (n).
forecast (n.) for'kast.
forecast (v.) for-kast'.
See absent.
forecaster for-kast'er, not fdr'kas-ter.
forecastle for'kas-1.
Seamen say fok'sl.
forefather fdr'fath-er.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
322
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
foregone for-gon'.
"A Foregone Conclusion."
See accost.
forehead for'ed.
The Century Dictionary gives fdr'hed as an
alternative pronunciation.
forensic fo-ren'sik.
forerunner for-riin'er.
foresail for'sal.
Seamen say for'sl or fo'sl.
forest for'est, not for'ust.
See damage.
forge for] or forj.
forger former or former,
forgery for'jer-i or for'jer-L
forget for-get'.
forked (a.) forkt or forked.
The second pronunciation is generally used in a
poetic sense,
forked (part.) forkt.
See learned.
form form, not f 6m.
Pronounce the r sound,
formidable for'mid-a-bl.
Formosa for-mo'sa.
Fornarina, La la for-na-re'na.
Fornia for'ne-a.
forray for 7 !.
See "foray.
Fors Clavigera forz klavij v er-a.
forsooth for-sobth'.
forte (n.) fort.
forte (a.) for'ta.
forthwith forth-with' or f 6rth-with / .
fortissimo f or-tis'mi-6 ; It. pron., f dr
fortnight f ort'nit or f ort'nit.
fortress for'tres.
fortuitous for-tu^it-us.
(For Key of Signs, see />. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 323
Fortuna for-tu'na.
fortune for'ttm.
Fortuny y Carbo f or-too'ne e kar'bo.
forty for'ti.
forum fo'rum, not for'iim.
forward for'werd.
Forza del Destino fort'za del des-te'no.
Foscari fos'ka-re.
"The Two Foscari/'
fosse fos.
Foucault fob-ko'.
"Foucaulfs Experiment."
Fouche fob-sha/.
Fouillee fob-ya 7 .
foulard f ool-ard 7 ; Fr. pron., f ob-lar 7 .
foundery fown'der-i or fown'dri.
See foundry.
foundry fown'dri.
See foundery.
fount fownt.
See font.
fountain fown'tm.
Pronounce the final syllable distinctly.
See captain.
Fouquier-Tinville fob-kya' taN-vel'.
For aNj see p. n.
four for, not for.
fourchette foor-shet'.
Fourier foo-re-a 7 .
Fourierism foo'ri-er-izm.
foutra foo'tra.
"A foutra for the world and worldings base."
Shakespeare.
fovea fo've-a.
foveolate fo've-6-lat
foyer fwa-ya', not foi'er.
Fra Angelico fra an-jeTe-ko.
(For> Key of Signs, see p. 19)
324 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Fra Bartolommeo fra bar-td-lom-ma'o.
fracas fra'kas; Fr. pron., fra~ka/.
Webster says that the first pronunciation is the
usual one in the United States, the second in
England.
Fracasse, Capitaine ka-pe-tan' fra-kas'.
fractious frak'shus.
Fra Diavolo fra de-a'vo-ld.
fragile fraj'il ; Fr. pron. t fra-zheT.
fragmental frag-ment'al or frag'ment-al.
fragmentary frag'ment-a-ri, not frag-ment'a-ri.
Fragonarcl fra-go-nar'.
fragrant fragrant,
franc (coin) frangk; Fr. pron., fraN.
For aN, see p. 10.
France frans, not frans; Fr. pron., fraNS.
See ask.
France, Anatole a-na-tfll' fraNS.
For aN, see p. 10.
Frances fran^ez.
See Francis.
Francesca da Rimini f ran-ses'ka da rim'in-e ; It.
pron., fran-cheVka da re'me-ne.
See Beatrice Cenci.
Francesco fran-ses^o ; It. pron., fran-chas r k6.
Franche Comte fraNsh koN-ta^
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Franchi frang^e.
franchise (n.) fran'chiz or fran r chiz.
franchisement fra^chiz-ment.
Francis fran'sis.
See Frances.
fraN-swa'.
For aN, see p. 10.
See Frangoise.
Frangoise fraN-swaz 7 .
For aN, see p. 10.
See Francois.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
franc-tireur fraN-te-rttr'.
frangipane fran'ji-pan.
frangipani fran-ji-pan'i or fran-ji-pa'm.
See frangipanni.
frangipanni fran-ji-pat^i.
See frangipani.
Frankenstein frangk'en-stm.
frankincense frangk'm-sens.
Franz-Josef frants-yo'zef.
Franz Joseph d'or (coin) f rants yo'sef dor.
frappe fra-pa/.
frate fra'ta.
frater fra/ter.
fraternal fra-ter'nal.
fraternize f rat'er-niz or fra'ter-niz.
fraternizer frafer-m~zer.
fratricidal frat'ri-si-dal or fra^n-si-dal.
fratricide frafri-sid.
Perry pronounces it fra'tri-sid.
frau frow.
fraulein froilin.
Fraunhof er, von f6n frown'ho-fer.
"Fraunhofer's Lines."
Fredegonde fra-da-goNd 7 .
For ON, see p. n.
Frederica fred-er-Fka.
freemason fre'ma-sn.
freemasonry fre'ma-sn-ri.
Freiburg frFboorc.
For G, see p. 12.
Freischutz, Der der f rFshiits.
For ti, see p. 10.
Frelinghuysen fre'lmg-hi-zen.
Fremont (John Charles) fre-mont'.
frenetic (n.) fre-net'ik.
See phrenetic (n.).
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
325
226 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
frenetic (a.) fre-nefik, formerly fren'e-tik.
See phrenetic (ad'?.} . """"
frequent ( a. ) f re'kwent .
frequent ( v. ) f re-kwenf.
See absent.
f requentage f re-kwent'aj or f re'kwent-aj .
frequentative fre-kwent'a-tiv.
frequented fre-kwent'ed.
See unfrequented.
frequently fre'kwent-H.
Frere frer.
Frere frar.
Fresnes fran.
Fresenius fra^za'ne-oos.
Fresnel fra-nel'.
Freudian froi'di-an.
Freund froint.
See Beust, von.
Frey (Elizabeth) fri.
Freya fra/a.
Freycinet, de du f ra-se-na'.
Freytag, Gustav goos-taV frFtac.
For G, see p. 12.
Fribourg f re-boor',
fricandeau frik-an-do'; Fr. pron., fre-kaN-do'.
For aN, see p. 10.
fricassee frik-a-se 7 , not frig-a-ze'.
See fricassee.
fricassee fre-ka-sa/.
See fricassee.
Friedland (Battle of) fred'land or fred'lant.
friends frendz, not frenz.
Pronounce the d sound,
friendship frend'shrp, not fren'ship.
Pronounce the d sound.
Friesian frizh'an.
See Frisian.
Friesic fre'sik.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 327
frieze frez.
frijol fre'hol or fre-hol'.
Frimai re f re-mar'.
friseur fre-zur'; Fr. pron., fre-zor'.
For 6, see p. 10.
Frisian frizh'an.
See Friesian.
frivolity friv-ollt-i.
Frobisher frob'ish-er or fro'bish~er.
Froebel fro'bel.
For 6, see p. 10.
Froissart f roi'sart ; Fr. pron., f rwa-sar'.
from from, not friim.
Fronde, La la froNd'.
For ON, see p. n.
Frondeurs, Les la froN-dor'.
For 6, ON, see pp. 10, n.
frontal friin'tal or fron'tal.
Front de Boeuf froN du bof'.
Scott's "Ivanhoe."
For 6, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Frontenac, de du f roN-te-nak 7 ; Anglicized,
fron'te-nak.
For ON, see p. n.
frontier fron'ter or frun'ter.
frontiersman fron'terz-man or frun'terz-man.
frontispiece frun 7 tis-pes or fron'tis-pes.
.frontlet frunt'let.
"They shall be as frontlets between thine eyes/*
DeuL vL, 8.
frost fr6st, not frost nor frost.
See accost.
froth frSth, no t froth nor froth.
See accost.
Froude frood.
frow (tool) fro.
See frow {wife).
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
328 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
frow (wife) frow.
See frow (tool}.
f r o war d f r d' wer d .
frowzy frow'zi.
Also written frouzy, but pronounced as above*
Fructidor fruk-te-d5r'.
For u, see p. 10.
fructiferous fruk-tif'er-us.
frug"ivorous froo-jiv'o-rus.
Friihlingsglaube frue'lmgs-glow-ba.
frumenty froo'men-ti.
Fuchs, Leonhard la-on-hart'fooKs.
For K, see p. 12.
Fuchs, von f6n fooks.
fuchsia fu'shi~a or fu^ha. ^
"As a Latin generic name, fook'si-a." Web*
Fuegians f u-e 7 j i-anz.
fuel fu'el, not f u'ul.
See damage.
fugato foo-ga/to.
fugue fug. _
Fu j iyama f oo- j e-y^ma.
See Fusiyama, another spelling,
fulcrum ful'krum.
fulsome fuKsum.
Funchal fooN-shal 7 .
funebral fir'ne-bral or fu-ne'bral.
funereal fu-ne're-a.l.
fungi fun^ji, not ftmg'gi.
fungus fung^gus.
funicle fu'mk-l.
fureur fii-ror^.
For 6, li, see p. 10.
furniture fu^mt-yur, not fur'nich-fin.
furor fu r ror.
furore fdo-ro'ra or fu-ro / re, not fu'ror..
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
Fiirst fiirst.
"Fiirst Bismarck."
For u, see p. 10.
furze furz, not fuz.
furzy fur'zi, not fuz'i.
fusel (oil) fu'zel.
fuselage f u'ze-laj .
fusil fu'zil.
fusileer fu-zil-er'.
Also written fusilier, but pronounced as above,
fusillades fu-zil-adz'; Fr. pron., fii-ze-yad'.
For u, see p. 10.
Fusiyama foo-ze-ya'ma.
See Fujiyama, the preferred spelling,
futile fu'til; fu'til or fu'til (Stor.).
future fu'tur; fu'tur or fu'choor (Stor.).
futurist fu'tur-ist.
Fyt, Jan yan fit.
gaberdine gab-er-den 7 or gabber-den.
Gaboriau, fimile a-mel 7 ga-bd-ryo'.
Gabriel ga'bri-el.
Gabrielle gab-re-el 7 .
Gabrilowitsch ga-bril-ov'vltch.
Gadarenes gad~a-renz / or gad'a-renz.
"The Country of the Gadarenes."
Gade ga/de.
Gades (Cadiz) ga'dez.
Gadhelic ga-deFik or gad'el-ik.
U I have been accustomed always to say gad-eTik."
William Dwight Whitney.
gadoid ga r doid.
Gadski ^gat r ski.
Gsea je'a.
See Gaia, another spelling.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
33 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Gaelic ga'Hk :; ga'lik or galik (Stor.).
Gaeta ga-et'a.
Gaia ga'ya or gi'a.
See Gaa, another spelling".
Gaillard ga-yar'.
gainsaid gan-sed' or gan'sed.
gainsay gan-sa/ or gan'sa.
Gainsborough ganz'bro or ganz'bru.
'gainst genst.
Formerly written without the apostrophe.
Gairdner ( James ) gard'ner .
gairish gar'ish.
See garish, the preferred spelling.
Gams ga'yus.
gala ga/la, not gal'a.
Galahad ( Sir ) gal'a-had.
galalith gal'a-lith.
Galapagos ( Islands )_ ga-la'pa-g5s.
Galashiels gal-a-shelz 7 .
Galata (Bridge) ga'la-ta.
Galatea gal-a-te'a.
"Pygmalion and Galatea"
See Galatia.
Galatia ga-la'shi-a or ga-la r slia.
See Galatea.
Galatz ga'lats.
galaxy gaKak-si.
Galen ga'len.
Galicia ga-li'shi-a or ga-lFsha.
Galignani ga-len-ya/ne.
See Agnesi.
Galilean gal-il-e^an.
Galileo ^gal-il-e^o; It. pron., ga-le-l^o.
galiot ^gal r i-6t.
Also written galliot, but pronounced as above.
Gall gol ; Ger. pron. 7 gal.
gallant (n.) gal-anf or gaKant.
{For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONO UNCED 33 1
gallant (brave) gal'ant.
See gallant (polite).
gallant (polite) gal-ant'.
See gallant (brave).
gallantly ( bravely ) gal'ant-li .
See gallantly (politely).
gallantly ( politely ) gal-ant'li .
See gallantly (bravely).
gallantry gal'ant-ri, rarely gal-ant'ri.
Gallatin (Albert) gal'a-tin; Fr. pron., ga-la-taN'.
For aN, see p. n.
Gallaudet gal-6-det'. *
Galle ga'le.
Gallegos gal-ya'gos.
galleon gaFe-un.
gallery gal'er-i, not gaFri.
Galli-Curci gaMe koor 7 che.
gallic gaKik.
"Gallic Acid."
See Gallic.
Gallic gaFik.
See gallic.
Gallieni gal-yan-e'.
Gallifet, de dii ga-le-fa 7 .
galligaskin gal-i-gas'km.
Gallinger gaFin- j er .
Gallipoli ( Greece ) gal-lip'o-le.
Gallipolis (Ohio) gal-i-po-les'.
Gallitzen ga-let'sen.
The Russian form Golitsyn is pronounced as
above.
gallivant gal-iv-ant'.
gallop gal'up.
See galop (dance)^
gallows gal'oz or gaKus.
galoche ga-losh'.
See galoshc, the preferred spelling,
galop (dance) gal'up; Fr. pron., ga-lo 7 .
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
332 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
galore ga-ldr'.
galoshe ga-16sh'.
Also written galosh, but pronounced as above.
See galoche.
galsome gol'stim.
Galsworthy golz'wer-thi.
galuchat ga-lu-sha/.
Galvani gal-va'ne.
Galvany gal-va'ne.
Galveston gaFves-tun.
Gahvay goFwa.
Gama da, Yasco vas'ko da ga'ma.
Gamaliel ga-ma/li-el.
Gambetta gam-bet'a; Fr. pron., gaN-bet-a/.
For a.N, see p. 10.
gamboge gam-boj' or gam-boo]'.
Gambrinus gam-brj'nus.
gamin gam'm; Fr. pron., ga-maN'.
For aisr, see p. n.
gamut gam'ut.
Gananoque ga-na-nok'.
Gand ^gaN.
For a.N, see p. ia
Gandhi gan'de (native pron., gan'the).
ganglia gang'gli-a.
ganglion gang r gli-6n.
gangrene gang'gren, not gan'gren.
gangrenous gang'gre-niis, not gan'gre-nus.
ganoid gan^oid.
Gans gans.
Gansevoort ^gans'voort.
gantlet (glove) ganflet or gant'let.
See gauntlet.
gantlet (punishment) gant'let or gant'let.
Ganymede gan'im-ed.
See Ganymedes.
(For Key of Signs , see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPROXOUXCED
333
Ganymedes gan-im-e'dez.
See Ganymede.
gaol jal.
gape gap or gap ; coll., gap.
In England, generally pronounced gap.
"The irregularity in the pronunciation of this
word (gap) seems to arise from the greater simili-
tude of the Italian a to the action signified than the
slender English a" Walker.
gaper ga'per or ga'per.
garage ga-razh' or gar'aj.
"Garage has become thoroughly Anglicized, and
is generally pronounced ga-razh' (loosely, ga-raj')
in the U. S., and gar'azh and gar'ij in England.
Web.
Garcia gar'shi-a; Sp. pron., gar-the'a.
See Cdceres.
gar c, on gar-so N'.
For ON, see p. n.
garden gard'n, not gyard'n.
See card.
gardenia gar-de'ni-a.
Gargantua gar-gan'tu-a ; Fr. pron., gar-gaN-
twa'.
For a.N, see p. 10.
Gargantuan gar-gan'tu-an.
gargle gar'gl
gargoyle gai/goil.
garibaldi gar-i-bal'di or gar-i-baFdi.
Garibaldi, Giuseppe joo-sep'pa ga-re-balMe ;
Eng. pron., gar-i-bal'di.
Do not say gar-i-bol'di.
Garibaldian gar-i-baFdi-an or ga-ri-bal'di-an.
garish garish; ga'rish (Stor.).
See gairish.
Garnier-Pages gar-nya^pa-zhes'.
Garonne ^ga-rOn'.
garrote gar-61/ or gar-6t r .
See garrotte.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
334 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
garrotte gar-6t'.
See garrote.
garrulity gar-66'lit-i.
garrulous gar'66-lus.
gas gas, not gaz.
Gascoigne gas-kon'.
Gascon gas'kon.
gasconade gas-kon-ad'.
Gascon}?- gas'ko-m.
gaselier gas-e-ler'.
gaseous gas'e-us or ga'se-us or ga'ze-us or
gaz'e-us.
gasoline gas'6-len or gas'6-lm.
See me {chemical termination}.
gasometer gas-om'e-ter.
Less properly, gaz-om'e-ter.
gasp gasp, not gasp.
See ask.
Gasparone gas-par-6'ne.
Gaston gas-to N'.
For ON, see p. n.
gastrsea gas-tre'a.
"The Gastrcea Theory."
gastritis gas-tri'tis.
See itis (termination).
gastropod gas^ro-pod.
gastrula gas'troo-la.
gather gath'er, not geth / er.
Gatti-Casazza ga x te ga-zat'sa.
See Abrussi.
Gatun (Dam) ga-toon 7 .
gaucherie gosh-re'.
Gaucho gow^ho.
Gaudin go-da N r .
For aN, see p. n.
gauge pj.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 335
gaunt gant or gont
See craunch.
gauntlet gant'let or gonflet.
See craunch, gantlet (glove).
Gauss gows.
Gautama go'ta-ma; Hindu pron., gow'ta-ma.
See Gotama, another spelling.
Gautier, Theophile ta-6-fel' go-tya'.
gavel (mallet) gav'el, not ga'vel.
gavel (mowed grain) gav'el or ga'vel.
gavel ( tribute ) gav'el.
gavelkind gaVel-kind.
gavel ock ga v'e-lok.
gavot ga-vof or g^ot.
See gavotte.
gavotte ga-vof; Fr. pron., ga-v6t r .
See gavot.
Gawain (Sir) g6 r wan.
Gay-Lussac ga-lii-sak'.
For ii, see p. 10.
gazette ga-zef.
"Originally accented as at present, but later also
ga'sette, as given by Dr. Johnson, again becoming
ga-zette' from the eighteenth century." Web.
gazetteer gaz-et-er', not ga-zet'er.
gazon ga-zoo^; Fr. pron., ga-zoN 7 .
For ON, see p. u.
Gazza Ladre gadz'a la-dra.
Ge je or ga.
Geber ga/ber.
Gebhardt, von f 6n geb'hart.
Gebhart ga-bar'.
Gebir ga/ber.
Gebweiler ^gap'vl-le.
gee (v. and inter j.) je.
Gehenna ge-heVa, not je-he^a.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
336 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Geikie (James) ge'ki, not gi'ki.
'The first syllable of the name Geikie is pro-
nounced as if spelled gee hard g as in 'gun', long e
as in 'me'." James Geikie.
geisha ga'sha.
gelatinate j el-at'm-at.
gelatine jeTa-tm.
Also written gelatin, but pronounced as above,
gelatinous jel-afin-us.
gelatinize j el-a fin-iz.
geld geld,
gelding gelding.
Gelee, Claude klod zhe-la'.
See Lorrain, Claude.
gelid jelld.
Gelon je'lon.
Gemara ge-ma'ra.
Gemini jernln-1, not jimln-i.
Gemmi (Pass) gem'me.
gendarme jen-darm' ; Fr. pron., zhaN-darrn 7 .
For aN, see p. 10.
genealogical jen-e-a-loj'ik-al or je-ne-a-loj^k-al.
genealogist jen-e-al'6-jist or je-ne-aTo-jist.
Do not pronounce the third syllable 61, in this and
the two following words,
genealogize jen-e-al'o-jiz or je-ne-al'6-jiz.
See note under genealogist.
genealogy jen-e-al'6-ji or je-ne-al'6-ji.
See note under genealogist.
Genee zhe-na'.
generally jen'er-al-i, not jenfral-i.
generic j e-ner 7 ik.
GenesaxetH (Lake) ge-nes'a-reth.
See Gennesaret (Lake).
Genesis j en'e-sis.
Genest zhe-ne'.
Also written Genet, but pronounced as above.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
337
Genevese jen-e-vez' or jen-e-ves'.
See Chinese.
Genevieve j en-e-vev'.
Genevieve zhen-ve-ev'.
Genevra je-nev'ra.
See Ginevra, another spelling.
Genghis Khan jen'giz Kan.
This name is spelled in more than twenty differ-
ent ways.
For K, see p. 12.
genial je'm-al or jen'yal.
geniality je-m-al'it-i or jen-yal'it-i.
genialize je'ni-al-iz or jen'yal-Iz.
genie je'ni.
genie zha-ne'.
genii je'ni-i.
genius (spirit) je'm-us or jen^yus.
genius (talent) jen'yus or je'm-us.
genius loci ^je'ni-us lo'si.
Genlis, de du zhaN-les'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Gennesaret (Lake) gen-es'a-ret or je-nes'a-ret.
See Gencsareth {Lake).
Genoa jen'6-a, not jen-o^.
Genoese jen-o-^ or jen-5-es'.
See Chinese.
Geneva j en'6-va.
genre zhaN r r.
For aN, see p. 10.
gens jenz.
Genseric j en'ser-ik.
"Genseric the Vandal."
gentes j en r tez.
gentian j en'shun.
Gentile j en'til.
The Century Dictionary prefers j en'til, and the
Oxford English Dictionary gives it as an alter-
native pronunciation.
(for Key of Signs, see p. 19)
338 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Gentilism jen'til-izm or jen'til-izm.
Worcester and the Oxford English Dictionary
say jen'til-izm.
gentilize jen'tll-iz.
gentlemen jen'tl-men, not jen'tl-tnun.
See damage.
genuflection j en-u-flek'shun or j e-nu-flek'shun.
genuine jen'u-m, not jen'u-m.
geocentric j e-6-sen'trik.
See heliocentric.
Geoffrey jef'ri.
Geoffrey Crayon jef'ri kra'un.
Geoffroy zhSf-frwa'.
Also written Geoffroi, but pronounced as above,
geography j e-og'ra-f i .
geometry j e-om'e-tri .
Georg fa-ore'.
For G, see p. 12.
Georges (M'd'lle) zhSrzh.
georgette j or- j et x .
Georgics j or'jiks.
"The Georgics of Virgil."
Geraint ( Sir ) j er-ant'.
Geraldine j er'al-din.
The usual pronunciation is jer-al-den'.
Gerard jer'ard or je-rard'.
Gerard zha-rar'.
gerb jerb.
Also written gerbe, but pronounced as above.
Gerber ger'ber.
Gergesenes ger'ge-senz or ger-ge-senz'.
Gergesites ger'ge-sits.
Gerhardt (chemist) zha-rar'.
Gerhardt (poet) ger'hart
Gerizim ger'iz-im or ge-n'zim.
See Bbal
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
339
Gerlach ger'lak.
germane jar-man' or jer'man.
Germania jer-ma'm-a; Ger. pron., ger-ma'ne-a.
Gennanicus j er~man'Ik-us.
Germinal zher-me-nal'.
Gerolstein zher'ol-stm.
"La Grande Duchesse de Gerolslein."
Gerome zha-rom'.
Geronimo ( Apache ) j e-ron'im-d.
Geronte zha-roisrt'.
For ON, see p. u.
gerontes j e-ron'tez.
