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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 Gelee, Claude; the real name of this artist.
Lorraine 16r~an'.
"Alsace-Lorraine."
losable loo'za-bl.
Los Angeles los ang'gel-es or 16s an'jel-es; Sp.
pron., los an'ha-las.
losel lo'zel or loo'zel or, dialectically, 16z 7 el.
loth loth.
See loath, the preferred spelling.
Lothaire ^16-thar'; Fr. pron., 16-tar'.
Lothario ^lo-tha r ri-6, not lo-tha'ri-6.
Lothians (The) ^lo'thi-anz.
Lothrop lo'thrup.
"John Lothrop Motley."
Loti, Pierre pyar 16-te'.
Lotophagi lo-tof'a-ji.
lotto lot'6.
lotus ^lo'tus.
Lotze, Hermann her'man lot'se.
Loubet loo-ba/.
Loudon low'dun.
lough ^loic.
For K, see p. 12.
Louis ^loo'is or loo'i ; Fr. pron., loo-e',
Louisburg loo'is-burg.
Louis Dix-Huit ^loo-e' dez-wef.
louls d'or (coin) loo-e-dor'.
Louis Douze loo-e-dooz'.
Louisiana loo-e-ze-an'a.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 459
Louis Philippe loo-e' fe-lep'.
Louis Quatorze loo-e ka-torz'.
Louis Quinze 166-e-ka.Nz'.
For ax, see p. n.
Louis Seize loo-e-saz'.
Louis Treize loo-e-traz'.
Louisville loo'is-vil or loo'i-vil.
lour (to threaten) lowr.
See lower {to look threatening}, the preferred
spelling.
Lourdes loord.
Louvain loo-vaN'.
For ax, see p. n.
louver loo'ver.
L'Ouverture loo-ver-tur'.
Louvois, de du loo-vwa'.
Louvre loo'vr u .
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Lovat (river, Russia) 16-vafy.
lovat (cloth) luv A at.
low (v.) 16.
"The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea/'
Gray.
Lowe (Sir Hudson) 16, not low.
lower (to let down) lo'wer.
See lower (to look threatening}.
lower (to look threatening) low'er.
"All the clouds that lowered upon our house."
Shakespeare.
See lower (to let down}.
lowering (threatening) low'er-ing.
Lowicz 16-vits'.
loyal loi'al.
Loyola, de du loi-o'la ; Sp. pron., da lo-yo'la.
Loyson ^Iwa-zoN 7 .
For ON, see p. n.
lozenge loz'enj or loz^nj.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
460 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Liibeck lu'bek.
For ii, see p. 10.
Liibke liip'ke.
For ii, see p. 10.
lubricate lu'bri-kat.
lubricity lu-bris'i~ti.
Lucan lu'kan.
Lucania lu-ka'm-a, not lu-ka'ni-a.
Lucca look'ka.
Lucerne lu-surn'; Fr. pron., lii-sern'.
See Lusern, the German spelling of the word.
For ii, see p. 10. _
Lucia lu'shi-a or lu'sha ; It. pron., loo-che'a.
See Cialdini.
Lucia di Lammermoor loo-che'a de lam-mer-
moor'.
See CialdinL
lucid lu'sid, not Icx/sid.
lucida ^lu^i-da.
lucidity lii-sid'i-ti.
Lucifer lu'sif-er, not loo'sif-er.
Lucina lu-sr'na, not loo-si'na.
Lucius lu'shi-us or l^shus,
Lucknow luk'now.
lucrative ^lu'kra-tiv.
lucre lu'ker or loo'ker.
Lucrece lu-kres / or lu'kres.
"The Rape of Lucrece"
Lucrezia Borgia loo-krat r se-a bor'ja.
See Abruszi, Giorgio.
lucubrate lirltu-brat.
Lucullan lu-ku^an.
"Lucullan marble."
Lucullean lu-kiil-e'an.
Lucullian ^lu-kul'i-an.
Lucullus lu-kuFus.
Lucy lir'si, not loo'si.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 461
ludicrous lu'di-kriis.
Ludwig loot'viG or lood'vic.
For G, see p. 12.
Lugano (Lake) loo-ga'no.
lugubrious lu-gu'bri-us.
Luigi loo-e'je.
Luini loo-e'ne.
Luis (Sp.) 166-es'.
Luiz (Port.) loo-es' or loo-esh'.
lukewarm luk'worm; look'worm (Stor.).
lullaby lul'a-bi, not lul'a-bL
lunch lunch; lunsh (Stor.).
"After n, as in bench, finch, lunch, munch, wench,
etc., most English orthoepists treat the ch as simple
sh, writing phonetically bensh, finsh } etc., while
those of America indicate ch (or tsh), and this ap-
parently represents a real difference in British and
American pronunciation." Web.
luncheon lun'chun; Kin'shun (Stor.).
See note tinder lunch.
Luneville (Peace of) lii-na-veP.
For ii, see p. 10.
lupanar lu-pa/nar.
Lupercal lu'per-kal or lu-per'kal.
"In Shakespeare, the accentuation is Lufper-caL"
Web.
See Andronicus, Dunsinane.
Lupercalia lu-per-ka/li-a.
Lupercus lu-per^kus.
lupine (wolfish) lu'pm or lii'pin.
Luray lu-ra,'.
lure lur, not loor.
lurid lu'rid, not loo'rii
Lurlei loor'll.
See Lorelei.
Lurline^ lur-len'.
luscious ^lush'us.
Lusiad lu'si-ad .
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
462 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Lusitania lu-si-ta'ni-a, not lu-si-ta'ni-a.
lusory lu'sO-ri.
Lussan, Julie de zhii-le' du lii-saN'.
For ii, ax, see p. 10.
lute lut, not loot.
Lutetia Parisiorum lu-te'shi-a pa-rizh-i-6'rum.
Luther 166'ther; Ger. pron., 166'ter.
In German, the digraph th is pronounced like / in
English.
Lutheran lu'ther-an, not loo'ther-an.
Lutzen (Battle of) Itit'sen.
For ii, see p. 10.
Liitzow liit'so.
For ii, see p. 10.
Luxembourg, de du luk-saN-boor'.
Luxemburg luk'sem-burg ; Dutch pron., liik 7 -
sem-buro.
For ii, G, see pp. 10, 12.
Luxor luk'sor or look'sor.
"The Temple of Lmror."
luxuriance luks-u'ri-ans or lug-zhoo'ri-ans.
The Encyclopaedic Dictionary, Stormonth, and
Worcester say lug-zu'ri-ans.
luxuriant luks-u / ri-ant or lug-zhoo'n-ant.
See note under luxuriance.
luxuriate luks-u'ri-at or lug-zhoc/ri-at.
See note under luxuriance.
luxurious luks-tr'ri-us or lug-zhod'ri-us.
See note under luxuriance.
luxury luk'shoor-i.
This is Webster's marking, and Worcester's also.
The pronunciations luk'sti-rT, luk'shu-ri, and
lug'zdor-i have the sanction of eminent authorities.
Luynes, de du lii-en'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Luzern loot^ern 7 .
See Lucerne.
Luzerne (U. S.) lu-zern r .
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 463
Luzerne, de la du la lu-zarn'.
For u, see p. 10.
Luzon lod-zon'.
Lyall (Edna) li'al.
Lycseus li-se'iis.
lycanthrope H'kan-throp or E-kan'throp.
lycanthropy li-kan'thro-pi.
Lycaon li-ka'on.
lycee le-sa'.
lyceum li-se'um, not li'se-um.
Very frequently mispronounced.
Lycidas lis'id-as.
Lycomedes lik-6-me'dez.
Lycurgus li-kur^us.
Lydgate lid'gat
Lyell (Sir Charles) li'el, not H-eF.
See Liddell.
Lyly (John) lift, not IHi.
lyncean lin-se'an.
Lynde ^lind, not lind.
Lyon (France) le-oN'.
For ON, see p. n.
See Lyons (France), the preferred spelling.
Lyonnaise li-on-slz'; Fr. pron., le-6-naz'.
Lyons (France) le-oN',
For ON, see p. n.
See Lyon (France).
lyricism nVis-izm.
lyrism li'rizm.
lyrist lirlst or H'rist.
Lys ^les.
Lysander li-sanMer, not H'san-der.
Lysias Ks^i-as.
lysimachia H-sim-^ki-a or H-sim-ak r i-a or lis-i-
ma^ki-a.
Lysimachus li-sim'a-kus.
Lysippus li-sip'us.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
464 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
lysol li'sol.
Lyte lit.
lythrum Hth'rum or H'thrum.
M
ma ma.
A colloquialism for mamma.
ma'am mam or mam.
"When unaccented, usually mam or 5 m." Web.
Maas mas.
Also written Maes, but pronounced as above.
Mabel ma/bl, not mab'l.
Mably, de du ma-ble'.
macadamize mak-ad'am-iz.
Macao ma-ka'd or ma-kow'.
macaroni mak-a-ro'ni.
macaw ma-ko'.
Macbeth mak-beth'.
Accent the final syllable.
Maccabaeus (Judas) niak-a-be'us.
Also written Maccabeus, but pronounced as above.
Maccabean mak-a-be'an.
"The Maccabean Princes."
Maccabees mak'a-bez.
Macdonald (Marshal) mak-don'ald; Fr. pron.,
mak-do-nal'.
macedoine ma-sa-dwan',
M achada ma-sha/da,
Machaon ma-ka'6n.
Machen ^ma'chen.
machete ma-cha/ta.
Machias ma-kr'as.
Machiavel mak'i-a-vel.
Machiavelian mak-i-a-vel'i-an or mak-i-a-vel'yan.
Also written Machiavellian, but pronounced as
above.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPROXOUXCED 465
Machiavelism mak-i-a-vel'Izm.
Also written Machiavellism, but pronounced as
above.
Machiavelli, de da ma-ky T a-veMe.
machicolation ma-chik-6-la'sMn.
machinal ma-she'nal or mak'in-al.
machination mak-in-a'shun.
machine ma-shen'.
In the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries,
this word was sometimes accented on the first
syllable.
Machpelah mak-pe'la.
Perry accents the first syllable.
"The Cave of Machpelah"
Mackay (Charles) mak-i' or mak-a' or mak'i.
Mackaye (James Steele) mak-i'.
Mackensen, von fon mak'en-zen.
mackerel mak'er-el, not mak'rel.
A word of three syllables, when correctly pro-
nounced.
Mackinac mak'm-6, not mak'in-ak.
Maclaren, Ian e'an ma-kla'ren, or Fan ma-
klar'en.
Macleod mak-lowd'.
Maclise mak-les 7 , not mak-llz'.
MacMahon, de du mak-ma-oN 7 .
For ON, see p. n.
MacMonnies mak-mun / iz .
Macomb-7-ma-koom 7 or ma-kdm'.
macon (wine) ma-koN'.
For ON, see p. n.
Macon (Fr). ma-koN'.
For ON, see p. n.
See Macon (U. S.).
Macon (U. S.) ma'kun.
See Macon (Fr.).
macrame mak^ra-ma ; Fr. "pron., ma-kra-ma'.
Macready mak-re'di, not mak-ra'di.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
466 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
macrocosm mak'rd-kozm .
macron ma/kron or mak'ron.
madam mad'am.
See Madame.
madama ma-da'ma.
"Madama Butterfly."
madame ma-dam 7 or ma-dam'.
"Often anglicized, mad'am." Web.
See madam, mesdames.
maddening mad'en-ing.
See madding.
madding mad'ing.
"Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife."
Gray.
See maddening.
madeira (wine) ma-de'ra or ma-da'ra.
The second form is the pronunciation generally
heard.
See Madeira (Islands).
Madeira (Islands) ma-de'ra; Port, pron., ma-
da'ra.
See madeira (wine).
Madeleine, La la mad-len'.
mademoiselle mad-mwa-zel' or mad-e-md-zel' ;
coll., mam-zeF.
See mesdemoiselles.
madras ma-dras'.
See madras.
Madras ma-dras 7 .
See Madras.
madre ma'dra.
See padre.
Madrid ma-drid' ; Sp. pron., math-reth^
See Guadalquivir.
madrier mad'ri-er.
Maecenas me-se'nas:
maelstrom ^mal'strom.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPROXOUXCED 467
Maelstrom rnal'strom.
The Norwegian Malstrom is pronounced mal-
strurn'.
maestoso ma-es-to'so ; It. pron., ma-es-td'zo.
Maastricht mas'triKt.
For K, see p. 12.
Also written Maastricht, but pronounced as above,
maestro ma-es'tro.
Maeterlinck met'er-Kngk ; Dutch pron., ma'ter-
Imgk; Fr. pron., ma-ter-IaN'.
For I.N, see p, n.
Maf eking ma'fe-kmg.
tnaffia maf'fe-a.
Also written mafia, but pronounced ma'fe-a.
ma foi ma f wa'.
magazine mag-a-zen', not rnag'a-zen.
Magdala mag'da-la.
magdalen mag'da-len.
Magdalen (College at Oxford) modern.
"The pronunciation mod'lm is current in Eng-
land for Magdalen College, Oxford, and Magdalene
College, Cambridge." Web.
See Alwunck, Magdalene (College at Cambridge} .
Magdalen ( The ) magMa-len.
Magdalene (College at Cambrdge) mod'lm.
See Alnwick, Magdalen (College at Oxford).
Magdalene (Mary) mag'da-len or mag-da-le'ne.
Magdeburg ^magMe-burg ; Ger. pron., mag^de-
boorc.
"The Magdeburg Hemispheres."
For G, see p. 12.
Magellan ma- j eFan.
"The name Magellan is commonly pronounced
ma-jel'an in U. S., ma-gel'an in Eng." Web.
Magellanic maj-el-a^ik or mag-el-an'ik.
"The Magellanic Clouds."
See note under Magellan.
Magendie ma-zhaN-de'.
For aN, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
468 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Magenta (Battle of) ma-jen'ta; Fr. pron., ma-
zhaN-ta/.
For aN, see p. 10.
Maggiore (Lake) mad-jo'ra.
Magi ma'ji.
'The Three Magi"
Magian ma/ j i-an.
Magianism ma'ji-an-izm.
ma j istral ma j'is-tral.
Magna Charta mag'na kar'ta.
The digraph ch is pronounced like k in all Greek
and Latin words.
Also written Magna Cart a, but pronounced as
above,
magnesia mag-ne'zhi-a or mag-ne-zha or mag-
ne-shi-a or mag-ne'sha.
The first and third pronunciations are the forms
preferred.
See Magnesia, magnesium.
Magnesia mag-ne'zhi-a.
See magnesia.
magnesium mag-ne'zhi-um or mag-ne^hi-um or
mag-ne'si-um or mag-ne'shum.
See magnesia.
magnetization mag-net-iz-a/shiin or mag-B et-i-
za'shun.
magnetize mag'net-iz.
magneto (n.) mag r net~o or mag-ne'to.
magneto (prefix) mag'net~6 or mag-ne'td.
"Magneto-Dynamo."
magnetograph mag-ne'to-graf or mag-neVo-graf .
magnifico mag-nif'!k-6.
magnolia mag-no'li-a, not mag-noFya.
Magog ^ma'gog.
mague}^ mag'wa; Sp. pron., ma-ga'e.
Magyar mod'yor; Hungarian pron., mod-yor 7 .
The Century Dictionary says maj-ar', and the
Standard maj'ar.
(For Key of Signs,, see p. ig)
OFTEN" MISPRONOUNCED 469
A lahabharata ma-ha-ba'ra-ta.
Mahableshwur ma-ha-blesh-wiir'.
Mahal ma-haF.
Mahallel ma-ha'ie-el.
Mahan ma-han'.
mahara j a ma-ha-ra' j a .
Also written maharajah, but pronounced as above,
mahatrna ma-hat'ma .
Mahdi, El al ma'de.
Mahdi sm ma'di zm .
Mahdist ma'dist.
mahlstick mal'stik or mol'stik.
Mahmoud ^ma-mood / , not ma'mood.
Also written Mahmud, but pronounced as above.
Mahomet ma-hom'et.
"Formerly also, and still occasionally, ma'ho-
met or ma'6-met" Web.
"Ma-hom'et is not only the prevailing English
pronunciation, but it corresponds "more nearly with
the Arabic." Biog.
See Mohammed.
Mahony ma'6-ni or ma'ni.
Mahopac (Lake) ma-ho'pak, not ma'o-pak.
Mahound ma-hcwnd 7 or m^hownd.
Mahratta ma-rat'a.
"The Mahratta States."
Maia ma'ya or mi'a.
Maillard ma-yar'.
Maimonides mi-mon'id-ez.
Main (river) man; Ger. pron., mm.
V "Frankfort-on-the-Mfl^/'
The word Main, when used to denote a river in
Ireland, is pronounced man.
maintain man-tan 7 or men-tan',
maintenance man'te-nans .
Maintenon, de dii maN-te-noN'.
For a.N, ON, see p. n.
{For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
470 TWEXTY THOUSAND WORDS
Mainz mints.
See Mayence.
maiolica mi-61'ik-a.
See majolica, the preferred spelling.
Maisonneuve ma-zo-nuv'.
Maistre, de du ma'tru.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
maitre d'hotel ma'tr do-tel'.
maize maz.
majolica ma-jol'ik-a or ma-yol'ik-a; It. pron.,
ma-yo'le-ka.
See maiolica.
majuscule ma-jus'kul; Fr. pron., ma-zhus-kul'.
For ii, see p. 10.
See minuscule.
Malabar maFa-bar.
Malacca ma-lak'a.
The spelling Malakka is preferred.
Malachi mal^-kL
malachite maFa-kit.
maladroit mal-a-droit 7 .
Webster, Worcester, the Century, and the Stand-
ard accent the last syllable; the Oxford English
Dictionary and the Encyclopaedic Dictionary accent
the first syllable.
malaga (wine and grape) mal'a-ga.
Malaga mal'a-ga; Sp. pron., ma/la-ga.
malaise ma-laz' or maPaz.
Malakoff (Fr.) ma-la-kflf'.
See Malakhov (Russia).
Malakhov (Russia) ma-la'kof.
See Malakoff (Fr.).
Malaprop ( M r s . ) < mal'a-pr op.
Sheridan's "The Rivals.'
malapropos nial-ap-ro-po'.
malar ma'lar.
The malar bone,
malaria ma-lar'i-a.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 47 r
malax ma'laks.
malaxate mal'ak-sat
Malay ma-la' or ma'la.
Malayan ma-la'an.
Malaysia ma-la'shi~a.
Malaysian ma-la/shan or ma-la'si-an.
Malchus mal'kus.
Malcolm mal'kiim.
malcontent mal'kon-tent.
mal de mer mal dii mar'.
Maldive (Islands) mal'dlv.
Malebranche, de du mal-braNsri'.
For aN 1 , see p. 10.
malefactor maPe-fak-ter.
maleficent ma-lef'is-ent.
See beneficent.
malemute ^ma'le-mut.
Malesherbes, de du mal-zerV.
malevolent ma4eV6-lent.
See benevolent.
mal f easance mal-f e r zans.
Stormonth and Smart say mal-fa'zans.
Malibran maH-bran ; Fr. pron., ma-le-braN'.
For aN, see p. 10.
malic (acid) ma/lik or maHk.
malice ^maHs, not mal'us.
See damage.
malign ma-lin'.
maligner ^ma-lFner.
Malines ma-len.
See Mechlin.
malinger ma-lmg'ger, not ma-lm^jer.
malingerer ^ma-lmg'ger-er, not ma-lm'jer-er.
malkin mo'km.
The Century and the Standard say mollcin.
mall (mallet) mol.
Stormonth says mol or mal or mel. Walker and
Smart say mal.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
472 TWEXTY THOUSAND WORDS
"This word is a whimsical instance of the caprice
of custom. It has not only changed its deep sound
of a in all into a in alley, but has dwindled into the
short sound of c in mall, a walk in St. James's Park,
where formerly they played with malls and balls,
and whence it had its name; and to crown the
absurdity, a street parallel to this walk is spelt
Pall Mall and pronounced pell mell, which con-
founds its origin with the French adverb pele mele."
Walker.
See mall (public walk).
mall (public walk) mol or mal or mel.
Webster says mol ; the Century, mel or mal ;
Stormonth, mol or mal or mel.
See mall (mallet').
mallard (duck) mal'ard.
malleable mal'e-a-bl.
mallecho mal'e-cho, not mal-e'cho.
"Miching Mallecho." Shakespeare.
Also written malicho, but pronounced as above
See miching.
malleolar ma-le'6-lar or mal'e-6-lar.
malleolus ma-le'o-lus.
mallow (plant) mal'o, not mel'6.
Almost universally mispronounced in the com-
pound marshmallow, which see.
Malmaison mal-ma-zoN'.
For ON, see p. n.
Malmesbury mamz'ber-i, not momz'ber-i.
"The philosopher of Malmesbury."
malmsey (wine) mam'zi, not m6m / zi.
malodor mal-6'der.
malodorous mal-oMer-us.
Malpighi mal-pe'ge.
Malpighian mal-pig^-an.
"The Malpighian Layer."
Malplaquet (Battle of) mal-pla-ke'.
malpractice mal-prak'tis, not mal'prak-tis.
malt molt ; more properly, molt.
See accost.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPROXOUXCED
473
Malta mol'ta ; It. pron., mal'ta.
Malte-Brun mal-te-broon' ; Fr. pron., malt-
briix'.
For ux, see p. u.
Maltese mol-teV or mol-tes'.
The first syllable Is more properly pronounced
mol.
See accost, Chinese.
Malthus mal'thus, not mol'thus.
Malthusian mal-thu'zhan or mal-thu'zi-an.
"The Malthusian Theory."
maltose molt'os; more properly, m5lfos.
See accost.
maltster molt'ster; more properly, molt'ster.
Pronounce the t in the first syllable.
See accost.
Malvern ( Eng. ) mol'vern.
See Jfafe^rw (7. S.).
Tvlalvern (U. S.) mal'vern.
See Malvern (Eng.*).
Malvolio mal-v6 A li-6, not mal-voFyo.
"Twelfth Night."
mama ma-ma' or ma/ma.
See mamwa, the preferred spelling.
See papa.
Mambrino mam-bre'no.
Mameluke man^e-lnk.
Mamertine (Prison) matn'er-tm or mam'er-ten.
mamma ma-ma / or ma'ma.
"The second pronttnciation, common in the
United States, is not recognized in recent British
dictionaries." Web.
See, mama, papa.
mammalian mam-a/K-an, not mam-al'yan.
mammary mam'a-ri.
'The Mammary Glands."
mammillary mam'il-a-ri.
See capillary (a.).
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
474 TWEXTY THOUSAND WORDS
Mamre mam're.
"The Plain of Mamre."
mamsell mam-zeK
manageable man'aj-a-bl.
managerial man~a- j e'ri-al.
manakin man'a-kin.
See manikin, the preferred spelling.
Manasseh ma-nas'e.
Manchu man-choc/.
"The Manchu Dynasty.'*
Manchuria man-choo'ri-a.
JMandsean man-de'an.
Mandalay man'da-la.
mandamus man-da/miis, not man-dam'us.
mandarin (fruit) man'da-rin or man-da-ren'.
See mandarin (Chinese officer).
mandarin (Chinese officer) man'da-rm or man-
da-ren'.
See mandarin (frwt).
mandat niaN-da/.
For SN, see p. 10.
mandator man-da/tor.
mandatory manMa-to-ri.
mandragora man-drag'6-ra.
"Not poppy, nor mandragora,
Nor all the drowsy syrups of the world,
Shall ever medicine thee to that sweet sleep
Which thou ow'dst yesterday." Shakespeare.
mandrel man'dr el .
mandrill man'dril.
manege ma-nezr/.
See manege.
manege ma-nezr/.
See manege.
manes ma'nez.
JManetho man'e-tha
manganese ^mang-ga-nes 7 or man^ga-nez.
manp-e ^manj.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 475
mangel-wurzel mang'gl wur'zl.
manger man' j er .
manginess man'jm-es.
mango mang'go.
mangrove mang'grov.
Stormonth says man'grov.
mangy man']!,
mania ma/m-a, not mantra,
maniac ma'ni-ak, not man'yak.
maniacal ma-m'a-kal, not ma'ni-a-kal.
Manichaean man-ik~e'an.
Also written Manichean, but pronounced as
above.
Manichseism man'i-ke-izm.
Also written Manicheism, but pronounced as
above,
manikin man'i-km.
See manakin.
Manila ma-niFa; Sp. pron., ma-ne^a.
Also written Manilla, but pronounced as above,
manioc man'i-6k or ma'm-6k.
Manitoba man-i-to'ba or man-i-td-ba'.
Manitoti ^man^-too .
Manchukuo man-j5-kwo (no accent).
Manchokuoan man-j5-kwon' (slight accent on
last syllable).
Manner chor men'er-kor.
Mannlicher man'liK-er.
For K, see p. 12.
manoeuvre ma-noo'ver or ma-nu'ver.^
manoeuvrer ma-noo'vrer or ma-nu'vrer.
Manon Lescaut ma-noN' les-kd'.
For ON, see p. n.
Manon ma-non 7 .
manor man'er, not man^r.
mansard (roof) mansard.
{Far Key of Signs, see p. 19)
476 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Mansard maN-sar'.
Also written Mansart, but pronounced as above.
For ax, see p. 10.
niansuetude man'swe-tud.
mantelet man'tl-et or mant'let.
Manteuffel, von f6n man'toi-fel.
Mantinea (Battle of) rnan-tin-e'a.
mantissa man-tis'a.
mantua man'tu-a.
manufactory man-u-fak'to-ri, not man-u-fak'-
tu-n.
manumit man-u-mit'.
Manzanillo man-san-el'yo.
Maori ma'6-ri; coll., mow'ri.
marabou mar'a-boo.
Maracaibo ma-ra-ki'bd.
Marah ma'ra or mar'a, not mar'a.
"The Waters of Marah"
j.\JLaranatina ^mar^a^natn a.
The Standard Dictionary prefers mar-a-na'tha;
Stormonth says mar-a-na'tha.
"Anathema Maranatha."
maraschino ^mar-a-ske'no.
marasmus ma-raz'mus, not ma-ras'mus.
Marat ma-ra', not ma-rat',
marbleize mar'bl-Iz.
marcasit'e ^mar'ka-sit.
marchande de modes 'mar-shaN'du du moa.
For an, see p. 10.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer,
marchesa mar~ka'za.
See Antommarchi (Dr.).
marchese mar-ka'za.
See Antommarchi (Dr.).
marchioness rnar'shun-es.
Marcke, von fon mar'ke.
Marconi mar-ko'ne.
(For Key of Sign*, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
Mardi gras mar'de gra.
Mardones mar-do'nes.
mare clausum ma're klo'surn.
Marengo (Battle of) ma-reng'go; Fr. pron.,
ma-raN-go'.
For ax, see p. 10.
Mareotis (Lake) mar-e-5'tis.
margarine mar'gar-en or mar'gar'in.
See oleomargarine.
Margarita mar-ga-re'ta.
Margherita mar-ga-re'ta.
Margot, La Reine la ran mar-go',
marguerite (daisy) mar'ge-ret or mar-ge-ret'.
Marguerite mar-ge-ret'.
Maria Theresa ma-rra ter-e'sa.
The German form, Maria Theresia, is pronounced
ma-re'a ta-ra/ze-a.
Marian (JMaid) ^mar'i-an.
Marie Amelie ma-re' a-ma-le'.
Marie Antoinette ma-re' aN-twa-net'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Marie de Medicis ^ma-re' du ma-de-ses''.
Marie Louise ma-re' loo-ez'.
Marie Therese ma-re' ta-raz'.
Mariette ^ma-re-et'.
marigold mar'i-gold.
Knowles says ma'ri-gold.
Marino Falieri ma-re'no fal-yer'e.
Mariolatry mar-i-61'a-tri.
Marion mar'i-6n or mar'i-on.
Mariotte ma-re-5f.
"Mariotte's Law."
Marist ^ma'rist.
marital mar'it-al.
Smart says ma-rFtal
maritime mar'it-im or mar'it-im, not mar'it-em.
Marius ma'ri-us ; more properly, mar'I-us.
(.For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
478 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Alarms (Fr.) ma-re-us'.
For ii, see p. 10.
*'Les Miserables."
Maritana ma-re-ta'na.
marjoram mar' jo-ram, not mar-jo'ram.
Alar j oribanks marsh'bangks.
See Alni&ick.
market mar'ket or mar'kit.
Marlborough (town in Eng.) mol'bru or marl'-
bo-ru.
Marlborough (Duke) mol'bru or marl'bd-ru.
marmalade ma^ma-lad.
Alarmora (Sea of) mar'mo-ra, not mar-mo^a.
marmoreal mar-mo^e-al.
marmoset mar'm5-zet
Worcester accents the final syllable,
marmot mar'mot.
Worcester gives mar-mot' as an alternative pro-
nunciation.
Marne marn.
Marochetti ^ma-ro-ket'te.
See Petruchio.
Marquand (H. G.) ^mar-kwand'.
marque mark.
"Letters of Marque/ 3
marquee mar-ke'.
Marquesas (Islands) mar-ka/sas.
marquess marlcwes.
marquetry mar'ket-ri.
Marquette mar-ket 7 .
marquis ^mar'kwis; Fr. pron., mar-ke'.
marquise mar-kez'.
marquisette mar-ke-zet'.
JMarryat mar'i-at
Marseillaise (Hymn) mar-sel-az 7 ; Fr. pron.,
mar-se-yaz 7 .
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
479
Marseille mar-sa/yu.
See Boidogm-sur-Mer,, Marseilles.
marseilles mar-salz'.
Marseilles mar-salz'.
See Marseille.
Marshalsea nmr'shal-se.
See Anglesea.
marshmallow marsh'mal-o, not marsh'mel-6.
See mallow (plant).
Mars-la-Tour mars-la-toor.
marsupial mar-su'pi-al.
Marsyas mar'sT-as.
Martha mar'tha.
Martin, Henri aN-re' mar-taN'.
For EN, IN, see pp. 10, n.
Martinelli mar-tin-eFH.
martinet mar-tm-et' or mar'tm-et.
This is Webster's marking; the Century and
Standard Dictionaries accent the final syllable.
Martinez Campos mar-te'nath kam'pos.
See Zamacdis.
Martini-Henry mar-te'ne hen'ri.
Martinique mar-tm-ek''.
Maru ma/r oo .
Marullus ma-rul'us.
marvel marvel, not mar'vuL
See damage.
Marylebone mar'I-le-bon ; colL, mar^il-bon or
mar'i-bun.
See Alnwick.
Masaccio ma-za/cho.
See Bertuccio.
Masaniello ma-za-nyeFlo.
Masanosuke Fukuda ^ma-sa-no-soo^i f oo-koo'da.
Masaryk ^m^sa-rek.
Masbate mas-ba'ta.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
4 g TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Mascagni mas-kan'ye.
See AgnesL
Mascarille mas-ka-re'yu.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Mascotte rnas-kof or mas'kot.
masculine mas'ku-lin, not mas'ku-lm.
mask mask, not mask.
See ask, unmask.
Maskelyne mas'kel-in.
masque mask, not mask.
See ask.
massacre mas'a-ker.
massacred mas'a-kerd.
massacring mas'a-kring.
massage ma-sazh 7 .
The Standard Dictionary prefers mas'aj.
See garage.
Massasoit mas'a-soit, not mas-a-soif.
Accent the first syllable.
Masse ma-sa'.
massecuite mas-kwet'.
Massena ma-sa-na', not ma-se'na.
Massenet ma-se-ne'.
masseter (muscle) mas-se'ter.
masseur ma-sur'; Fr. pron., ma-sor''.
For 6, see p. 10.
masseuse ma-suz'; Fr. pron., ma-soz / .
For 6, see p. 10.
Massillon mas^l-on; Fr. pron., ma-se-yoN / .
For ON, see p. n.
Massinger mas'm- j er.
master master or } especially in British usage,
master.
masticatory mas'tik-a-td-ri, not mas-tils/a-td-ri.
mastoiditis mas-toid-i'tis.
See itis (termination).
Matabde mat-a-be'le.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPROXOUXCED 4 gl
matador niat'a-dor or mat'a-dor.
Stormonth, the Century, and the Standard say
mat-a-dor'.
See matadore.
matadore mat'a-dor or mat-a-dor'.
See matador.
Matapan ( Cape ) ma-ta-pan'.
mate ma'ta or mat'a.
Also written mate, but pronounced as above,
matelasse mat-la-sa'.
Plater Dolorosa ma'ter do-lo-rd'sa or ma'ter dd-
lo-ro'za.
materfamilias ma'ter- fa-mil'i-as.
See paterfamilias.
materiel ma-ta-re-eT.
See personnel.
Mather (Cotton) math'er.
mathesis ma-the'sis.
Formerly sometimes math'e-sis.
Mathilde ma-teld x .
matin ma^in.
matinee mat-in-a 7 or, especially in British usage,
mat'm-iL
matrices mat'ris-ez.
"As Latin, properly ma-tri'sez." Web.
matricide mat'ris-id or ma'tris-id.
matrix ma'triks or mafriks.
matron ma/trim, not mat r run.
matronage ma/trun-aj or mat'run-aj.
matronal ma'trun-al or mat'run-al.
matronize ma'trtin-iz or mat r run-iz.
matronly ma'trun-li or tnat'run-li.
Matsys (Quentin) mat-sis'.
Also written Massys (ma-sis'), Metsys (met-
sis'), Messis (mes-sis 7 ).
Mattei ma-ta'e.
Matteotti mat-ti-ot'ti.
Matthew math'yu; Bib., math'u.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
482 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Matthias ma-thi'as, not math'i-as.
mattress mat'res.
"It is sometimes incorrectly pronounced mat-
rasV Wor.
maturative ma-tu'ra-tiv or ma'tu-ra-tiv.
matutinal ma-tu'tin-al or mat-u-ti'nal.
matutine mat'u-tin.
Matzenauer matz'en-ower.
matzoth mafsoth.
M aubeuge mo-buzh'.
Mauch Chunk mok-chungk', not mok-chungk'.
mauger monger.
Also written maugre, but pronounced as above.
Mauna Loa mow'na lo'a.
maunder mon'der or man^der.
See craunch.
Maundy ( Thursday ) mon'di.
Maupassant, Guy de ge du mo-pa-saN 7 .
For a.N a see p. 10.
Maupertuis, de du mo-per-tw^.
Mauprat, de du mo-pra r .
Mauretania mo / re-ta / m-a, not mo-re-ta'm-a.
Mauritius mo-rish'i-us.
Mauser (rifle) mow'zer.
mausoleum mo-so-le'um.
"The Mausoleum of Halicarnassus."
Mausolus mo-so'liis.
mauvaise honte rnS-vaz' oNt.
For ON, see p. n.
Mauvaises Terres mo-vaz' tar.
mauvais gout mo-va/ goo.
Mauvais Pas mo-va/ pa.
mauvais quart-dTieure mo-va/ kar-dor'.
For 6, see p. 10.
mauve mdv.
mavis ma'vis.
(For Key of Signs t see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 483
mavournin ma-voor'nen.
"Erin Mavournin."
Also written mavourneen, but pronounced as
above.
maxilla maks-il'a.
maxillar maks'fl-ar.
maxillary maks'il-a-ri.
Maximilian (Emperor) maks-i-mlFyan or maks-
i-miFi-an ; Ger. pron., maks-e-me'le-an.
As a Christian name, it is pronounced maks-i-
mil'i-an.
maxixe mak-seks' or ma-she'sha.
Maya ma'ya.
Mayence- ma-yaNs'.
For ax, see p. 10.
See Mains.
Mayer ma/er ; Ger. pron., mi'er.
mayonnaise ma-on-az'; Fr. pron., ma-yd-naz 7 .
mayor ma/er or mar.
mayoral ma/or-al.
mayoralty ma/or-al-ti.
Mazarin maz-a-ren' ; Fr. pron., ma-za-raN'.
For aN, see p. n.
mazarine^ maz-a-ren'.
Mazur ^matz / oor.
mazurka ma-zur'ka or ma-zoor'ka.
Also written wasourka, but pronounced ma-
zoor'ka.
Mazzaroth ^maz^-roth.
"Canst thou bring forth Massaroth in his sea-
son?" Job xxxviiL, 32.
Mazzini mat-se'ne.
See Abruszi.
Mbabane 'm-ba-b^ne.
McAdoo mak^-doo.
McCrea (Jane) ma-kra', not ma-kre'.
Meagher ^ma'her.
The h is slightly aspirated.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
484 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
measles rnez-Iz.
measure mezh'ur, not mezh'ur.
meatus rne-a'tus .
"Meatus Auditorius."
Meaux mo.
"The Eagle of Meaux."
meaw mu, not mi-ow'.
See miaow.
m echani cian m ek~a-ni sh'an.
mecanicien ma-ka-ne-syaN'.
For a.N, see p. n.
mechanist mek'a-mst.
mechanize mek'a-niz.
Mechlin (lace) mek'lm.
Mechlin mek'lm; Dutch pron., meic'lm.
For K, see p. 12.
Mecklenburg-Schwerin ^mek'len-boorc shva-ren'.
For G, see p. 12.
Mecklenburg-Strelitz ^mek'len-boora shtra^its.
For G, see p. 12.
medal med'al, not nied''!.
Medea me-de'a.
Medellin ma-thel-yen'.
median ^me'di-an.
mediastinum me-di-as-ti'ntim.
medicament ^me-dik'a-ment or med^ik-a-ment.
medicable med'i-ka-bl.
Medicean med-i-se'an.
Medici, de' da med^e-che or da ma/de-che.
"The Venus de' Medici."
Anthony Trollope, in his Autobiography, speaks
of an illiterate fellow-traveller who expressed the
desire, while at Florence, to see the "Medical
Venus."
See Beatrice Cenci.
medicinable me-dis^n-a-bl or med'sm-a-bl.
"The second is the older pronunciation, as in
Shakespeare." Web.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 485
medicinal me-dis'm-al.
"Formerly med'si-nal, as in Milton and Shake-
speare, or med-i-si'nal, also in Shakespeare." Web.
"Drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees
Their medicinal gum." Shakespeare.
medicine med'i-sin or medl-sn.
"In British usage, except in Scotland, usually
^ rned'sn." Web.
Medicis, de du ma-de-ses'.
medieval me-di-e'val or med-i-e'val.
Also written medi&val, but pronounced as above,
medievalize me-di-e'val-iz or med-i-e'val-iz.
Also written medi&valise , but pronounced as
above.
Medina (Arabia) ma-de'na.
Ste Medina (U. .).
Medina (U. S.) me-d^na.
See Medina (Arabia).
mediocre meMi-o-ker, not med'i-6-ker.
mediocrity me-di-ok'rit-i.
]\lediterranean ^med-i-ter-a'ne-an.
medium me'di-um, not me'jum.
medoc (wine) ma-dck'.
medulla me-duKa.
medullar ^me-duKar.
medullary med / ul-a-ri or rne-duFa-ri.
Medusa me-du'sa.
meerschaum mer'shom or me^shum ; Ger. pron.,
mar^howm.
Mefistofele ma-f es-to'fa-la, not mef-is-tof'e-le.
See Mephistopheles*
megampere meg-am-par r .
Megilloth me-giFoth.
megrim me'grim.
Mehemet AH ma/hem-et a'le.
Mehul ma-ul'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Meilhac me-yak'.
(For Key of Sians, see p. 19)
486 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
ileissonier me-s8-nya'.
meisterslnger mi'ster-sing-er or mi-ster-zmg-er.