Gerry ger'i.
gerrymander ger-i-man'der.
Gerster ger'ster.
Gertrude ger'trood.
gerund jeVund, not je'rund.
Gerville-Reache zher'vel ra-ash'.
Gervinus ger-ve'noos .
Gery on j e'r i-on.
Gesenius ge-se'm-us ; Ger. pron., ge-za'ne-oos.
gest jest.
Also written geste, but pronounced as above.
Gesta Romanorum jes'ta ro-ma-no'rum.
gesture jes'tur, not jes'chur.
get get, never git.
Gethsemane geth-sem'a-ne.
gew-gaw gu'go.
geyser gi'ser or gi'zer.
"This word has long been Anglicized, and current
* usage is divided about equally between the two
pronunciations given above, ge'ser being no longer
recognized. The pronunciation ga'ser or ga'ser,
little heard, represents approximately the Icelandic
pronunciation." Web.
(For Key of Signs, see, p. 19)
340 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
ghastly gast'K, not gast'li.
See ask.
ghaut (landing-place) got.
Also written ghat, but pronounced as above.
See Ghauts (The).
Ghauts (The) gots.
"The Ghauts of India."
Also written Ghats, but pronounced as above.
See ghaut (landing -place).
Gheber ge'ber or ga/ber.
Also written Ghebre, but pronounced as above.
Gheezeh ge'ze.
See Giseh, the preferred spelling.
Ghent gent,
gherkin ger-kin.
Ghetto get'6.
Ghibelline gib'el-in.
Ghiberti ge-ber'te.
In Italian, gh, before e or , is pronounced like
g in go.
Ghirlandajo ger-lan-da'yo.
See Ghiberti.
Ghizeh ge'ze.
See Giseh 9 the preferred spelling,
ghoul gool, not gowl. .
"They are neither man nor woman,
They are neither beast nor human,
They are Ghouls." Poe.
GiacomelH j a-ko-mel'e.
Giacomo ja'ko-mo.
See Giorgio.
Gialdini j al-de'ne,
Gianicolo, Monte mon r ta ja-ne'ko-lo.
See Giorgio.
giaour jowr.
gib (cat) gib, not jib.
gib (clasp) gib, not jib.
gib (v.) gib, not jib.
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
341
gibber jib'er or gib'er.
"... the sheeted dead
Did squeak and gibber in the Roman streets."
Shakespeare.
gibberish gib'er-ish.
gibbet jib'et or jib'it.
gibbon gib'un.
gibbose gib-os' or gib'os.
gibbosity gib-os'it-i.
gibbous gib'us.
gibe jib.
Also written jibe, but pronounced as above,
giblet jib'let or jib'lit.
Gibraltar jib-rol'tar ; Sp. pron., he-bral-tar'.
See Gila.
Gide zhed.
Giers, de du gers.
Giessbach ges'baK.
For K, see p. 12.
Gifford gif'erd.
gigantean ji-gan-te'an, not ji-gan^e-an.
Gigantes j i-gan r t ez .
gigantic j 1-gan'tik.
giglet giglet, not jig'let.
Gigli zhel'ye.
Gigiioux zhen-yoc/.
gigot jig^t; Fr. pron., zhe-go'.
Gigoux zhe-goo r .
gig-saw j ig'so.
Gila he'la.
a ln Spanish, g before e and i, and / before every
vowel, are pronounced like a strong guttural h,
similar to- the German ch f in ach" Gas.
Gila monster he'la mon'ster.
See Gila.
Gilbertine giKber-tin or giFber-tm.
(For Key of Signs f see p. 19)
342 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Gil Bias de Santillane zhel bias du saN-te-lan'.
Gil Bias, in Spanish, is pronounced heJ bias.
For aN, see p. 10.
See Gila.
Gilboa gil-bo'a or gil'bo-a.
Gilchrist gil'krist.
Giles jilz.
Gilibert zheKle-bar.
gill (brook) gil.
gill (girl) jil.
"Each Jack with his Gill" Ben Jonson.
gill (glen) gil. ^
gill (measure) jil.
Gillet zhil-la'.
gillie gil'i.
Also written gilly, but pronounced as abov
Gilly zhe'lL
gilly-flower jill flow'er, not giFi flow'er.
gimbal gim'bal or jim^al.
gin (machine) jin, not gin.
The Cotton Gin.
gin (snare) jin, not gin.
Ginevra j e-nev'ra.
See Genevra.
gingival jin'jiv-al or jin-ji'val.
Gioconda, La la jo-kon'da.
See Giorgio.
Gioja jo'ya.
See Giorgio.
Giordano Bruno jor-da'no broo r n5.
See Giorgio.
Giorgio jor'jo.
G, in Italian, before e, i, u, or y, combines with
these letters to form the sound of /.
Giorgione j or- j o'na.
See Giorgio.
Giotto jdfto.
See Giorgio.
(For Kev of Signs, see p. 19}
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
343
Giovanni j 6-van'ne.
See Giorgio.
giraffe jir-af ', not jir-af.
Stormonth gives zhir-af* as an alternative pro-
nunciation.
Giralda he-ral'da.
See Gila.
girandole jir'an-dol; Fr. pron., zhe-raN-dol'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Girard ( College ) j Tr-ard'.
Girard jir-ard'; Fr. pron., zhe-rar'.
Girardin zhe-rar-daN'.
For aN, see p. II.
gird gerd.
girl gerl, not gyerl.
See card.
Girofle-Girofla zhe-rd-fla/ zhe-ro-fla'.
Girolamo j e-ro'la-mo.
Gironde zhe-roNd 7 ; Eng. pron., jir-Snd 7 .
For ON, see p. n.
Girondin jir-on'din; Fr. pron., zhe-roN-daN'.
For aN, ON, see p. n.
Girondist jir~6n'dist.
See Girondiste.
Girondiste zhe-roN-dest'.
For ON, see p. II.
See Girondist.
girth gerth.
gist jist, not gist
Giulia j od'le-a.
See Giorgio.
Giuliano j oo-le-a'no.
See Giorgio.
Giulio j<5o'le-6.
See Giorgio.
Giulio Romano joc/le-5 r6-ma r no.
See Giorgio.
Giuseppe j 66-sep'pa.
See Giorgio.
(For Key of Signs f see p. 19)
344 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Gizeh ge'ze.
"The Pyramids at Gizch.*'
glace gla-sa'.
glacial gla'shal or gla'shi-al or gla'si-al.
glacier gla^her or glas'i-er or gla'shi-er.
glacis gla'sis or flasks; Fr. pron., gla-se'.
gladiator glad'i~a-ter.
gladiole glad'i-ol.
gladiolus gla-di'd-lus or glad-i-d'lus.
"The penultimate o in this word is short, and the
accent therefore, as Latin, properly falls upon the
antepenult (gla-di'6-lus), as indicated by most
orthoepists; glad-i-o'liis is, however, common in
popular or colloquial usage." Web,
Gladstone glad'stun, not glad'ston.
Gladys glades,
glaive glav.
Glamis glarns .
Commonly pronounced gla'rms.
"Hail to thee, thane of Glamis." Shakespeare.
glamour glarr/er or gla'mer.
glance glans, not glans.
See ask.
Glasgow glased or glas^o.
glass ^glas, not glas.
See ask.
Glastonbury glas'iin-ber-i or glas'tun-ber-i.
"Glastonbury Abbey."
See Alnwick.
glauberite glo'ber-it or glow'ber-it.
Glauber*s Salts glo'berz s6lts or glow r berz sSlts.
glaucoma glo -ko'ma.
glaucous glo'kus.
Glaucus glo'kus.
"The Last Days of Pompeii."
glazier gla'zher or gla'zi-er or gla'zhi-er.
Glazouno f glaz'ii-no f-
(For Key of Signs, see p. i^>
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 345
glenoid gle'noid.
"The Glenoid Cavity."
glissade glis-ad' or glis-ad'.
glisten glis'n, not glist'n.
globose glo'bos or glo-bds'.
globule glob'ul.
Gloriana glo-ri-a'na.
"The Faerie Queene."
gloss glos, not glos nor glos.
See accost.
glottis glot'is.
See epiglottis.
Gloucester glos'ter.
See Alnwick.
glower glow'er.
glucinum glu-si'num.
Gluck, von f On gldok.
See Gluck, von.
Gliick, von f On gliik.
See Gluck, von.
For ii, see p. 10.
glucose glu'kos.
glue glu, not gloo.
gluey glu 7 !, not glob'i.
gluteal ^glu-te'al or glu'te-al.
gluten glu 7 ten.
glycerine gnVer-m, not glis'er-en.
Also written glycerin, but pronounced as above.
See ine (chemical termination).
gly cogen gl^ko- j en.
Glyptotheca glip-to-the'ka.
Glyptothek ^glip-to-tak r .
Gneisenau, von fon gni'ze-now.
gneiss ^nis.
Gneist, von f On gnist.
gnome nom.
gnomc n
"The Gnomic Poets."
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
346 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
gnomical no'mik-al or nomlk-al.
gnomon no'mon.
gnostic nos'tik.
See agnostic.
gnu nod or nu.
goatee go-te'.
go-bang g5~bang'.
Accent the final syllable.
Gobelin gob'e-lm; Fr. pron., go-blaN'.
For aN, see p. n.
Gobi go'be.
"The Desert of Gobi"
goblin gob'lin.
God god.
"From a ,desire to utter the name of God more
deliberately than the short vowel naturally allows,
the pronunciation is often (god) or even (god) ."
Oxford English Dictionary.
See accost.
Godavery go-da/ver-i.
Goddard go-dar'.
Godiva (Lady) gd-di'va.
Godowski go-do f'ski.
Godoy, de da go-tho'e ; Eng. pron., dii go-doi 7 .
See Guadalquivir.
Godunov go-ddo-noP.
Goebbles ^gub x les.
Goelet go-lef .
Goering giir'ring.
Goethals gu^alz; Ger. pron., gd'tals.
For 6, see p. 10.
Goethe, von f5n go'te.
Also written Gothe, von; but pronounced as
above.
For 6, see p. 10.
Goethean gu'te-an.
Goethian gt^ti-an.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
347
Goetz gots.
For 6, see p. 10.
Gogebic ( Mich. ) go-ge'bik.
Gogorza gd-gor'tha.
goiter goi'ter.
Also written goitre, but pronounced as above,
goitre gwa/tr.
See goiter.
Golconda goi-kon'da.
golden gold'n, not gold'en.
Goldmark golt'mark.
Goldschmidt (M'rne) golt'shmit
Golgotha gol'go-tha, not gol-go'tha.
golf golf.
The Standard Dictionary gives gof as an alter-
native pronunciation.
"Sometimes gof, an approximate imitation of the
Scotch pronunciation." Web.
Goliath go-li'ath, not gd-K'a.
Frequently mispronounced.
Goltz golts.
Gomez go'meth.
Gonave go-nav / .
Gonaives g6~na-ev'.
gondola gon'do-la, not gon-do'la.
gondolier ^gon-do-ler 7 .
gone g8n.
See accost.
gonfalon gon'fa-lon.
gonfalonier gon-fa-lon-ei/.
goniometer go-ni-om'e-ter.
gonorrhea gon-or-re'a.
Also written gonorrhoea, but pronounced as
above,
gooseberry gooz'ber-i or goos'ber-i.
Stormonth says gooz'ber-i.
gopher (wood) go'fer.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
348 TirENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Gordian gor'di-an.
"The Gordian Knot."
Gordius gor'di-us.
gorgeous go r' jus; gor'ji-us (Stor.).
gorget gor'jet.
Gorgas gor'gas,
Gorgias gor'ji-as.
Gorgon gor'gon.
Gorgonian g^r-go'ni-an,
gorgonize gor'gon-Iz.
Gorovan gor'6-van.
gorilla go-ril'a.
Gorki gor'ke.
gormand gor'mand.
See gourmand.
Gortchako ff gar-cha-ko f '.
Also written Gorchakov, Gortchakov, Gortchakow
but pronounced as above,
goshawk gos'hok.
gosling goz^lmg, not gosling,
gospel gos'pel.
See accost.
gospeler gds'pel-er.
gossamer gos^-mer, not goz'a-mer.
Gosse ^gos.
Got go.
Gotama go'ta-ma.
See Gautama , another spelling.
Gotha (duchy) go'ta.
See Luther.
Gotha (Canal) go'ta or yo'ta.
For 6, see p. 10.
Gotham (England) got'anx
Often improperly pronounced go'tham.
"The Merry Tales of the Mad Men of Gotham."
See Gotham (New York City).
Gotham (New York City) go'tham or goth'am.
See Gotham (England).
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
349
Gothamite go'tham-it or goth'am-it.
Gothicism goth'i-sizm.
Gothicize goth'i-siz.
Gotterdammerung got-ter-da'mer-oong.
For 6, see p. 10.
Gottingen go'ti ng-en .
For 6, see p. 10.
Gottschalk got'shalk, not got-shok.
gouge gowj or gooj.
Gough (John B.) gof, not gowf nor gof.
See accost.
goulash goo'lash.
See gulash.
Gounod g6o~n5'.
gourd gord or goord.
gourde ( coin ) goord.
Gourgaud goor-go'.
gourmand goor'mand ; Fr. pron., goor-maN'.
For a.N, see p. 10.
See gormand.
gourmet goor-me'.
gout (drop) gowt, not goot.
"Gouts of blood." Shakespeare.
gout (taste) goo.
gouvernante goo-ver-naNt',
For a.N, see p. 10.
See g overnante.
Gouverneur goov-er-ner' ; Fr. pron., goo-ver-
nor'.
For 6, see p. 10.
governante guv'er-nant.
The Century Dictionary pronounces the final
syllable nant.
See gowuernante.
government guv'ern-ment, not guv'er-ment.
Pronounce the second syllable ern, not er.
governor guv'er-ner.
Gower ^gow'er or gor.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
350 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
gown gown, not gownd.
Gracias a Dios gra'the-as a de-6s'.
See C a ceres.
pracile gras'il. .
gracioso gra-shi-5'so ; Sp. pron., gra-the-o so.
gradual grad'u-al, not graj'u-al.
graduate grad'u-at, not graj v u-at.
Graefe, von fdn gra'fe.
graft graft, not graft.
See ask.
grafter grafter, not grafter.
See ask.
Grail (Holy) gral. w
gramercy grammar's!. . 5
"Gramercy, Mammon, said the gentle knignt.
Gramercy (New York^City Park) gram'er-si.
graminivorous gram-m-iv'o-rus.
gramme gram.
Gramont, de dii gra-moN'.
For ON, see p. n.
Granada gra-na'da^ Sp. pron., gra-na'tha.
See Guadalquivir.
granary gran'a-ri, not gra'na-ri.
"We sometimes hear this word pronounced with
the first a like that in grain; but all our othoepists
mark it like the a in grand. The first manner
would insinuate that the word is derived from the
English word grain; but this is not the case; it
comes from the Latin granarmim, and, by our own
analogy, has the antepenultimate vowel short."
Walker.
grandchild grand'chlld, not gran / child.
Pronounce the d sound in the first syllable,
granddaughter grand'do-ter, not gran'do-ter.
See grandchild.
Grande Chartreuse, La la grand shar-troz'.
For 6, aw, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, se& p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 351
Grande Grille (Vichy) graxd gre'yu.
For EN, see p. 10.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Grande Mademoiselle, La la graNd mad'mwa-
zel'.
For ax, see p. 10.
Grande Terre graNd tar'.
For aN, see p. 10.
grandeur gran'dur, not gran'jur.
grandfather grand'fa-ther, not gran'fa-ther.
See grandchild.
grandiose gran'di-os.
grandma grand'ma; coll., gran'ma,
grandmamma grand-ma-ma.' or grand-ma/ma.
See grandchild.
Grand Monarque, Le lu graN m6-nark A .
For aN, see p. 10.
grandmother grand'muth-er.
See grandchild.
grandpa grand'pa; coll., gran'pa.
grandpapa grand-pa-pa 7 or grand-p^pa.
See grandchild.
Grand Prix de Paris graN pre du pa-re'.
For aN, see p. 10.
grandsire grand'sir, not gran'sir.
See grandchild.
grandson grand'sun, not gran'sun.
See grandchild.
Granicus (Battle of the) gra-m / kiis, not gran'-
ik-iis.
granivorous ^gra-mv / 6-rus.
grant grant, not grant.
See ask.
grasp grasp, not grasp.
See ask.
grass gras, not gras.
See ask.
Gratiano gra-shi-a'nd or gra-te-a/no.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
352
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
gratis gra'tis, not grat'is.
"Free, gratis, and for nothing."
gratitude gratl-tud, not grafi-tood.
gratuitous gra-tul-tus.
gratuity gra-tu'i-ti.
gratulatory grat'u-la-to-ri.
gravamen gra-va'men.
Gravelotte (Battle of) grav-lflf
grazier gra'zher.
grease (n.) gres.
grease (v.) grez or gres.
greaser grez'er or jjrps'er.
greasy grezl or gres'i.
greave grev.
Greenough gre'no.
Greenwich (England) grin'ij.
See Alnwick.
Greenwich (U. S.) gren'wich.
Popularly pronounced grm'ich.
Gregorian gre-go'ri-an, not gre-gor'i-an.
''The Gregorian Calendar."
Gregory Nazianzen greg'6-ri naz-i-an'zen.
Grenada (U. S.) gren-a'da.
See Granada.
Grenada (West Indies) gren-a'da.
grenade gre-nad r .
grenadier gren-a-der'.
grenadin ( flower ) gr en'a-dm.
Also written grenadine, but pronounced as above,
grenadine (fabric) gren'a-den.
Grenoble gre-nobl.
Gretry gra-tre'.
Greuze groz.
For 6, see p. 10.
Greville grev'il.
See Greville,, Henri.
(For Key of Signs > see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
353
Greville, Henri aN-re' gra-vel',
For ax, see p. 10.
Grevy gra-ve'.
gridiron grid'I-urn, not gridl-run.
Grieg greg.
grievous gre'vus.
grimace grim-as'.
Grimaldi gre-mal'de.
grimalkin grim-aKkm or grim-61'km.
grimly grim'li.
grimy gri-mi.
Grindelwald grin'del-valt.
grindstone grmd'ston.
"Formerly often spelt without the 'd' and still
commonly pronounced grind'stun, grin'stun, col-
loquially and in dialect." Web.
gripe grip, not grip.
"Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown,
And put a barren sceptre in my gripe!'
Shakespeare.
grippe (influenza) grip; Fr. pron., grep.
grisette griz-ef ; Fr. pron., gre-zet 7 .
Grisi gre'se.
grisly griz'li, not gris'li.
Grisons gre-zoN'.
For ON, see p. n.
gristle gris'l, not griz'L
gristly gris^i, not griz 7 !!
See grizzly,
grizzly gr i T!\ i .
See gristly.
groat (coin) grot or grot.
"The second was until recently the preferred
pronunciation." Web,
grocery gro'ser-i, not gros'ri.
Grodno gr6d r nd.
grogram grog'ram.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
354 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Grolier grol-ya' or grol'ya.
"The Grolier Design."
Grolier de Servieres grol-ya' du ser-vyar'.
Groot grot, not groot.
In Dutch, oo is pronounced Hke o long (o).
Gros gr5.
groschen (coin) gro'shSn.
Grosvenor grov'ner.
See Alnwick.
Grote grot,
grotesque gro-tesk'.
Grotius gro'shi-us.
grotto grot'6.
Grouchy, de du groo-she', not dii groo'che.
grovel grov'el, not gruv'el.
groveler grov'el-er, not gruv'el-er.
gruel groo'el.
Griinfeld griir/feld.
Grutli griifle.
"The Men of Grutli."
For ii, see p. 10.
Gruyere ( cheese ) grti-yar'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Guadalajara gwa-tha-la-ha/ra.
See Guadalquivir, Jorullo.
Guadalquivir go-dal-kwiVer ; Sp. pron., gwa-
thal-ke-ver r .
"At the end of a syllable, or between two vowels,
d, in Spanish, sounds like the English th in this, but
Is somewhat softer." <Gas.
Guadalupe go-da-loop 7 ; Sp. pron., gwa-tiha-
loo'pa.
See Guadalquivir*
Guadarraina, Sierra da syer'ra da gwa-da-ra'ma.
guaiacum gwi'a-kum.
Guam gwam .
guanaco gwa-na/ko.
(For Key of" Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONO UNCED 355
guano gwa'no.
Guantanamo gwan-ta'na-md.
guarantee gar-an-te'.
See guaranty.
guarantor gar'an-tor, not gar-an-tor'.
guaranty gar'an- ti .
See guarantee.
guard gard, not gyard.
See card.
Guardaf ui ( Cape) gwar-da-f we'.
guardian gar'dl-an, not gar-den'.
Guarnerl gwar-na're.
Guatemala go-te-ma'la; Sp. pron., gwa-ta-ma'la.
See Aguinaldo.
guava ^gwa'va.
Guayaquil gwi-a-keF.
guay ule gwa-y cx/la .
gubernatorial gu-ber-na-to^ri-al.
Guchko v gooch'ko f .
gudgeon gu j 'un.
guelder (rose) geTder.
Guelph gwel f .
Also written Guelf, but pronounced as above.
Guend j i gen 7 j i.
Guendolen gwen'do-len.
See Gwendolen.
Guercino gwer-che'no.
See Beatrice Cenci.
guerdon ger / dun .
Guericke, von f6n ga'rik-e.
Guerin, de du ga-raN r .
For an, see p. 10.
Guernsey ^gern'zi.
Guerriere, La la gar-yar'.
guerrilla ger-iFa.
Gueux go.
For 5, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
356 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Guglielmo gobl-yal'mo.
See Bentivoglio.
Guiana ge-a'na.
See Aguinaldo, Guyana.
Guicciardini gwe-char-de'ne.
See Bertuccio.
Guiccioli gwe'cho-le.
"Countess Guiccioli"
See Bertuccio.
Guichard ge-shar'.
guidance gi'dans, not gyi'dans.
See card.
guide gid, not gyid.
See card.
Guido Reni gwe'do ra'ne, not ge'do ra'ne.
guidon gi'don; Fr. pron., ge-doN'.
For ON, see p. n.
guild gild.
Also written gild, but pronounced as above.
Guild gild.
Guildenstern gil'den-stern.
guilder (coin) giKder.
Guildford gil'ferd or gild'ferd.
guildhall gild'hol .
guile gil, not gyil.
See card.
Guillaume ge-yom 7 .
guillemot gi^e-mot.
guilloche gil-osh^.
Guillotin ge-yo-taN 7 .
For UN, see p. n.
guillotine gi^o-ten.
The Oxford English Dictionary and Worcester
accent the final syllable,
guimpe gamp; Fr. pron., gaNp.
For aN, see p. n.
guinea (coin) gin 7 !.
Guinea gm'i.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
357
Guiniver gwm'i-ver.
Guinivere gwm-i-ver'.
Guiney gi'm.
Guinness gm'es.
"Guinness 7 s Ale."
guipure ge-pur' ; Fr. pron., ge~pur'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Guis-card ges-kar'.
Guiscardo gwis-kar'do.
"Sigismonda and Guiscardo."
See Sigismonda.
guise giz, not gylz.
See card.
Guise, de du gii-ez 7 or du gez.
See Barras.
Guitry ge-tre 7 .
Guizot ge-zo 7 or gwe-z6 A .
See Barras.
gulash goo'lash.
See goulash, the preferred spelling,
gulden (coin) gool'den.
gules (heraldry) gulz.
gum arabic gum ar'a-bik, not gum ar-a'bik.
See Arabic.
gums gumz.