See minnesinger.
Meistersinger, Die de mi'ster-zing-er.
ilejnoun mej-noon 7 .
"Mejnoun and Leila."
melancholia mel-an-koli-a.
Melanchthon me-langk'thun or me-langk'tun ;
Ger. pron., me-langK'ton.
Also less correctly written Melanthon, but pro-
nounced me~lan'thon.
For K, see p. 12.
Melanesia mel-a-ne'shi-a or mel-a-ne'sha.
melange ma-laNzh'.
For EN, see p. 10.
Melanochroi mel-a-nok'ro-L
Melchite mel'kit.
Melchizedek mel-kiz'e-dek.
Also written Melchisedec, but pronounced as
above.
Meleager mel-e-a/jer or me-le'a-jer.
melee ma-la'.
meliorate meKyo-rat, not me'H-o-rat.
Melita mePit-a, not mel-e'ta.
See Malta.
Mellila ma-lel'ya.
mellow meFo, not mel'u.
See damage.
melodeon me-15'de-iin.
melodic ^me-lod'ik.
melodious me-lo'di-us, not me-lo'jus.
melodrama mel-6-dra'ma or meKo-dra-ma.
Worcester says mel-6-dra'ma, and the .Standard
gives it as an alternative pronunciation,
melody mel'6-di, not mePud-i.
Melos tne'los.
"The Venus of Melos."
Melpomene mel-pSm'e-ne.
(For Key of Signs , see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 487
Melton Mowbray mel'tun mo-bra.
Melusina mel-u-se'na.
M elusine ma-lii-zen 7 .
For ii, see p. 10.
membraneous mem-bra'ne-us.
membranous mem'bra-nus.
Memel ma'mel.
Memnon mem'non.
memoir mem'wor or mem'war.
This is the marking of Webster, who also makes
the first syllable long (me).
The following are the pronunciations of this word
as glveji by several of the leading dictionaries:
mem'wor or mem'oir (Oxford English Diction-
ary) ; mem'wor or me'mor (C.) ; mem'wor
(Stand.) ; mem'wor (Stor.) ; me-moir^ or mem'wor
(Won).
memorabilia mem-o-ra-biH-a.
memory mem'6-ri, not mem'ri.
A word of three syllables, when correctly pro-
nounced.
mem-sahib mem'sa-Ib.
menage ma-nazh 7 .
Also written menage, but pronounced me-nazh'.
menagerie me-naj'er-i or men-azh'er-i.
Menai (Strait) men'L
Mencius men'shi-iis.
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy menMel-son bar-tol-de 7 ,
Mendelyeev men-dye-lya/yef.
Mendes maN-deV.
For aisr, see p. 10.
Mendes ^men'des.
Mendocino ( Cape ) men-do-se'no.
Mendoza, de da men-do'za; Sp. pron., da men-
do'tha.
See Zamacois.
Menes ^ma^nesh.
Menelaus men-e-la'iis.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
488 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
menhaden men-ha'dn.
menhir men'her.
Stormonth says me'ner.
menial me'm-al or men'yal.
meningitis men-in-ji'tis.
See itis (termination).
Menocal ma-no-kaK
Menoeceus me-ne'sus.
Menominee me-nom'i-ne.
Also written Menomonee (me-nom'o-ne).
Menshevik men-she-vek'.
Mensheviki men-she- ve-ke'.
(Commonly in English men-she-ve'ke).
mensuration men-shoor-a'shun.
M entone men-t 6'na .
menu men'u; Fr. pron., me-nu'.
"The pronunciation ma r nu is common in the
United States, as if the French spelling were menu;
me'nu is also heard." Web.
For u, see p. 10.
Mephisto me- f is'to.
Mephistofelian mef-is-to-fe'li-an or mef-is-to-
feFyan.
See Mephistophelean.
Mephistophelean mef-is-to-fe'le-an or mef-is-
tof-e'le-an.
See Mephistofelian.
Mephistopheles mef-is-toPe-lez.
See Mefistofele.
mephitic me- f it r ik.
Merak me'rak.
See Mirak, another spelling,
mercantile mer'kan-til or mer'kan-til.
"This word is often incorrectly pronounced in
this country, mer-kan'til and mer'kan-teT ; but these
modes have no countenance from the orthoepists."
Wor.
Mercator mer-ka'ter or mer-ka r t6r.
"M creator's Projection."
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 489
Mercedes (city) mer-sa'thas.
See Guadalquivir.
Mercedes (Queen) mer'sa-des.
Mercier mer-sya 7 .
mercurous mer-ku'rus or mer'ku-rus.
"The first accentuation Is common in such
phrases as mer-cu'rous otfide" Web.
mere (lake) mer.
Merimee (Prosper) ma-re-ma',
meringue me-rang' ; Fr. pron., me-raN'gu.
For an, see p. n.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
merismatic mer-iz-mat'ik or mer-is-mat'ik.
Merle d'Aubigne merl do-ben'ya.
Merlin mer'lm.
Meroe (Isle of) mer'o-e or ma'rd-a.
Merom (Lake) me'rom.
Merope mer'6-pe.
Merovingian mer-6-vin'ji-an, not mer-d-vin'i-an.
Merrilies (Meg) mer'il-ez.
Scott's "Guy Mannering."
Merry del Val mei/ri del vaF.
Mersey mer'zi, not mer'si.
Merveilleuse mer-ve-yoz 7 .
For 6, see p. 10.
M erveilleux mer-ve-y 6 A .
For o, see p. 10.
mesalliance ma-zal-yaNs'.
For aN, see p. 10.
See misalliance.
mesdames ma-dam'.
See wadame.
mesdemoiselles ma-de-mwa-zel'.
See mademoiselle.
mesencephalic mes-en-se-fal'ik or mes-en-sef'a-
lik.
mesencephalon mes-en-sef'a-16n.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
490
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
mesentery mes'en-ter-i.
Worcester and Stormonth say mez'en-ter-i, and
the Standard gives it as an alternative pronuncia-
tion.
M eshach me'shak.
mesial me'zi-al or mes'i-al.
Mesmer (Dr.) mes'mer.
"The name Mesmer is properly pronounced
mes'mer." Web.
mesmerism mez'mer-izm.
"All the dictionaries agree in giving s in the
pronunciation of the first syllable of this word and
its derivatives, like the French." Web.
mesmerize mez'mer-iz.
See mesmerism.
mesne men.
mesoderm mes'6-derm.
mesolite mes'6-llt.
Mesopotamia mes-d-po-ta'mi-a.
Mesozoic mes-6-zo'ik.
mesquite mes-ket' or mes'ket or mez'ket
Messalina mes-a-li'na.
M essaline ma-sa-len'.
messeigneurs tnes-en'yerz ; Fr. pron., ma-sen-
y6r x .
For 6, see p. 10.
See monseigneur.
Messianic mes-i-an'ik.
Messidor mes-e-dor'.
messieurs mes'yerz; Fr. pron., ma-syo'.
See monsieur.
For 6, see p. 10.
Messina mes-e'na.
Messrs, (abbreviation of messieurs) mes'yerz;
Fr. pron., ma-syo 7 .
See messieurs.
For 6, see p. 10.
messuage mes'wa j .
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 491
mestizo mes-te'zo.
metabolic met-a-bol'ik.
metabolism me-tab'6-lizm.
metalline mefal-in or met'al-m.
metallographist met-al-og'ra-fist.
metallography met-al-og'ra-fl.
metallurgic met-al-ur'jik.
metallurgist met'al-ur-jist.
metallurgy met'al-ur- j i .
metamerism me-tam'er-izm.
Stormonth, the Century, and the Standard say
met'a-mer-izm.
metanjorphic met-a-mor'fik.
metamorphism met-a-mor'fizm.
metamorphose met-a-mor'fdz or met-a-mor'fos.
metamorphosis met-a-mor'fo-sis, not met-a-
mor-fo'sis.
Metastasio ma-tas-taz'yo.
metastasis met-as'ta-sis.
metayage met~a r yaj ; Fr. pron., ma-te-yazh'.
metayer met-a/yer; Fr. pron., rna-te-ya'.
M etchnikofT ^mech'ni-ko f .
metempsychosis me-temp-si-ko'sis.
meteorograph me'te-or-d-graf or me-te-or'6-
graf.
meteorolite me'te-or-6-lit or me-te-o^o-lit.
meteoroscope me r te-6r-o-sk6p or me-te-or'o-skop.
methol meth'ol or meth'61.
Methuselah me-thu'se-la, not me-th^ze-la.
methyl meth'il.
methylic rne-trnTik.
metic met'ik.
The Encyclopaedic Dictionary says me'tik.
meticulous me-tik'u-lus.
metonymy me-ton'im-I.
metope mefo-pe.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
492
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
metric met'rik.
"The Metric System."
metrist me'trist or met'rist.
metronymic me-tro-mm'ik or met-ro-nim'ik.
See patronymic.
metropolitan met-ro-pol'it-an, not me-tro-pol'-
it-an.
Metternich, von fon met'er-niK.
For K, see p. 12.
Meudon mo-do N 7 .
For 6, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Meuse muz; Fr. pron., moz.
For 6, see p. 10.
Meyer mi'er.
Meyerbeer mi-er-bar.
Mezieres maz-yar 7 .
mezza majolica med'za ma-yoWk-a.
See Abruzzi.
mezzanine mez'6-mn or mez'a-nen.
mezza voce med'za vo'cha.
See Abruzzi.
mezzo med'zo.
See AbruzzL
Ivlezzofanti med-zo-fan'te.
See Abruszi.
mezzo-relievo med'zo re-le'vo.
See Abrussi.
mezzo-rilievo med'zo re-lya'vo.
See Abruzzt.
mezzo-soprano med'zo so-pra'no.
See Abruzzi.
mezzotint med'zd-tint or mez'6-tint.
See Abruzzi.
mho mo.
mhorr mor.
Miami mi-a/mi or mi-am 7 !.
Miantonomo mi-an-t6-n6 7 mo.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
miaow mi-ow'.
Also written miaou, but pronounced as above,
miasma ml -az'ma .
Stormonth says mi-as'ma.
micaceous mi-ka'she-us.
Micah mi'ka.
mi-ca reme me-ka-ram'.
Michael ml'kel ; biblical, mi'ka-el.
See Buonarotti.
Michaelis me'Ka-a'lis.
Michaelmas mik'el-mas.
M ichailo wa rmsch-e-lo'a.
Michel (Fr.) me-shei'.
Michelagnolo me-kel-an'yd-lo.
See Agnesi, Petruchio.
Michel- Ange ( Fr . ) me-kel'axzh.
For ax, see p. 26.
Michelangelo ( It . ) me-kel-an 7 j a-15.
See Petruchio.
Michelet mesh-le'.
miching mich / ing or rnech'ing.
See mallecho.
Mickiewicz mits-ky^a'vich.
microbe mFkrob or mik'rob.
microcosm mi'kro-kozm or mik'ro-kozm.
micron mi'kron or micron.
Micronesia mi-kro-ne'shi-a or mi-kro-ne^sha.
Mkronesian ml-kro-ne'shan or mi-kr6-ne r zhan.
microscope mFkro-skop.
microscopic mi-kro-skop^k.
microscopist mi-kros / k6-pist or mi'kro-sko-pist.
microscopy rm-kros'kd-pi or mi'kro-sko-pi.
Midas mrMas.
middle-aged ^mid r l-ajd, not mid'1-a-jed.
midsummer ^mid'sum-er or mid-sun/er.
midwi f e ^mid / wl f .
midwifery mid'wif-r! or mid'wif-ri.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
494 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
midwinter mid'win-ter or mid-wm'ter.
mien men.
Mierevelt me'rev-elt.
Mignon men-yoN'.
For ON, see p. u.
mignonette min-yun-et'.
migraine mi -gran' or mi'gran.
Miguel me-gel'.
Mikado mi-ka'do.
milady mi-la'di.
Milan mil'an or mil-an', not mi-Ian'.
"The usage of the best English poets, as well as
the best speakers, is decidedly in favor of the first
pronunciati on." Web.
"All the poets place the accent on the first syllable
of this name. Byron and Moore rhyme it with
villain. This appears to be the prevailing, if not
universal, pronunciation among correct speakers."
Gas.
See Milano.
milan d'or (coin) me'lan dor.
Milanese mil-an-ez' or mll-an-es'.
See Chinese.
Milano me-la'no.
See Milan.
milch milch, not milk.
Mileri me-ler-e'.
Milesian mil-e'shan or mil-e'zhan.
miliary mil'i-a-ri or mil'ya-ri.
milieu me-lyu 7 ; Fr. pron., me~yo'.
For 6, see p. 10.
militarism miKi-ta-nzm.
militia mil-isr/a, not mil-ish'i-a.
Millais mil-a/.
Millerand mel-raN'.
millet mil'et or millt.
Millet (Jean Francois) me-ya r ; pop., me-la'.
Millet (Francis Davis) miFet.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
milligram mil'i-gram.
Also written milligramme, but pronounced as
above,
milliliter mill-le-ter.
Also written millilitre, but pronounced as above,
millimeter mil'i-me-ter.
Also written millimetre, but pronounced as above,
millionaire mil-yun-ar 7 .
Also written millionnaire, but pronounced as
above,
millipede mil'i-ped.
Also written millepede (the preferred spelling),
but pronounced mil'e-ped.
Millocker mil'6-ker.
For 6, see p. 10.
Milne-Edwards miln-ed'werdz ; Fr. pron., mel-
na-dwars'.
Milnes (Richard Moncton) milnz.
See Houghton (Lord).
Milo (island) melo.
"Venus of Milo."
Milo (athlete) mHo.
Miloradovitch ^me-lo-raMo-vich.
milord mi-lord',
milreis (coin) rmTras or miFres; Port, pron.,
mel-ra/es.
Miltiades mil-tFa-dez.
mime mini.
mimeograph mim'e-o-graf.
mimetic mim-et'ik or ml-met'ik.
mimetite ^mim'e-tit or mi'me-tit.
minar ^me-nar 7 , not mFnar.
minaret min'a-ret, not mm-a-ref.
minatory min'a-to-ri.
Mincio men'cho.
See Cialdini.
Mindanao mm-da-na/o.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
496 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
mineralogy mm-er-al'6-ji, not min-er-61'6-ji.
Almost always mispronounced,
miniature minl-a-tur.
The pronunciation mm'I-tur is authorized also.
The Standard Dictionary prefers min'i~a-cho6r.
minie (ball) minl-a; pop., mini.
See Minie.
Minie men-ya/.
See minie (ball).
minium mini-urn .
minnesinger mm'e-smg-er.
See meister singer.
Minolfi me-nol'fe.
A'linos mi'nos.
M inotaur mm'6-t or .
minuet min-u-ef or mm'u-et.
Minuit (Peter) mm'u-it.
Also written Minnewit, but pronounced mm'e-
wit.
minus mi'nus .
minuscule mm-us'kul; Fr. pron., me-niis-kul'.
For u, see p. 10.
See majuscule.
minute (n.) minlt.
See minute (a.),
minute (a.) trim-fit' or mi-nut'.
See minute (n).
minutely (precisely) min-ut'li or mi-nut'li.
See 3 minutely (unceasingly) .
minutely (unceasingly) mm'it-li.
See minutely (precisely).
minuteness mm-ut'nes or mi-nut'nes.
minutia mi-nu'shi-a, not mi-nu'sha.
minutiae mi-nu'shi-e, not mi-nu'she.
Miocene mi'6-sen.
Miot de Melito me-6' du mel'e-to.
M iquelon me'k-lon'.
Mira mi'ra.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 497
Mirabeau, de du mir'a-bo; Fr. pron., du me-
ra-bo'.
miraculous mir-ak'u-lus, not mir-ak'lus.
Miraflores (Lock) me-ra-flo'ras.
mirage me-razh'.
Mirak mi'rak.
See Merak, another spelling.
Mirandola me-ran'do-la, not me-ran-do'la.
This word is an exception to the general rule of
Italian pronunciation which places the accent on
the penultima of words ending in a vowel.
Mirecourt mer-koor',
Mirella mi-rel'la.
Mirza mer'za,
misalliance mis-al-i'ans.
See mesalliance.
misanthrope mis'an-throp, not miz'an-throp.
See philanthrope.
Misanthrope, Le lu me-zaN-trop'.
For aN, see p. 10.
misanthropic mis-an-throp'ik.
See philanthropic.
misanthropist mis-an'thro-pist.
See philanthropist.
misanthropize ^mis-an'thro-piz.
See ph ilan thro pise.
misanthropy mis-an'thrd-pi.
See philanthropy.
miscegenation mis-e- j e-na'shun.
miscellanist mis'el-a-nist or mis-eFa-mst.
mischievous mis'chiv-us, not mis-che'vus.
"The accentuation mis~chie'vous, formerly in
good usage, has since about* 1700 been generally
regarded as vulgar, dialectal, or humorous." Web.
"Old authors, and the modern vulgar, accent the
second syllable of mischievous." Smart.
mischievously mis'chiv-us-li, not mis-che'vus-li.
See mischievous.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
498 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
mischievousness mis'chiv-us-nes, not mis-che'-
vus-nes.
See mischievous.
misconstrue rms-kon'stroo or mis-kon-stroo'.
"Good usage more strongly inclines toward the
accent on final syllable than in the case of con-
strue. Web.
See construe.
mise mez or rmz.
mise-en-scene mez-aN-san'.
For ax, see p. 10.
miserable miz'er-a-bl, not miz'ra-bl.
Miserables, Les la me-za-ra'bl.
Miserere miz-er-e're; It. pron., me-za-ra'ra.
misfeasance mis-fe'zans.
misfeasor mis-fe'zor.
misnomer rms-no'mer.
misogamist mis-og'a-rmst or mi-sog'a-rmst.
misogamy mis-og^-mi or mi-sog'a-mi.
misogynist mis-oj^n-ist or mi-soj'm-ist.
misogyny mis-6j v m-i or ml-sojln-i.
misses mis'ez or mis'iz.
missis mis'is or mis'iz.
See Mrs.
Alississippi mis-is-ipl.
Missolonghi ^mis-6-16ng / ge.
Missouri mis-oo'ri or miz-oo'ri.
"Locally often miz-ob'ra." Web.
mister mis'ter.
"Usually written in the abbreviated form Mr. 9
of which it is the spoken equivalent." Web
See Mr.
mistletoe mls'l-to or miz'l-to.
The Oxford English Dictionary, the Century, and
the Standard prefer miz'l-to.
mistral mis'trai or mis-traF.
Mistral, Frederic fra-da-reV mes-tral 7 .
mistrial mis-trFal, not mis'tri-al.
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
499
mistura mis-tu'ra.
Mithridates mith-rid-a'tez.
mitrailleuse me-tra-yuz' ; Fr. pron,, me-ra~yoz'.
For 6, see p. 10.
mitral (valve) mi'tral.
mitriform mFtri-form or mit'ri-form.
mitten mifn, not mit'en.
Mivart (St. George) mi'vart or rmVart.
Mizar mi'zar or me'zar.
Mizraim miz'ra-im or miz-ralm.
Mlawa mla/va.
mnemonic ne-mon'ik.
M is silent when it precedes n in the same syllable,
mnemonics ne-mon'iks .
See mnemonic.
Mnemosyne ne-mos / in-e.
See mnemonic.
mobile mo'bil or mo'bel.
The Century Dictionary says m51bil or mob'il.
See immobile.
Mobile mo-beK
mobilization mo-bil-i-za'shun or mob-il-i-za'-
shun.
Webster, in addition to the above pronunciations,
authorizes I in the third syllable of this word,
mobilize mo'bil-iz or mob'il-iz.
mobled mob^ld .
"The mobled queen." Shakespeare.
Mocha mo'ka, not mok 7 ^ ; Arabic pron.,
For K, see p. 12.
Also written Mokha, the preferred spelling,
mock mok, not mok.
modal mo r dL
model modi, not mod'el.
Modena mo'da-na.
See Mirandola.
moderate mod-e-ra/t5.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
5<X) TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
modest mod'est, not mod'ust.
See damage.
modicum mod'i-kikn.
modiolar md-di'6-lar.
modiolus mo-di'6-lus.
modiste mO-dest'.
Modjeska moj-es'ka.
modus operandi mo'dus 6p-e-ran'dl.
modus vivendi mo'dus viv-en'di.
Moera me'ra ; pi. Mcerse (me're).
Moeris (Lake) me'ris.
Moeso-Goth me'so-goth.
Mohammed mo-ham / ed.
Also written Muhammad (moo-ham'mat).
See Mahomet.
Mohave mo-ha'va.
Mohegan ^mo-h^gan.
See Mohican.
Mohican mo-he'kan.
See Mohegan.
moidore (coin) moiMor.
moiety moi'e-ti.
Moir (David M.) moir.
moire mwar or mor.
moire mwa-ra/ or m5 r ra.
moire antique mwar aN-tek r or m5r aN-tek'.
For a.N, see p. 10.
moire antique mwa-ra,' aN-tek' or mo'ra aN-tek r .
For a.N, see p. 10.
Moiseivitch mo-e-sa-e'vich.
moisten ^mois'n, not moist'n.
Moki mo^e.
Also written Moqui, but pronounced as above.
Moldavia mol-da'vi-a
Also written Moldova and pronounced mol-do-va.
molecular mo-lek'u-lar.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPROXOUXCED 501
molecule rnol'e-kul or md'le-kul.
molestation mo-les-ta'shun or mol-es-ta'shun.
Moliere mol-yar'.
moline molm or m5-lin'.
Alolinism mo'lm-izm or moFin-izm.
]\lolino del Rey mo-le'no del ra.
mqllient mol'i-ent or mol'yent.
See emollient.
Moloch mo'lok.
Molokai mo-ld-ka'e.
Moltke, von fon molt'ke.
-Moluccas mo-liik'az, not mo-loo'kaz.
molybdenite mo-libMe-mt or mol-ib-de / mt.
molybdenum mo-libMe-num or mol-ib-de'niim.
Molyneux mu^in-ooks or muWn-ft.
momentary ^mo-men-ta-ri.
Moment Musicale mo'mon meu'ze-kal.
Momus mo'mus.
monachal mon'a-kal.
Monaco mon'a-ko.
monad mon'ad or mo'nad.
"The leading dictionaries all give the first, but
the second is common in actual good usage." Web.
monadic mo-nad^k or mon-ad'lk.
Mona Lisa mo'na le'za.
monarchic m5-nar'kik.
monastery mon'as-ter-i ; coll., mon'as-tri.
Monastir mon-as-ter'.
Also written Mistir mls-ter'.
Moncey, de dii moN-sa''.
For ON, see p. n.
moner mo'ner.
monera mo-ne'ra, not mon'er-a.
moneron mo-ne'ron, not mon'er-on.
monetary mon'e-ta-ri or mun'e-ta-ri.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
5 02
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
rnonetization mon-e-tiz-a'shun or mun-e-tiz-a'
shun.
This word may also be pronounced with the long
i (I) in the third syllable.
monetize mon'e-tiz or mun'e-tiz.
moneyed mun'id.
"Moneyed Men,"
ilonge moNzh.
For ox, see p. II.
-Mongol mong'gol or mon'gol.
[Mongolian mong-go'li-an or mon-go'li-an.
Mongolize mong'go-liz or mon'go-liz.
mongrel mung'grel or mong x greL
Monier-Williams mo'ni-er wl^yumz.
moniker ^
monist mon^st or mo^ist.
Montmartre ^moN-mar'tru.
For ON, see p. n.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Monocacy m8-nok'a-si.
monocle tnon'6-kl.
monoclinal mon-o-ldi'nal.
monocotyledon mon-5-kot-il-eMun.
See dicotyledon.
monocotyledonous mon-o-kot-il-eMun-iis or
mon-o-kot-il-ed'un-us .
See dicotyledonous.
monocular mo-nok'u-lar or mon-ok'u-lar.
monody mon'6-di.
monogamist mo-nog'a-mist.
See polygamist.
monogamous mo-nog'a-mus.
See polygamous.
monogamy mo-nog'a-mT.
See polygamy.
monogram mon^-gram, not mo'no-gram.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
503
monograph mon'6-graf.
monologist mo-nol'o-jist.
When used in the sense of a "performer of
monologues," this word is pronounced mon'6-
log-ist
monologue mon'o-log, not rnon'o-log.
monomania m6n-6~ma'm-a, not mo-nd-ma'ni-a.
monomaniac mon-d-ma'ni-ak, not md-nd-ma/-
ni-ak.
monomaniacal mon-6-ma-ni'a-kal.
monophthong mon'6 f -thong,
monoplane mon'6-plan.
monopolization md-nop-d-liz-a/shun or mo-nop-
6-li-za/shun.
monoptote mon'op-tot
monostrophe mo-nos'tro-fe or mon'o-strof .
monosyllabic mon-o-sil-ab'ik.
monosyllable mon'o-sil-a-bl.
monotheism ^mon / 6-the / izm.
monotheist ^mon'6-the-Ist.
Monroe (James) mun-rd', not mon-ro'.
Mons mons.
monseigneur mon-sen'yer ; Fr. pron., moN-sen-
yor'.
For 6, ON, see pp. 10, n.
See messeigneurs.
Monserrat mon-ser-rat'.
monsieur me-syu 7 ; Fr. pron., me-syo'.
For 6, see p. 10.
See messieurs.
monsignor mon-se'nyor ; It. pron., mon-se-nyor'.
monsignore xn6n-se-nyo / ra.
monsignori ^mon-se-nyo^re.
monsoon mon-sobn'.
Montagnana ^tnon-ta-nya'na.
Montague mon'ta-gu.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
504 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Montaigne, de dii mon-tan'; Fr. pron., du moN-
tan'yu.
For ON, see p. n.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Montana mon-ta'na, not mon-tan'a.
Montauk (Point) mon-tok', not mon'tok.
Mont Blanc moN blaN'.
For a.N, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Often anglicized mont-blangk'.
Montcalrn, de du mont-kam' ; Fr. pron., du moN-
kalm'.
For ON, see p. n.
Mont Cenis moN se-ne'.
For ON, see p. n.
Mont Cervin moN ser-vaN'.
For aN, ON, see p. n.
Monte Cristo mon'ta kres'to.
Montecuccoli, de da mon-te-koo^o-le.
mont-de-piete moN-dii-pya-ta'.
For ON, see p. n.
Montd idler mon-de-dya/.
Montefiascone mon-ta-fyas-ko'na.
Montefiore mon-te-fe-6 / re.
Montenegrin mon-te-ne'grin or mon-te-neg'rin.
Montenegro mon-te-ne'gro ; It. pron., mon-ta-
na 7 gr6.
Montereau ^moN-tro 7 .
For ON, see p. n.
Monterey (Mexico) mon-ta-ra'.
Set Monterey (U. .).
Monterey (U. S.) ^rnon-ter-a 7 .
See Monterey (Mexico).
Montespan, de dii mon-tes-pan 7 ; Fr. pron., du
For aisr, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Montesquieu, de du mon-tes-ku 7 ; Fr. pron., du
moN-tes-kyo'.
For 6, ON, see pp. 10, n.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 505
Montessori ni6n-tes~so're.
Montevideo mon-te-vid'e-d ; Sp. pron.. mon-ta-
ve-tha'6.
See Guadalquivir.
Montezuma mon-te-zoo'ma.
Mont f aucon mon- f 6-sa.N'.
Montf errat mox-f e-ra' ; It., Montf errato mon-
fer-ra'to.
Montf ort, Simon de si'mon du mont-f ort' ; Fr.
pron., se-moN 7 du moN-for'.
For ON, see p. n.
Montgolfier mont-gol'f i-er ; Fr. pron., moN-gol-
fya/.
For ON, see p. n.
Montholon, de dii moN-to-loN'.
For ON, see p. n.
Monticello ( Italy ) mon-te-cheFlo.
See Beatrice Cenci.
Monti j o ( Spain ) mon-te'ho.
See Jorullo.
Montmirail moN-me-ra'yu.
For ON, see p. n.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Montmorency, de dii mont-mo-ren'si ; Fr. pron.,
dii moN-mo-raN-se'.
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, u.
Montpensier, de du moisr-paN-sya/.
For UN, ON, see p. n.
Mont Saint Jean moN sa.N zhaN'.
For aN, aN, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Mont Valerien ^moN va-la-re-aN'.
For aN, ON, see p. n.
moor ^moor.
"In British usage, also mor." Web.
Moore (Thomas) m6"or or mon
Moqui mo'ke.
See Moki.
moraine ^mo-ran'.
(For Key of Signs, see />. 19)
506 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
morale mo-ral' or mo-ral'.
Moray mur'a.
morceau mor~so'.
mordant mor'dant.
Mordaunt mor'dant.
Mordecai mor'de-kl or mor-de-ka/L
Morea mo-re'a.
J\loresque mo-resk'.
morganatic mor-ga-natlk.
Morgante mor-gan'ta .
"Morgante Maggiore."
Morgarten (Battle of) mor-gart'n.
Alorgenthau mor'gen-tou.
Morghen mor'gen.
moribund mor'i-bund, not md'ri-bund.
Morini mo-re'ne.
morion mo'ri-on.
Mornay, de du mOr-na'.
Morny, de du mdr-ne'.
Moroccan mo-rok'an.
Moronvilliers mo-ron-ve-yar'.
Morosini mo-ro-ze'ne.
Morpheus mor'f us ; commonly mor'f e-us.
"The termination eus in proper names which in
Greek end in eus, as Orpheus, Prometheus^ is to be
pronounced as one syllable, the eu being a diphthong.
Walker, following Labbe, generally separates
the vowels in pronunciation. But the diphthong
is never resolved in Greek ; and very rarely, if ever,
in Latin poetry of the golden or silver age. . . .
The usage of the English poets, of modern classical
scholars, and of the best speakers generally, also
favors, it is believed, the pronunciation which the
analogy of the original languages requires, and
which is supported by the authority of the best
Latin grammarians from Priscian to the present
time." Wor.
morphine mor'fin or mor'fen.
See me (chemical termination).
(.For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPROXOUXCED 507
Morrisania mor-is-a/ni-a, not mor-is-e'm-a.
Mors morz.
morsel morsl.
mortal mort'l.
Mortemar, Julie de zhii-le' dii rnor-te-mar'.
For ii, see p. 10.
mortgagor mor-ga-jor' or mor'ga-jer.
"Although the letter e is required by analogy
after the second g to make it soft, the common
spelling is mortgagor" Web.
Also written mortgageor, but pronounced as
above.
Mortier (Marshal) m5r-tya'.
mortise mor'tis, not mor'tus.
Also written mortice, but pronounced as above.
See damage.
morula mor'ool-a, iwt m5-roo'la.
mosaic mo-za'ik.
Mosaic mo-za/ik.
mosasaurus mo-sa-sor'us.
Mosby moz'bi.
Moscheles mos^e-las.
Mosciska ^mos-chis'ka.
Moscow mos'ko.
Mosenthal, von f 6n mo'zen-tal.
See Luther.
Moses mo'zez.
Mosheim, von f 6n mos'him.
Moskowa mos'ko-va.
Moskva mas-kva'.
moslem moz'lem or mos'lem.
mosquito mos-ke'to.
Mosquito (Territory) mos-ke'to.
moss ^mos.
See accost.
Mossoul mos'sul.
Mosul mo-sool'.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
508 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Moszkowski mos-kof'ske.
mot (witty saying) mo.
motet mo-tet'.
moth m8th.
See accost, moths.
moths mothz.
See accost, moth.
motif mo-tef.
motile mo'til.
motor-cycle mo'tor sfkl.
Also written moto-cycle, but pronounced mo'to-
sl'kl
mouflon mooflon.
Moulin Rouge moo-la N' roozh.
For aN, see p. n.
Moult rie mol'tri or mool'tri or moo'tri.
Mounet-Sully moo-ne' sii-le'.
For ti, see p. n.
mountain mown'tm.
See captain.
mountainous mown'tm-us.
Pronounce the second syllable distinctly.
Mount Desert mownt de-zert' or mownt dez r ert.
"Every one now seems to say Mount Desert
(de-zert') "Boston Globe.
mousquetaire moos-ke-tai/.
mousseline de soie mobs-len 7 du swa.
mouth (v.) mowth, not mowth.
mouthed (a.) mowthed or mowtht.
"Foul-mouthed."
mouths mowthz.
See cloths.
mow (heap) mow.
Stormonth says mow or mo.
"A Hay-Moze// J
mow (mouth) mo or mow.
". those that would make mows at him. . . ."
Shakespeare.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
509
Mozambique mo-zam-bek'.
Mozart mo'zart ; Ger. pron., mdt'sart.
Mr. mis'ter.
This is an abbreviated form of mister, which see.
Mrs. mis'is or mis'iz.
This is an abbreviated form of missis, which see.
Msta msta.
Mtesa mta'sa.
mucedin mu'se-dm or mu-se'dm.
Mudie mu'de ; Scotch pron., mob'de.
Muette de Portici, La la mu-et' du por'te-che.
For u, see p. 10.
muezzin mu-ez'm.
Muhlbach Luise loo-e'ze miil'baK:.
For ii, K, see pp. 10, 12.
Muhlenberg mii'len-berg.
Muir mur.
]\lukden mook-den 7 .
Also written Moukden, but pronounced as above,
mulct mtilkt
muleteer mu-le-ter'.
muley (cow) mooll.
muley (saw) mooll.
Miilhausen miil'how-sen.
mullein muFm.
Miiller, Max maks mii'ler ; Anglicized, mil'er.
For ii, see p. 10.
mulligatawny mul-i-ga-to'ni.
Mulock mulok.
multi j ugous mul-tl- j u r gus .
multiparous mul-tip'a-rus.
multipartite mul-ti-partlt.
multiplicand mul-ti-plik-and 7 .
multiplicate mtiHi-plik-at.
multiplication mul-ti-plik-a/shun.
multitude mul'ti-tttd, not miiFti-tood.
(For Key of Signs, se? p. 19)
5io
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
multivalent mul-ti-va'lent or rriul-tiv'a-lent.
See bii'alent, unwalent.
ilunchausen (Baron) mun-cho'sen.
See Milnchhausen, von.
Miincheii miin'Ken.
For ii, K, see pp. 10, 12.
See Munich.
Miinchhausen, von f6n miinK'how-zen.
For u, K, see pp. 10, 12.
See Munchausen (Baron).
Munich mu'mk.
See Miinchen.
municipal mu-nis'ip-al, not mu-ms-ip'al,
IMunkaCvSy moon^ka-che .
In Hungarian, cs is pronounced like ch in chin.
Murat mti-ra 7 .
For ii, see p. 10.
"Murchison mur'chis-iin.
Murcia mur'shi-a ; Sp. pron., moor r the-a.
See Cervantes* de.
murderer mur'der~er.
Murfreesborough mur'frez-bur-6, not mur / fez-
bur-6.
Murillo mu-ril'6 ; Sp. pron., moo-rel'yo.
See llano.
murrain^ rrmr'm.
See captain.
muscadine mus'ka-din or mus r ka-din.
muscat (grape) mus'kat.
muscatel (-wine) mus~ka-teT or mus'ka-tel.
Muschelkalk moos^el-kalk or moosh^l-kalk.
muscovado mus-kd-v^dd, not mus-kd-va'do.
Muscovite -mus / ko-vit.
muscovy (duck) mtis'ko-vi.
Muscovy ^mus r k6-vi.
Muse -mttz.
Musee des Tbermes mu-za' da tarm.
.For -ij, ~see p. 10.
of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONO UNCED 5 1 1
Museo Nazionale rnoo-za'6 nat-se-6-na/la.
See Abruzsi.
museum mu-ze'um, not mu'ze-urn.
"Erroneously mu'ze-um." Wor.
mushroom miish'rodm, not mush'roon.
musicale mu-zi-kaF.
muskellunge mus'kel-unj or mus-kel-unj'.
Also written muskallunge (mus'kal-unj or mus-
kal-unj') or muskallonge (mus'kal-onj or mus-kal-
onj') or muskalonge (mus'kal-onj or mus-kal-6nj f ).
Muskingum mus-king'giim.
muskmelon musk'mel-un, not rnush'mel-un.
Musset, de du mii-se'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Mussolini moo-so-le'ni.
Mussulman mus'ul-man, not muz'ul-man.
mustache mus-tash r or, especially in British
usage, moos-tash'.
Also written moustache, but pronounced as above,
mustachio mus-ta'sho.
The Century Dictionary says mus-ta'shi-5.
Mustafa moos'ta-fa.
Also written Mustapha, but pronounced as above,
muzhik moo-zhik' or moo'zhlk.
my mi.
"When unemphatic often, especially in British
usage, mi." Web.
Mycale mik'a-le.
Mycenae mi-se'ne.
Mynderse minMers.
myope mi'op .
See presbyope.
myopia ml-o^i-a.
See presbyopia.
myopic mi-op'ik.
See presbyopic.
myopy mFo-pi.
See presbyopy,
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
cj 2 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
j "*""
myosln- mi'o-sin.
myrmidon mer'mid-on.
myrrhic (acid) mir'lk or rner'ik.
myrrhine mir'Tn or mer'in.
See me (chemical termination)-
Alysia mish'i~a.
Mysore mi-sdr'.
mystery mis'ter-T, not mis'tri.
mythologic mith-o-loj'Tk.
m} r thological mith-o-loj^k-al.
-}' mith-61'o-jl, not mT-thol'o-ji.
Mytilene mit-il-e'ne or mit-il-ye'nye.
mytiloid mit'il-oid.
N
Naaman na'a-tnan.
Nablus na-bloos'.
nabob n^bob.
nabobery na x b6b-er-i or na-bob x er-i.
Nacogdoches nak-o-do'chez.
nacreous ria'kre-us.
N ad ab n a r dab .
Nadia nud'e-a.
nadir na r der.
Naegli, von f on na r gel-e or na'gel-e.
Nag-asaki na-ga-s^ke.
Nahant na-hanf .
Nahum na^hum.
naiad na r yad or nFad.
naiades na/ya-dez or nl'a-dez.
na'ff na-ef x ,
naissant na x sant; Fr. pron., na-saisr^.
For a.N, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN M ISP RON UNCED - 1 ~>
*j o
naive na-ev'.
naively na-ev'li.
naivete na-ev-ta'.
naked na/ked or naiad.
Namur na-mur'.
Nana Sahib na'na sa'ib,
Nancy (Fr.) nan'si; Fr. pron., naN-se'.
For ax, see p. 10.
Nankin nan-km' or nan-ken'.
See Nanking.
Nanking nan-king'.
See Nankin.
Nanon na-no N'.
For ON, see p. n.
Nansen nan'sen, not nan'sen.
Nantes nants ; Fr. pron., naNt.
For ax, see p. 10.
Naomi na'6-rm or na-6'mi.
nape nap.
"The pronunciation nap, very common in the
United States, is generally regarded as colloquial
or dialectal." Web.
napery na'per-i, not nap'er-i.
Naphtali naf'ta-li.
naphtha naf 'tha or nap'tha.
naphthalene naf'tha-len.
naphthaline naf'tha-lm or naf'tha-len.
See ine (chemical termination).
naphthalize naf'tha-liz or naf'ta-Hz.
Napier (Sir Charles) na'pyer or na-per'.
Napier (John) na'per.
"Napier's Logarithms."
napiform na'pi-form.
Napoleon na-po'le-un, not na-pol'yun.
Napoleon na-po-la-oN'.
For OK, see p. n.
Napoleone ^na-po-la-6'na.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
5*4
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Napoli na'po-le.