Gunsaulus gun-so'liis,
gunstock giin'stok, not gtin'stok.
Gunter gunner.
Gi'inther ^giin^ter.
For ii, see p. 10.
gunwale gun'el or formally, giinVal.
"Commonly pronounced gun'el." Wor.
Gurkha goor'ka.
gustatory gus x ta-t6-ri.
Gustavus gus-ta'vus, not gus-ta'vus.
Gustavus Adolphus gus-ta/vus a-dol'f us ; Ger.
pron., goos-ta'voos a-dol'foos.
Gustavus Vasa go6s-ta r v6os va^sa.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
358 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Gutenberg* gob'ten-berc.
For G, see p. 12.
Guthrie ( Thomas ) guth'ri.
gutta-percha gut'a-per-cha.
Guyana ge-a'na.
Guyandotte gi-an-dot'.
Guy Fawkes gi f oks'.
Guyon gl'on or ge'on ; Fr. pron., gii-e-oN'.
For ii, ON, see pp. 10, u.
Guyon (Sir) gi'un.
Spenser's "Faerie Queene"
Guyot ge-yo'.
Guzman, de da gooth-rnan'.
See Zamacois.
Guzman Blanco goes-man' blang'ko.
In Spanish America, s is commonly pronounced
like English s in sun.
"The Spanish language, as spoken in Mexico
and South America, differs in some points materi-
ally from the true Spanish. Thus and c before e
and *, instead of having the sound of th, are gener-
ally pronounced like .?. Among the uneducated
classes II is universally sounded like y : thus, gallo is
pronounced ga'yo." Biog.
Gwendolen gwen'dd-len.
See Guendolen.
gybe jib.
Also written jibe, but pronounced as above.
Gyges ji r jez.
"GygeJs Ring."
gymkhana j im-ka/na.
gymnasium jim-na'zi-um, not jim-na/zhum ;
Ger. pron., gim-na'zi-oom or gurn-na'-
zi-oom.
For ti, see p. 10.
gymnast jim'nast.
gymnastics jim-nas'tiks.
gymnosophist j im-nos'o-f ist.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
359
gymnosperm j im'no-sperm.
See angiosperm.
gynaeceum jm-e-se'um or ji-nese r um.
gynarchy jm'ar-ki or ji'nar-ki.
gynecologist jm-e-kol'6-jist or ji-ne-koKo-jist.
The Encyclopaedic Dictionary says gl-ne-kol'o-
jist
Also written gyn&cologlst, but pronounced as
above,
gynecology jin-e-kol'o-ji or ji-ne-kol'6-ji.
Also written gynaecology, but pronounced as
above.
gynobase jin'6-bas or ji'no-bas.
gynoecium jin-e'si-um or ji-ne'si-um.
Also written gynedum t but pronounced as above,
gynophore jin'6-for or jFno-for.
gypsum jip'siim.
gyrate ji'rat.
gyration j i-ra'shun.
gyratory j I'ra-to-ri .
gyr falcon j er r f 6k-n.
See jyrfalcon, another spelling,
gyroscope ji'ro-skop.
Gyula dyool'6.
Gyulia dyool'6-e.
gyve (fetter) jrv.
"Formerly, probably until after 1800, giv." Web.
H
Haakon (King) ho'kon.
Haarlem har / lem.
See Boerhaave.
Haas has.
Haase ha r ze.
Habakkuk ha-bak'uk or hab A a-kuk.
"The Book of Habakkuk."
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
360 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Habana ha-va'na.
In Spanish, b f especially between two vowels,
often has the sound of English v, in vow.
See Havana.
habeas corpus ha'be-as kor'piis, not hab'e-as
kor'pus.
haberdine hab'er-den or hab'er-din.
habergeon hab'er-jun or ha-ber'jiin.
habiliment ha-biFim-ent.
Habitant a-be-taN'.
"The Habitants of Canada."
For aN, see p. 10.
habitat hab'i-tat
habitua ha-bifu-a; Fr. pron., a-be-tti-a'.
For u, see p. 10.
hacienda a-syen'da or ha-si-en'da.
In Spanish America, c before e or i is usually
pronounced like English s in sun.
Hadersleben ha'dars-la-ben.
Hackert hak'ert.
Hades ha'dez.
Hading (Jane) a-daN'.
For aN, see p. n.
hadj haj.
hadji haj'e.
Hadrian ha'dri-an.
See Adrian.
Haeckel hek r l ; Ger. pron., ha'kl.
Haelen ha x len.
haematin he'ma-tm or hem'a-tm.
Also written hematin, but pronounced as above,
haemato (prefix) hem'a-to or he'ma-to.
In this and the four words following, the first
syllable is written either hzem or hem.
hcematose h^ma-tos or hem'a-tos.
See hccmato (prefix').
hsemic he'mik or hem'ik.
See hamato (prefix}.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 361
hsemo (prefix) he'md or hem'o.
See h&mato (prefix}.
hemoglobin he-mo-glo'bin or hem-o-glo'bm.
See hccmato (prefix).
Haensel und Gretel handsel oont gra'tel.
Hafiz ha'f iz or ha-f ez'.
Hagar ha'gar.
Hagedorn, von f5n ha/ge-dorn.
Hagen ha'gen.
Haggai hag'a-i or hagl.
hagiarchy hag'i-ar-ki or ha'ji-ar-ki.
hagiocracy ^hag-i-o^ra-si or ha-ji-ok'ra-si.
Hagiographa hag-i-og'ra-fa or ha-ji-og'ra-fa.
hagiographer hag-i-o^ra-fer or ha-ji-og'ra-fer.
hagiography hag-i-6g'ra-fi or ha-ji-og^ra-fi.
Hague (The) hag.
See 's Gravenhage, the Dutch name of this city,
ha-ha ha-ha'.
See aha.
Hahnemann ha'ne-man.
Hahn-Hahn, von f on han'han.
Haidee hi-de, 720^ haMe.
"Don Juan."
Haifa hrfa.
Haile Selassie hi'le se-las'si.
Hainan hi-nan 7 .
Hainaut a-no'.
Haiti ha'ti; Fr. pron., a-e-te'.
See Hayti, another spelling.
Haitian ha'ti-an.
Also written Haytian, which see.
Hakluyt hakldot.
Hakodate ha'kS-da'ta.
halberd hal'bSrd, formerly hol r berd.
Halbig hal'biK.
halcyon (n.) hal'si-on.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
362 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
halcyon (a.) hal'si-on.
'Halcyon Days."
Halcyone hal-sl'o-ne.
See Alcyone, another spelling.
Haldane hal'dan.
Haldeman hol'de-man, not hal'de-man.
Halevy a-la-ve'.
half haf ; more properly, haf .
See ask.
halfpenny ha'pen-i or haf'pen-i or hap-en-i or
hap'en-i or ha'pen-i.
There is authority for each and all of these pro-
nunciations.
halibut hail-but or holl-but.
Halicarnassus hal-T -kar-nas'us .
"Dionysius of HaHcamassiAs"
Halicz ha'lich.
halite haWt or ha'llt
Halle hale,
hallelujah hal-e-loo'ya.
See alleluia.
Also written halleluiah, but pronounced as above.
Haller, von f on ha/ler.
hallo hal-6'.
Also written halloa, but pronounced as above,
halloo hal-oo'.
Hals, Franz f rants hals.
Halsbury holz'bre.
See Alnwick.
Halstead, Murat mu-raf hoKsted.
halve hav.
More properly, hav.
See <M&.
Halys ha'lis.
Hamadan ha'ma-don.
hamadryad ham'a-dri-ad.
hamadryades ham-a-dri'a-dez.
hamadryads ham'a-drl-adz.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 363
Hambourg ham^oorg.
Hamelin ha'me-lm.
''The Pied Piper of Hamelin."
Hamilcar Barca ha-mil'kar bar'ka.
Hamite hamlt.
Hammurabi ham-66-ra/be.
Hanau (Battle of) ha/now,
handbook handbook, not han'book.
Pronounce the d sound,
handcuff hand'kuf, not han'kuf.
See handbook.
Handel han'del.
See Handel.
Handel han'del.
See HandeL
handful hand'f 661 not han'fool.
See handbook.
handkerchief hang'ker-chif.
See kerchief.
handsome han'surn.
Stormonth says hand'sum.
See unhandsome.
Hanel ha'ngl.
hangar hang'gar ; Fr. pron., aN-gar'.
For a.N, see p. 10.
Hangchow hang'cho'.
Hanihara ^ha-ne-ha'ra.
Hankow han'ko'.
Hanover han'6-ver.
In German, this word is written Hannover, and
pronounced han-6Ver.
Hans Breitmann bans brit'man.
Hans Sachs bans zaks.
Hanukka ^ha r nook-ka.
Also written Hanukkah, but pronounced as above.
Haphtarah hai-ta'ra.
Hapsburg haps'burg ; Ger. pron., haps'bdorc.
For G, see p. 12.
(.For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
364 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
hara-kiri ha'ra ke're.
harass har'as .
"Often pronounced ha-ras', but this has never
been countenanced by orthoepists." Web.
harbinger har'bin- j er.
Hardecanute har-de-ka-nut'.
Hardee (General) har'de, not har-de'.
Hardinge har'ding, not har'dmzh nor har'dinj.
hareem ha-rem 7 .
See harem.
harem ha'rem or ha'rem or ha'rem.
See hareem.
Harfloeur ar-flor'.
For 6, see p. 10.
Hargraves har'gravz.
Hargr eaves har'grevz.
haricot har'i-ko or har'i-kot.
Harleian har-le'an or har'le-an.
"The Harleian Collection."
Harlequin ^har r le-kwm or har'le-km.
See Columbine.
harmonic har-mon'ik.
harmonica har-mon'ik-a.
harmonicon har-mon'ik-on.
harmonics har-mon'iks .
Haroun-al-Raschid ha-roon 7 ar-ra-shed / .
Also written Hanvn-al-Raschid, but pronounced
as above.
Harpagon ar-pa-goN'.
For ON, see p. u.
Harpocrates har-pok'ra-tez.
harpsichord harp^i-kord.
hartbeest hart'best.
See hartcbeest, the preferred spelling,
hartebeest hart'best or har 7 te-best.
Hartleian hart-le'an or hart'li-an.
Hartlepool har'tl-pool.
Hartleyan hart / le-an.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 365
Hartz (Mountain) harts.
Also written Harz, but pronounced as above,
haruspex ha-rus'peks.
haruspice ha-rus'pis.
Harwich (England) har'ij or har'ich.
See Alnwick.
Harwich (U. S.) har'wich.
Hasdrubal has'droo-bal.
hashish hash'esh or ha-shesh'.
Also \vritten hasheesh, but pronounced as above,
haslet has'let or haslit.
hasten has'n, not hast'n.
hatchel hach'el .
Hauck (Minnie) howk or hok.
Hauch houk.
Haughton ho'tun.
haunch hanch or honch.
See crannch.
haunt hant or hont.
See craunch.
Hauptmann howpt'man.
Hauser, Kaspar kas'par how'zer.
Haureau 6-ra-o'.
Haussmann (Baron) 6s-man'.
hautboy ho'boi .
See oboe.
Hautes-Alpes otz-alp r .
Hautes-Pyrenees ot-pe-ra-na 7 .
Haute-Savoie ot-sa-vwa'.
hauteur ho-tur' ; Fr. pron., o-tor 7 .
For 6, see p. 10.
Haiiy a-we'.
Havana ha-van'a.
See Habana.
Haverhill (Eng.) hav'er-il.
Haverhill (U. S.) haVer-il
Haverstraw ^hav'er-stro.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
^66 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Havre, Le lii av'r.
Havre de Grace (U. S.) haVer du gras.
Hawaii ha-wi'e.
Hawaiian (Islands) ha-wi'yan.
Hawarden harden or hor'den.
See AInwick.
Haweis hois.
hawse hoz or hos.
hawser hoz'er or hos'er.
Hayashi ha/ya-she.
Hayden (Quartette) harden.
Haydn ha'dn ; Ger, pron., hi'dn.
Haye, La la-a'.
Haye Sainte, La la a saNf .
For EN, see p. n.
Hayti ha'ti; Fr. pron., a-e-te'.
See Haiti, the preferred spelling.
Haytian ^ha'ti-an.
See Haitian, the preferred spelling.
Hazael haz'a-el or ha-za'el.
Hazebrouck ax-brook 7 .
Hazlitt hazlit.
heard herd, not herd, formerly given by Webster.
hearth harth, not herth.
heath heth.
heather ^heth A er.
heathy heth^.
heaume horn.
heaven hev'n, not hev x en.
See evil.
hebdomadal heb-dom'a-dal.
"Hebdomadal Council."
Hebe he^be, not heb.
Hebert a-bar'.
hebetudinous heb-e-tuMin-us.
Hebraism h^bra-izm.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 367
Hebraist he'bra-ist.
Hebraize he'bra-iz.
Hebrides heb'rid-ez.
Hebron he'brun, not heb'run.
Hecate hek'a-te.
Also written Hekate, but pronounced as above.
"Formerly often hek'at, as in Shakespeare and
Milton." Web.
"In every instance in Shakspere except one, and
in one instance in Milton, the rhythm requires the
pronunciation to be hek'at." Century Dictionary.
hecatomb hek'a-tom or hek'a-todm.
hectoliter hek'to-le-ter.
Also written hectolitre, but pronounced as above.
Hecuba hek'u-ba.
"What 's Hecuba to him, or he to Hecuba,
That he should weep for her?" Shakespeare.
Hedin he-den 7 .
Hedone hed'6-ne.
hedonism he'don-izm or hed'on-izm.
Hegel ha/gel.
Hegelian ha-ga'li-an or he-ge'li-an.
Hegeman heg'e-man.
hegemonic hej-e-mon'ik or he-je-mon'ik.
hegemony he-jem'6-m or hej'e-mo-rn or he'~
je-mo-m.
Webster says that, in the pronunciation of this
word, some prefer hard g (g), as in go, after the
Greek,
hegira hej v ir-a or he-jFra.
Also written hejira, but pronounced as above.
"The first is etymologically the correct pronun-
ciation, but the second is much more widely used
both popularly and among scholars." Web.
Heidelberg hiMel-berG.
For G, see p. 12.
Heifetz hi'fetz.
heigh hi or ha.
heigh-ho hi'ho or ha/ho.
(For Key of Signs, see .19)
3 68
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
height hit, not hitth.
Heilbron (Africa) hil'bron.
Heilbronn ( Germany) hil-bron'.
Heine, Heinrich hin'riK hi'ne.
E final, in German, Is always sounded,
heinous ha'niis, not he'nus.
heir ar.
Hejaz hed-az'.
Also written Hedjaz, but pronounced as above.
Helen hel'en.
Helena hel'e-na, not hel-e'na.
See Saint Helena (mother of Constantino).
Helenus hel'e-nus, not hel-e'nus.
Helfferich hel'fer-iK.
Helgoland hel'go-lant.
See Heligoland.
heliacal he-H'a-kal.
helices hel'is-ez.
Helicon heTik-on.
helicopter hel-i-kop'ter.
Heligoland heFi-go-lant.
See Helgoland, the preferred spelling,
heliocentric he-li-6-sen'trik.
See geocentric.
heliochromy he^i-o-kro-mi.
Heliogabalus he-li-5-gab r a-lus.
See Elagabalus, the correct form of this word.
Helios he'li-6s. _
heliotrope he r li-6-tr6p.
heliotypy he'li-6-ti-pi.
helix he'liks or heFiks.
Hellas heTas.
Helle heKe.
hellebore heKe-bor.
Hellene heTen.
Hellenic hel-en^k or hel-^mk.
Worcester says hel'en-ik or hel-en'ik.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 369
Hellenize hel'en-iz.
Heller hel'er.
Hellespont hel'es-pont.
Hellespontine hel-es-pon'tin or hel-es-pon'tm.
helm helm, not hel'um.
See elm.
Helmholtz, von f on helm'hdlts.
Heloise a-lo-ez'.
"Abelard and Heloise."
See Abe lard.
helot heFot or he'lot
helotry hel'6t-ri or he'lot-ri.
Helsingfors hel-smg-fors'.
Helvetia hel-ve'shi-a.
Helvetian hel-ve'shan.
Helvetic hel-vetlk.
Helvetius hel-v^shi-us ; Fr. pron., el-va-se-us'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Hemans (Mrs.) hem'anz; pop., he 7 manz.
hematin hem'a-tm or he'ma-tin.
Also written hatmatin, but pronounced as above,
hematite hem'a-tit or he'ma-tit.
Also written h&matite, but pronounced as above.
See ite {chemical termination).
hemato (prefix) hem'a-to or he'ma-to.
Also written hccmato, but pronounced as above,
hemi (prefix) hem'i.
See demi (prefix), semi (prefix).
hemiopia hem-i-6'pi-a.
hemiplegia hem-i-ple'ji-a.
hemiplegy hem'i-ple-ji.
hemistich hem'i-stik.
H enault a-no'.
henceforth hens-f orth' or hens'f orth.
See thenceforth.
Hengest heng'gest
"Hengest and Horsa."
See Horsa.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Hengstenberg heng'sten-berc.
For G, see p. 12.
Henlopen (Cape) hen-lo'pen.
Hennepin hen'e-pm; Fr. pron., en-paN'.
For EN, see p. u.
Henner en-er r .
Henri a,N-re r .
For aN, see p. 10.
Henriade, La la aN-re-ad'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Henriot aN-re-6'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Hemiques en-re'kes.
Henriquez an-re'keth.
See Zamacois.
Henry hen'ri, not hen'er-i.
A word of two syllables.
Henschel hen'shel.
hepatic he-pa^ik.
hepatite hep^-tit.
Stormonth says he-pat'it.
hepatitis hep-a-ti'tis.
See it is (termination).
hepatization hep-a-tiz-a'shun or hep-a-ti-za'shun.
hepatize hep'a-tiz.
Hephaestion he-fes'ti-on.
Hephaestus he-fes'tus.
See Hephaistos, another spelling.
Hephaistos he-fis'tos.
See Hephaestus, another spelling.
Heptateuch hep'ta-tuk.
Hera he r ra.
See Here, another spelling.
Heraclean her-a-kle'an.
See Heracleianj another spelling.
Heracleian her-a-kle'yan or her-a-kle'an.
See Heraclean, another spelling.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 371
Heracles her'a-klez.
Also written Herakles, but pronounced as above,
Heraclidse her-a-kli'de.
Heraclitean rier-a-kli-te'an.
Heraclitus her-a-kli'tus, not her-ak'lit-us.
"The name of Democ'ritus, the laughing philoso-
pher, being often mentioned in connection with
that of Herach'tiis, the weeping philosopher, there
is a tendency to accent the latter, incorrectly, an the
second syllable." War.
See Democritus.
heraldic her-al'dik, not her'al-clik
Herault de Sechelles a-ro'du sa-sheK
Herat her-at'.
herb erb or herb.
"The historical pronunciation is urb, which still
prevails in the best usage in the United States,
although hurb is also used. In England hurb has
increased in use since about 1800, and now appar-
rently prevails in the best usage." Web.
herbaceous her-ba-shus.
herbage erb / aj or herb'aj.
See note under herb.
herbal (n. and a.) herb'al.
herbarium her-ba^i-um.
herbivora her-biv'6~ra.
herbivorous her-biv'6-rus.
herby erb r i or herb'i.
See note under herb.
Herculaneum her-ku-la'ne-um.
Herculean her-ku^e-an, not her-ku-le'an.
Here he're.
See Hera, another spelling,
hereafter her-af'ter, not her-after.
Heredia, de da a-ra/the~a.
hereditament ^her-e-dit r a-ment.
Hereford her'e-ferd.
herein her-in^.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
372 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
her ein to her -m'too .
hereof her-6v' or her-of.
See whereof.
heresiarch her'e-sl-ark or he-re'si-ark.
Worcester says he-re'zi-ark.
heretic her-e-tik.
See Arabic,
hereunto her-un-too'.
hereupon her~up-6n'.
herewith her-wirh' or her-with'.
Worcester says her'with.
"Although th in with has its vocal sound, yet in
the compounds herewith, therewith, and wherewith,
it is, according to the orthoepists, pronounced with
its sharp or whispered sound. Good usage, how-
ever, allows it to retain in the compound the same
sound that it has in the simple word." Webster*
See wherewith.
hermaphrodite her-maf'ro-dit, not a-mor'f 6-dit.
hermeneutics her-me-nu'tiks .
Hermes (Mercury) her'mez.
Hermes, Georg ga-orc' her'mas.
For G, see p. 12.
Hermias her-mi'as or her'mi-as.
Hermione her-ml'6-ne.
"A Winter's Tale."
Hermocrates her-mok'ra-tez.
Hernandez ar-nan'deth.
See Zamacois.
Hernani er-na'ne.
See Eranani, another spelling.
Hero he^o.
"Hero and Leander."
Herodiade a-ro-de-ad A .
Herod her'ud.
Herodian he-ro'dt-an, not her'iid-e-an.
Herodias he-roMi-as.
Herodotus he-rod'6-tus.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
heroine her'6-m.
heroism her'6-izm.
Herold a-rold'.
Herr her.
Herren her'en.
Herrera, de da er-ra'ra.
herring her'mg, not her'in.
Herriot e-re-6'.
Herschel her'shel.
Hertford (College at Oxford) har'ferd.
Hertz herts.
Heruli her'oo-li.
Herzegovina hert-se-go-ve'na.
Hesiod he'si-od or he'shi-od.
Hesione he-si'6-ne.
hesitate hez'i-tat.
The Century Dictionary gives hes'i-tat
alternative pronunciation.
Hesperides hes-per'f-dez.
Hesse ^hes.
Hesse-Cassel hes-kas'el.
Hesse-Nassau hes-nas'6.
Hessian hesh'an.
Hester hes'ter.
Hestia hes^i-a.
hetasra ^he-te^ra.
See hetaira, another spelling,
hetaerism he-te'rizm.
See hatairism, another spelling,
hetaira he-tFra.
hetairism he-tr'rizm.
heterochromous ^het-er-o-kro^us.
heterodox he^er-o-doks.
heterogamy het-er-og'a-mi.
heterogeneity het-er-6-je-ne'it-i.
heterogeneous het-er-o-je'ne-us.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
373
374 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
heteropathy het-er-6p'a-thi.
heterophemy het'er-6-f e-mi^ or het-er-ofe-mi.
heterophyllous het-er-6-fil'us.
heteroscian het-er-osh'i-an or het-er-6sh'an.
Heudicourt 6'de-koor.
hexagonal heks-ag'6-nal
hexastich heks'a-stik.
Hexateuch heks'a-tuk.
hey ha.
heyday ha'da.
Heyne hl-ne.
Heyse hi'ze.
hiatus hl-a'tus.
Hiawatha hi-a-wo'tha.
Other pronunciations of this name are some-
times given, as hi-a-wo'ta, he-a-wo'tha, etc. The
Iroquoian pronunciation is hi-oN-hwa'h'tha'h (first
syllable like high)" Web.
hibernacle hi'ber-na-kl or hi-ber'na-kl.
hibernate hl^er-nat
Hibernicism hi-ber'nis-izm.
hibernization hi-ber-niz-a'shun.
hibiscus hi-bis'kus.
hiccough hik'iip.
Also written hiccup, but pronounced as above.
hidalgo M-dal'go ; Sp. pron., e-dal'go.
hideous hid'e-tis.
hierarchy hi'er-ar-ki.
Hiero hi'er-6.
hieroglyphic hi-er~6-gli f r ik.
hieroglyphist hi-er-og'lif-ist or hi-er-o-glif'ist.
Hieronymus hi-er-on'im-us.
hierophant hFer-6-fant or hi-eVo-fant.
highway hi'wa, not hi-wa/.
highwayman ^hi'wa-man, not hl-wa'man.
hi-jacker hi'jak-er.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 37-
Hilarion hi-la'ri-6n.
hilarious hl-la'ri-us or hil-a'ri-us.
The Century Dictionary prefers hi, and the
Standard Dictionary, HI.
hilarity hi-lar'it-i or nil-arlt-T.
The Century Dictionary prefers hil-ar'it-i, and
the Standard Dictionary, hi-lar'it-i.
Hilary ( Term ) hil'a-r i .
Hildebrand hil'de-brand .
Hillard (George S.) hfl'ard, not hil-ard'.
Hilo he'16.
Himalaya him-a'la-ya .
Less correctly, him-a-la'ya.
Himalayan him-a'la-yan.
Less correctly, him-a-la'yan.
Hindenberg hin'den-barg.
Hindenburg hin'den-booric.
hinder (a.) hm'der.
See hinder (v.)
hinder (v.) ^hm r der.
See hinder (a.)
Hindoo hm'doo or hm-doo 7 .
See Hindu, the preferred spelling.
Hindoostani hm-dob-sta'ne.
See Hindustani, the preferred spelling.
Hindu hin'doo or hm-doT/.
See Hindoo.
Hindustan hm-ddo-stan'.
See Kurdistan.
Hindustani hm-doo-sta'ne.
hinterland hm'ter-land ; Ger. pron., hm^er-lant.
Hippocrates hip-ok'ra-tez.
Hippocrene rnj/o-kren ; class, pron., hip-6-kre'ne.
Hippolyta hip-oFit-a.
"Midsummer Night's Dream"
See Hippolytus.
Hippolyte hip~511t-e; Fr. pron., e-p6-let r .
Hippolytus hip-oFit-iis.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
376 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Hippomenes hip-om'e-nez.
hippophagi hip-6 f 'a- j I.
hippopotamus hip-o-pot'a-mus.
hirsute her'sut or her-sut'.
hirundine hir-un'dm or hir-un'dm.
Hispania his-pa'm-a or his-pa/m~a.
Hispanic his-pan'ik.
Hispaniola his-pan-yo'la.
historiographer his-to-ri-og'ra-fer.
historiography his-to-ri-og'ra-fi.
history his'to-ri, not his'tn.
histrionic his-tri-on'ik.
histrionism his'tri-6-mzm.
h'm hm.
Hoangho hwang-ho'.
Also written Hwangho, but pronounced as above.
Hobbema hob'em-a.
Hobbes hobz.
H obbesian hob / zi -an .
Hobbesism hobz^zm.
hobo ho^o.
Hoboken ho'bo-ken.
hoch IIOK.
For K, see p. 12.
Hoche 5sh.
Hochelaga hosh-e-lag'a.
Hoecke, van den van den hook'e.
Hofmann hoPman.
Hohenlohe ho-en-lo^ .
"When preceded by title, as Filrst, accented
ho'en-16-e." Web.
Hohenstaufen ^ho-en-shtow / fen.
See note under Hohenlohe.
Hohenzollern ho-en-ts61 / ern.
See note under Hohenlohe.
hoist hoist, not hist,
hoity-toity hoi'ti toi'ti, not hrti trti.
(For Key of Signs, see p. IQ)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 377
Holbein hol'bin.
Holborn ho'burn, not hoPbiirn.
See Alnwick.
Holinshed hol'mz-hed or hol'm-shed.
holla ( inter j.) hol'a or hol-a'.
Holleben, von f on h&l'la-ben.
hollo (n.) hol'd or hol-6'.
hollo (v.) hol'6.
hollo ( inter j.) hol'd or hol-o'.
holloa ( inter j.) hol-6'.
hollow hol'd.
holly-hock hol'i-hok, not hol'i-hok.
holm horn.
This is the marking of Webster and the Oxford
English Dictionary.
Worcester says holm, which is also the preference
of Stormonth, the Century, and the Standard.
Holm, Saxe saks horn,
holocaust hoFo-kost.
Holof ernes hol-o-fer'nez.
Also written Holophernes, but pronounced as
above.
Holstein hoFstm.
Holyhead hol'i-hed.
Holyoke (Mount) hol'yok, not ho'li-ok.
Holyrood (Palace) hoFi-rood.
holystone ho'li-ston.
homage hom^j, not om'aj.
See damage.
Homburg hom'boorG.
For G, see p. 12.
homely hdnyii .
Homeric ho-mer'Ik.
homestead hom'sted, not hom'stid.
homicidal hom'is-i-dal, not hom-is-i'dal.
homiletics hom-il-et^ks.
homochromous h5-mo-kr o^us .
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
37*
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
homed ont horned-dent or ho'mo-dont.
homoeo ( prefix) ho'me-6 or hom'e-o.
Also written homeo, but pronounced as above.
"The etymological pronunciation would be ho-
me'5, as in ho-moi'6-; but usage favors h5m'e-6-,
or in popular use ho'me-o; the last especially in
homoeopathy and its family (the only really popular
members of the group) ." Oxford English Diction-
ary.
"Good usage in the United States distinctly
favors h5'me-6- in all words beginning with this
prefix." Web.
homoeopath ho'me-6-path or hom'e-6-path.
See note under homoeo (prefix).
Also written homeopath, but pronounced as above,
homoeopathic ho-me-6-path'ik or hom~e~6-
path'ik.
See note under homoso (prefix}.
Also written homeopathic, but pronounced as
above,
homoeopathist ho-me-op'a-thist or hom-e-op'a-
thist.
See note under homoso (prefix}.
Also written homeopathist, but pronounced as
above,
homoeopathy ho-rne-op'a-thi or hom-e-op'a-thi.
See note under homoeo (prefix) .
Also written homeopathy, but pronounced as
above.
homogeneity ho-m6-je-ne / it-i or hom-6-je-ne'It-i.
homogeneous ho-mo-je'ne-iis or hom-o-j^ne-iis.
homogenous ho-mo j ^e-nus.
homograph hom'o-graf or ho'mo-graf.
homoio (prefix) ho-moi'o.
See homoso (prefix}.
homoiousian h5~moi-oo / si-an or ho-moi-ow^i-an.
See homoousian.
homologous h6-mol-6~gus .
homologue hom'o-log or ho'mo-log.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 379
homonym hom'6-mm or hd'mo-nirn.
homoousian ho-mo-do'si-an or ho-mo-ow'si-an
or hom-6-ow'si-an.
See homoiousian.
homoplasy ho-mop'la-si or ho'mo-plas-i or hom'-
6-plas-i.
Honegger hdn'eg-er.
honest on'est, not on'ust.
See damage.
Hong-Kong hong-kong.
Orthoepists say that neither syllable of this word
is accented; but, practically speaking, one or the
other is necessarily accented in pronouncing it.
honi soit qui mal y pense 6'ne swa ke mal e paNS.
For aN, see p. 10.
Honiton (lace) hon'it-un.
Honolulu ho-no-loo'loo, not hon-o-loo'loo.
honorable on'er-a-bl, not on'ra-bl.
honorarium on-o-r^ri-um.
hoodlum hood'lum; hoodlum (Wor.).
hoodoo hoo'doo.
hoof hoof, not hoof.
A very common error.
Hooge, de dii ho'ce.
For G, see p. 12.
See Groat.
Hoogh hog.
Hoogvliet hoo'vlet.
For G, see p. 12.
Hoogstraten hdg'stra-ten.
hoop hoop not hoop,
hoopoe hoo'poo or h<x/p5.
Hoosac ( mountains ) hoo'sak.
Hoosic (river) hoo'sik.
Hoosick Falls (N. Y.) hoo'sik.
hoosier hoo / zher.
Hoosier ( State ) hoo'zhSr.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
380 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Hopital, L lo-pe-tal'.
See Hospital, de U.
Horace hor'as, not hor'as.
Horas ho're.
Horatio ho-ra'shi-o or ho-ra/sho.
Ho neon ho r 'ik-on .
horizon ho-ri'zun or ho-ri'zn.
"Formerly accented hor'i-zon, as in Shake-
speare." Web.
See abdomen.
hornblende horn'blend.
horologe hor'6-loj or hor'6-loj.
horoscope hor'6-skop, not ho'ro-skop.
horrid hor'id, not horrid.
Horsa hor'sa.
See Hengest,
hors concours or koN-koor'.
For ON, see p. n.
hors de combat or du koN-ba r .
For 6^, see p. n.
hors de propos or du pro-po 7 .
hors de saison or du sa-zoN 7 .
For ON, see p. n.
hors d'oeuvre or do'vru.
For o, see p. 10.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer,
horseradish hors'rad-ish, not hors'red-ish.
horseshoe hors'shoo, not ho^shoo.
Hortense or-taNs 7 .
For an, see p. 10.
Hortensia hor-ten'shi-a or hor-ten'sha.
Hortensius hor-ten'shi-iis or hor-ten'shus.
Horthy hor'ti.
hortus siccus hor^tiis sik'us.
Horvath hor'vat.
Hosea ho-ze'a, not ho'ze-a nor ho r zha.
This^ last pronunciation is very common as a
colloquialism.
(For Key of Signs, see />. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 381
ho s ier ho'z her .
hosiery ho'zher-i.
hospice hos'pis or lios'pes.
hospitable hos'pit-a-bl, not hos-pit'a-bl.
Frequently mispronounced.
See inhospitable.
hospitably hos'pit-a-bli, not hos-pit'a-bli.
See inhospitably.
hospital hos'pit-al, not hos'pit-al.
See accost.
Hospital, de L' du lo-pe-tal'.
See Hopital, U.
hospitaler hos'pit-a-ler, not hos-pTt'a-ler.
Also written hospitaller, but pronounced as above,
hospodar hos'po-dar.
hostage hos'taj, not hos'taj.
hostel hos'tel; ho-teF (Wor.).
hosteler hos'tel-er.
hostelry hos^el-ri.
Worcester prefers h5'tel-ri.
hostile hos'til or, especially in British usage,
hos'til.
hostler hos'ler or os'ler.
The leading authorities are pretty evenly divided
between these two pronunciations.
See ostler.
Hotel de Cluny 5-tel' dfc klii-ne'.
For u, see p. 10.
Hotel des Invalides 6-teF da zaN-va-led 7 .
For a.N, see p. n.
Hotel Dieu 6-tel 7 dyo.
For 6, see p. 10.
Hotel de Ville fl-tel' du veL
Hotham ^hoth'am.
Hotzendorf ^ho'tsen-dorf.
Houdin oo-da^.
For aN, see p. n.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
382 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Houdon od-doN'.
For ON, see p. II.
hough hok.
Houghton (Lord) ho'tun or how'tun.
See Milnes (Richard Monckton).
Houghton (Henry Oscar) ho'tun.
Hougomont od-go-moN'.
For ON, see p. n.
hound hownd,
houri hoo'ri or how'ri.
housewife hows'wif.
Worcester prefers huz'wif.
When this word is used to denote a small bag for
needles, thread, etc., it is usually pronounced htiz'if.
See huswife (small bag).
housewifery hows'wif-er-i.
Worcester says huz'wif-rr or hows'wif-ri.
housing (saddle-cloth) howz'ing, not hows'mg.
Houssaye, Arsene ar-sa^ oo-sa'.
Houston (Texas) hus'tun, not hows'tun.
Houston (Sam) hus'tun, not hows'tun.
Houyhnhnm hoo-i^m or hwm r m.
hovel hov r el
Formerly and still occasionally, huv'el.
hover huv / er or hov^er.
howad j i ho w-a j'l .
howdah how'da.
howdy-do how'di-doo.
howitzer how'it-ser.
Hsuan-tung shii^an-toong.
Hubay ^yoo-ba 7 .
Hue iik or huk.
For u, see p. 10.
Hudibras hu'di-bras, not hu A di-bra.
Huerta wer^ta.
H f in Spanish, is seldom pronounced.
Hughenden hu x en-den.
Hughes (Thomas) huz.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 383
Hugli (river) hob'gle.
Huguenot hu'ge-not.
Huguenots hew'gen-ats ; Fr. pron., hodg-nd' ; It.
pron., oo-go-not'ti.
Huguenots, Les la u-ge-no'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Huguet 66-g.
Huidekoper hi'de-kd-per.
Hulin ii-laN.
Also written Hullm, but pronounced as above.
For ii, an, see pp. 10, n.
hullo hul-6'.
human hu'man, not u'man.
humane hii-man', not u-man'.
"Formerly also accented hu'mane," Web.
humanity hu-man'it-i, not u-man^it-i.
humanization hu-man-iz-a / shun or hu-man-i-
za^hun, not u-man-iz-a/shun.
humanize hu^man-iz, not u'man-iz.
humble ^hum^L
"Formerly, and still occasionally, um'bl." Web.
Humboldt, von von hum'bolt; Ger. pron., fon
hoom^olt.
humerus ^hu'mer-us.
humid h^mid, not u'mid.
humidity hu-mid^t-i, not u-mid^t-I.
humiliate hu-mil'i-at, not u-miK-at.
humiliation hu-niil-i-a'shun, not u-mil-i-^shun.
humility hu-miPit-i, not u-miHt-i.
humor (n. and v.) hti'mer or u'mer.
"The h f formerly silent, is now generally pro-
nounced, both in England and the United States,
although many good speakers, following the older
othoepists, as Smart, omit it, especially in the
senses referring to mental states." Web.
humorist hu'mer-ist or u'mer-ist.
humorous hti / mer-us or utoer-us.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
384 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Humperdinck hdom'per-dingk.
hunchback hunch'bak.
hundred hun'dred, not hun'derd.
hundredth hundredth, not hun'derdth.^ ^
Hungarian hung-ga'ri-an, not hun-ga'ri-an.
Hungary hung'ga-ri.
hungry hung'gri.
Hunjadi Janos hoon'yod-i ya'nosh.
Hunker hung'ker.
Huron hu'ron.
"Formerly pronounced hu-ron'." -Gaz.
hurrah hoor-a' or hur-a', not hoor-6'.
Also written hurra, but pronounced as above.
See hurray.
hurray hoor-a/ or hur-aA
See hurrah.
hurtleberry hurfl-ber-i.
See whortleberry.
Huss (John) bus; Ger. pron., hoos.
Also written Hus, but pronounced as above,
hussar hooz-ar', not huz-ar 7 .
hussy hiiz'i, not hus'i.
hustle hus 7 !, not hiisrt.
huswife (small bag) huz'if.
See housewife.
Huy hoi.
Huygens hi'genz ; Dutch pron,, hoi'gens.
Also written Huyghens, but pronounced as above.
Huysman hois'man.
See Huysmans.
Huysmans iis-maN'.
For ii, aur, see p. 10.
See Huysman.
huzza huz~a/ or hooz~a'.
hyacinth hra-sinth.
Hyacinthe, Pere par e-a-saNf.
For an, see p. u.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 385
hyacinthine hi-a-sin'thm.
"The hyacinthine boy, for whom
Morn well might break and April bloom."
Emerson.
Hyacinthus hi-a-sm'thus.
Hyades hi'a-dez.
"The Rainy Hyades."
See Hyads.
Hyads hi'adz.
See Hyades.
hyaline hi'a-lin.
See ine (chemical termination).
hyalite hi'a-lit.
See ite (chemical termination).
Hybla hrbla.
"But, for your words, they rob the Hybla bees,
And leave them honeyless." Shakespeare.
Hyblaean hi-ble'an.
Also written Hyblean, but pronounced as above,
hybrid hi'brid or hib'rid.
hybridism hi'brid-izm or hib'rid-izm.
hybridization hl-brid-iz-a/shun or hib-rid-iz-a'-
shun.
hybridize hi-brid-iz or hib'rid-iz.
hydatid hrda-tid or hid'a-tid.
Hydra hFdra.
hydrangea hi-dran'je-a, not hl-dran'ja.
hydraulic hi-dro'lik, not hi-dr6Fik.
hydraulics hi-dro'liks, not hi-droFiks.
hydride hi'drid or hi'drid.
See ide (chemical termination).
hydrometer hl-drom'e-ter.
hydropathic hi-dro-path'ik.
hydropathist hi-drop'a-thist.
hydropathy hi-droj/a-thi.
hydrophobia hi-dro-fo'bi-a.
hydrophobic hi-dro-f o'bik or hl-dro-fob^k.
Hygeia hi- j e r a.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
386 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
hygiene hi'ji-en or hi'jen.
hygienic hi-ji-en'ik.
hygienist hl'ji-en-ist.
hygrometer hi-grom'e-ter.
Hyksos hik'sos or hik'sos.
Hylas hrlas.
Hymen hi'men.
Hymenseus hi-men-e'us.
hymeneal hi-me-ne'al.
See ideal.
Hymettus (Mount) hi-met'us.
hymnal him'nal .
hymned ( part. ) himd .
See hymning (part.}.
hymning (part.) him'ing or him'ning.
"The hymning choir."
"The participles hymning and hymned are collo-
quially pronounced hlm'ing and himd, but with
solemnity, him'ning and him r n$d" Smart.
hymnody him'no-di.
hymnology him-noFS- j i.
hypaethral hip-e^hral or hi-pe^hral.
Also written hypethral, but pronounced as above,
hypallage hiip-aFa-je or hl-pal'a~je.
Hypatia hi-pa^hi-a.
hypersemia hi-per-e'mi-a.
Also written hyper emia, but pronounced as above,
hypersesthesia ^hi-per-es-the r si-a or rn-per-es-the 7 -
zi-a.
Also written hyperesthesia, but pronounced as
above.
hyperbaton hi-per / ba-ton.
hyperbola H-per^o-la.
hyperbole hi-per/bo-le.
Hyperborean hi-per-bo're-an.
hypericum ^hi-per / ik-um .
Hyperion hl-pe'n-6n or hi-per-i'on".
"Hyperion to a satyr." Shakespeare.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 387
hypertrophy hi-per'tro-fi.
hyphenate hi' f en-at .
hypnotic hip-not'ik.
hypnotism hip'no-tiztn.
hypnotist hlp'no-tist.
hypnotization hip-no-tiz-a'shun or hip-no-ti-za/-
shiin.
hypo (prefix) hi'po or hip'6.
"The etymological pronunciation Is hip'o (the
y being short in Greek and Latin), and all words
compounded with this prefix were, until compara-
tively recently, given the short sound in pronounc-
ing dictionaries of English. The best current
usage, however, while retaining- the short sound in
many older words, as hyp'o-crite, hy-poc'ri-sy, etc.,
and dividing more or less evenly on others, as hyp-
o-chon r dri~ac, hy-pob'o-le f etc., almost universally
prefers the long sound in recent words, especially
in scientific terminology, as in hy-po-der'mic,
hy-po-phos'phite, hy-pog'e-nous,, etc." Web.
hypochondria hip-o-kon'dri-a or hi-po-kon'dri-a.
hypochondriac hip-6-kon'dri-ak or hi-po-kon'-
dri-ak.
hypochondriacal hip-o-kon-dri'a-kal or hl-po-
kon-drra-kal.
hypochondriasis hip-o-kon-dri'a-sis or hi-po-kon-
drFa-sis.
hypocrisy hip-okYis-i.
hypocrite hip'o-knt.
hypocritical hip-o-krfr/ik-al.
hypocycloid ^hi-pd-sFkloid or hip-o-srldoid.
hypodermic ^hi-po-de^mik or hip-6-der'mik.
hypogastric ^hT-po-gas^rik or hip-6-gas'trik.
hypogeal ^hip-o-je'al or hi-po-je'al.
"Hypogeal Forced
hypogene hip'6-jen or hFpo-jen.
hypoglossal hi-po-glos'al or
hypophosphate hi-po-fos'fat or hip~6-f os'fai.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
388 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
hypophosphite hi-po-fos'fit or hip-o-fos'fit.
See ite (chemical termination}.
h}-postasis hi-pos'ta-sis or hip~6s'ta-sis.
h} r po static hi-po-stat'ik.
Irypostatize hi-pos'ta-tiz or hip-os'ta-tiz.
hypotenuse hi-pofe-nus or hip-ot'e-nus.
See hypothenuse.
hypothecate hl-poth'e-kat or hip-oth'e-kat.
hypothenuse hi-poth'e-nus or hip-oth'e-nus.
See hypotenuse.
hypothesis hi-poth'e-sis or hip-oth'e-sis
hypothetic hi-po-thet'ik or hip-o-thet'ik.
hypothetical hi-po-thet'ik-al or hip-o-thet^k-al.
hypoxanthine hi-po-zan'thm or hip-d-zan'thin.
The final syllable is also pronounced then.
Hyrcan her'kan.
"The Hyrcan Tiger/' Shakespeare.
Hyrcanus her-ka'nus.
hyson (tea) hi-suru
hyssop his'up.
h}^steria his-te'ri-a.
lacchus l-Skfus .
lachimo ya'ke-mo or i-afcTim-o.
"Cymbeline."
lago e-a^g 6 ; more nearly, ya'go.
lamblichus I-am'blik-us or jam'blik-us.
See Jamblichus.
Ian e x an.
lapetus i-ap'e-tus.
iatraliptic i-a-tra-lip'tik or i-at-ra-lip'tik.
Ibanez e-ban r yeth.
Iberville, <T de-ber-veK
ibex rbeks.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 389
ibid It/id.
ibidem ib-i'dem, not ib'id-em.
ibis I'bis.
Ibrahim Pasha ib-ra-hem' pa-sha'.
Ibsen ib'sen or ip'sen.
Icarian i-ka'ri-an.
Icarus ik'a-rus, not i-ka'rus.
ice cream is 7 krem, not is krem'.
See oatmeal.
Ichabod ik'a-bod.
Ich Dien IK den.
For K, see p. 12.
ichneumon ik-nu'mon.
ichor I'kor, not ik'or.
ichthyology ik-thi-61'o-ji.
ichthyosaurus ik-thi-6-so'rus.
Icilius i-sil'i-us .
Icolmkill i-kom-kil'.
icon I'kon.
iconoclast i-kon'6-clast.
Ictinus ik-ti'nus.
Idaho I'da-ho.
I ddesleigh ids'lL
ide (chemical termination) id or id.
"The endings -ine and ide in chemical terms are
variously pronounced. In the case of -ine, usage
in America is mostly divided between -en and -in,
very few chemists using -in. Apparently a ma-
jority of chemists at the present time pronounce
these words with -en, but the pronunciation with
-in seems to be slowly gaming ground. The
Oxford English Dictionary gives -in only in most of
these chemical terms, but this is by no means the
only pronunciation in use in England. In the case
of -ide, especially in those words which have been
long in the language, usage decidedly favors -id,
though -id is also used by many. . . .
"The Chemical Section of the American Associa-
tion for the Advancement of Science voted in 1889
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
390
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
in favor of the pronunciation of all chemical terms
in -ine and -ide with short i as in ill. It then,
further, voted to drop final e in the spelling, as in
bromin, chlorin, iodid, bromid, chlond, etc. ; and
these forms are used to some extent in the United
States.
"In terms ending in -ine and -ide the pronuncia-
tion often varies even in the mouth of the same
speaker, and this is especially true of teachers, who
often are obliged to pronounce such words in the
way that seems most likely to avoid confusion of the
endings." Web.
idea i-de'a.
"The pronunciation fde-a is a common provin-
cialism throughout the southern United States."
Web.
ideal i-de'al, not I'de-al nor i-del'.