Narcissus nar-sis'us.
narcotic nar-kot'ik.
nargile nar'gil-e.
Also written nargileh, narghile, but pronounced
as above.
narrate nar-at' or nar'at.
narrow nar'6, not nar'u.
See damage.
Narutowicz na-roo-to'vitch.
Narvaez, de da nar-va'ath.
See Zamacois.
narwhal nar'hwal.
nasal na'zal.
Nasby (Petroleum V.) naz'bi, not naz'bi.
See Naseby (Battle of).
nascent nas'ent, not na'sent.
Naseby (Battle of) naz'bi.
See ^0^63; (Petroleum V.).
Nasmyth na / smith, not naz'mith.
Nasr-ed-Din nas-r-ed-den'.
Also written Nassr-ed-Din, but pronounced as
above.
Nassau nas r 6; Ger. pron., na^ow; Fr. pron.,
na-so / .
nasturtium nas-tur'shum or nas-tur'shi-um.
nasute na^ut or na-suf.
natal na'tal.
See Natal
Natal na-tal'.
See natal.
natatorial na-ta-to'ri-al, not nat-a-to'ri-al.
See door.
natatorium na-ta-to'ri-urn, not nat-a~to / ri-um.
natatory na'ta-to-ri, not nat'a-to-ri.
Natchitoches nak-i-tos^ or nach-i-toc^ez.
Nathanael na-than / a-el.
See Nathaniel.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN M ISP RON O UNCED - j -
3 %}
Nathaniel na-than'i-el.
See Nathanael.
natheless nath'ies.
See nathless.
nathless nath'ies.
See natheless.
Natick na'tik, not nafik.
national nash'un-al, not na'shun-al.
See rational.
nationality nash-un-allt-i.
nationalize nash'iin-al-iz.
Natoma na-td'ma.
natrolite nat'ro-Kt or na'tr5-lit
natural nat'u-ral.
naturalization nat-u-ral-i-za'shun or nat-u-ral-i-
za'shun.
naturalize nafu-ral-Iz.
nature na/tur.
Stormonth says na'ttir or na'choor.
Smart says: "It is possible to preserve the pure
sound of t and d in nature and verdure; yet nothing
is more certain than that they are not preserved
pure by the best and most careful speakers."
Webster observes: "There is a vicious pro-
nunciation of ture like tur, as na'tur for nature,
which is heard, at the present day, only among the
most illiterate speakers, but which, as shown by
White and others, was formerly in general use
among the politest and best educated classes of
society."
Naugatuck no'ga-tuk.
Nauheirn nou'him.
nausea no'she-a or no'se-a or no'sha.
nauseate no'she-at or no'se-at.
nauseation no-she-a'shim or n6-se~a'shun.
nauseous no'shus or no'she-us.
Nausicaa no-sik'a-a or now-sik'a-a.
Nautch noch, not nowch.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
nautilus no'til-us.
N ava j o nav'a -ho .
Navarre na-var'.
Navesink nav'e-smgk or na've-singk ; also collo-
quially, neVe-smgk.
"The Highlands of Navesink."
navicular na-vik'u-lar.
Nazarene naz-a-ren'.
Stormonth says naz'a-ren.
Nazarite naz'a-rit.
Nazaritism naz'a-rit-izm.
Nazimova na-ze'mo-va.
"Neanderthal na-an'der-tal.
"The Neanderthal Skull."
Neapolis ne-ap'6-lis.
nearest ner'est, not ner'ist
See damage.
'neath neth or neth.
See beneath, underneath.
Nebuchadnezzar neb-u-kad-nez'ar.
More properly, Nebuchadrezzar (neb-u-kad-rez'~
ar). ^
nebula neVu-la.
nebulae neb'u-le.
necessarily nes'es-a-ril-i, not nes-es-a'ril-i.
necessary neVes-a-fi.
Neches necr/ez.
Necker nek'er ; Fr. pron., nek-ar'.
necrologic nek-ro-16 j 'ik.
necrologist nek-r5Ko-jist.
necrology nek-rol' 6- j i .
necromancer nek'ro-man-ser.
necromancy nek'ro-man-si.
necropolis nek-rop'6-lis.
nectarean nek-ta/re-an, not nek-ta-re'an.
nectarine nek'ta-rin or nSk-ta-ren 7 .
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONO UNCED - 1 j
nee na.
ne'er nar or nar.
negate ne-gat' or ne'gat.
neglige na-gle-zha'.
See negligee, negligee.
negligee neg'H-zha or neg-li-zha/.
See neglige, negligee.
negligee na-gle-zha'.
See neglige, negligee.
negotiable ne-gd'shi-a-bl or ne-go'sha-bl.
negotiate ne-go'shi-at
negotiation ne-go-shi-a/shun.
negrillo ne-gril'6 or ne-grel'yo.
Negrito ne-gre'to.
Negros na'gros.
Negropont neg'ro-pont.
See Negroponte.
Negroponte na-gro-pon^e.
See Negropont.
Nehemiah ne-he-mFa.
neighboring na^er-mg, not na'bring.
Neilson neTsun.
See Nttsson.
neither nether or nFther.
See note tinder either.
Nelaton na-la-toN'.
For ON, see p. n.
Nemea ne'me-a, not ne-me'a.
Nemean ne-me^n or ne'me-an.
**The Nemean Games."
"Often incorrectly spelt (Nemsean), and pro-
nounced ne-me'an." Wor.
Nemesis nem'e-sis, not ne-me'sis.
neo (prefix) ne'o.
^
neologism ne-oFo-jizm.
neologize ne-ol'o-jiz.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
518 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
neophyte ne'6-fit.
Neoptolemus ne-op-tol'e-mus.
nepenthe ne-pen'the.
"Lulled with the sweet nepenthe of a court."
Pope.
Nephelococcygia nef-el-o-kok-sij'i-a.
"The Birds" of Aristophanes,
nephew nef 'u or nev'u.
"The second is preferred in British usage." Web.
The Century prefers nev'u and the Standard
nef'u.
nephrite nef'rit.
nephritic ne-frit'ik or nef-rif ik.
nephritis ne-fri'tis or nef-ri'tis.
See itis (termination').
Nepissing nep'is-mg.
See Nipissing.
Nepos (Cornelius) ne'pos.
nepotism n^o-tizm, not ne'p5-tizm.
nepotist nep / 6-tist, not ne'po-tist.
Neptune nep'tun, not nep'chun.
Neptunist nep'tu-nist.
See Plutonist.
Nereid ne're-id.
Nereides ne-re'id-ez.
Nereis ne're-is.
Nereus ne'rus.
See Morpheus.
Neri na're.
"Neri e Bianchi/'
See Bianchi.
Nerissa ne-ris'a.
"The Merchant of Venice."
nerite ne 7 rit or ner r it.
nervine ner'ven or ner'vin.
See ine (chemical termination).
nervose ner'vos or ner-vos A .
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
519
nescience nesh'i-ens or nesh'ens.
nescient nesh'i-ent or nesh'ent.
Nesselrode, von fon nes'el-rd~dye ; Anglicized,
f on nes'el-ro-de.
nestle nes'l, not nest'l.
nestling (n.) nestling or neVKng.
See nestling (part.).
nestling (part.) nes'lmg, not nest'llng.
See nestling (n.).
Nethe nat.
nethermost neth'er-most.
Neufchatel no-sha-teF.
For 6, see p. 10.
Also written Neuchatel, but pronounced as above.
Neuilly no-ye'.
For 6, see p. 10.
Neumann noi'man, not nu'man.
In German, en is pronounced like oi in join,
neuralgia nu-ral'jf-a or nu-raFja.
neurasthenia nu-ras-the'm-a or nu-ras-the-m'a.
See asthenia, sthenia.
neurasthenic nu-ras-then'ik, not nu-ras-the'nik.
See asthenia.
neuritis nti-n'tis.
See itls (termination).
neurosis ^nu-ro'sis.
neuter nu'ter, not noc/ter.
neutral nu'tral, not noo'tral
Neuve Chappelle nuv sha-pel'.
Neva ^ne'va ; Russian pron., nye-va'.
Nevada ne-va/da.
Nevskii Prospekt ^nefs'kyi pros-pekf .
new nu, not noo nor nyu.
Newfoundland nu'fund-land.
"Attributively, usually nu-found'land." Web.
"This word is universally pronounced by the in-
habitants with the accent on the first and last
syllables; when, however, it is used as an adjective,
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
as in the phrase 'a Newfoundland dog/ euphony
requires that the accent should be placed on the
penultima. The same rule seems to hold with
respect to some other names: Leghorn and Cash-
mere, as nouns, are usually accentuated on the last
syllable, but as adjectives, almost invariably on the
first." Gaz.
Newnham (College) nu'num.
See Ahm'ick.
New Orleans nu or'le-anz, not nu or-lenz'.
"All our best speakers concur in making this
word a trisyllable, with the accent on the first."
Gaz.
news nuz, not nooz.
newspaper nuz'pa-per, not noos'pa-per.
Ney (Marshal) na, not m.
Nez Perce na per-sa'.
The plural Nes Perces is pronounced as above.
Ngami (Lake) nga'me.
Nganking ngan-kmg'.
Niagara nl-ag'a-ra.
"Originally ne-a-ga'ra, or rather ne-a-ga-ra'."
Gas.
niaiserie nyaz-re'.
Nibelungenlied ne'be-ldong-en-let.
Nibelungs ne'be-loongz.
Nicsea nl-se r a.
"The Council of Nicea."
Nicsean ni-se'an.
Nicander ne-kan'der.
Nicaragua nik-a-ra'gwa.
Nicaraguan nik-a-ra r gwan.
"In British use, commonly nik-a-rag'u-an."
Web.
nicator ni-ka^or.
Nice nes.
Nicene ni'sen or ni-sen'.
"The Nicene Creed."
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
521
nicety m'se-ti, not nis'tT.
"In this word of our own composition from nice,
we have unaccountably run into the pronunciation
of the mute e" Walker.
niche nich.
nichrome nik'rdm.
nickel mk'l, not mk'el.
Nicobar mk-6-bar'.
Nicolai ne'ko-li.
Nicolaitans mk-5-la/it-anz.
Nicolay nik'6-la.
Nicolette ne-ko-let'.
See Aucassin.
Nicolkt ne-ko-la'.
Nicot ne-ko'.
nicotine nik'o-tin or mk'o-ten.
See ine (chemical termination).
See aniline.
Nida ne'da.
Niebelung ne'bel-oong.
Niebuhr ne^oor.
In German, ie is pronounced like long e ().
Ni emce wicz ny em-tsa'vichu
Niemen ne'men ; Polish pron., nyem'en.
Nietzsche ne'che.
Nieuport ne-u-por 7 .
Webster says ne-ob-porL
Nieuw Amsterdam nyiiv am-ster-dam'.
For u, see p. 10.
Nigel m'jel.
"The Fortunes of Nigel"
Niger m'jer, not nFger.
nihilism ni'hil-izm.
Pronounce the h.
nihilist m'hil-ist.
Pronounce the h.
nihilistic ni-hil-is'tik.
Pronounce the h.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
222 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Nihon ne-hon'.
See Niphon, Nippon.
Xike-Apteros ni'ke ap'te-ros.
Nike of Samothrace ni'ke 6v sam'6-thras or
ni'ke 6v sam-6-thra'se.
Nilsson ml'sun.
See Neilson.
nimbose mm'bos or nim-bos'.
Nimeguen (Treaty of) mm'wa-gen or nim'va-
gen.
Nimes nem.
Also written Nismes, but pronounced as above.
Nina, La la nen'ya.
See canon.
nincompoop nm'kom-poop.
Niobe ni'6-be.
Niphon ^nif-on^.
See Nihon, Nippon.
Nipissing nip'is-ing.
See Nepissing.
Nippon mp-po^.
See Nihon, Niphon.
Nirvana ner-va/na or ner-va/na.
Nisan m'san ; Hebrew pron., ne-san A .
Nish nesh.
nisi ni'si.
nisi prius nFsi pri'iis.
Nisida n^ze-da.
Nismes nem.
See N%mes.
nisus ni'siis.
Nitocris nit-o^is.
nitrogenize ni-troj / e-nlz or m'tro-jen-iz.
nitroglycerin ni-tro-glis / er-m, not ni-tro-glis'-
er-en.
Nivose ne-voz 7 .
Nizam ne-zam'.
(.For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 523
Nizhni-Novgorod nyez'nye nov'gd-rot.
Noachian no-a'ki-an.
"The Noachian Deluge."
Noailles, de du no-a'yu.
See BouIogne-sur-Mer.
Nobel nd-bel'.
"The Nobel Prizes."
nobless no-bles'.
noblesse no-bles'.
noblesse oblige no-bles' 6-blezh'.
Noctes Ambrosianae nok'tez am-brd-zhi-a/ne or
nok'tez am-bro-zi-a/ne.
nocuous nok'u-us.
See innocuous.
Nodier no-dya'.
nodose no'dos or no-dos'.
nodulose nod'u-los or nod-u-los^
Noel no-el 7 .
Noll noL
"Old NolL"
Nollekens noFe-kenz.
nolle prosequi noFe pros'e-kwi.
nomad nom'ad or no'mad.
"The leading dictionaries prefer the first pro-
nunciation, but the second apparently prevails, at
least in present American use." Web.
nomadic no-mad'ik.
nomadize nom^d-iz.
nom de guerre noN du gar 7 .
For ON, see p. n.
nom de plume noN du pltim'.
For ii, ON, see pp, 10, n.
Nome nom.
nomenclature nd'men-kla-tur.
The Oxford English Dictionary says no-tnen'~
kla-tur.
nominative nom'm-a-tiv, not nom'na-tiv.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
nonage (minority) non'aj or no'naj.
nonage (ninth part) no'naj or non'aj.
nonagenarian non-a-je-na'ri-an.
nonchalance non'sha-lans; Fr. pron., noN-sha-
For ax, ON, see pp. 10, n.
nonchalant non'sha-lant ; Fr. pron., noN-sha-laN'.
For ax, ON, see pp. 10, n.
none nun.
Non is an old pronunciation of Webster's, but is
not given in the edition of 1909.
nones nonz.
no n juror non-joo'rer.
Worcester prefers to place the accent on the first
syllable.
nonpareil (peerless) non-pa-rel', not non-pa-reF.
nonpareil (type) non-pa-rel', not non-pa-reK
non possumus non pos'u-mus.
non sequitur non sek'wit-ur.
nook nook.
Worcester gives nook as a secondary form.
Webster says: "Walker and a few other ortho-
epists mark the words book, brook, cook, hook, and
others ending in ook f to be pronounced with the long
sound of the 60, as in food; but the best authorities
at the present day, and the best and almost uni-
versal usage, are decidedly in favor of the regular
short sound of the vowel."
noose noos or nooz.
The first pronunciation is the one in general use ;
the second is the preference of Worcester, and the
only pronunciation given by Stormonth and the
Encyclopaedic Dictionary.
Nordau (Max) nor'dow.
Nordensjold nor-en-shuF.
Nordica norMik-a.
Norma no^ma.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 525
north north.
"In compounds, as northeast, northwest, etc., the
pronunciation nor, chiefly nautical, is an accepted
colloquialism," Web.
See south*
Northampton north-amp'tun, not north'hamp-
tun.
The name is not spelled Northampton.
See Southampton.
northeast north-est'; nautically, nor-est'.
See southeast.
northerly nor'ther-E.
See southerly.
northern nor~thern.
See southern.
northing nor'thmg or northing.
See southing.
northward north' werd; nautically, nor'therd.
See southward*
northwards north-werdz ; nautically, nor'therdz.
See southwards.
northwest north- west 7 ; nautically, nor- west 7 .
See southwest.
Norwich (Eng.) nor'Ich or norlj.
See Norwich (U. S.).
Norwich (U. S.) nor'wich or nortch.
See Norwich (Eng.).
nosology no-sol'o-ji.
Worcester gives n6-z6r6-ji as an alternative
form.
nostalgia nos-tal'ji-a.
nostalgy nos-tal'ji; nos'tal-ji (Wor.).
Nostradamus nos-tra-da/mus.
nostrum nostrum, not nostrum,
nota bene no'ta be^ne.
notable (remarkable) no'ta-bl.
See notable (thrifty).
(For Keywf Signs, see p. 19)
526 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
notable (thrifty) not'a-bl or no'ta-bl.
Usually not'a-bl.
See notable (remarkable).
not at all not-at-61', not not-a-tol'.
noteworthy not'wur-thi, not not-wur'tM.
nothing nuth'mg, not nothing,
notochord no'to-kord.
Notre Dame nd-tru-dam'.
Nottingham not'ing-um.
See Alnwick.
nougat nu-gat' ; Fr. pron., nu-ga'.
The Century prefers nii-gaf.
noumenal nob'me-nal or now'me-nal.
noumenon noo'me-non or now'me-non.
Nourmahal noor'ma-hal.
nous (intellect) noos or nows.
nouveau-riche noo-v6-resh / .
Novaes, Guiomar no-va/es, ghe-5-mar.
Novalis no-va'lis.
novel nov'I, not nov / el.
novelty nov'l-ti, not nov'el-ti.
Novgorod nov'gO-rot.
novice nov'is, not nov'iis.
See damage.
novitiate no-vish/i-at.
Also written noviciate, but pronounced as above.
Novogeorgievsk no-vo-jar-ji-efsk'.
Noyon nwa-yoN 7 .
Novum Eboracum n6 r vum e-bor'a-kum or no'-
vum eb-o-ra^uin.
See Eboracum.
noways n6 r waz.
nowel (music) no-el 7 or no'el.
noxious nok'shiis, not nok'shi-iis.
See innoxious,
noyades nwa-yad 7 .
(For Key of Signsj see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
Nozze de Figaro, Le la nod'za da f e-ga-ro'.
See Abruzsi.
nuance nii-a NS'.
For ii, aN, see p. 10.
nubile nut>il.
nucleolus nu-kle'6-lus, not nu-kle-5'lus.
nude nud, not nood.
nudity nu'dit-i, not noo'dit-i.
Nueces nwa'ses.
nugatory nu'ga-to-ri.
nugget nug'et or nuglt
nuisance nu'sans, not noo'sans.
numerous nu'mer-us, not noo'mer-us.
numismatic nu-miz-mat'ik or nu-mis-mat'ik.
numismatics nu-miz-mat'iks or nu-mis-mat'iks.
numismatist nu-miz'ma-tist or nu-mis'ma-tist.
nummulite num'u-Ht.
Nunc Dimittis ^nungk dim-irts.
nuncheon ^nun'chun or ntnVshun; coll., noon 7 -
chun or noon'shun.
nuncio ^nun'shi-o, not ntin'si-6.
nuncupative ^nung'ku-pa-tiv or nung-ku'pa-tiv.
"A Nuncupative Will."
nuncupatory nung'ku-pa-to-ri.
Nuneaton ^nun r e-tun, not nun-e'ttin,
Nunez ^noon^eth.
See canon, Zamacois.
nuptial nup'shal, not nup'chal.
Nurmi (Paavo) Noo^mi (Pa-^vo).
nutriment nu^rim-ent, not noo'trim-ent.
nutrition nu-trisl/un, not noo-trish r un.
nutritious nu-trish'us, not noo-trisViis.
nutritive nu'tri-tlv, not nob^n-tiv.
Nuyts (Islands) nits.
Nyam-Nyam n-yam' n-yam 7 .
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
528 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Nyasa (Lake) nya/sa.
Also written Nyassa, but pronounced as above,
nylghau ml'gp.
Also written nylgau, but pronounced as above,
nymphaeum mm-fe'um.
Also written nytnpheum, but pronounced as
above.
nymphean mm- f e'aru
Nystadt (Peace of) nu'stat.
For ii, see p. 10.
In Danish, y is equivalent to French u (ti).
Nyx niks.