"Most words ending in eal accent the antepenult ,*
. . . but hymeneal and ideal take the accent upon
the penult." Web.
idealism I-de'al-izm, not i A de-al-izm.
idealist i-de'al-ist, not I'de-al-ist.
idealistic i-de-al-is'tik, not I'de-al-is-tik.
ideality T-de-al'it-i.
idealization i-de-al-iz-a/shun or I-de-al-i-za'shun.
ideography i-cle-6g'ra-fi or id~e-6g'ra-fi.
ideology I-de-61'6-ji or id-e-61'6-j!.
Ides idz.
"The Ides of March."
idiosyncrasy M-i-6-sing'kra-si, not id-i-o-sm'-
kra-si.
Ido e r d5.
idocrase iMo-kras or id'6-kras.
idol i r dol, not i'dl.
Idomeneus ^i-dom^-nus.
Idumaea ^id-ti-me r a.
Also written Idumea, but pronounced as above*
idyl I'dil or id^L
"The Idyls of the King."
Also written idyll, but pronounced as above.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
391
idylist I'dil-ist
Also written idyllist, but pronounced as above,
idyllic i-dil'ik.
idyllize I'dil-iz.
lena (Battle of) e-a'na.
See Jena (Battle of).
If, Chateau d j sha-td' def.
Ignatiev ig-na'tyef .
Also written Ignatev, but pronounced as above.
Ignatius ig-na'shi-iis.
ignes fatui ig'nez fat'u-L
ignis fatuus ig'ms fat'u-us.
ignitable Ig-ni'ta-bl.
ignition ig-msh'un.
ignominious ig-no-mm'i-us.
ignominy ig'no-mm-i.
ignoramus ig-no-ra/miis, not ig-no-ratous.
iguana ig- w^na .
iguanadon ig-wan'6-don or ig-wa/no-don.
ihlang-ihlang e-lang' e-lang 7 .
See ylang-ylang.
Ik Marvel Ik mar'vel, not ik mar'vel.
This pronunciation is given on the authority of
the late Donald G. Mitchell himself.
II Balen el-ba'len.
ile (termination) il.
In British usage usually il, as in fertile.
lie de France el du f raNs'.
For a.N, see p. 10.
Ilfracombe il-fra-koom'.
II Guarany el gwar-a-na 7 .
Ilion ill-un.
iliopsoas il-i-6-so'as or il-li-of/so-as.
illative i^a-tiv or il-a r tiv.
illicit il-is'it. ^
See elicit.
Illimani el-ye-ma'ne.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
392
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Illinoian il-i-noi'an.
See 1 ' llinoisian.
Illinois il-i-noi' or il-i-noiz'.
Illinoisian il-i-noi'yan or il-i-noiz'i-an.
See Illinoian.
Iloilo e-16-e'lo.
Illuminati il-lu-nrin-a'ti or il-lu-mm-a'te.
i llusion il- lu'zhun .
illusive il-lu'siv, not il-lu'ziv.
See elusive.
illusory il-lu'so-ri, not il-lu'zo-ri.
illustrate il-lus'trat or il'lus-trat.
illustrated il-lus'tra-ted or iKlus-tra-ted.
illustration il-lus-tra'shun, not il-lus'tra-shiin,
illustrative il-luVtra-tiv or iHus-tra-tlv,
illustrator il-lus'tra-ter.
illuxurious il-luks-u / n-us or il-lug-zhdo'ri-us.
II Penseroso el pen-ser-6'so.
II Pensiero el pen-se-a/ro.
II Poliuto el pol-e-oo'to.
Ilus Hus.
image im'aj, not itn'ij.
See damage.
imagery im'aj-ri or im'a-jer-I.
imago im-a^go .
imam im-am'.
See imaum.
imaum im-am' or im-om'.
See imam.
imbecile (n. and a.) im'be-sil or, especially in
British usage, irn'be~sel, im-be-sel'.
"Formerly usually im-besll." Web.
imbecility mi-be-siFit-i.
Imbert de Saint-Amand aN-ber' de saN-ta-maN'.
imbroglio im-broFyo.
imbrue im-broo'.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 393
Immanuel im-man'u-el.
See Emmanuel.
immediate im-me'di-at, not im-me'jat.
immediately im-me'di-at-li t not im-me'jat-lf.
immersion im-mer'shun, not im-mer'zhun.
immigrant im'nii-grant.
See emigrant.
immigrate im'mi-grat.
See emigrate.
immigration im-mi-gra'shun.
See emigration.
imminent im'in-ent.
See eminent.
immobile im-mo'biL
See mobile.
immortality im-mor-taFit-i.
immortelle im-rnor-tel'.
immune im-mfm r .
immunization im-mu-mz-a'shun or im-mu-m-
za'-shun.
Imogen im'6- j en .
"Cymbeline."
impartiality im-par-shi-aWt-i or im-par-shal / it-i.
See partiality.
impasse im-pas / ; Fr. pron., aisr-pas A .
For a.N, see p. n.
impeccable im-pek'a-bl.
See peccable.
impecunious mi-pe-ku'm-us, not im-pe-kun'yus.
impedimenta im-ped-im-en'ta.
imperatival im-per-a-ti'val or im-per'a-tiv-al.
imperturbable im-per-tur'ba-bL
impetigo im-pe-ti'go.
impetus rm'pe-tus.
impinge mi-pin j x .
impious im^i-us.
impiously im'pi-us-li.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
394 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Impiousness im'pi-us-nes.
implacable im-pla'ka-bl.
Sometimes, im-plak'a-bl.
See placable.
importune im-por-tun'.
"Formerly, and still sometimes, im-por'tun. 7
Web.
imposthume im-pos'tum.
Also written impostume, 'but pronounced as
above.
impostor im-pos'ter, not im-pos'ter.
impotence im'po-tens, not im-po'tens.
impotency im'po-ten-si, not im-po'ten-si.
impotent im'po-tent, not im-po'tent.
imprecatory im'pre-ka-to-ri.
Sometimes, im'pre-ka-ter-i or im-pre-ka'ter-i.
impresario im-pra-sa^re-6.
impress (n.) mi'pres.
"Formerly also im-pres', as by Dr. Johnson
impress (v.) im-pres 7 .
See absent.
imprimatur im-prim-a'tiir.
improbative im-prob'a-tiv, not im-pro'ba-tiv.
improbatory Im-prob'a-to-rl, not im-pro^ba-to-ri.
improbity im-prob r it-i.
See probity.
impromptu im-promp'tu.
improvisation im-prov-is-a'shiin or im-prov-iz-
a'shiin.
improvisator im-prov'is-a-ter or im-prov^z-a-
ter.
improvisatore em-pr6-ve-za-to / ra.
See improwisatore.
improvisatorize im-pr6v-iz-a/t5-riz.
improvisatrice em-pro-ve-za-tre'cha.
See improwisatrice.
improvise im-pro-viz' not im'prd-viz.
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig}
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
improviser im-pro-vi'zer, not irn'prd-vi-zer.
impro wi sator e em-pr ov-ve-za-to'ra .
See improwsatore.
improwisatrice em-prov-ve-za-tre'cha.
See improvisatrice.
impugn im-pun'.
impugnable im-pug'na-bL
impunible im-pu'mb-1.
inadvertence m-ad-vur'tens.
inamo rata i n-am -6-ra'ta .
The Standard Dictionary says en-am-6-ra'ta.
inamorato m-am-o-ra'to.
inanity m-an'i-ti.
inaugurate in-og'u-rat.
inauguration in-og-u-ra'shiin.
Tnca inglca.
incarnadine in-kar'na-din,
incase m-kas^.
incense (n.) in'sens.
incense (to flatter) m'sens.
incense (to madden) ill-sens'
incensory in'sen-so-ri.
inchoate m'ko-at; ing'ko-at (Won),
inchoative m-ko'a-tiv.
The Oxford English Dictionary gives m'ko-a-tiv
as an alternative pronunciation,
incidence m'sid-ens.
incise in-siz 7 .
incisive m-si'siv, not in-si'ziv.
incisor in-si'zer or m-sFser.
incisory in-si'so-ri.
incisure in-sizh'ur.
incitant in-si'tant or m'sit-ant,
incivism in'slv-izm.
inclement m-klem'eut.
incline (n.) in-ldln' or i^klin.
(For Key of Signs , see p. 19)
396 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
incline ( v. ) in-klm'.
Include m-klucP, not m-klood'.
inclusive m-klu'siv, not m~klod'siv.
incognito m~k6g'nit-6.
incognizable m-kog'niz-a-bl or m-kon'iz-a-bl.
See cognisable.
incognizant m-kog'niz-ant or i'n-kon'iz-ant.
See cognizant.
incommensurable m-kom-men'shoor-a-bl.
See commensurable.
incommensurate m-k6m-men / shdor-at.
See commensurate.
incomparable in-kom'pa-ra-bl.
"This is among some of the words in our lan-
guage, whose accentuation astonishes foreigners, and
sometimes puzzles natives. What can be the reason,
say they, that comparable and incomparable have
not the same accent as the verb compare?"
Walker.
See comparable.
incomplex (a.) m-kom'pleks.
The Standard and Stormonth say in-kom-pleks',
See complex (n. and a.}.
inconclusive m-kon-klu'siv, not in-km-kloo'siv.
See conclusive.
incondite m-kon'dit.
Worcester prefers in'kon-dlt, and the Century
and Standard Dictionaries give it as an alternative
pronunciation.
See recondite.
incongruence In-kong'groo-ens ; m-kon'groo-ens
(Stor.).
See congruence.
incongruent ^in-kong^grob-ent ; m-kon^groo-ent
(Ston).
See congruent.
incongruity in-k6n-groo / it-i.
See congruity.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 397
incongruous m-kong'grdo-us ; in-kon'groo-us
(Stor.).
See congruous.
inconnu (fish) m-kon-u'; Fr. pron., aN-kO-nii'.
For ti, see p. 10.
inconnu (unknown) aN-ko-nu'.
For ti, see p. 10.
inconvenience m-kon-ven'y ens .
Some orthoepists make it a word of five syllables,
m-kon-ve'ni-ens.
inconvenient m-kon-ven'yent.
Walker, Perry, and Smart make it a word of five
syllables, m-kon-ve'ni-ent
incorporal m-kor'po-ral.
See corporal (n. and a.), incorporeal.
incorporeal m-kor-po're-al.
See corporeal, incorporal.
increase (n.) m'kres; formerly m~kres'.
This second pronunciation is contrary to analogy*
increase (v.) m-kres'.
See absent.
increate m'kre-at or in-kre-at'.
incredulity m-kre-du'lit-L
See credulity.
incredulous in-kred'u-lus, not in-krej'66-lus.
See credulous.
incremate in'kre-mat or in-kre'mat.
See cremate.
increment m^re-ment.
incroyable aN-krwa-ya/bl.
For aN, see p. n.
incubate ^in 7 ku-bat.
incubation in-ku-ba^hiin.
incubator ^in'ku-ba-ter.
incubus in'ku-bus.
inculcate in-kiil'kat or i^kiil-kat.
inculpate in'kul-pat or in-kuFpat.
See exculpate.
'(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
398
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
incursion In-kur'shun.
See excursion.
indecent m-de^ent, not in-de'sunt.
See damage.
indecisive in-de-si'siv, not m-de-si'ziv.
See decisive.
indecorous m-de-ko'rus or in-dek'5-rus.
"The leading authorities prefer the accentuation
in-de-co'rous. Actual usage apparently favors in-
dec'o-rous somewhat more strongly than it does
dec'o-rous, probably from the influence of other
four-syllabled words such as mo -not' o -nous, su-per*-
flii-ons, etc." Web.
See decorous.
indecorum m-de-kd'rum.
See decorum.
indefinable in-de-fl'na-bl.
indent (n.) m-dent' or indent.
The i first pronunciation is contrary to analogy,
but is preferred by Webster,
indent (v.) m-dent'.
India in'di-a, not md'ya.
Indian in'di-an, not md'yan.
indicative in-dik^a-tiv.
indicatory in'dik-a-to'ri.
The Encyclopaedic Dictionary says m-dik'a-ter-i.
indicatrix in-di-ka'triks.
indices in'dis-ez.
indict in-dit'.
"In the words indict, indlcter, indictable, and
indictment, c is silent/' Wor.
indictable in-dit'a-bl.
See indict.
indictee m-dl-te^.
See indict.
indicter in-di'ter.
See indict.
indictive m-dik'tiv.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 399
indictment m-dlt'ment.
See indict.
indigenous m-dij'e-nus.
indigent m'di j -ent.
indiscernible m-diz-er'nib-1.
See discernible.
indiscretion m-dis-kresh'un.
See discretion.
indisputable m-dis'pu-ta-bl.
The Century Dictionary prefers m-dis-pu'ta-bl,
and the Oxford English Dictionary gives it as an
alternative pronunciation.
See disputable.
indisputably m-dis'pu-ta-bli.
indissoluble rn-dis'o-lu-bl or in-di-sol'u-bl.
See dissoluble.
indissolubly m-dis'6-lu-bli.
indite m-dit'.
inditement m-dit'ment.
inditer m-di'ter.
indocile m-dos'il.
In England, frequently pronounced m-do'sil.
See docile.
Indonesian m-do-ne'shan.
The Oxford English Dictionary says m-dd-ne'-
shi-an; the Century and Standard Dictionary, m-
do-ne'si-an.
indusium in-du'zi-um or m-du'shi-um or m-du'-
zhi-um.
industry in'dus-tri, not in-dus'tri.
See acclimate.
Indy, d' daN-de'.
ine (chemical termination) in or en.
See ide (chemical termination}.
inebriate m-e'bri-at.
inebriety in-e-brFe-ti.
inequitable ^in-ek r wi-ta-bl.
See equitable.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
4 00 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
inertia In-er'shi-a, not m-er'sha.
A word of jour syllables, when correctly pro-
nounced.
Ines e-nes'.
See Inez. A
inexhaustible in-egz-6st'ib-l or m-egz-host-ib-L
See exhaustible.
inexorable m-eks'o-ra-bl.
See exorable.
inexpiable in-eks'pi-a-bl.
See expiable.
inexplicable m-eks'plik-a-bl, not In-eks-plik'a-bl.
See explicable.
inexpugnable in-eks-pug'na-bl or m-eks-pu'na-bl
See expugnable.
inextricable m-eks'trik-a-bl, not in-eks-trik'a-bl.
See extricable.
Inez e'nez or Fnez.
See Ines.
infamous m'fa-mus.
infamously nyf
Infanta ^in-fan^a.
See Infante.
Infante m-fan'ta.
See Infanta.
infanticide in-fan'tis-id.
infantile in^an-til or m / fan-til.
Webster says: "Occasionally in-fan'til, as in
Browning."
infantine in^an-tin or in'fan-tm.
infecund ^in-fe^iind or m-fe'kund.
See fecund.
inferable in-fe^a-bl.
Worcester says in-fer'a-bl
See inferrible.
inference in'fer-ens, not in-fer'ens.
Inferno ^in-fer'no.
"Dante's Inferno/'
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
401
inferrible in-fer'ib-1.
See inferable.
infidel m'fid-el.
infinite m'fin-it.
See finite.
infinitesimal m-fm-it-es'irn-al, not in-fln-it-ez'-
im-al.
infinitival in-fin-it-i'val or in-fm'it-iv-al.
Inflammatus m-fla-ma'toos.
inflation m-fla'shun.
inflatus m-fla'tus.
infundibuliform ^in-fun-dib'u-li-form.
infundibulum in-fun-dib'u-lum.
infusoria m-fu-so'ri-a.
infusorium m-fu-so'ri-iim.
Ingelow, Jean jen m'je-lo.
ingenious in- j en'yiis.
Worcester gives m-je'm-iis as an alternative
form,
ingenue aN-zha-nu'.
For ti, a.N, see pp. 10, II.
ingenuity m-je-nu'It-I.
ingenuous in- j en r u-us.
Ingolstadt ^ing A gol-shtat.
ingot (n.) ing'got or nr'got.
ingrain (n.) ^i
ingrain (a.) ^in-
ingrain (v.) ^in'gran or in-gran'.
ingrate (n.) ^in r grat.
ingrate (a.) in'grat or in-grat'.
ingratiate in~gra'shi-at.
ingredient in-gre'di-ent.
Ingres aN r grii.
For UN, see p. u.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
inhibit ^in-hib^it.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
4 02 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
inhibiter m-hib'it-er.
inhibition in-hib-ish'un.
Inhibitory in-hib'it-d~ri.
inhospitable m-hos'pit-a-bl, not In-hos-pit'a-bl.
See hospitable.
inhospitably m-hos'pit-a-bli, not m-hos-pit'a-bli.
See hospitably.
inimical m-im'ik-al.
initiate m-ish'i-at
Injalbert aN-zhal-bar'.
Inker-man (Battle of) ing-ker-man', not ing-
ker-man.
inlaid in-lad' or m'lad.
inlay (n.) m'la or in-la'.
inlay (v.) m-la 7 .
inmost m'most.
innate m'nat or in-nat'.
innocence m'6-sens, not m'6-suns.
See damage.
innocuous m-ok'u-iis.
See nocuous.
innoxious m-ok'shiis or in-nok^hus.
See noxious.
Innsbruck ins^rook or ms^rook.
innuendo in-u-en'dd.
inopportune in-6p~6r-tun'.
See opportune.
inosite in'o-sit.
The Oxford English Dictionary says i'no-sit
inquiry m-kwi'ri.
"The pronunciation m'kwir-i, though not recog-
nized by orthoepists, is sometimes used by good
speakers." Web.
This note applies also to enquiry.
See enquiry.
insatiable in-sa/shi-a-bl or in-sa'sha-bl,
insatiate in-sa/shi-at.
See satiate.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 403
insatiety m-sa-ti'e-ti.
See satiety.
inscience m'shi-ens or in'shens.
inscrutable m-skroo'ta-bl.
insect m'sekt, not in'sek.
See insects.
insectivorous in-sek-tiv'o-rus.
insects m'sekts, not m'seks.
See insect.
insert (n.) m'sert.
insert (v.) m-sert'.
fnsision m-sish'iin or m-sizh'un.
insidious m-sidl-us.
insigne m-sig'ne.
insignia m-sig'm-a, not in-sm'ya.
in situ in si'tu.
insociable m-so'sha-bl or m-so'shi-a-bl.
See sociable.
insoluble in-sol'u-bl.
See soluble.
insouciance m-soo^I-ans ; Fr. pron., aN-soo-
syaNs'.
For aN, a.N, see pp. 10, n.
insouciant m-soo'si-ant ; Fr. pron., aN-sod-syaN'.
For a.N, aN, see pp. 10, n.
inspiration m-spir-a'shun.
inspiratory m-spFra-to-ri or m'spir-a-to-ri.
inspissate m-spis'at.
The Oxford English Dictionary gives m'spis-at
as an alternative form,
instanter m-stan'ter.
in statu quo in sta'tu kwo, not in stat'u kwo.
instead m-sted, not in-stid'.
"A corrupt pronunciation of this word prevails
in London, as if it were written instid" Walker.
"This corrupt pronunciation is also often heard
in the United States/' Wor.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
4 4 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
instinct ( n. ) m'stingkt.
"Formerly m-stmgkt', as in Shakespeare, Milton,
and Dryden." Web.
instinct ( a. ) m-st I ngkt'.
institute m'sti-tut, not in-sti-tut'.
institution m-sti-tu'shun, not m-sti-tob'shun.
institutive m'sti-tu-tiv.
instrument m'stroo-ment
insular In'su-lar, not m'shod-lar.
insulate in'su-lat, not m'shoo-lat.
insulation m-su-la'shun, not m-shoo-la'shun.
insult (n.) m'sult; originally in-sult'.
insult (v.) m-sult'.
insure m-shur r .
intaglio m-tal'yo; It. pron., en-tal x yo.
integer Tn'te-jer, not m'te-ger.
integral in'te-gral, not in-te'gral.
integrity in-teg'rit-i.
intercalary in-ter'ka-la-ri.
"Intercalary Days."
intercalation m-ter-ka-la/shun.
interdict (n.) in'ter-dikt.
interdict (v.) m-ter-dikt'.
interest (n. and v.) m'ter-est.
interested in'ter-est-ed, not in-ter-est/ed.
See disinterested, uninterested.
interesting m'ter-est-ing, not in-ter-est'mg.
See uninteresting.
interfluent m-ter'flu-ent.
inter fluous in-ter'flu-us.
Interlaken m-ter-la/ken, not m'ter-la-ken.
interlocutor m-ter-lok'u-ter.
interlocutory in-ter-lok'u-to-ri.
"An. Interlocutory Divorce."
interloper m'ter-lo-per or m-ter-lo^per.
The Oxford English Dictionary, Walker, Smart,
and Worcester give the second pronunciation only.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
405
intermezzo In-ter-med'zo.
See AbruszL
interminable m-ter'mm-a-bl.
international m-ter-nash'un-al, not m-ter-na/-
shun-al.
See national*
internecine m-ter-ne'sm or in-ter-ne'sm.
internuncio m-ter-nun'shi-6.
See nuncio.
interpellate m-ter-pel'at
interpellation m-ter-pel-a'shun.
interpolate m-ter'po-lat.
See acclimate.
interpolation m-ter-po-la'shun.
interposition m-ter-po-zish'un.
interstice m-ter/stis or m'ter-stis.
interstitial rn-ter-stish'al.
intestine m-tes'tm, not m-tes^en.
intrados ^in-traMos.
See extrados.
intransigeance ^aN-traN-ze-zhaNS^.
For aN, aN, see pp. 10, 11,
intransigeant aN-traN-ze-zhaN'.
For a,N, aN, see pp. 10, n.
intransigent in-tra^si- j ent
intricacy ^in'tri-ka-si.
intrigant m^rig-ant ; Fr. pron., aN-tre-gaN 7 .
For aN, aN, see pp. 10, n.
intrigante m-trig-ant 7 ; Fr. pron., aN-tre-gaNt'.
For aN, aN, see pp. 10, n.
intrigue (n.) in-treg' or in'treg.
See ambergris.
intrigue (v.) in-treg 7 .
See ambergris.
introit in-tro^t, not m x troit.
intrusive ^in-troo / siv, not in-trcx/ziv.
inundate ^in^un-dat or m-un'dat.
inundation ^in-un-da'shun.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
4 o6
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
inure m-ur'.
invalid (n.) m'va-licL
"In England, noun, adjective, and verb are usually
pronounced m-va-led', or in'va-led, sometimes lid.
invalid (infirm) in'va-lid,
See note under invalid (-,).
invalid (void) in-val'id.
invalid (v.) m'va-lid.
See note under invalid (.)
invalide aN-va-led'.
For aN, see p. u.
inveigh m-va'.
inveigle m-ve'gl, not in-va'gl.
inventory m'ven-to-ri.
Inverness m-ver-nes'.
Accent the final syllable.
inverse (n. and a.) in-vers' or m'vers.
inverse (v.) in-vers'.
inversion in-ver^shun, not in-ver^hun.
invitatory in-vl'ta-to-ri.
invocatory m-vok'a-to-ri or in'vo-ka-to-ri.
involucel m-voFu-sel.
involucellate in-vol-Q-sSl'at or In-vd-lu'sel-at.
involucral in-vo-l^kral.
The Standard Dictionary places the accent upon
the first syllable.
involucre in'vo-lii-kr.
6.
iodic i~6d'ik.
iodide Fo-did or i'5-did.
See ide (chemical termination).
iodine i'6-dm or I'o-din or I'd-den.
See ine (chemical termination).
iodoform i-6 / d6-form or i-6d'6-form.
lolanthe I-o-lan'the.
ion i'on.
Ion ^i'on.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
407
lona e-d'na or i-6'na.
lone i-6'ne.
"The Last Days of Pompeii."
lone (rereid) i'5-ne.
ionic I-6n'ik.
Ionic I-6n'ik.
ionize I'on-Iz.
iota i-6'ta.
Iowa i'6-wa, not i-6'wa.
lowan i'6-wan, not i-6'wan.
ipecac ip'e-kak, not ep'e-kak.
ipecacuanha ip-e-kak-u-an'a, not ep-e-kak-u-
an'a.
Iphigenia if-i-je-nl'a, not if-i-je'm-a.
Iquique e-ke'ka.
See Arequipa.
Ira rra.
Irak e-rak 7 .
Iran i-ran 7 or e-ran 7 .
Iranian i-ra/m-an or e-ra'ni-an.
irascibility i-ras'ib-il'it-i or ir-as-ibriHt-i.
irascible I-ras^b-l or ir-as'ib-L
irate i-raf or Frat.
Irawadi ir-a-wa/di.
Iren^us ^i-re-ne'us, not i-re'ne~us.
Irene ^i-ren r or i-re'ne.
Irene e-ren r .
irenic i-ren'ik.
See note tinder irenicaL
irenical I-ren^k-al.
"In English academic circles these words [irenic,
irenical] are often pronounced with long e f reflect-
ing the Greek. But this is contrary to English
analogy and the best authority." Web.
irenicon ir-eWik-on or i-re'nik-on.
irenics i-ren'iks.
See note under irenical.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
4 o8 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
iridal I'rid-al.
iridescence ir-i-des'ens.
iridescent ir-i-des'ent.
iridiurn i-rid'i-um or ir-id'i-um.
iris I'ris.
Iris I'ris.
Iris e'ris (Mascagni).
iritis i-rl'tis.
See itis (termination).
Irkutsk ir-kootsk',
iron I'urn, by some I'run.
See note tinder apron.
irony (made of iron) I'ur-ni.
irony (sarcasm) I'ro-ni.
Iroquoian ir-6-kwoi'an.
Iroquois ir'5-kwoi or ir-6-kwoi'.
irrational ir-rash'un-al.
See rational.
irrecognizable ir-rek''6g-m-za-bl or ir-re-kog'-
mz-a-bl.
See recognisable., unrecognisable.
irrecognizant ir-re-kog'niz-ant
See re cognisant.
irreconcilable ir-rek-un-srla-bl or ir-rek'un-sl-
la-bl.
See reconcilable.
irrefragable ir-ref^-ga-bl.
See refragable.
irrefutable ir-re-fu'ta-bl or ir-ref'u-ta-bl.
"Though Walker, in deference to all the authori-
ties that preceded him, adopts the pronunciation
Ir-re-fu'ta-bl, he says that analogy is in favor of
ir-ref'u-ta-bl." -S. & W.
See refutable.
irrelevancy ir-rel'e- van-si. ' :
See relevancy.
irrelevant ir-rel'e-vant
See relevant.
(For Key of Signs, see p. igf)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
irremeable ir-rem'e-a-bl or ir-re'me-a-bl.
irremediable ir-re-me'di-a-bl.
See remediable.
irremissible ir-re-mis'Ib-1.
See remissible.
irreparable ir-rep'a~ra-bl.
See reparable.
irresoluble ir-rez'o-lu-bl.
See resoluble.
irresolute ir-rez'6-lut
See resolute.
irrespirable ir-re-spi'ra-bl or ir-res'pir-a-bl.
See respirable.
irretrievable ir-re-tre'va-bl.
See retrievable*
irrevocable ir-reV6-ka-bl, not ir-re-vo'ka-bl.
See revocable.
irruption ir-rup'shun.
Isabey e-za-ba'.
Isaiah I-za/ya or i-zfa.
isatis I'sa-tis or i-sa'tis.
Ischia es'kya.
i schiatic i s-kT-at'ik.
Iselin izlin or iss-'lin.
Iser e x zer.
"her rolling rapidly."
Iseult ^is-oolt 7 .
See Isolde.
Isham ^i'sham.
Ishii e'she-e.
I shmael i sh'ma-el .
Ishmaelite ish'ma-el-it.
Isiac ^i / si-ak.
"The Isiac Table."
Isiacal I-si'a-kal.
isinglass ^i-zing-glas, not i-zm-glas.
Isis I'sis.
See Osiris.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
409
4 io TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Isla de Pinos es'la da pe'nos.
Islam is'lam or iz'lam.
"The Arabic accentuation is-lam' is preferred by
some." Web.
Islamic is-lamlk or iz-lam'ik.
Islamism is'lam-izm of iz'lara-izm.
Islamite Is'lam-it or iz'Iam-it.
Islas Filipinas es'las fe-le-pe'nas.
Islay (Scotland) i-la or is'la.
Also written Isla, but pronounced fla or Ts'la.
isle il.
islet I'let
Islip is^ip.
Ismaelism is^a-el-izm.
Ismailia es-ma-eFya.
Ismail Pasha is-ma-el 7 pa-sha x or is-ma-eP pa r -
sha.
isochronal i-sok'ro-nal.
isochronism I-sok^o-nizm.
isochronous I-sok'ro-nus.
Isocrates i-sok'ra-tez.
Isola Bella e^o-la beWa.
isolable Tso-la-bi or is'6-la-bl.
isolate I'so-lat or is^-lat.
This is Webster's marking.
The Century and Standard Dictionaries prefer
is'6-la.t.
Worcester, Walker, and Smart say Tz'o-Iat.
isolation i-so-la/shun or is-6-la'shun or iz-6-la/-
shun.
See nqte under isolate.
Isolde as-old^- Ger. pron., e-zo^de.
"Tristan und Isolde."
isomeric ^i-so-mer'ik.
ispmerism T-som'er-izm.
Isonzo e-zon'tso.
isosceles i-sos'el-ez.
i
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN M ISP RON O UNCED
isotherm I'so-therm, not iz'6-therm.
isothermal I'so-ther-mal, not iz'6-ther-rnal.
Ispahan is-pa-han' or is-fa-han'.
See Kurdistan.
Israel iz'ra-el.
Israelite iz'ra-el-It.
Israelitic iz'ra-el-it'ik.
Israelitish iz'ra-el-i-tish.
Israelitism iz'ra-el-i-tizm.
Israels, Josef : yo'sef es-ra-els'.
Israfil iz'ra-fel.
Also written Israfeel, but pronounced as above.
Issachar is'a-kar.
issue ish'u.
Istambul e-stam-booF.
See Stamboul.
isthmian is^i-an or ist^mi-an or ist'mi-an.
"The Isthmian Games."
See note" under isthmus.
isthmus is'miis or isth'mus or isthmus.
"The first pronunciation decidedly prevails in
actual present good usage." Web.
Italian it-al'yan, not I-taPyan.
Italianize it-aTyan-iz.
italic (type) it-aKik, not I-taFik.
Italic it-aFik, not I-taFik.
"The Italic Languages."
italicization it-al-is-iz-a/shiin or it-al-is-i-za'-
shiin.
italicize it-aPis-iz.
Italo (prefix) it'a-16.
"Italo-Ctlt."
itch ^ich, not ech.
ite (chemical termination) it.
"In composition, often pronounced it." Wor.
iter rter or it 7 er.
iteration it-er-a'shun.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
412
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
iterative it'er-a-tiv.
Ithamar ith'a-mar.
Ithuriel I-thu'ri-el.
"Ithuriel's Spear."
itinerancy i-tin'er-an-si.
itinerant i-tin'er-ant.
itinerary I-tin'er-a-ri.
itis (termination) I'tis.
"This pronunciation follows the rules of English-
Latin pronunciation almost universally followed
in scientific terminology (whether from the Latin
or the Greek) by English-speaking scientists. The
pronunciation e'tis, often heard, is perhaps due to
German influence." Web.
See bronchitis f laryngitis., tonsillitis, etc.
Ito (Prince) e'to.
Itursea it-u-re'a, not i-tu're-a.
Also written Itwrea, but pronounced as above.
Iturbide, de da e-toor-be'tha.
See Guadalquivir.
Itys I'tis.
lulus I-u'lus.
Ivan e-van' or I'van.
The first is the Russian pronunciation.
"Ivan the Terrible."
Ivangorod e-van'go-rot.
Ivanhoe rVan-ho.
"Sir Wilfred of Ivanhoe: 3
Iveagh I'va.
Ivi^a e-ve r sa ; Sp. pron., e-be'tha.
ivory I'vo-ri, not Fvri.
Ivry (Battle of) e-vre 7 .
Ixion ik-sFon, not ik^i-on.
See Arion.
Ixtlilxochitl esh-tifl-sho'chet-1.
lyar e'ar,
izard (chamois) ^iz'ard.
Izdubar (Epic of) iz-dod-bar'".
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
Iztaccihuatl es~tak-se'hwat4.
See Popocatapetl.
izzard iz'ard.
j abi ru j ab'i-roo.
jabot zha-bo'.
j acal ha-kal'.
Jachimo ya'ke-md.
jacinth ja'sinth or jas'mth.
jackal jak'61 ; formerly jak-61'.
Jacob j a/kub.
Jacob (Fr.) zha-k6b'.
Jacobean jak-o-be'an or ja-kolbe-an.
Jacobi ya-ko'be.
See Jacoby.
Jacobian j a-ko'bi-an.
Jacobin jak'6-bin.
Jacobinism j ak'o-bin-izm.
Jacobite j ak'o-bit.
Jacobitical j ak-d-bnYi-kaL
Jacobitism jak'5-bit-mn.
Jacobo (Sp.) ^ha-ko'bo.
See Jorullo.
Jacoby ^ya-ko'be.
See Jacobi.
Jacopo (It.) ya/ko-po.
Jacquard zha-kar''.
"The Jacquard Loom."
Jacquerie zhak-re'.
Jacques zhak.
Jacques Bonhomme zhak b6n-Sm'.
jadish jaxPish.
Jadlowker ^yad-l6f r ker.
Jael ja'el.
Jaffa ^ya'fa or jafa.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
414
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Jagannath jug'a-nat or jug'a-not.
See Juggernaut.
jager (diamond) ya'ger.
jager (hunter) ya'ger.
See yager.
Jagow, von f6n } r a/go.
jaguar jag'war or ja-gwar'.
Jah ja.
jahad ja-had'.
Jahn yan.
Jahveh ya've.
Also written Jahve, but pronounced as above.
Jaime, Don don ha-e'ma.
See Jorullo.
Jain jm or Jan.
Jaipur ji'poor.
See Jeypoor.
Jairus ja-i'rus in New Testament; ja/ir-us in
Apocrypha.
Jakobo wski y a-ko-bo f 'ske.
Jakutsk ^ya-kootsk 7 .
See Yakutsk, the preferred spelling.
jalap jaKap.
Sheridan and Knowles say jol'iip.
jalousie zha-loo-ze'.
Jamaican j a-m^kan.
Jamblichus jam'blik-us.
See lamblichus.
j amesonite j am r sun-it .
Jamshid jam-shed'; Persian pron., jem-shed 7 .
Also written Jamshyd, but pronounced as above.
Janauschek ya/now-shek.
Janet ja-net x or jan'et.
Janet (Paul) zha-na'.
Janette j an-et 7 .
Janiculum (Hill) ja-mk'u-lum.
Janiculus, Mons monz jan-ik^i-lus.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 41 5
Janin, Jules zhiil zha-naN'.
For u, aN, see pp. 10, n.
janizary jan'iz-a-ri.
Jansen jan'sen; Dutch pron., yan'sen.
Jansenist jan'sen-ist.
janty jan'ti.
See jaunty, the preferred spelling.
Januarius jan-u-a'ri-us.
January jan'u-a-ri.
Janus ja'nus.
Janvier (Thomas A.) zhaN-vya'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Japanese jap-a-nez' or jap-a-nes'.
See Chinese.
Japanize j ap'a-niz.
Japheth ja'feth, not ja'fet
A common error.
Jaques ja'kwez or jak'wes or zhak.
"As You Like It."
'The fjrst pronunciation, as if modern Latin, is
heard on the stage oftener than the others; the
second is perhaps nearer the actual Shakespearean
pronunciation; the third, as French, is preferred by
many." Web.
"Sometimes Shakespeare makes one syllable
and sometimes two syllables of the word. Sir W.
Scott makes one syllable of it, but Charles Lamb
two." Brewer's Reader's Hand-Book.
Jardin des Plantes zhar-daN 7 da plaNt.
For an, aN, see pp. 10, n.
j ardiniere zhar-de~ny ar'.
Jardiniere, La Belle la bel zhar-de-nyar'.
Jardin Mabille zhar-daN 7 ma-bel 7 or zhar-daN'
ma-be'yu.
For aN, see p. 10.
Jared ja'red, not jar r ed nor jerked,
j argon j ar%6n.
jarl yarl.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 1-9)
416 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Jarndyce ( John) jarn'dis.
"Bleak House."
jarosite jar'5-slt or ja-rd'sit; Sp. pron., ha-ro sit.
See foru-llo.
Jaroslaw ya-ros'laf .
jasmine jas'min or jaz'min.
Also written jasmin, but pronounced as above.
Jason ja'sun.
j asponyx j as'po-mks.
Jassy yas'e.
jaundice jan'dis or jon'dis.
See craunch.
jaunt jant or jont.
See craunch.
jaunty jant'I or jontl.
See craunch.
Java ja'va, not jav'a.
Javan j a'van.
See Javan (fl.)
Javan (a.) ja 7 van.
See Javan.
Javanese jav-a-nez 7 or jav-a-n.es'.
See Chinese.
javelin jav'Hn or jav'el-m.
Javert zha-var'.
"Les Miserables."
jean (cotton cloth) jen or Jan.
"The pronunciation jan is preferred in most dic-
tionaries, but jen has become more usual in actual
good usage." Web.
Jean jen; Fr. pron., zhaN.
For aisr, see p. 10.
Jean Jacques zhaN zhaV.
For aN, see p. 10.
Jeanne jen ; Fr. pron., zhan.
Jeanne d'Arc zhan dark'.
See Joan or Arc.
Jean Paul zhaN powl' or zhaN pSF.
For IN, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
Jean Valjean zhaN val-zhaN'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Generally pronounced, by persons unfamiliar with
French, jen val-jen'.
Jedar ya-dar'.
Jeddo yed'o.
See Yeddo.
Jehoshaphat je-hosh'a-fat, not je-hos'a-fat.
Jehu je'hu.
j e j tine j e- j un'.
j e j unum j e- j u'num.
Jekyll (Dr.) je'kil, not jek'il.
"The family in England so pronounce it."
Robert Louis Stevenson.
"Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."
Jellicoe j el'e-ko.
Jemappes (Battle of) zhe-map'.
Jemima j e-mi'ma.
Also written Jemimah, but pronounced as above.
Jena (Battle of) jen'a; Ger. pron., ya/na.
Jensen yen'sen.
j eopard j ep'ard.
j eopardize j ep'ard-iz.
j eopar dy j ep'ard-i.
Jephthah jef'tha, not jep'tha.
" *O Jephthah, judge of Israel/ what a treasure
hadst thou 1" Shakespeare.
jerboa jer-bo'a or jer'bo-a.
jeremiad jer-e-rm^ad.
Also written jeremiade, but pronounced as above.
Jeremiah jer-e-mi / a.
Jeremias j er-e-mi'as.
Jeremy j er'e-mi.
j er falcon j er'f 6k-n.
See gyrfalcon.
Jeritza yer'its-a.
Jerome (Jerome K.) je-rom^ or j erbium.
In England generally pronounced jer'um.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
4 i8 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Jerome zha-rom'.
"Jerome Bonaparte."
Jerrold (Douglas) jer'uld.
Jerusalem je-rdo'sa-lem.
j essamine j es'a-min.
Jessica jes'ik-a.
Jesu je'su or ya'soo.
Jesuit jez'u-it, not jezh'u-it.
Jesuitic j ez-u-i t'ik.
Jesuitism jez'u-it-izm, not jezh'u-it-izm.
jet d'eau zhe-do'.
Jethro jeth'ro or je'thro.
jetsam jet'sam.
See flotsam.
jettison j et'i-sun.
jeu d^esprit zhu des-pre x ; Fr. pron., zho des-pre r .
For 6, see p. 10.
jeunesse doree zhu-nes' do-ra r ; Fr. pron., zho-
For 6, see p. 10.
Jevons jev'unz, not je'vunz.
Jew ^ju or joo.
jewel ^jti'el or joo/el.
jeweler ju x el-er or joo'el-er.
jewelry ju^el-ri or joo / el-ri.
Also written jewellery, but pronounced ju'el-er-I
or, joo'el-er-L
jew's-harp juz'-harp or j6oz r harp, not jus'-harp
nor joos^harp.
Jeypoor j I'pdor .
Also written Jyepoor, Jypoor, but pronounced as
above.
See Jaipur, the preferred spelling.
Jezebel j ez 7 e-bel.
Jezreel jez're-el or jez'rel.
jibe (n.) jib.
jibe (v.) jib.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
Jigameree jig-a-ma-re'.
jihad je-had'.
Also written jehad, but pronounced as above,
jinni ji-ne'.
Also written jinnee , but pronounced as above,
jinrikisha jm-rik'i-sha.
jitneur jit-nur'.
jitney jit'm.
jiujitsu joo'jit-soo.
See jujutsu.
Joachim jo'a-kim; Ger. pron., yo'a-Kim.
For K, see p. 12.
Joan (Pope) jon.
Joan of Arc jon uv ark 7 or jo-an' uv ark.
See Jeanne d'Arc.
Joaquin wa-ken'.
"Joaquin Miller."
Jocasta j 5-kas'ta.
Jocelyn j oss'lin.
jocose jo-kos'.
j ocosity j S-kos^t-i.
j ocular j okTi-lar .
j octmd j ok'iirid.
The Oxford English Dictionary gives jo'kund as
an alternative pronunciation.
Joffre zhofr.
Johann yo'han or yo-han 7 .
Johannes (coin) jo-han^z.
Also written Joannes,, but pronounced jo-an'ez.
Johannes jo-hai/ez or jd-han'es ; Ger. pron., yo-
han'nes.
Johannisberg ^jo-han'ms-berg; Ger. pron., yo-
han'ms-bera.
For G, see p. 12.
John o' Groat's jon 5 grots.
Johore j 6-ho'r .
Also written Johor, but pronounced as above.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
42O
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Joinville, de du join'vil ; Fr. pron., du zhwaN-
vel'.
For an, see p. n.
joist joist, not jois.
Jolie Fille de Perth zho-le' fei da parth.
Joliet (U. S.) joli-et.
Joliet (Louis) jo'li-et; Fr. pron., zho-lya'.
Jomini zho-me-ne'.
j ongleur zhong-glur'.
jonquil jon'kwil or jung'kwil.
See jonquille.
jonquille jon'kwil; Fr. pron., zhoN-ke^yu.
For ON, see p. ri.
See Eoulogne-sur-Mer.
Jordaens yor'dans.
Jorullo ho-rooFyo.
''Often pronounced ho-roo'yo." -Gas.
In Spanish, / before every vowel, is pronounced
like a strong guttural h, similar to the German K.
(Seep. 12.)
See Xorullo, an old spelling.
Jose (Sp.) ho-za/.
See Jorullo f Jose (Port.).
Jose (Port) zho-za'.
See Jose (Sp.).
Joseffy ^yo-zeFi.
Joseph (Fr.) zh6-zef r .
Josephine jo'zef-en.
See Josephine,
Josephine zho-za-fen'.
See Josephine.
Josephus j 6-se'f us.
Jost yost.
jostle jos 7 !, not jost'l.
jostling j6s r ling, not jostling.
Jotham jo'tham.
Joubert (Fr.) zhoo-bar r .
(Dutch) yow'bert.
(For Key of Signs, see p. ip)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
Jouffroy zhoo-frwa'.
joule (unit) jowl; commonly jool.
See note under Joule.
Joule jowl, not jool.
"Joule's Law."
"The proper name is pronounced joul (on as in
out), and this is the correct pronunciation for the
unit; but the incorrect jool is very common, es-
pecially in the United States." Web.
j ounce j owns.
Jourdain, M. me-syo' zhoor-daN 7 .
"Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme."
For 6, aN, see pp. 10, n.
Jourdan zhoor-daN'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Journal des Debats zhoor-naF da da-ba'.
Journet zhdor-na'.
joust just or jobst.
"Tourney and Joust"
See just (tilt).
jovial jo'vi-al, not jov'yal
joviality jd-vi-al'it-i.
Jowett jow'et, not jo'et
jowl ^jol or jowl.
"Cheek by Jowl"
jowler jo'ler or jowler.
Juan Fernandez joo'an fer-nanMez; Sp. pron.,
hwan fer-nan'dath.
See Jorullo, Zamacois.
Juarez joo-a'rez; Sp. pron., hob-a^ras.
In Spanish- America, s is pronounced like English
s in sun.
See Jorulld.
jube joo 7 be.
j ubilate j u^il-at.
Jubilate ju-bil-a'te or yoo-be-la'ta.
jubilee j u'bil-e. ^_
Juch (Emma) yooK.
For K, see p. 12.
{For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
422 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Judaic j u-da'ik.
Judaism j u'da-izm.
Judaize j u'da-iz.
judgment juj'ment, not juj'munt.
See damage.
Judic zhii-dek'.
For ii, see p. 10.
judicative ju'dlk-a-tiv.
judicatory ju'dlk-a-to-ri.
The Oxford English Dictionary gives ju-dlk'a-
,ter-i as an alternative pronunciation,
judicature ju'dik-a-tur.
judiciary ju-dishT-a-ri.
Worcester says joo-dish'a-ri.
jugger jug'er.
Juggernaut jug'er-not
See Jagannath.
Jugo-Slav yoo'go-slav'. ^
jugular ju 7 gu-lar, not jug'u-lar.
"The Jugular Veins."
Jugurtha j u-gurtha.
juice jus, not joos.
Juif Errant, Le lu zhii-eF er-raN'.
For ii, aN, see p. 10.
Juillard jool'yard; Fr. pron., zhii-e-yar 7 .
For ii, see p. 10.
Juive, La la zhii-ev'.
For ii, see p. 10. __ ^
jujitsu joo-jit'sdo or joo^'oot-soo ; Jap. pron.,
J6o r jit-s66.
See giujutsu.
jujube ju'jiib; joo'joob (Stor.).
jujutsu joo'joot-soo.
See jiujitsu, another spelling,
julep ju 7 lep, not jt^lip.
See damage.
Jules zhiil.
For ti, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs f see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 423
Julia ju'li-a or jul'ya.
Julian ju'H-an or jul'yan.
Juliana j u-ll-an'a.
Julie zhu-le'.
For ii, see p. io. (
Julien zhii-lyaisr'.
For ii, a.N, see p. 10.
Julienne (soup) joo-li-en'; Fr. pron., zhiil-yen'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Juliet ju'li-et.
July ju-li'.
Formerly accented on the first syllable, as in Dr.
Johnson's Dictionary.
Jumel (Madame) zhu-meT.
For ii, see p. 10.
June jun, not joon.
Juneau j 65'no.
Jungfrau yoong'frow.
Juniata j oo-ni-at'a.
junior ^jun'yer or jt^ni-er.
juniper j oo'ni-per.
Juniperus j oo-mp / er-us.
Juno ^ju^o, not joo^o.
Junot zhti-nS 7 .
For ii, see p. 10.
junta jun^a ; Sp. pron., hoon'ta.