O
Oahu o-a/hoo .
oases 6-a'sez or 6'a-sez.
oasis o-a^sis or 6'a-sis.
oath 5th, not 6th.
oaths othz, not oths.
oatmeal ot'mel, not ot-meF.
See ice cream.
Oaxaca wa-ha'lca.
Obadfah 5-ba-di'a.
obbligato ob-ble-ga'to.
See obligate*
obduracy obMu-ra-si or 6b-du'ra-si.
obdurate obMu-rat.
"Also, especially in poetry, 6b-du'rat" Web.
Obed o^ed.
obedience 6-be'di-ens, not 6-be'jens.
obedient o-be'di-ent, not 6-be r jent.
Obeid, El el 6-bad^ or el o-b^ed.
obeisance o-ba^ans or o-be^ans.
See obeisant.
obeisant 6-ba/sant or 6-be 7 sant.
See obeisance.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 529
obelisk ob'e-Hsk, not ob'lisk.
Ober 6'bar.
Ober Ammergau o'ber am'mer-gow.
Oberlin (College) 6'ber-lm.
Oberon 6'ber-on or 6b'er-6n.
obese 6-bes'.
obesity 6-bes'it-i.
obfuscate ob-fustat, not ob'fus-kat.
Obi (Islands) o'be.
obiit 6b'i-it
obit 6-bit or ob'it.
obiter ob'it-er.
obiter dicta ob'it-er dik'ta.
obiter dictum ob'it-er dik'turn.
obituary d-bit'u-a-ri, not o-bich'u-a-ri.
object (n.) ob'jekt.
See object (;.)-
object (v.) ob-jekt'.
See object (n.).
objurgate ot/jur~gat or 6b-jur / gat.
objurgatory ob-jur'ga-to-ri.
oblate (n. and a.) ob'lat or 6b-laf.
See prolate.
oblation ob-la'shun, not 6-bla'shun.
obligate 5b-le-ga'to.
See obbligato.
obligatory ofrlig-a-to-ri or ob-lig'a-to-n.
oblige o-bli j '.
"Formerly o-blej', after the French, 6-blIj' being
preferred by orthoepists from Buchanan, 1766."
Web.
Smart says: "The word oblige, which was for-
merly classed with marine, etc., is now pronounced
regularly."
Worcester remarks: "John Kemble is said to
have corrected the Prince of Wales (George IV.)
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
530 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
for adhering to the former pronunciation, by saying,
'It will become your royal rnouth better to say
oblige/ "
obligee ob-li j -e'.
obliger 6-bli j 'er .
obligor ob'lig-or or 6b~lig-6r'.
oblique ob-lek' or ob-lik'.
The second pronunciation, although authorized
by many orthoepists, is seldom heard,
obloquy ob'lo-kwi.
oboe 6'bo or o'boL
See hautboy.
oboist 6'bo-ist
obol 6'bol or ob'61.
obole ob'61.
obolus ob'6-liis.
obscenity ob-sen'it-i or ob-se'mt-i.
obscurant ob-sku^ant.
obscurantism 6b~sku'ran~tizrn.
obscurantist 6b-sku'ran-tist.
obsequies ob^e-kwiz.
obsequious ob-se'kwl-us.
obsequy ob'se-kwi.
obsolete ob'so-let.
obtrude ob-trood 7 .
obtrusive ob-troc/siv.
obtuse ob-tus^ not ob-toos'.
obverse (n.) ob'vers.
obverse (a.) 6b-vers r or ob'vers.
O 1 Callaghan 6-kal'a-han.
occasion ok-ka^zhun.
occipital 6k-srr/it-al.
occiput ok'sip-iit.
occult 6-kulf or ok'filt.
occultism ok-kul'tizm or ok^ul-tizm.
occultist o-kul'tist or ok'ul-tist.
(For Key of Signs, see .19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 531
Oceana (imaginary country) 5-she'a-na or 6-she-
a'na.
Oceania 6-she-an'I-a or 6-she-a'ni-a.
See Oceanica*
Oceanian o-she-an'i-an.
Oceanic 6-she-an'ik.
Oceanica 6-she-an'e-ka.
See Oceania.
Oceanides 6-she-an'id-ez.
oceanographic 6-shan-o-graf'ik.
Oceanus o-se'a-niis.
ocelot 6'se-lot or 6'se-lot.
ocher 6'ker.
Also written ochre, but pronounced as above,
ocherous 6'ker-us.
Also written ochreoits, but pronounced as above,
ochery o^er-i.
Also written ochry, but pronounced d'kri.
ochrea ok're-a or 6'kre-a.
Also written ocrea, but pronounced as above.
Ocklawaha ok-la-wa/ha.
Oconomowoc 5-kon'6-m6-wok.
octagon ok'ta-gon.
octagonal ok-tag'6-nal.
octahedron ok-ta-he'dron.
octave ok'tav.
Octavia ok-t^vi-a.
Octavian ok-ta'vi-an.
"The Octavian Library."
Octavianus ok-ta-vi-a'niis.
Octavius ok-ta'vi-us .
octavo 6k-ta/vd or ok-t^vo.
octogenarian 6k~to~ j e-na'n-an.
octogenary 6k-to j r e-na-ri .
octopus ok'to-pus or ok-td'piis.
"The second pronunciation is etymologically cor-
rect, but little used." Web.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
octoroon ok-to-roon'.
octroi 6k-trwa'.
octuple 6k'tu-pl.
od (force) od or 6d.
odal 6'dl.
"Odd Land."
odalisk o'da-lisk.
Se odalisque.
odalisque 6'da-lisk.
See odalisk.
odeon 6-de'6n.
"This word, when applied to a modern building,
is often incorrectly pronounced o'de-6n." Wor.
Odeon 6-da-oN'.
For ON, see p. u.
Odessa 6-des'a.
odeum o-de'um.
odic od'ik or 6'dik.
"Otic Force."
odious 6'di-us, not 6' jus.
odium 6'di-um.
Odoacer 6-do-a'ser, not o-do'a-ser.
odontalgia 6-don-tal'ji-a or od-on-tal'ji-a.
odontology 6-don-tol'6-ji or 6d-6n-tol'6-ji.
Odysseus 6-dis'tis or 6-dis'e-us.
See Morpheus.
Odyssey od'is-i, not 6'dis-i.
oedema e-de'ma.
Also written edema, but pronounced as above.
See edema.
CEdipus ed'i-pus or e'di-piis.
"The second is the preferred pronunciation in
British usage." Web.
CEdipus Coloneus ed'i-pus ko-lo-ne'us.
QEdipus Tyrannus ed'i-pus tir-an'us.
See Mgean.
CEhlenschlager 6'len-shla-ger.
For 6, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
533
oeil-de-bceuf 6'yii du-bof 7 .
For 6, see p. 10.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
CEnone e-no'ne.
CErsted ur'sted; Danish pron., or'steth.
For 6, "see p. 10.
oesophagus e-sof'a-gus.
off of.
See accost.
offal 6P1.
See accost.
Offenbach Sf'en-baK or of-aN-bak'.
For aN, K, see pp. 10, 12.
offer of'er.
See accost.
office of'is.
See accost.
official of-ish'al
See accost.
officiate o f -isVi-at.
See accost.
officinal of-is'in-al or of-is-Fnal.
Worcester prefers the second pronunciation.
See accost.
officious 8 f -Ish'iis.
See accost.
offspring oFspring.
See accost.
oft 8ft.
See accost.
often 6f x n.
"The pronunciation often, which is not recog-
nized in the dictionaries, is now frequent in the
south of England, and is often used in singing."
Web.
See accost.
ogee 6-je'.
Ogeechee o-ge'che.
Ogier 6'ji-er.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
534 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
ogive d'jlv or 6'jiv.
ogle o'gl.
ogre 6'ger.
ogreish 6'ger-ish.
Also written ogrish, but pronounced o'grish.
ogress 6'gres.
ohm 5m.
See Ohm.
Ohm 6m.
"Ohm's Law."
See ohm.
Ohnet, Georges zhorzh 6-na'.
Oileus 6-i'lus or 6-il'e-us.
"Ajax Oileus"
See Morpheus.
Olse waz.
"Almost wiz." Gas.
okapi d-ka'pe.
Okefenokee (Swamp) 6-ke-fe-no'ke.
Okhotsk (Sea) o-kotsk"; Russian pron.,
For K, see p. 12.
Oklahoma o-kia-hd^a, not ok-la-ho'ma.
okra o'kra or ok'ra.
old old, not 61.
Pronounce the d.
olden old'n, not old'en.
Oldys oPdis or oldz.
See Alnwick.
Olean 5-le-an'.
oleander 6-le-an'der or 6'le-an-der.
Ole Bull die bool.
olecranon 5-le-kra'non ; commonly o-lek^ra-non.
olefiant ole-fi-ant or o-l^fi-ant.
oleic 6~le'ik or 6 r le-ik.
olein 6'le-m.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 535
oleomargarine o-le-6-mar / ga-ren or 6-le-o-mar'-
ga-rin.
"Often mispronounced -mar'jer-en, as if spelt
-margerine!'- Web.
See margarine.
olfactory 61-fak'to-ri.
Do not accent the first syllable,
olibanum 6-lib'a-num.
Olier 8-lya'.
oligarchy 61'i-gar-ki.
olio oli-o or ol'yo.
Olivarez 6-le-va'rath.
See Zamacois.
olla podrida 61'a pd-dre'da; Sp. pron., oFya p5-
thre'tha.
See Guadalquivir, llama.
Ollivier, Smile a-meF 6-le-vya'.
Olympiad o-lnr/pi-ad.
Omaha o'ma-ho, not 6'ma-ha.
Omar Khayyam o'mar Ki-yam' or 6'mar KI-
yom'.
omber om'ber or om'ber.
ombre oN'brii.
For ON, see p. n.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
O'Meara (Barry) 6-ma'ra or S-ma'ra or
6-me'ra.
omega d-me^ga or 6'meg-a or 6-meg'a.
omelet om'el-et or om'let.
omicron om'ik-ron or o-mi'kron or om-ik-ron'.
ominous om^n-us.
Ommeyad 6m-ma'yad.
Ommeyades 6m-ma/yadz or om-ma'ya-dez.
Ommiad om-mFad .
Ommiades om-mi'adz or 6m-mi / a-dez.
omniscienceTom-msh'ens OK om-msh'i-ens.
omniscient 6m-riish / enY or 6m-msli / i-ent.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
536 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Omphale om'fa-le.
on (proposition) on, not on.
once (n.) 6ns.
once (adv.) wuns.
on dit oN-de'.
For ON, see p. II.
one wun.
"Formerly pronounced on, on, later also won,
wiin, the present accepted pronunciation wun
corresponding to the spelling with w, which has not
survived in standard English." Web.
Onega (Lake) 6-ne'ga; Russian pron., a-nyeg'a.
Onegin, Eugen 66-zhan' 6-na-ghen.
Oneida 6-m'da .
onerous on'er-us.
Onesimus 6-nes'im-us.
Onesiphorus 6n-e~sif'6-rus or 6-ne-sif'o-rus.
only 6n1i.
onomatopoeia on-o-mat-o-pe'ya or o-nom'a-to-
pe-ya. w
onomatopoetic on-o-mat-o-pd-et'ik.
Onondaga (Lake) 6n-6n-do r ga, not on-on-da'ga.
onyx on'iks or 6'mks.
oolite o / o-lit.
oplong (tea) cx/long.
Worcester accents the final syllable.
Oost, van van ost.
See Roosevelt.
opacity o-pas'it-i.
opal 5 r pl, not 6'pal.
"Smart marks the a in this word as having a
sound intermediate between that of o in orb and
that of o in on." S. & W.
opaline 6'pl-in or o'pl-m.
opening 6'pn-mg or op'mng.
opera bouffe 6-pa-ra/ boof .
Ophelia o-fe^i-a or 6-f eFya.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
537
Ophir 6'fer.
ophite oflt or 6'flt.
Ophiucus of-i-u'kiis or 6-fi-u'kus.
ophthalmia 6 f -thaFmi-a.
ophthalmic of-thal'mik.
Worcester prefers op-thal'mik.
ophthalmy of-thal'm! or of'thal-mi; op'thal-mi
or op-thal'mi (Wor.).
Opie 6'pi.
Opigena 6-pij'e-na.
opinable 6-pi'na-bl; formerly opln-a-bl.
opine 5-pin 7 ,
opinion 6-pm'yun.
opodeldoc op-6-del'dok.
Oporto 6-p6r't66, not 6-portd.
opossum 5-pos'um.
opponent op-po'nent, not op'po-nent.
"Erroneously op'po-nent." Wor.
opportune 6p-6r-tun' or op'or-tun.
See inopportune.
opportunism op-or-tu'mzm.
opportunist op-or-tu'nist. '
opportunity op-or-tu'nit-i.
opprobrious op-pro'bri-us.
opprobrium op-pro'bri-um.
oppugn op-pun',
oppugnant 6p-pug'nant.
oppugner 6p-pu A ner.
Ops ops.
oral 6'ral.
orange oVenj or or'inj.
More properly, or'enj.
orang-outang 6-rang' oo-tang r ,
See orang-utan.
orang-utan 6-rang' oo-tan 7 or 6-rang o'tan.
See orang-outang.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
538 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
orchestra or'kes-tra.
"Formerly often, still occasionally 6r-kes'tra."
Web.
"Notwithstanding the numbers against me, the
very general rule is on my side (6r-kes'tra) ; which
is, that when we adopt a word whole from -the Latin
or the Greek, it ought to have 'the same accent as in
those languages." Walker.
orchestral 6r-kes'tral or or'kes-tral.
orchid or'kid.
orchis or'kis.
ordeal 6r-de'al or 6r'de-al.
ordinance or'dm-ans.
See ordnance.
ordinarily or'dm-a-ril-i, not or-din-a'ril-i.
i> ordinary or'dm-a-ri .
ordnance" ord'nans .
See ordinance.
ordure or'dur.
ore-^er; not or.
Oread!-6're-adz.
Oregon or'e-gon.
Qrestean 6-res-te'an.
Orestti^-res'tez. -
Orfeo ed Euridice or-fa'o ad a-6o-re'de-cha.
See Beatrice Cenci.
organization or-gan-iz-a'shun or or-gan-I-za'-
shun.
orgeat or'zhai ; Fr. pron., 6r-zha'.
orgies or'jiz, not or'jez.
See orgy.
orguinette or-gi-rief.
orgy or^'i, not or^'e.
See orgies.
Oriana o-ri-an'a.
"Amadis de Gaul. M
oriel o'ri-el.
orient 5 r ri-ent, not or'i-ent.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 539
oriental 6-ri-en'tal, not or-i-en'tal.
Orientale 6-re-an-taT.
orientate o'ri-en-tat or d-ri-en'tat.
orientation 6-ri-en-ta'shun.
orifice or'If-is.
oriflamme or'i-flam.
Also written oriflamb, but pronounced as above.
Origen or'i- j en.
original 6-r i j 'm-al .
Orinoco o-rin-o'ko.
oriole 5'ri-ol.
Orion 6-ri'on, not o'ri-on.
orison or'iz-un.
"Nymph, in thy orisons
Be all my sins remember'd." Shakespeare.
Orizaba 5-re-sa/ba.
Orlando Furioso 5r-lanM6 foo-re-6'zo.
Orlando Innamorato or-lan'do en-nam-6-ra^o.
Orleanism or'le-an-izm.
Orleanist or'le-an-ist.
Orleans (Maid of) orle-anz.
Orleans 5r-la-aN r .
For a.N, see p. 10.
Orleans, d' dor-la-aN 7 .
For IN, see p. 10.
Orloff Sr-16f'.
Accent the final syllable.
"The Orloff Diamond."
Orlov (Prince) ar-16F.
Ormazd or'muzd or or'mazd.
"Ormazd^ and Ahriman."
See Ahriman, Ormusd.
ormolu or'mo-loo.
Ormulum (The) or'mu-lum.
Ormuzd o^muzd or or'moozd.
See Ormasd, the preferred spelling,
ornament (n.) or'na-ment
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
540
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
ornament (v.) or'na-ment or or-na-ment'.
ornate or-nat' or or'nat
ornithichnite or-mth-ik'nit.
ornithomancy or'ni-tho-man-si or or-m'tho-
man-si.
ornithorh} r ncus or-ni-tho-ring'kus or or-ni-tho-
ring'ktts.
oroide 6'ro-id or 6'ro-id.
See ide (chemical termination).
Orosius o-ro'shi-us.
orotund o'ro-tiind or or'o-tund.
Orphean or-fe'an or or'fe-an.
Orphee aux Enfers 6r-fa' 6-zaN-far'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Orpheus or'fus; commonly or'fe-us.
See Morpheus.
orrery or'er-i.
Orsay, d' dor-s^.
orthoclase or^tho-klas or or'tho-klaz.
ortliodromy 6r-thod / r6-mi or or'tho-dro-mi.
orthodromics or-tho-drom^ks.
orthoepic 6r-tho-ep / ik.
orthoepist or'tho-e-pist or or-tho'e-pist.
orthoepy or'tho-e-pi or or-tho'e-pi.
**The dictionaries from Walker (circa 1800) have
nearly all preferred or'tho-e-py, but the accentuation
or-tho r e-py is perhaps more usual in actual present
good usage." Web.
orthognathous oMhog'na-thus.
orthopedic or-tho-pe'dik.
Also written orthop&dic, but pronounced as above,
orthopedist 6r-tho-pe'dist.
Also written orthop&dist, but pronounced as
above,
orthopedy ortho-pe-di.
Also written orthopady, but pronounced as above.
Osage 6-saj' or 6 / saj ; Fr. pron., 6-zazh 7 .
(For Key of Signs> see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 543;
Osawatomie os-a-wot'6-mi.
"Osawatomie Brown."
Osceola os-e-6'la.
O'Shaughnessy 6-sho'nes-i or d-shoK'nes-L
For K, see p. 12.
Osiander d-ze-an'der.
osier 5'zher.
Osiris 5-srris.
Osier (Dr.) os'ler.
oslerize os'ler-iz.
Oslo 6'sloo.
Osman Digna os'man dig'na.
Osmanli os-man'E.
osmate os'mat or oz'mat.
osmic os'mik or oz'mik.
osmium 6s r mi-um or oz^i-um.
osmose os'mos or 6z / mds*
osmosis 6s-m6 A sis or oz-mo'sis.
osmotic os-mot'ik or oz-mot'ik.
osprey os r pra.
Osrick oz'rik, not os'rik.
Ossa (Mount) os^.
ossean os^-an.
ossein os'e-in.
See ostein.
Ossene os-en' or os'en.
osseous os'e-us.
Worcester gives osh'e-iis as an alternative pro-
nunciation.
Ossian osh^n.
Ossianic osh-i-an'ik or os-i-an'ik.
Ossining os^n-mg.
Ossoli os^-le.
"Margaret Fuller Ossoli"
ossuary os'u-a-ri or 6sVoo-a-n.
ostein os^e-m.
See ossein.
iFor Key of Signs, see p. 19)
542
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
osteitis os-te-i'tis.
See itis (termination').
osteoclasis os-te-ok'la-sis or 6s-te-6-kla'sis.
osteology os-te-ol'6-ji.
osteopath 6s'te-o-path.
osteopathist os-te-op'a-thist.
osteopathy 6s-te-6p'a~thi.
Osterode 6s-ter-6'de.
ostitis os-ti'tis.
See itis (termination").
ostler os'ler.
See hostler, the preferred spelling,
ostracism os'tra-sizm.
ostracize os'tra-slz.
ostrich Ss'trich.
See accost.
Ostrogoth qs'tro-goth.
See Visigoth.
Oswego os-we'go.
Otaheite o-ta-he'te.
otalgia 6-taFji-a.
otalgy 6-tal'ji.
Otard 6 x tard ," Er. pron., 6-tar'.
"Otard Brandy^
O taru o'ta-roo ,
Otello 6-tel'lo.
Otero o-t^ro.
otic 6'tik or ot^k.
otiose 6'shi~5s.
Worcester places the accent on the final syllable,
otitis o-tFtis.
See itis (termination).
otium o'shi-um.
otium cum dignitate o^hi-iim kum dig-m-ta'te.
otolith 6'to-lith.
Otranto d-tran'to.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 543
ottar ot'ar.
See attar, the preferred spelling.
Ottawa ot'a-wa.
Ottilie St-tel'yu.
Ottoboni -ot-to-bd'ne.
Ouachita wosh'it-6.
oubliette 6o-ble-et'.
ouch owch.
Oudenarde (Battle of ) ow-den-ar'de.
Oudh owd, not ood.
Also written Audh t Oude, but pronounced as
above.
Oudinot oo-de-no'.
Ouida we'da.
Ourcq oork.
Ourthe oort.
Ouse ooz.
Ouseley ooz / li.
Oushak oo'shak.
oust owst, not cost,
outre oo-tra 7 .
ouzel oo^zL
Also written ousel, but pronounced as above.
Ovalle, de da 6-vaTya.
overalls 5 r ver-61z, not 6'ver-holz.
overseer 6'ver-se A er or 6'ver-se-er.
overslaugh (n.) 6'ver-slo.
See overslaugh (v.).
overslaugh (v.) 6-ver-slo' or 6'verslo.
overt 6 x vert.
overture o'ver-tur.
Ovid ov'id, not 5'vld.
ovine 6'vm or 6'vin.
oviparous o-vip'a-rus.
ovoviviparous 6-v6-vi-v!p'a-rus.
oxalic oks-aHk.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
544
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
oxalis oks'a-li s .
Oxenstiern oks'en-stern.
See Oxenstjerna, the Swedish spelling.
Oxenstjerna ok'sen-sher-na or ook'sen-sher-na.
See Oxenstiern.
oxide oks'id or oks'id.
See ide (chemical termination).
Oxon oks'on .
See Cantab.
Oxonian 6ks-6'm-an.
See Cantabrigian.
oxyrhynchus ok-si-rin'kus.
Also written Oxyrynchus, but pronounced as
above.
Oyama 6'ya-ma.
oyer 6'yer or oi'er. '
oyer and terminer d'yer and ter / min-er or oi'er
and ter'mm-er.
oyez o'yes or 6-yes 7 or 6'yez.
Also written oyes, but pronounced as above.
Ozark (Mountains) d^ark.
Ozias 6-zi'as.
ozone 6'zon.
ozonic 5-zon'ik.
ozonize o'zo-nlz.
pacha pa-sha' or pa'sha.
See pasha, the preferred spelling,
pachisi pa-che^si or pa-che^zi.
See parchesi, parchisi.
pachyderm ^pak^-derm.
pachydermatous pak-i-der'ma-tiis.
pachydermous paJ<-i-der'mus.
pacification pas-if-ik-a'shiin or pa-sif-ik-a'shun.
(For Key of Signs f see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 545
pacificator pa-sifik-a-ter.
The Standard Dictionary says pas'lf-Ik-a-ter.
pacificatory pa-si Flk-a-to-rL
pacifico pa-se'e-kd.
pacifism pas'i-fizm.
Pactolus pak-to'lus, not pak'td-lus.
Padan-Aram pa'dan a'ram or pa'dan ar'am.
padelion pad'e-H-iin or pad-e-lf'un.
Paderewski pa-de-ref'ske or pa-de-res'ke.
padre pa'dra.
See madre.
padrone pa-dro'na, not pa-drdn'.
Padua pad'u-a.
paean pe'an.
Also written peon, but pronounced as above,
paeony pe'6-m.
See peony, the preferred spelling, also piony.
Paestum pes'tiim.
Paez pa'as.
In Spanish America, in the Philippines, and in
parts of Spain, ~s, before a, o, u, or at the end of
syllables, is .commonly pronounced like English s,
in sun.
Paganini pa-ga-ne'ne.
pageant paj'ent or pa'jent.
The Century, the Standard, and Stormonth give
paj'ent only.
pageantry paj'ent-ri or pa'jent-ri.
Paget (Sir James) pajlt
pagination pa j -in-^shun.
Pagliacci, I e pal-ya'che.
See AbbatuccL
Pahlavi ^pa^la-ve.
Also written Pehlevi (palev-e), pehlvi ^pal've).
paillasse pal-yas' or paFyas.
Also written palliasse, but pronounced pal'yas.
Painleve paN-le-va'.
Paisiello pa-e-zyellS.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
"4.6 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
v)"
Paixhans pek-saN'.
pa jama pa-ja'ma.
See pyjama, the preferred spelling.
Pakenham pak'en-am.
Paladilhe pa-la-de'leh.
Palsemon pa-letoon.
Palseologiis pa-le-ol'o-gus.
"Constantine Pal&ologus.
Palais de Justice pa-la' du zhiis-tes'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Palamedes pal-a-me'dez.
Palamon pal'a-mon.
See Arcite.
palanquin pal-an-ken'.
Written also palankeen, but pronounced as above,
palatial pa-la'shal, not pa-lash'al.
Palatinate pa-lafin-at. ^
Palatine pal'a-tm or paFa-tm.
Palatine (Hill) pal'a-tin or pal'a-tiu.
Palatino, Monte mon'ta pa-la-te r no.
Palatinus, Mons monz pal-a-ti'nus.
palaver pa-lav'er or pa-la r ver.
palazzo pa-lafso.
See Abruszi.
Palazzo Reale pa-lat'so ra-a'la.
See Abruzsi.
paleo (prefix) pa 7 le-6 or pal'e-o.
Also written palo t but pronounced as above,
paleolithic pa-le-6Jith / !k or pal-e~6-Hth'ik.
Also written paleolithic, but pronounced as
above,
paleontology pa-le-on-tol'5-ji or pal-e-on-tol'o-ji.
Also written paleontology, but pronounced as
above,
paleosaurus pa-le-6-so'riis. ,
Also written paleosaurus, but pronounced as
above.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPROXOUXCED
Paleozoic pa-le-6-zo'ik or pal-e-o-zo'ik.
Also written pal&ozoic, but pronounced as above.
Palermo pa-ler'md; It. pron., pa-lar'mo.
Palestine pal'es-tin, not pal'es-ten.
Palestrina, de da pa-las-tre'na.
paletot pal'e-to or paFto ; Fr. pron., pal-to',
palette pal'et, not pal-et'.
Paley pa'li.
palfrey pol'f ri or pal'f ri.
Palgrave pol'grav.
Pali ^pa'le.
Palikao, de du pa-le-ka-o'.
Palinurus ^pal-i-nu^rus.
"E'en Palinurus nodded at the helm/' Pope.
Palissy pa-le-se 7 .
palladium pal-a'di-um.
Palladium pal-a/di-um.
Pallas pal'as.
palliate pal'i-at.
palliative pal'i-a-tiv.
pall-mall (game) pel-meK
See Pall Mall, pell mell
Pall Mall pel mel'.
"Pronounced also pal mal'." Web.
See pall-mall (game), pell mell.
palm pam, not pam.
Palmas, Las las paFmas.
palmer pander.
Palmerston ^pam r er-stun, not pal'mer-stun.
palmist pamlst or paFmist
The Oxford English Dictionary and the Century-
prefer pal'mist.
palmister pal'mis-ter or pam'is-ter.
palmistry pam'is-tri or paFmls-tri.
This is Webster's marking.
The Century, the Standard, Stormonth, and
Worcester say pal'rnis-tri : the Oxford English Dic-
tionary prefers it.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
548 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
palmy pam'i.
"In the most high and palmy state of Rome/'
Shakespeare.
Palos pal 6s.
Palsgrave pols'grav.
palsied poFzid.
palsy pol'zi.
paltry pol'tri.
paludal pa-lu'dal or pal'u-dal.
paludine pal'u-dm or paFu-dm.
palustral pa-lus'tral.
palustrine pa-lus'trm or pa-lus'trm.
Pamela pam'e-la or pa-me'la.
"The first is the pronunciation used (perhaps
introduced) by Richardson, and is to be preferred
for his heroine." Web.
Pamir pa-mer'
Pamlico pam'lik-6.
Parnpean pam-pe'an or pam'pe-an.
Pamphilus pam'fi-lus.
Pamrapo ^pam'ra-po.
Pan pan.
panacea pan-a-se'a.
Sometimes pronounced pan-a-sa'a.
Panama ^pan-a-ma 7 .
Panaman pan-a-man'.
Panamanian pan-a-man'i-an.
Panamano ^pan-a-m^no.
Panamint ( M ountains ) pan'a-mmt.
Panay ^pa-nF.
pancreas pan^re-as or pang'kre-as.
pancreatic pang-kre-at'ik or pan-kre-at / ik.
pancreatin pang^re-a-tm or pa^kre-a-tin.
pancreatitis pang-kre-a-ti'tis or pan-kre-a-tFtis.
See itis (termination).
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
Pandean pan-de'an.
The Century Dictionary says pan'de-an.
Pandemonium pan-de-mo'ni-um.
Pandora pan-do'ra.
Pandour pan'door.
Worcester says pan-door'.
Written also Pandoor, but pronounced as above,
panegyric pan-e-jir'ik.
Smart says pan-e- j er'ik.
Worcester remarks : "Though Smart pronounces
squirrel and panegyric squer'rel and pan~e-j er'ik,
yet he says, 'The irregular sound of i and y, in
squirrel and panegyric, we may hope in time to hear
reclaimed; a correspondent reformation having
taken place in spirit and miracle, which were once
pronounced sper'it and mer'a-cle. 1 "
panegyrist pan'e-jir-ist.
panegyrize pan'e-jir-iz.
panetela pan'e-tel'a.
Panhard pan-ar'.
pannier pan'yer or pan'i-er.
Panope (town) pan-6'pe.
See Panope (nereid).
Panope ( nereid ) pan'5-pe.
See Panope (town).
panorama pan-6-ra/ma, not pan-6-ram'a.
Worcester prefers pan-6-ra'ma, and the Standard
gives it as an alternative pronunciation,
pant pant or pant.
See cw&.
Pantagruel pan-tag'roo-el ; Fr. pron., paN-ta-
grii-eF.
For ii, S.N, see p. 10.
pantaloons pan-ta-loonz'.
Pantheon pan-the'on or pan'the-on.
Pantheon, Le lu paN-ta-oN 7 .
For a.N, ON, see pp. 10, n.
pantisocracy ^pan-ti-sok^a-si or pan-ti-sok'ra-si.
pantisocrat pan-tFso-krat or pan-tis'6-krat.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
550
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
pantomime pan'td-mim, not pan'to-mm.
pantomimic pan-to-mirn'ik.
pantomimist pan'to-mi-mist.
Panurge pan-urj'; Fr. pron., pa-niirzri'.
For li, see p. 10.
Pao d'Assucar pa'oN da-soo'kar.
Also written Pao de Agucar, but pronounced
pa'oN da a-soo'kar. For ON, see p. n.
Paoli, di de pa'6-le.
paolo (coin) pa'6-16.
Paolo pa'5-ld.
papa pa-pa 7 or pa'pa.
The first is the marking preferred by the dic-
tionaries, the second is the pronunciation heard
among children generally.
See mama, mamma.
Papagayo (wind) pa-pa-ga'yo.
Papago pa'pa-go.
papain pa-pa/in or pa'pa-m.
papaw pa-po' or po'po*
Also written pawpaw, but pronounced as above,
with a preference for the second pronunciation.
Papeete pa/pa-a-ta .
Paphian pa'fi-an.
Paphos pa/fos.
papier-mache ^pa-pya' ma-sha r or pa/pya ma^ha.
papillary pap^l-a-ri or pa-pil'a-ri.
papillose pa/p'il-os.
Papin pap'm or pa'pm ; Fr. pron., pa
For aN, see p. n.
Papua pap'oo-a or p^poo-a.
papyrus pa-p^riis, not pap^r-us.
Para pa-ra/.
parabola pa-rat/6-la.
parabolic ^par-a-boFik.
Paracelsus par-a-seTsiis.
parachute par^-shoot.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
551
paraclete par'a-klet.
paradigm par'a-dim or par'a-dim.
paradigmatic par-a-dig-mat'fk.
paradisean par-a-dis'e-an ; par-a-dfzh'yan.
(Wor.).
paradisiac par-a-dis'i-ak.
paradisiacal par-a~dis-i'a~kaL
Paradise, II el pa-ra-de'zo,
paraffin par'a-fm.
See paraffine.
paraffine par'a-fm or par'a-fen.
See paraffin.
Paraguay par'a-gwa or pa-ra-gwi'.
parakeet par'a-ket.
Also written parrakeet, but pronounced as above.
See paroquet.
parallelepiped par-al-el-6-pFped.
parallelopipedon par-al-el-6-pip'e-don.
Paramaribo par-a-inar'ib-o.
paramour par'a-moor.
Parana ^pa-ra-na 7 .
paranoia par-a-noi'a.
paranoiac par-a-noi'ak.
paraplegia ^par-a-ple'ji-a.
paraplegy par'a-ple- j i.
parashah par'a-sha.
parasite par'a-sit.
parasitic par-a-sit'ik.
parasitism par'a-si-tizm.
parasol pa^a-sol.
Parcae par 7 se.
Parc-aux-Cerfs ^park-6-serf 7 .
parcel par'sl.
parchesi par-che 7 si or par-che^zi.
See pachisi, parchisi.
parchisi ^par-che r si or par-che'zi.
See pachisi, parchesi.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
S5 2 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
parclose par'kloz or par'klos.
See perchse.
pardie par-de'.
Also written parde, pardi, pardy, but pronounced
as above.
See per die.
paregoric par-e-gor'ik.
parenchyma pa-reng'kim-a.
Worcester says pa-ren'kim-a.
Webster and Worcester formerly agreed on the
pronunciation of this word,
parenchymatous par-eng-kim'a-tus.
parent parent
"Sometimes improperly pronounced pa'rent"
Web. (1884).
parentage par'ent-a j .
Worcester gives par'ent-aj as an alternative
form.
parenticide pa-rent'is-Id.
Parepa-Rosa pa-rep's, ro'za.
paresis par'e-sis or pa-re'sis.
"The second pronunciation, while etymologically
incorrect, is so commonly accepted by educated
speakers as to demand recognition." Web.
Paret (Bishop) par-ef.
paretic pa-ret'ik or pa-re'tik.
"The pronunciation pa-re'tik, though contrary
to general analogy (cf. emetic, diuretic^ etc.), and
not usually recognized by dictionaries, is common
among medical specialists." Web.
par excellence par ek-sel-aNs'.
For aur, see p. 10.
parhelic par-he'lik or par-hellk.
parhelion par-he'li-6n or par-hel'yun.
pariah pa'ri-a or par x i-a or pa-rl'a.
Parian pa r ri-an, not par 7 i-an.
"Parian Marble."
parietal pa-n'e-tal.
pari passu pa'ri pas'u.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
.OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 553
Parisian pa-rizh'an or pa-riz'i-an,
Worcester says pa-rizh'i-an.
Parisien pa-re-zya.N'.
For aN, see p. n.
Parisienne pa-re-zyen'.
park park, not pak.
Pronounce the r.
parlance par'lans ; Fr. pron., par-laNs'.
For ax, see p. 10.
parliament par-lim-ent, not par'ii-a-ment.
parliamentary- par'lim-en'ta-ri, not par-li-a-men'-
ta-ri.
Parmesan par-me-zan'.
Parnell par'nel, not par-nel'.
See LiddelL
parochial pa-ro'ki-al.
parol pa-rol' or par'ol.
See parole.
parole pa-rol'.
See parol.
paronomasia par-a-no-ma/zhi-a or par-a-no-ma/-
zi-a.
paroquet par'o-ket, not par-5-kef .
See parakeet.
Paros pa'ros.
parotid pa-rot'id, not pa-r5'tid.
"The Parotid Glands."
parquet par-ka' or par-kef.
See parquette.
parquette par-kef.
See parquet.
Parrhasius par-a'shi-us, almost par-a'shiis.
parricide par'is-id.
See patricide.
Parsee par'se or par-se'.
Also written Parsi, but pronounced as above.
Par si f al par 7 si f -al .
Also written Parcifal, but pronounced as above.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
parsnip pars'mp, not pars'nup.
See damage. ^
Partant Pour la Syrie par-taN poor la se-re'.
For aN, see p. 10.
parthenogenesis par~the~no-jen'e-sis.
Parthenon par'the-non.
Parthenope par-then'6-pe.
Parthenopean par-then-6-pe'an, not par-then-o'-
pe-an.
"The Parthenopean Republic."
partiality par-shi-al'it-i or par-shal'it-i.
See impartiality.
participle par'tis-ip-1 not part'sip-L
particular par-tik'u-lar or par-tik'u-lar, not par-
tiMar.
particularity par-tik-u-lar'it-i or par-tik-u-lar'-
it-i.
partkularize par-tik'ii-lar-Iz or par-tik A u-lar-iz.
particularly par-tik'u-lar-li or par-tik'u-lar-li,
not par-tik'lar-H.
partisan par'tiz-an.
Also written partizan, but pronounced as above.
partition par-tish'un or par-tish'un.
partner part'ner, not pard'ner.
From this mispronunciation comes the contrac-
tion "pard," frequently heard.
partridge par'trij, not pat'rij.
parure (ornament) ^pa-roor'; Fr. pron., pa-riir 7 .
For ii, see p. 10.
parvenu par've-nu ; Fr. pron., par-ve-nii'.
For u, see p. 10.
Pascal pas'kal ; Fr. pron., pas-kal'.
Paschal pas'kal.
paseo pas-a/d.
pasha pa-sha' or pash r a.
See pacha, 'paskaw.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
pashalic pa-sha'lik.
Also written pachalic,, but pronounced as above,
pashaw pa-sho' or pash'6.
See pasha, the preferred spelling.
Pasig pa'sig.
Pasiphae pa-si f'a-e.
Pasquale pas-qua/la.
Pasquier, de du pas-kya'.
pasquinade pas-kwm-ad' ; Fr. pron., pas-ke-nad'.
pass pas, not pas.
See ask.
Passavant pas-4-va.N'.
For a.N, see p. 10.
passe pa-sa/.
The feminine form passes is pronounced as above,
passe-partout pas-par-too'.
passerine pas'er-m or pas'er-m.
Passignano pa-sen-ya'nd.
See baignoire.
passim passim.
Passow pas'so.
past past, not past
See ask.
pastel pas'tel or pas-teT.
Pasteur pas-tor'.
For 6, see p. 10.
pasteurization pas~ter-i-za/shun or pas-tur-i-za 7 -
shun or pas-ter-i-za'shun.
pasteurize pas-ter-iz.
pasticcio pas-te'chp.
See Abbatucci.
pastil pas'til.
See pastille.
pastille pas-teF.
See pastil.
pastor pas'ter.
See ask.
pastorale pas-to-ra/la.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Patchogue pa-chog'.
patchouli pa-choc/li or pach'oo-li.
Also written patchouly, but pronounced as above.
pate pat.
pate pa-ta'.
pate de foie gras pat-a' du f wa gra'.
paten pat'en.
"Look how the floor of heaven
Is thick inlaid with patens of bright gold."
Shakespeare.
See patine,
patent (n., a. and v.) pat'ent or pa'tent.
In this word, and the two immediately following,
the first syllable is generally pronounced pat in the
United States and pa in Great Britain,
patentee pat-en-te' or pa-ten-te'.
patentor paf ten-ter or pa'ten-ter.
Pater (Walter) pa'ter.
paterfamilias pa'ter fa-imTi-as.
See materfamilias.
pater-noster pa'ter nos'ter or pat'er nosier.
Pater Patrlae palter pa'tri-e.
path path, not path.
See ask, paths.
pathos pa/thos, not path'os.
paths pathz.
See ask, cloths.
patine pat'in.
Also written patin, but pronounced as above.