See Jorullo.
junto ^jun^o.
Jupiter ju'pit-er, not joo'bit-er.
Jupiter Pluvius joo^i-ter ploo'vi-us.
jupon joc/pon or joo-pon 7 ; Fr. pron., zhii-poN'.
For ti, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Jurassic j tt-ras^k.
jurat joo'rat ; Fr. pron., zhu-ra r .
Jurgensen ju^gen-sen; Danish pron., yoor'gen-
sen.
In Danish, / is pronounced like ;y (consonant) in
English, and g is always hard.
(For Key of Signs, see ^.19)
ZL^^L J- VY J-*J.v -t -t J. J-J. w v-/ kjjfiiv JL/ rr v-*^vx-^v_*
juridical joo-rid'i-kal.
jurisconsult ju-ris-kon'siilt or ju-ris-kon-sult 7 .
juristical joo-ris'ti-kal.
jurist jurist, not joo'rist.
juror ju'rer, not ju'ror,
jury ju'ri, not joo'ri.
jus (law) jus.
Jusserand zhus-raN'.
For u, aN, see p. 10.
Jussieu, de -du zhiis-yo 7 .
For 6, ii, see p. 10.
jussive jus'iv.
just (tilt) just
See joust.
just (a.) just, not jest
juste-milieu zhust-me-yo'.
For 6, a, see p. 10.
justiciable jus-tish'i-a-bl.
justiciary jus-tish'i-a-ri.
justfiable jus'tif-T-a-bl.
See unjustifiable.
justificative jus'tif-ik-a-tiv or jus-tif'ik-a-tiv.
justificatory jus'tif-ik-a-to-ri or jus-tif r ik-a-
to-ri.
T ustine zhus-ten'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Justimanian jus-tin-i-a'ni-an.
jute jut, noi joot.
Juvenalian joo~ve-na'H-an.
juvenile ^ju've-nil or ju've-ml.
"The latter is usual in British usage." Web,
juvenility j oo-ve-niFi-ti.
juxtapose j uks-ta-poz'.
juxtaposition juks-ta-po-zish'un.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
K
425
Kaaba ka'a-ba or ka'ba.
See Caaba, the preferred spelling.
Kaaterskill ka'terz-kil, not ko'terz-kil.
See Cauterskill.
kabala kab'a-la.
See cabala, the preferred spelling.
Kabul ka'bool or ka-booK
Kabyle ka-biF.
Kadesh Barnea ka/desh bar'ne-a.
kadi ka'di or ka/di ; Turkish pron., ka'de.
See cadi, the preferred spelling.
Kafir ka'fer.
See Kaffir.
Kaffir kaf'er.
See Kafir.
Kaiser ki'zer.
Kaiser-blume ki'zer bloo'me.
Kaiserin ki'zer-m.
Kalakaua ^ka-la-kow'a.
KJaledin ^ka-lye-den r .
kaleidoscope ka-lFdo-skop.
Kalends kal'end z.
See Calends, the preferred spelling.
Kalevala ka/la-va-la.
Kalidasa ^ka-le-da'sa.
Kalid Bahr ka r led bar.
kaligenous ka-lij'e-nus.
Kalinen ^ka4e r nen.
kalsomine (n. and v.) ^kal'sd-mxn.
See calcimine (n. and u), the preferred spelling.
Kamchadale kam'cha-dal.
Kamchatka ^kam-chat'ka.
See Kamtchatka, Kamtschatka.
Kamehameha ^ka-ma-ha-ma'ha.
(For Key of Signs, see ^.19)
426 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Kamerun ka-ma-roon'.
Also written Cameroon, but pronounced as above.
Kamtchatka kam-chat'ka.
See Kamchatka, Kamtschatka.
Kamtschatka kam-chat'ka.
"It may be remarked that Kamtschatka is the
German, while Kamtchatka is the French spelling.
Teh in French, being equivalent to tsch in German,
or ch in English, it will be perceived that, in either
case, the name should be pronounced K'dm-chafka.
Gas.
Kam-skafka is a very frequent mispronuncia-
tion.
See Kamchatka, Kamtchatka.
Kanaka kan'a-ka or ka-nak'a.
Kanawha ka-no'wa.
Kanchan j anga kan-c hun- j iing'ga.
See Kinchinjinga.
kangaroo kang-ga-roo'.
Kansas kan'zas, not kan'sas.
Kant kant; Ger. pron., kant
Kantian kanfi-an.
kaolin ka'6-lin or ka'6-lin.
Kapelmeister ka-pel'mi-ster, not kap'el-mi-ster.
Karafuto ka'ra-foo'td (Sakhalin).
Karlsbad karls'bat or karlz-bad.
Also written Carlsbad, but pronounced as above,
Karlsruhe karls / r<56-e.
Karlstadt karl'shtat.
karma kur'ma.
Karolyi ka^ol-yi.
Kashmir kash-mer 7 .
See Cashmere,
katabasis ka-tab'a-sis.
katabolic kat-a-bol'ik,
katabolism ^ka-tab A 5-liz'm.
Katahdin (Mount) ka-ta'din.
(For Key of Signs, sec p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 427
Kaulbach, von f6n kowl'baic.
For K, see p. 12.
Kavanagh (Julia) kav'a-na, not ka-van'a.
kayak ki'ak.
Kazan ka-zan-yii.
Pronounce the final syllable very lightly,
kazi ka'ze.
Kearney kar'm.
Also written Kearny, but pronounced as above.
Kearsarge ( Mount ) ker'sar j .
Kearsarge ( vessel ) ker'sar j .
"The Kearsarge and the Alabama."
Keble ke'bl, not keb'L
keelson kel'sun or kel'siin.
Also written kelson, but pronounced as above.
Kehama ke~ha'ma.
Southey's "The Curse of Kehama/'
Keightley kefli.
keitloa kit'16-a or kat'lo-a.
Kekewich kek^wich.
Kekrops ke^kr ops .
See Cecrops.
Kellermann, de du kePer-man; Fr. pron., du
kel-er-man''.
Kelt kelt. See Celt.
Keltic kel'tik. See Celtic.
Kempis, a (Thomas) a kem^pis.
Kenelm ken'elm, not ken-elm'.
Kenilworth ken'il-wurth.
Kennebec ken-e-bek', not ken'e-bek.
Kennebunk ken-e-biingk'.
kenosis ke-no'sis.
kenotic ke-nofik.
Kensington ken'zing-tiin, not ken'sing-tiin.
Keokuk ke'6-kuk, not ke-6'kiik.
kepi kep'e.
kept kept, not kep.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
428 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
keramic ke-ram'ik.
See ceramic.
keramics ke-ramlks.
See ceramics.
kerchief ker'chif.
See handkerchief.
Kerenski keVen-ske. A
Kerguelen kur'ge-len ; Fr. pron., ker-ga-loN" .
For ON, see p. n.
Kerman ker-man 7 .
Kermanshah ker-man-sha'.
kermes kur-mez.
kermess ker 7 mes.
See kermis, another spelling,
kermis ker 7 mis or ker-mez.
See kermess, another spelling,
kerosene ker 7 6-sen.
Keswick kez 7 ik or keVwik.
See Alnwick.
ketchup kech 7 up.
See catchup, catsup.
kettle ket 7 !, not kit 7 !,
ketuba ket'oo-ba.
khaki ^ka 7 ke.
khan (chief) kan or kan.
Worcester says kon or kan.
khan (inn) kan or kan.
Worcester says kon or kan.
Khatanga Ka-tang 7 ga.
Khartum Kar-toom 7 .
For K, see p. 12.
khedive ked-ev 7 .
Khiva Ke 7 va.
For KJ see p. 12.
Khorassan Ko-ras-san'.
For K 7 see p. 12.
Khorsabad Kdr-sa-bad 7 .
For K, see p. 12.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 429
Kiansi kyan'se.
Kiansu kyan'soo.
Kiaochow ke'o'chow.
Kibroth hattaavah kib'roth hat~a'a-va or kib'-
roth hat-a'a-va.
Kieff ke'ef or ke-ef .
Kiejo (Seoul) ka'jd.
Kiel kel.
Kielce kyel'tse.
Kiev ke'yef.
Kilauea ke-low-a'a.
Kiliman j aro kil-e-man- ja'r5.
kiln kil or kiln
kilogram kil'6-gram.
Also written kilogramme, but pronounced as
above,
kiloliter kiFo-le-ter.
Also written kilolitre, but pronounced as above,
kilometer kil'6-me-ter. Often but incorrectly
ki-16m / e-ter.
Also written kilometre, but pronounced as above,
kilowatt kil'6-wot
kimono kim-o'no; Japanese pron., kim'o-no.
Kincardine km-ka^din.
Kinchin j inga kin-chin- j mg'ga.
See Kanchanjanga, Kmichainjunga, Kunchin-
ginga, Kunchinjunga.
kind ^kind, not kymd.
See card, unkind.
kindergarten ^km r der-gar-ten.
kindness kmd'nes, not kymd'nes.
See card, unkindness.
kind of ^kind 6v, not kind u.
See sort of.
kinemacolor ^km'e-ma-kiil-er.
kinematic km-e-mafik or ki-ne-mat^k.
kinematics ^km-e-mat'iks or kl-ne-mat^iks.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
kinematograph kin-e-mat'6-graf or ki-ne-maf 6-
graf.
kinesiatrics kin-e-si-at'riks or ki-ne-si-at'riks.
kinetic kin-et'ik or ki-net'ik.
kinetics km-et'iks or kl-net'iks.
kinetoscope kin-e'to-skop or kl-ne'to-skdp.
kinic km'ik or ki'mk.
kinnikinnick km-i-km-ik'.
Also written kinnikinnic, but pronounced as
above.
kino ke'no or ki'no.
kiosk ke~6sk'.
Kioto ky5'to.
See Kyoto, the preferred spelling.
Kiowa k^S-wa.
Kirchhoff kirK'hof.
For K, see p. 12.
Kirchner kirK^ier.
For K } see p. 12.
Kirghiz kir-geV.
Kirschwasser ^ker
Kishinev ke-she-nyo f '.
kismet kis'met, not
Kissingen kis^ng-en .
Commonly pronounced kis / en-jen.
kitchen ^kich x en or kicMn.
See damage.
kiva ke'Va.
K j erul f ky a'r ool f .
Klamath ^kla^iat.
Klaus (Peter) klows.
Kleber kla-bar'.
kleptomania klep-to-ma'm-a.
Klingemann ^klnig^e-man.
Klopstock klop'shtok.
Kluck klo~6k.
knebelite na'bel-It.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN M ISP RON O UXCED 43 x
Kneippism k'mp'iz'm.
Kneisel k'm'zel.
knoll nol, not nol.
Knollys nolz.
knout nowt or noot.
knowledge nol'ej or noFij.
"By some, especially in British usage, no'lej or
"Though Walker, in deference to the opinion
of a few orthoepists, allows no'lej, he remarks
upon the greater consistency of the first pronuncia-
tion (nol'ej) with analogy." S. & W.
knurl nurl.
Koch kOK.
For K, see p. 12.
kodak ko'dak.
Koerner kor'ner.
Also written Komer, but pronounced as above.
For 6, see p. 10.
Koh-i-noor ko^i-ndor or ko'i-noor.
Also written Koh-i-nur t but pronounced as above,
kohl kol or ko^l.
Kohler ko'ler.
kolinsky ko-lm'ski.
Koln koln.
For 6, see p. 10.
Komura ko'moo-ra.
Koniggratz (Battle of) ^ko-mc-grats 7 .
For 6, G, see pp. 10, 12.
Konigsberg k6 / niGz-berc.
For 6, G, see pp. 10, 12.
Konigskinder ko'niGS-kinMer.
kool-slaa kol'sla.
See cole-slaw.
Kootenay koo'te-na.
kopje kopl.
"The colloquial Dutch pronunciation as here
given is the usual one in South Africa." Web.
Koran ko-ran 7 or ko'ran; Arabic pron., k66r r an.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
432 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Koranic ko-ran'ik or ko-ran'ik,
Kordofan kor-do-fan'.
See Kurdistan.
Korea ko-re'a.
See Corea.
Korean ko-re'an.
See Corean.
Kornilov kor-ne'lof.
koschat ko'shat.
Kosciusko kos-i-us'ko.
See Kostiussko., the Polish spelling.
Kosciuszko kosh-chydosh'ko.
See Kosciusko,
kosher ko'sher.
Kossuth kosh'oot or ko-sobth'.
kotow ko-tow'.
Kotzebue, von fon kot'se-boo.
Kountze koont'se.
Koussevitsky ^koosh-e-vit'ski.
Kotztouzof koo-tdo'zof.
See Kutusov, another spelling.
Kouyunjik (Gallery) k6o'un-jik.
Kovalevsky ^ka-va-lye r ske.
Ko vno ko v^no .
kraal kral or krol.
"The pronunciation (krol) assigned to this word
is that given it by a resident of Cape Colony
who recently visited one of the compilers of this
volume." S. 6- W.
Krag-Jorgensen krag yor'gen-sen.
For o, see p. 10.
Krait krit.
Krakau kra'kow.
See Cracow, Krakow.
kraken kra'ken or kra'ken.
Krakow kra'koof.
See Cracow f Krakau.
Krapotkin kra-pot'km.
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 433
Krasnik kras'nlk.
Krasnoi kras-noi'.
Krassin kra-sin'.
Krause krow'ze.
Kreisler kris'ler.
Kremenets (Russia) krem-e-nyets'.
Kremlin krem'lm.
Kremnitz ( Hungary ) krem'mts.
kreutzer kroit'ser.
Krishna krish'na.
Kriss Kringle kris kring'gl.
Kristiania kris-te-a'ne-a.
krone (Dan.) kro'ne; pi. kroner.
krone (Ger.) kro'ne; pi. kronen.
Kronstadt kron-shtat.
Kropotkin kra-pot'ken.
Kriidener, von f On krii'de-ner.
Krupp kroop.
Krupskaya kroop'ski-ya*
Kubelik koo'bel-ik.
Kublai Khan ^koob'li kan.
See Xanadu.
Kufic ku'flk.
Also written Cufic, but pronounced as above.
Kiihlmann, von f on kul'man.
Kiihnemann ^kti'ne-man.
Ku-Klux ku'kluks.
kultur kooKtoor.
Kulturkampf ^kool-toor^kampf.
kumiss koo'mis.
Also written koomiss, koumiss, koumys, kumys,
kumyss, but pronounced as above,
kummel ku'mel.
For u, see p. 10.
kumquat ^kum^kwot.
Kunchainjunga kun-chm-jung'ga.
See Kinchinjinga.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
434
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Kunchinginga koon-chm-jing'ga.
See Kinchinjinga.
Kunchinjunga koon-chm-joong'ga.
See Kinchinjinga,
Kundry koon'dri.
Kunersdorf (Battle of) koo'ners-dorf.
Kurd koord.
Kurdistan koor-dis-tan'.
Also written Koordistan, but pronounced as
above.
Names of Oriental places ending in an are gener-
ally accented on the final syllable, as Hindustan,
Iran, Ispahan, Kurdistan, Teheran, Turkestan, etc.
Kurfurst koor'f first.
For ii, see p. 10.
Kuril (Islands) koo'ril.
Also* written Koorile, Kurile, but pronounced as
above.
Kuropatkin koo-ro-pat'kin.
Kutuzov koo-too'zfif.
See Koutouzoj, another spelling,
Kyoto kyo'to.
See Kioto, another spelling.
Kyrie eleison ^kir r i-e e-lFson or ke'ri-a e-la^i-son.
laager la'ger or 16'ger.
Laar, van van lar'.
La Bassee la ba'sa.
La Bedolliere, de de la ba-dol-yar'.
Labedoyere, de du la-ba-dwa-yar''.
label la/bel, not la'bl.
See damage.
Labienus la-bi-e'niis.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 435
labile la'bil or lab'il.
labiodental la-bi-6-den'tal.
Lablache la-blash'.
laboratory lab'6-ra-to-ri, not lab'ra-td-ri.
laborer la'ber-er, not la/brer.
Labouchere lab-do-shar'.
Laboulaye, de du la-boo-la'.
Labourdonnais Ia~b6or-d6-ne'.
Also written La Bourdonnaie, but pronounced as
above.
Labrador lab-ra-dor 7 or lab'ra-dor.
La Bruyere, de du la bru-yar'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Labuan la boo-an'.
labyrinthine lab-i-rm'thm.
The Oxford English Dictionary prefers lab-i-
rin'thm.
Lacaille, de de la-ka'y'.
Laccadive ( I slands ) lak'a-div.
Lacedaemon las-e-de'mon.
Lacerda e Almeida la~ser'da a al-ma'da.
laches lach'ez.
Lachesis lak'e-sis, not lak-e'sis.
Lachine (Rapids) ^la-shen 7 .
Lachner laK'ner.
lachrymal lak'rim-al.
Also written lacrymal, but pronounced as above.
"The Lachrymal Gland."
lachrymose lak x r im-6s .
Also written lacrymose, but pronounced as above.
La Cinquantaine la sang-kdn-tan.
lackadaisical lak-a-da'zik-al.
Laconia ^la-ko'm-a.
laconic la-kon'ik.
laconism ^lak'o-mzm.
laconize lak'o-mz.
lacquer lak'er.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
436
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Lac qui Parle lak ke parl'.
lacteal lak'te-al.
lactein lak'te-in, not lak-te'iru
lactesce lak-tes'.
lactescent lak-tes'ent
lactometer lak-tom'e-ter.
lacuna la-ku'na.
lacunose la-ku'nos or lak'u-nds.
lacustrine la-kus'trm.
Ladislas lad'is-las.
Ladoga (Lake) la-do'ga.
Ladrones (The) la-dronz'; Sp. pron., la-dro'nas.
Laennec la-a-nek^
Laertes la-er^ez.
La Farge la-farj v ; Fr. pron., la-f arzh'.
Lafayette, de du la-fa-yet 7 .
Lafenestre la-fe-na'tr'.
La Fere la f ar r .
Lafitte la-fef.
La Follette la f 6Fet.
Lafontaine, de dfi la f oN-tan 7 .
For ON, see p. n.
La Fourche la f oorsh'.
Laf uente ^la f wen^a.
Also La Fuente, but pronounced as above.
Lagado la-ga'do or lag^a-do.
"Gulliver's Travels."
La Gazza Ladra la gad r za l^dra.
See AbruzzL
La Gloire la glwar.
Lagos (Africa) largos or la/gos.
Lagos (Portugal) la'goosh.
Lagos (Mexico) la'gos.
Lagrange, de du la-graNzh'.
For aN, see p. 10.
La Guayra la gwl'ra.
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
437
laguna la-goo'na.
Laharpe, de du la-arp'.
Lahore la-hor'.
laic la'ik.
Laing lang.
Lais la'is.
laissez faire la'sa far.
Lajeunesse, Gabriel ga-bre-eT la-zhon-es'.
For 6, see p. 10.
Lakme lak'me.
Also written Lachme, but pronounced as above.
Lakme lak-ma'.
La Liberte, 1'figalite, la Fraternite la le-ber-ta',
la-gal-e-ta/, la f ra-ter-ne-ta/.
Lalla Rookh la'la rook, not la-la-rook',
lallation lal-a/shun.
L' Allegro lal-la'gro.
Lalo la-lo 7 .
lalopathy ^la-lop'a-thi.
laloplegia lal-6-ple'j i-a.
lama la'rna.
lamantin ^la-man'tin ; Fn pron., la-
For aN, a.N, see p. 10.
Lamarck, de du la-mark'.
Lamartine, de du la-mar-ten'.
Lamballe, de du laN-baF.
For aN, see p. 10.
Lambert lam'bert ; Fr. pron.,
For aN, see p. 10.
lambrequin lam'bre-kin or lam'ber-km.
Lamech la'mek, not lam'ek.
lamellar la-mel'ar or lam'el-ar.
lamellose lam'el-6s or lam-el'os.
lamentable lam'en-ta-bl, not la-men^a-bl.
Frequently mispronounced
Lameth, de du la-me'.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
438 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Lamia la'mi-a.
Lamoriciere, de du la-mo-re-syar 7 .
La Motte-Fouque, de du Ia-m6t' foo-ka'.
Lanark lan'ark.
Lancaster lang'kas-ter, not lan'kas-ter.
Lancastrian lang-kas'tri-an, not lan-kas'tri-an.
Lancelot du Lac lan'se-lot dii lak.
For {i, see p. 10.
lanceolate lan'se-6-lat.
Lanciani lan-cha/ne.
See Cialdini.
lanciers (dance) lan'serz.
Lancut laN'tsoot.
Landamman land / am-an,
landau lan'do or lan'dow, not lan'do.
landaulet lan-do-lef or lan-do-la''.
Landgraf lant'graf.
Landgrave land'grav.
Landgravine land'gra-ven.
landlord landlord, not lan'lord.
Pronounce the d in the first syllable.
Landowska lan-doff'ska.
Landseer land'ser.
Landsturm lant'stoorm or Iant / shto6rm,
Landwehr lant'var.
Lanfrey laN-fra'.
* For aN, see p. 10.
Lange lang'e.
Langres la N'gr .
lang syne lang sin r .
See Auld Lang Syne.
language lang'gwaj, not lang'gwij.
Languedoc laNg-dOk'.
For SLN, see p. 10.
langue d'oc laNg-dok'.
For aN, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 439
langue d'oll laNg-dS-el'.
For a.N, see p. 10.
languet lang'gwet.
Also written languette but pronounced as above,
languid lang'gwid, not lan'gwfd.
languish lang'gwish, not lan'gwish.
languor lang'ger or lang'gwer.
languorous lang'ger-us or lang'gwer-us.
laniate la'm-at or lan'i-at.
Lanier (Sidney) la-ner'.
Lanjuinais laN-zhwe-na'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Lannes Ian.
lansquenet lans'ken-et.
lanuginose la-nu' j i-nos.
lanuginous la-nu'ji-niis.
lanugo la-nu'go.
Laocoon ^la-ok'6-on.
Laodamia la-od-a-mi'a.
Laodicea la-od-is-^a.
Laodicean la-od-is-e'an.
Laomedon la-5m'e-don.
Laon ^laN.
Laos la'os.
Lao-tse la'ot-su.
Also written Lao-Tseu, but pronounced as above.
La Patrie la pa-tre'.
lapel la-peK.
La Perouse, de du la pa-rooz'.
Lapham ^lap'am.
lapis la/pis or lap'is.
lapis lazuli l^pis laz'u-H or lap'is laz'u-li.
Lapithse lap'ith-e.
Laplace, de du la-plas r .
Laputa la-pu^ta.
"Gulliver's Travels. 1
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
440
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Lara la'ra.
Laramie lar'a-mi.
Lares la'rez.
"Lares and Penates/'
See Penates.
largess lar'jes.
Also written largesse, but pronounced as above*
larghetto Iar~get't5.
larghissimo lar-ge'se-mo.
lariat lar-i-at
larine lar'm or la/rin.
L'Arlesienne lar-la'se-en.
La Rochefoucauld, de du la rSsh-foo-ko'.
La Rochejaquelein, de de la rSsh-zhak-laN'.
La Rochelle la-rosh-el'.
Larrey (Baron) lar're or la-ra'.
larum lar'um or la/rum,
laryngeal la-rm'je-al or lar-In-je'al.
laryngean ^la-nn^je-an or lai^m-je'an.
laryngismus 12.r-in-jiz'mus.
The Century, the Standard, and Stormonth say
lar-m-jis'mus.
laryngitis lar-in-ji'tis.
See itis (termination).
laryngologist lar-ing-gol'o-jist.
laryngoscope la-ring^go-skop.
lary ngotomy lar-mg-gofo-m i .
larynx lar'ingks .
Stormonth says la'ringks, and Worcester gives
it as an alternative pronunciation.
La Salle, de dii la-sal 7 ,
lascar las r kar or las-kar 7 .
Las Casas, de da las ka'sas.
Las Cases^ de dii las kaz'.
Lascelles la-selz 7 or las r elz.
Lashanska la-shan'ska.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
441
lass las, not las.
See ask.
Lassa la'sa.
Also written Lhasa, but pronounced as above.
Lassigny la/se-nye.
lasso (n. and v.) las'6.
last last, not last.
See ask.
Latakia la-ta-ke'a.
Modern name for Laodicea.
lateen lat-en'.
latent la'tent.
Lateran lat'er-an.
"The Church of St. John Lateran."
lath lath.
See ask.
lathe lath,
laths lathz. "
Latin laf in, not lat'un.
Do not obscure the i sound in the final syllable.
See damage.
Latinus la-ti'nus .
latitudinarian lat-i-tu-di-na'ri-an.
Latium la'shi-um.
Latmus lat'mus.
Latona la-to'na.
Latour d'Auvergne, de dii la-toor 7 do-verrL'yu.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
La Trappe la trap',
latria la-tri'a.
latrine la-tren'. .
lattice lat'is, not lat'us.
See damage.
latticinio lat-te-che'nyo.
Latvia lat've-a.
laudanum ^lo'da-niim or lod^-iim.
Lauder lawyer.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Laudonniere, de de lo-do-nyar'.
laugh laf, not laf.
laughable laf'a-bl, not laf'a-bl.
laughter laf'ter, wa* laf'ter.
Laughlin laf'lin. ^
launch lanch or lonch.
See craunch.
launder lan'der or lon'der.
See craunch.
laundress lan'dres or lon'dres.
See craunch.
laundry lah'dri or lonMri.
See craunch.
Launfal (Sir) lan'fal or lon'fal.
"The Vision of Sir Launfal"
laureate 16're-at.
"Poet Laureate."
laurel 16r r el or lor'el.
Laurentian lo-ren'shi-an or lo-ren^han.
Laurier (Sir Wilfrid) lo'ri-a.
Lauriston, de du 16-res-toN'.
For ON, see p. n.
Lausanne 16-zan'. ^
Lauterbrunnen low-ter-broon'en.
lava la'va or lav'a.
lavabo ^la-va'bo.
Lavalette, de dii la-va-lef .
La Valliere, de du la-val-yar 7 .
la valliere la val-yar'. . . 9
Also written as one word. Colloq. la-va-ler .
Lavater la'va-ter or la-va-tar r .
Laventie la-vaN-te'.
laver la'ver.
Lavigerie la-vezh-re'.
Lavinia ^la-vin'i-a, not la-vm'ya.
Lavoisier la-vwa-zya'.
law 16.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 443
Layamon la'ya-mon or la'a-mon.
"The Brut of Layamon."
Layard la'ard.
layette la~et'.
lazar la'zar.
lazzarone laz-a-ro'na; It. pron., lad-za-ro'na.
See Abruzzi.
lazzaroni laz-a~ro'ne; It. pron., lad-za-ro'ne.
See Abrussi.
Leah le'a.
Leamington lem'ing-tun.
Leander le-an'der.
leant (preterit of lean) lent,
leaped (preterit of leap) lept.
See leapt ^(preterit of leap).
leapt (preterit of leap) lept.
See leaped (preterit of leap).
learned (a.) ler'ned.
"A learned scholar."
See unlearned (a.)
learned (part.) lernd.
Although ed final is generally silent in preterits,
participles, and adjectives, it should be sounded in
the adjectives, aged, beloved, blessed, crabbed,
crooked, cursed, deuced, dogged, learned, rugged,
wicked, wretched, etc. When ed is preceded by the
sound of t or d, it is necessarily pronounced, as
commit, committed; found, founded.
Webster says: "Some persons, chiefly among
the clergy, make it a practice to pronounce the
participial termination in most cases in which it is
not preceded by a vowel. . . . This usage . . .
is commonly regarded as savoring of affectation or
of an old-school education."
See unlearned (part.).
lease (to let) les.
lease (to gleam) lez or laz.
leash lesh.
leaven leVn.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
444
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Leavitt lev'It.
Lebanon leb'a-non.
Lebas le-ba/.
Lebbeke le~be'ke.
Lebbetis leb-e'us.
Le Beau le-bo'.
Le Bceuf lu bof.
For 6, see p. 10.
Lebrun lii-bruisr'.
For UN, see p. n.
lecanomancy lek'a-no-man-si.
Le Cateau le ka-to'.
lecher lech'er.
lecherous lech'er-us.
lechery lech'er-i.
Le Clerc lu-klar'.
Lecocq lu-kok'.
Leconte de Lisle lu-koNf dii leF.
For ON, see p. n.
Lecouvreur le-koo-vror'.
Le Creusot le fcroo^o.
lectern lels/tern.
Leda ^le'da.
Ledru-Rollin lu-drti / r5-laN / .
For u, aisr, see pp. 10, n.
leeward le^erd or lu^rd.
The second pronunciation is the one universally
used by seafaring men. The dictionaries generally
prefer the first form.
Lefebvre lu-fevr'.
Lefevre le-e'ver,
Lefevre lu-fevr 7 .
Le Gallienne ^le gal-i-en'.
Legare lu-gre 7 .
legate leg'at, not le'gat.
legato la-ga'to.
legator le-ga^or or leg-a-tor 7 .
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 445
legend lej'end or le'jend.
legendary lej'en-da-ri.
Legendre lu-zhaN'drii.
For a.N, see p. 10.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
legerdemain lej-er-de-man', not lej'er-de-man.
Observe the place of the accent,
legged legd.
"In combination, leg'ed or legd." Web.
leggiero led- j a'ro.
leggings leg'ingz, not leg'Inz, unless written
leggins.
leghorn leg'horn, not lak'horn.
The Oxford English Dictionary prefers legforn.
Leghorn leg'horn.
See Newfoundland.
legislative lej'Ts-la-tiv, not le-jis'la-iiv.
legislator le j r i s-la-ter .
legislature lej'is-la-tur.
"We sometimes hear this word pronounced with
the accent on the second syllable, legis'lature
(also legislative, legislative), a mode which is not
contenanced by any of the orthoepists." Wor.
legitimatize le-jit'im-a-tlz.
legitimize le- j it'im-iz.
Legros le-gro / .
legume leg^m or le-gum'.
leguminose le-gu'min-6s.
Lehmann la'man.
Leibnitz, von f 6n Hp'mts.
Also written Leibnis, but pronounced as above.
Leicester les'ter.
See Alnivick*
Leigh, Aurora o-ro'ra le.
Leighton (Frederic) la'tfin.
Leila le'la, not IFla.
Leilah la-la 7 .
"Mejnoun and Leilah."
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
446 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Leinster len'ster or Hn'ster or len'ster.
Leipsic (Germany) Kp'sik; Ger. pron., Hp'tsiK.
For K, see p. 12.
Leipsic (U. S.) lip'sik.
Leipzig (Germany) lip'tsio.
For G, see p. 12,
leisure le'zhur or lezh'ur.
"Between leisure (le) and leisure (lezh), there is
little, in point of good usage, to choose." Smart.
Leith leth.
Le j eune le-zhun'.
Lelihan lil'e-han.
Lely (Sir Peter) leli.
leman lem'an or le'man.
Leman (Lake) le'man.
Lemberg; lem'barg.
Lemmone Iem-mo / na.
Le Moine lii-moin 7 .
Lemoine lu mwan x .
Also written Lemoinne, but pronounced as above.
Le Moyne lu mwan'.
Lempriere lem-prer x ; Fr. pron., laN-pre-ar'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Lemuel lem'u-el, not le'mu-el.
lemur le r mur.
lemures lem'u-rez.
Lemuria le-mu'ri-a.
Lena (river) lyen^.
Lenape len'ap-e.
This pronunciation is given on the authority of
Mr. H. C. Mercer, author of the book entitled
"The Lenape Stone."
L'Enclos, de; Ninon ne-noN' du la
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Lenfant laN-faN r .
length length, not lenth.
leniency l^ni-en-si or len'yen-si.
See lenient.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPROXOUXCED 447
lenient le'ni-ent or len'yent
See leniency.
Lenin lye'nen.
lenitive len'it-iv.
Lenoir le-nwar'.
Le Notre lu no'trti.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Lens HLN.
Fenvoi len-voi' ; Fr. pron., laN-vwa'.
For aN, see p. ro.
Leominster (Eng.) lem'ster.
See Alnwick.
Leominster (U. S.) lem'in-ster, not le'o-min-ster.
Leon (Spain) la-on 7 .
Leon (U. S.) le'on.
Leonardo da Vinci la-o-narMo da ven'che.
See Cialdini; Vinci, da.
Leonato la-6-na'to .
"Much Ado About Nothing."
Leoncavallo la-on-ka-val'lo.
Leonese le-5-nez' or le-6-nes'.
See Chinese.
Leonid le'o-md.
See Leonides.
Leonidas ^le-on^d-as.
Leonides le-on'id-ez.
leonine ^le'o-nin or le'6-nin.
Leonora d'Este la-d-no^a des'ta.
leopard ^lep'erd.
Leopardi la-6-parMe.
Leopold le'6-pold, formerly lep'old.
Lepanto la-pan'to.
leper lep r er.
lepidolite le-pid'6-llt or lep^-do-lit
leporine lep'6-rm or lep'o-rin.
Le Pretre ^le pra r tr.
leprosy lep'ro-si.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
448 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
leprous lep'rus.
lepton lep'ton.
Lernaea ler-ne'a.
Lernsean ler-ne'an.
"The Lernczan Hydra."
Leroux lu-rob'.
Le Sage lu-sazh'.
Lesbian lez'bi-an or les'bi-an.
"Lesbian Love."
Lesdiguieres, de du la-de-gyar'.
Webster says de-les-de-gyar'.
lese majeste laz ma-zhes-ta'.
lese majesty lez maj'es-ti.
Also written lese majesty, but pronounced as
above.
Les fiparges ^las a-parj 7 .
lesion le'zhun.
Lespinasse, de du la-pe-nas / .
Webster says de les-pe-nas'.
Lesseps, de dii les-eps'.
lessor les^r or les~6r'.
L'Estrange (Sir Roger) les-tranf.
Le Sueur lu sii-or'.
For o, ii, see p. 10.
Lesueur ^lu-sii-or'.
For 6, ii, see p. 10.
Leszczynski ^lesh-chm'ske.
lethal le'thal.
lethargic le-thar'jik, not leth'ar~jik.
lethargy leth'ar-jL
Lethe le'the.
Lethean le-the^an, not le'the-an.
Letitia le-tiish'i-a or le-tish'a.
Leto le'to.
lettuce let/is or let'us.
leu le'dd.
Leucophryne lii-ko-frFne, not lu-kof'rin-e.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 449
leucorrhea lu-kor-e'a.
Also written leucorrhaa, but pronounced as above.
Leucosia lu-ko'shi-a.
Leucothea lu-koth'e-a.
Leucothoe lu-koth'6-e.
Leuctra (Battle of ) luk'tra.
Letik loik.
"The Baths of Leuk."
Leuthen (Battle of) loi'ten.
See Neumann, Luther.
Leutze loit'se.
Leuwenhoeck, van van la'ven-hook.
Also written van Leetmrenhoeck, but pronounced
as above.
levant lev'ant.
"Couchant and Levant"
See couchant.
levant (morocco) le-vant'.
Levant le-vant'.
Levantine le-van'tm or lev'an-tm.
levator ^le-va'tor.
levee (embankment) lev'e or lev-e 7 .
levee (reception) lev-e 7 or lev'e.
"The first prevails in the United States; the
second in England, where it is the court pronuncia-
level lev'el, not levl.
See damage.
lever le'ver or lev'er.
This is Webster's marking.
The Oxford English Dictionary, the Encyclopaedic
Dictionary, Stormonth, and Worcester say le'ver.
The Century Dictionary and the Standard Dic-
tionary prefer leVer.
Lever (Charles) le'ver, not lev'er.
leverage le'ver-aj or lev'er-aj.
The preference of the leading authorities is in
favor of le'ver-aj.
leveret lev'er-et,
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
45 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Leverrier lu-ver-ya'.
leviathan le-vi'a-than.
levirate lev'i-rat.
Levite le'vit.
Levitic le-vlt'ik.
Leviticus le-vifik-us. _
Lewes (George Henry) lu'is, not looz.
Leybach li'bak.
leyden (jar) li'den.
Stormonth says la'dn.
Leyden K'den.
Lezajsk le-zhlsk'.
liaison le-a-zo N'.
For ON, see p. n.
liana le-a'na or li-an'a.
Hard (coin) lyar.
Liassic li-as'ik.
Libanus ^lib^-nus.
See Anti-Libanus.
Libau le^bow.
libel H'bel, not iFbl.
See damage.
libelant irbel-ant.
Also written libellant, but pronounced as above,
liber IFber.
liberticide lib-er^is-id or lib'er~tis~Id.
libertine lib^r-tin ; Kb'er-tin (Stor.).
Do not say lib'er-ten.
Libra ^li'bra.
library iFbra-ri, not K'bri.
A word of three syllables.
libretto li-bret'o.
Libya Kb'i-a.
licentiate H-sen'shi-at.
lichen li'ken or Hch^en.
"The pronunciation of li'ken appears to be sup-
ported by the best usage among American botan-
ists." Wor.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN M ISP RON O UNCED 45 j
Lichtenstein liK'ten-shtm.
For K, see p. 12.
Licinian li-sml-an.
"The Licinian Laws."
Licinus lis'm-us.
licorice lik'6-ris, not lik'o-rish.
Also written liquorice, but pronounced as above.
Liddell lid'el, not fid-el'.
There is, in America, a tendency to pronounce the
names of persons of two syllables ending in ell
(as Lyell, Parnell, etc.), with the accent upon the
final syllable. Such names are, in England, ac-
cented upon the first syllable.
Lieber le'ber.
Liebig, von f 6n le'bic.
For G, see p. 12.
Liebknecht lep'k'neKt.
Liederkranz le'der-krants.
lief lef , not lev.
Almost always mispronounced.
Liege le-azh'.
liege lej.
lien le'en or len.
Lierre le-ar 7 .
lieu lu or loo.
lieutenancy lu-ten'an-si' or lef-ten'an-si or lev-
ten r an-si.
See lieutenant.
lieutenant Iu-ten 7 ant or lef-ten r ant or lev-ten'ant.
"In British usage usually, in the United States
occasionally, lef-ten'ant." Web.
lifelong Hf / l6ng, not Hv4ong.
See livelong.
ligan iFgan ; more properly lagan lag'an.
ligeance IF j ans.
lighten li'ten.
lightening li'ten-ing.
See lightning.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
452
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
lightning lit'ning.
See lightening.
lign-aloes lin-al'oz or lig-nal'oz.
ligneous lig'ne-iis.
lignin lig'nm.
lignum lignum,
lignum-vitse lig'num vi'te.
Ligny (Battle of) len-ye'.
ligure lig'ur.
Li Hung Chang le' hoong 7 chang'.
likable H'ka-bl.
Also written likeable, but pronounced as above*
lilac li'lak, not li'lok.
Lilis lil'is or IFlis.
See Lilith.
Ldlith IH^th or H'lith.
See Lilis.
Liliuokalani le-le-do-5-ka-la'ne.
Lille lei.
See Lisle, the former spelling.
Lillibullero lil-li-bool-la'ro.
Lilliput HFi-put.
Lilliputian Hl-i-pu'shan.
lima (bean) li'ma,
Lima (Peru) le'ma or H r ma.
Lima (U. S.) H'ma.
Limburger ( cheese ) lim / bur-ger.
limen -li'men .
limerick Hm / er-ik.
liminal ^lim / i-nal.
limn lim.
limner lim'ner.
limning ^lim / ning or lim'mg.
Limoges Ie~m6zh r .
limonin lim / 6-mn.
limousine le-moo-zen', not lim / oo-zen.
Lincoln ling^un, not lin'kun.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 453
Lind (Jenny) lind, not En.
Linda di Chamonix lin'da de sha-mo-ne'.
lineage (descent) lin'e-aj.
lineage (measure) Im'ij.
lineament Hn'e-a-ment.
Seen liniment,
lingerie laNzh-re'.
For a.N, see p. n.
lingual ling'gwal.
linguist lin'gwist.
Stormonth's pronunciation, ling'gwist, is the one
generally heard,
linguistics ling-gwis'tiks.
liniment lin'I-ment.
See lineament.
Linlithgow lin-lith'go.
Linnsean lin-e'an, not lin'e-an.
Also written Lmnean, but pronounced as above.
Linnaeus lin-e'us, not li^e-us.
Linne, von f 6n Im'na.
The a in the final syllable is to be prolonged in
utterance. This (von Linne} is the Swedish spelling
and pronunciation,
linoleum lin-6'le-um or li-no^e-um, not lin-6-le'-
iitn.
linotype E'no-tip or lin'6-trp.
linsey-woolsey ^lin'zi wooFzi or lin^i wool's!.
Linus li'niis.
Liotard le-6-tar'.
Lipari (Islands) lip'a-re or le'pa-re.
lipogram lip'6-gram or iFpo-gram.
liqueur le-kur' or lik-ur' ; Fr. pron., le-kor'*
For 6, see p. 10.
liquor lik'er.
liquor amnii Mcwor am'ni-L
lira (coin) le'ra; pL, lire (le'ra).
lis (lily) les, not le.
See fleur-de-lis,
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
454
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Lisbon liz'bon.
lisle (thread) HI.
Lisle lei.
See Lille.
Us pendens lis pen'denz.
Hssom lis'um.
Also written lissome, but pronounced as above,
listen lis'n, not lisfn.
Hsterine Hs'ter-en.
Liszt, Franz frants list,
litany lit'a-ni.
litchi le-che'.
liter (measure) le'ter.
See litre (measure).
literal lifer-al.
literati lit-e-ra'ti.
Often pronounced le-ta-ra'te.
literatim lit-e-ra'tlm.
literature lit'er-a-tur.
litharge Hth'ar j .
lithe Kth, not Hth.
lithesome lith'sum.
lithographer Hth-og^a-fer, not lith^o-graf-er.
lithography lith-og'ra-fi, not lith'o-graf-i.
lithotomy lith-ofo-mi.
lithotrity lith-ot'rit-T.
Worcester and the Standard give lith'6-tri-ti as
an alternative pronunciation.
Lithuania lith-u-a'm-a.
lithy (pliable) iFthi or lith'i.
litigious lit-ij'us.
litotes iFto-tez.
The Century and the Standard say lit'5-tez.
litre (measure) le'ter.
See liter (measure),
Littell lit'l, not lit-el'.
See LiddelL
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN M ISP RON O UNCED 45 5
litterateur le-ta-ra-tur' ; Fr. pron., le-ta-ra-tor'.
For 6, see p. 10.
little lit'l, never le'tl.
littoral lit'o-ral.
Littre Ie-tra'.
liturgic lit-ur'jik.
liturgical lit-ur 7 j ik-al.
liturgist lifur-jist.
liturgy li t'ur- j I.
livelong Kv'long, not liv'long.
See lifelong.
livery liv'er-i, not liv'ri.
Livingstone ( David ) liv'mg-stun.
Livonia li-vo'ni-a.
livre le'ver; Fr. pron., le'vru.
See Boulogne~sur~Mer.
Li Yuan-Hung le 3'oo-an 7 hoong'.
llama l^ma ; Sp. pron., lya'ma.
LI in Spanish is pronounced like Hi in million.
llano (prairie) la'no; Sp. pron., lya'no.
See note tinder llama.
Llewellyn Ido-eKm.
Llywelyn le-weWn; Welsh pron., Kloo-eKm.
For K, see p. 12.
loath loth.
Also written loth, but pronounced as above,
loathe loth.
loathsome loth'siim, not loth r sum.
Lobau, de du lo-bo'.
lobelia lo-be'l!-a or 16-beFya.
locale lo-kal'.
locative lok'a-tiv^ nat lo'ka-tiv.
loch ^loK.
For K, see p. 12.
IjDchaber loK-a'ber.
For K, see p. 12.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
456 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Loch Eil IOK el'.
For K, see p. 12.
lochia lo'ki-a or lok'i-a.
Lochinvar 16 K-in-var'.
For K, see p. 12.
Loch Katrine IOK kat'rin.
For K, see p. 12.
Loch Leven IOK le'ven or IOK lev'en.
For K, see p. 12.
Loch Lomond IOK lo'mund.
For K, see p. 12.
Locle lok'l.
locomobile Io-k6-mo / bil ; Fr. pron., lo-ko-mo-bel'..
locomobilist lo-ko-mo'bil-ist
See locomoblllste.
locomobiliste lo-ko-mo-be-lest'.
See locomobilist.
locomotive Id-ko-mo'tiv.
locomotor lo-ko-mo'tor.
locomotoi ataxia Id-kd-mo'tor a-tak'si-a.
Locrine lo-kiin' or lo'krin.
locutory lok'u-to-ri.
Lodi (Battle of) 16'de.
Lodi (U. S.) 15ML
Lodore lo-dor 7 .
"The Cataract of Lodore."
Lodovico lo-do-ve'ko.
Lodz lodz or lodsh.
Loeb lob.
loess lo'es or lus.
Loew ^lov; Anglicized 16.
For 6, see p. 10.
LofFoden (Islands) lof-foMen.
logaoedic ^log-a-e'dik.
logarithm log'a-rithm or log'a-nthm.
loggia 16j v a or lo^'i-a ; It. pron., lod'ja.
logical ^loj'i-kal.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 4-7
logician lo-jish'an.
logomachy Id-gom'a-ld.
Logos log'os.
Logue (Cardinal) log.
logy la^gi.
Lohengrin lo'en-grm.
Loire Iwar.
Loki lo'ke.
Lokman lok-man'.
"The Fables of Lokman."
Lola lo'ia, not lol'a.
Lola Montez lo'la mon'tez or Id'la mon'tath.
See Zamacois.
Lombard lom'bard or lum'bard.
Lombardi lom-bar'di.
Lombardy 16m'bard-i or lum'bard-L
Lombroso lom-bro'zo.
Lonato (Battle of) lo-na/to.
Longchamp 16 N-shaN 7 .
For an, ON, see pp. 10, n.
longevity Ion- j ev'it-i .
Longimanus lon-jim-a'nus.
Longinus lon-ji'nus.
Long] umeau ^16 N-zhii-mo^.
"Le Postilion de Longjumeau."
For ii, ON, see pp. 10, n.
long-lived 18ng^ivd, also 18ng-Hvd'.
See short-lived.
Longwy 16 isr'we.
Lope de Vega Carpio ^lo'pa da va 7 ga kar'pya
Lopez ^lo'pas ; Sp. pron., lo'path.
See Zamacofo.
loquacious 16-kwa/shus.
loquacity lo-kwas'it-i.
lord ^lord.
Lorelei lo'rel-I or lor'el-I.
See Lurlei, another spelling.
(For Key of Signs, see p, 19)
458 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Lorenz lo'rents.
lorette 16-ret'.
lorgnette lorn-vet'.
L'Orient 16-re-aN'.
For ax, see p. 10.
Lorrain, Claude klod Id-ran'; Fr. pron., klod
Ifi-raN'.
For ax, see p. n.
See G 