See pate*.
patio pa/tyo.
patisserie pa-tes'er-i ; Fr. pron., pa-tes-re r .
patois pat / wa or pa-twa 7 .
Patras pa'tras.
patricide pat'ris-id.
See parricide.
patrimony pat'rim-o-m.
patriot pa'tri-ot or pat'ri-ot.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 5 57
patriotic pa-tri-otlk or pat-ri-otlk.
patriotism pa'tri-6t-izm or pat'ri-ot-izm.
Patripassian pa-tri-pas'i-an or pat-ri-pas'i-an.
Patroclus pa-tro'klus.
patrol pa-troK
Stormonth says pat-rol'.
patron pa/trun.
The Century and Standard Dictionaries give
pafriin as an alternative form,
patronage pat'run-aj or pa'trun-aj.
patronal pat'riin-al or pa'trun-al.
patroness pa'trun-es or pat'run-es.
patronize pafrimlz or pa/trun-iz.
patronless pa'trun-les or pat'riin-les.
patronymic pat-ro-mm'ik.
See metronymic*
patten pat'en.
Patti pat-e', not pat r -e.
Paty de Clam, du dii pa-te r du klam.
For a.N, see p. 10.
Pau po.
Pan pow.
Pauer pow'er.
Paula po^a.
Pauline (Epistles) po'lm or po^m, not po'len.
Paulsen ^pouFzen.
Pauncefote (Julian) pons'foot.
paunch panch or ponch.
See craunch.
Paupukkeewis po-puk-k^wis,
Paur powr.
Pauw, van ^van pow.
Pavia pa-ve'L
paynini pa/mm.
pearmain ^par'man.
Peary pe'ri.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
TWEN1Y THOUSAND WORDS
pecan (nut) pe-kan' or pe-kan'; as Latin, pe'-
kan.
peccable pek'a-bl.
See impeccable.
peccadillo pek-a-dil'6.
peccant pedant,
peccary pek'a-ri.
peccavi pe-ka'vi or pe-ka've.
Pecci, Gioachimo jo-a-ke'mo pech'e.
See Giorgio, Abbatucci.^
Pecheurs de perles pa-shoor du pairl.
Pechora pa-chor'a.
pectineal pek-tin'e-al or pek-tm-e'al.
pectineus (muscle) pek-tln'e-us.
peculiar pe-kul'yar.
Worcester gives pe-ku'li-ar as an alternative
pronunciation,
peculiarity pe-kft-li-ar'it-i.
Worcester says pe-kul-ye-ar'it-i.
pecuniary pe-ku'ni-a-ri.
pedagogic ped-a-goj'ik.
pedagogical ped-a-goj'ik-al.
pedagogics ped-a-goj'iks.
pedagogism ped r a-gog-izni or ped'a-go-jizm.
pedagogist ped r a-go j -1st.
pedagogue ped'a-gog.
pedagoguery ped'a-gog-r I .
pedagoguish ped'a-gog-ish.
pedagogy ped'a-go-ji or ped'a-goj-i.
pedal (n.) ped 7 !.
pedal (pertaining to a foot) ped r l or peMl.
"The second pronunciation is usual only in tech-
nical use." Web.
pedal (pertaining to a pedal) ped'L
pedal (v.) ped'l.
pedale (foot-cloth) pe-da/le.
pedaler ped'l-er.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONO UNCED
pedant ped'ant.
pedantism ped'ant-izm.
pedantry ped'ant-ri.
pedestal ped'es-tl, not pe-des'tl
pediatric pe-di-at'rik or ped-f-at'rik.
pediatrics pe-di-at'riks or ped-l-at'riks.
Pedobaptism pe-do-bap'tizm.
Also written P&dobaptism, but pronounced as
above.
Pedobaptist pe-do-bap'tist.
Also written P&dobaptist, but pronounced as
above.
pedometer pe~dom'e-ter.
Pedro pa'dro ; Anglicized, pe'dro.
Pedro Miguel (Lock) pa'dro me'gel.
peduncle pe-dungk'l, not peMungk-1.
Peer Gynt pa'er giint or pa-er yiint, not per gmt.
For u, see p. 10.
Pegasus peg^-sus .
Pegu peg-6o'.
peignoir pen-war 7 ; Fr. pron., pan-ywar'.
See baignoire.
Peirce purs.
See Pierce.
Peixoto pa-sho'too.
pejorative pe r j6-ra-tiv or pe-jor'a-tiv.
Pekin pe-km'.
Peking pe-king'.
pekoe (tea) pek'6 or pe'ko.
The pronunciation pe'ko is the one commonly
heard.
pelagic pe-laj^k, not pe-la/jik.
Pelagius pe-la/ji-iis.
Pelasgi pe-las 7 j I.
Pelasgian pe-las'ji-an.
Pelee (Mont) moN pe-la'.
For ON, see p. n.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
560
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Peleg pe'leg. ^ _
pelerine pel'er-m or pel-er-en'.
Peleus pe'lus or pe'le-us.
See Morpheus.
Peiion ( Mount ) pe'li-on.
pelisse pe-les'.
Pelissier pa-le~sya/.
pellagra pel-ag'ra or pel-a'gra.
Pelleas and Ettarre pel'e-as and e-tar'.
"The Idylls of the King."
Pelleas et Melisande pel-a-as' a ma-le-saN'dii.
For UN, see p. 10.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Pelletier pel-tya r .
pell mell pel mel'.
See pall-mall (game). __
pellucid pel-u'sid, not pel-oo r sid.
Pelopidas pe-lop^d-as.
Peloponnesian pel-6-pon-e'shan or pel-5-pon-e 7 -
zhan.
The Century Dictionary says pel-5-p6-ne'si-an.
Peloponnesus pel-6-pon-e'sus.
Pelops pe r lops.
Pemigewasset pem-ij-e-wos'it.
pemmican pem^k-an.
penal ^pe 7 nl.
penalize p^nal-iz.
penance ^pen 7 ans.
Penang pe-nang'.
Penas pan'yas.
See canon.
Penates pe-na/tez.
See Lares.
penchant pen'chant; Fr. pron., pa
For aN, see p. 10.
pencil pen'sil, not pen'sl.
See damage, pensile.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED $fa
Penelope pe-nel'6-pe.
penguin pen'gwin or peng'gwm.
Peniel pe-nl'el or pen'i-eL
peninsula pen-m'su-la or pen-m'shu-la.
penitentiary pen-i-ten'sha-ri, not pen-i-ten'shi-
a-ri.
penknife pen'mf, not pen 7 !!:.
Pronounce both n's.
pennyworth pen'i-wurth.
"This word is commonly and without vulgarity
contracted [in speaking] into pennurth" Walker,
penology pe-nol'6-ji.
Penrhyn pen'rin.
Penrith pen'rith ; often pe'rith.
pensile pen'sil.
See pencil.
pension (boarding-house) paN-syoN'.
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, u.
Pentateuch pen'ta-tuk.
pentathlon pen-tath'lon.
Pentecost pen^e-kost,
Sheridan and Craig say pen'te-kosL
Pentelic pen-teTik.
"Pentelic Marble."
Pentelican pen-teTik-an.
Pentelicus, Mons monz pen-tellk-iis.
Penthesilea pen-thes'il-e-a.
Pentheus pen'thus.
See Morpheus.
penuchle pe'nuk-1.
See pinochle, the preferred spelling.
Penuel pe-nu'el.
penult pe'nult or pe-nult'.
peony pe'o-m.
See p&ony, piony.
Pepin ^pep'in.
See Pepin le Bref.
{For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
562 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Pepin le Bref pa-paN' lu bref.
For aN, see p. 10.
See Pepin.
pepsin pep'sm, not pep'sen.
Also written pepsine, but pronounced as above.
Pepys peps or pep'is or peps.
"Pepys's Diary."
peradventure per-ad-ven'tur or pur-ad-ven'tur.
percale per-kal' or per-kal'.
percaline per-ka-len' or per'ka-lm.
Percheron per'sher-un or per'cher-on ; Fr. pron.,
per-sher-oN'.
"Percheron Horses."
For ON, see p. n.
perclose per'klos.
See parclose.
Perdiccas per-dik r as.
perdie per-de r .
Also written perdy, but pronounced as above.
See pardie.
Perdita per'dit-a, not per-de^a.
"A Winter's Tale."
Perdix per'diks.
perdurable per-du^a-bl.
Worcester, the Century, and Stormonth accent
the first syllable,
pere par.
"Dumas Pere"
Pere Goriot par g5-ryo / .
Pere Grandet par graN-de'.
For aN, see p. 10.
peregrine per'e-grin.
Also written peregrin, but pronounced as above.
Pereire per-ar'.
Pere Lachaise par la-shaz'.
peremptorily per-emp^o-ril-i or per / emp-t6-ril-i.
peremptory per-emp^o-ri or peVemp-to-ri.
perfect (a.) ^per'fekt.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 563
perfect (v.) per'fekt or per-fekf .
"The second pronunciation is heard more fre-
quently in American than in British usage." Web.
perfected per'fekt-ed or per-fekt'ed.
See perfect (v.).
perfidious per-fid'i-us.
Worcester gives per-fid'-yiis as an alternative
form.
perfume (n.) per'fum or per-fum'.
perfume (v.) per-fum'.
perfumer per-fum'er.
perfunctor}^ per-fungk'to'ri.
Worcester gives per'fungk-to-ri as an alternative
form.
Pergamo per'ga-mo.
Pergamos per'ga-mos.
pergola per'go-la, not per-go'la.
Pergolesi par-go-la'ze.
perhaps per-haps', not praps,
peri (elf) pe'ri.
peri (prefix) pert.
Periander per-i-an'der.
perianth per'i-anth .
pericarditis per-i-kar-di'tis.
See itis (termination).
peridot pertd-ot, not per r id-6.
Perier, Casimir ka-ze-mer' pa-rya'.
perigee per r i- j e.
See apogee.
Perigord pa-re-gOr'.
See Talleyrand-Peng or d, de.
perihelion per-i-hel'yun or per-i-he'li-on.
See aphelion.
peril pertl, not per'ul.
See damage.
perimeter per-im'e-ter.
perineum per-i-ne'um.
periodic pe-ri-od'ik.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
564 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
periceci per-i-e'si.
See antceci
periosteum per-i-os'te-tim.
periostitis per-i-os-ti'tis.
See it is (termination).
perio stosi s per-i-6 s-t 6'sis .
periphery per-if'er-i. w
The Oxford English Dictionary gives per'if-er-i
as an alternative form,
periphrasis per-if'ra-sis.
perique per-ek'.
periscope peVi-skop.
perissad per-is'ad or per'is-ad.
See artiad.
peritoneum per-i-to-ne'um.
Also written periton&um, but pronounced as
above,
peritonitis per-i-td-m'tis, not per-I-to-ne'tis.
See itis (termination).
peritropal ^per-it r r5-pal.
permissory per-mis'6-ri.
permit (n.) per'mit; rarely, per-rnit'.
permit (v.) per-mif.
See absent.
Pernambuco per-nam-boo'kd.
Peronne pe-ron 7 .
perorate per^-rat.
peroration per-6-ra'shun.
perpetuity per-pe-tu'it-i.
perquisite per'kwiz-it.
Perrault per-6 r .
perruquier per-oo^i-er ; Fr. pron., per-ii-kya'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Persephone per-sef'6-ne.
Perseus per'sus or per'se-us.
See Morpheus.
Pershing pur'shing.
Persia ^per x sha or per'zha.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 565
Persian per'shan or per'zhaii.
persiflage per'si-fiazh ; Fr. pron., per-se-flazh'.
Persigny, de du per-sen-ye'.
persist per-sist', not per-zist'.
persistent per-sist'ent, not per-zist'ent.
So persistence, persistency.
person per'sun or per'sn.
personality per-sun-al'it-i.
See personalty.
personalty per'sun-al-ti.
See personality.
persona non grata per-so'na non gra'ta.
personnel per-s6-nel' or per-so-neF.
See materiel.
perspective (n.) per-spek'tiv.
"Formerly accented per'spec-tive, as In Shake-
speare and Dryden." Web.
perspective (a.) per'spek-tiv.
perspicacity per-spi-kas'it-L
perspicuity per-spi-kiHt-i.
perspiration per-spir-a'shiin, not per-spi-ra'shun.
persuasive ^per-sw^siv, not per-swa'ziv.
pertinacious per-ti-na'shus, not per-tm-ash'us.
pertinacity per-tin-as'it-i.
perturbative per'tur-foa-tiv or per-tur'ba-tiv.
Peru pe-roo 7 ; Sp. pron., pa-roo'.
Perugia pa-roc" j a.
See Giorgio.
Perugini pa-roo- j e r ne.
Perugino pa-r<56-j e'no*
peruke per-ook 7 .
"Formerly, and still by some, peVook." Web.
peruse pe-rooz'.
Peruzzi ^pa-root r se.
See Abruzzi.
pesade pes-ad 7 or pez-ad 7 or pez-ad r .
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
566 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Pescatori di Perle pes-ka-to're de pairleh.
Peschel pesh'el.
Peschiera pa-skya r ra.
See Cherubim.
peseta (coin) pes-a/ta.
Peshawar pe-sha'war.
Peshito pe-she'to.
See peshitta, another spelling,
Peshitta pe-shet'ta.
See Peshito, another spelling,
peso (coin) pa'so.
Pessard pes-sar'.
Pestalozzi pes-ta-lot'se.
See Abruzsi.
Pestalozzian pes-ta-lofsi-an.
See Abrussi.
Pesth pest ; Hungarian pron., pesht.
pestle pes'l ; formerly pest'l.
Petain pa-taN 7 .
petal pet'al.
Rarely pe'tal.
petard pe-tard'.
The Oxford English Dictionary says pe-tard' or
pe-tar'.
Also written petar, but pronounced pe-tar'.
"For 'tis the sport to have the engineer
Hoist with his own petar" Shakespeare.
petiole pefi-61.
petiolule pet'i-6-lul or pet-i-oPul.
Petion de Villeneuve pa-tyoN' dii vel-nov r .
The pronunciation pa-syoN' is given by Webster.
"We are informed in the 'Nouvelle Biographic
Generale' that, although Petion generally wrote
his name without the accent, it was always pro-
nounced Petion." Biog.
For 6, ON, see pp. 10, n.
petit pet'i ; Fr. pron., pe-te'.
"The usual pronunciation, at least in the United
States, in current legal use, is pet'-i. When the
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 567
word was in general English use, the final t was
sounded, the accent being variable." Web.
See petite.
petite pe-tet'.
See petit.
petition pe-tish'un.
Petrarch pe'trark.
petrel pet'reL
^ Worcester gives pe'trel as an alternative pronun-
ciation.
Petrine pe'trin or pe'trin.
^ "The Petrine Epistles."
Petrinism pe'trin-izm.
Petrograd pe'tro-grad.
petrol pet'rol or pet'rul.
See petrole.
petrole pa-trdl'.
See petrol.
petroleur pa-tro-lur 7 ; Fr. pron., pa-tr51-6r'.
For 6, see p. 10.
petroleuse pa-tro-luz' ; Fr. pron., pa-tr61-6z'.
For 6, see p. 10.
petrous pet'rus or pe'trus.
Petruccio pa-troo'cho.
See Bertuccio, Petruchio.
Petruchio pe-troo'chi-6 or pe-troo'ki-6 ; It. pron.,
pa-trcK/ke-5.
"Katharine and PetruMo."
In Italian, ch before e or i is pronounced like
English k in kit.
See Petruccio.
petticoat pet'i-kot, never ped'I-kot
pettitoes pefi-tdz.
petunia pe-tu'm-a.
pewit peewit or plilt.
pfennig^-pfeln^g.
Phseacians fe-a'shanz.
Phaedo fe'do.
Also written Ph&don, but pronounced feMon.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
568 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Phsedra fe'dra.
Phsedrus fe'drus.
phaeton fa/e-ton, not fa'ton.
"This word has been vulgarly corrupted into
Phaeton." Wor.
phaeton fa'e-ton, not fa'ton.
phagocyte fag'6-sit.
phlange fal'anj or fa-lanj'; Fr. pron., fa-laNzh'.
For EN, see p. 10.
phalanges fa-Ian' j ez.
phalanstery fal'an-ster-i.
phalanx fa'langks or fal'angks.
"The second manner of pronouncing this word is
more general ; but the first is more analogical/'
Walker.
Phalaris fal'a-ris,
phanerogamia fan-er~6-ga/mi-a or fan-er-6-
gam'i-a.
phantasm fan'tazm.
phantasmal fan-taz^al.
phantasy fan'ta-si.
Pharaoh fa'ro or fa'ra~6.
pharisaic far-i-sa'ik.
Pharisaism far'i-sa-izm.
pharisean far-i-se'an.
Also written pharis&an, but pronounced as above.
Pharisee far'is-e.
pharmaceutics far-ma-su'tiks.
pharmaceutist f ar-ma-su'tist.
pharmacist far'ma-sist;
pharmacopoeia far-ma-ko-pe'ya.
Pharos fa'ros.
"The Pharos of Alexandria."
Pharpar far'par.
See Abana.
pharyngeal fa-rin^e-al or far-m-je'aL
pharynges f a-rm'j ez,
(For Key of Signs, see pi ig)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 569
pharyngitis far-m-ji'tis.
See itis (termination).
pharyngology far-ing-gol'6-jf.
pharyngotomy far-mg-got'd-mi.
pharynx far'mgks.
Phedre fa'dru.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
phenacetin fe-nas'e-tin.
Also written phenacetine, but pronounced as
above.
Phenice fe-m'se.
Phenix fe'niks.
See Phoenix, the preferred spelling,
phenogam fe'no-gam.
Also written phcznogam, but pronounced as
above.
See cryptogam.
phenogarnia fe-no-ga/ml-a.
Also written ph&nogamia, but pronounced as
above.
See cryptogamia.
phenogamic fe-no-gam'ik.
Also written ph&nogamic, but pronounced as
above.
See cryptogamic.
phenogamous fe-nog'a-mus.
Also written phcenogamous, but pronounced as
above.
See crypfogamous.
phenol fe r nol or fe^nol.
phenyl fe'ml or f en'il.
phew ftL
phial fFal.
See vial, the usual spelling.
Phi Beta Kappa f i be'ta kap'a or f e ba/ta kaj/pa.
Phidiac f id'i-ak or f Fdi-ak
Phidian fid'i-an.
Phidias^fid'j-as.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
57 o TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Phigalian fig-a'li-an.
"The Phigalian Marbles."
Phite fi'le
philander fil-an'der.
philanthrope fil'an-throp.
See misanthrope.
philanthropic fil~an~throp'ik.
See misanthropic.
philanthropist fil-an'thro-pist.
See misanthropist.
philanthropize fil-an'thro-piz.
See misanthropise.
philanthropy fil-an'thro-pi.
See misanthropy.
Philathea fi-la'the-a.
Philemon fil-e'mon.
"The Epistle to Philemon"
See Baucis.
Philemon et Baucis fe-la-moN' a bo-ses'.
For ON, see p. n.
philhellene fil-hel'en or fil'hel-en.
"Smart gives only the plural of this word, and he
pronounces it as a classical word, fil-hel-e'nez."
-S. & W.
Philip fil'ip, not fil'up.
See damage.
Philippa fil-ip'a-
Philippe fe-lq/.
Philippi (Battle of) fiWp'i, not fil'ip-L
philippic fil-ip'ik, not flKip-ik.
"The Philippics of Demosthenes."
Philippine (Islands) fiFip-in or fiFip-en.
^Especially in British usage, fll'ip-in." Web.
Philippism fiKip-izm.
Philippoteaux fe-le-po-to 7 .
Philistine fil-is'tm or flPis-tin.
"In British usage commonly fil'is-tln or fxT-
is-ttn." Web.
Philistinism f il-is'tm-izm or f iHs-tm-izm.
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 571
philistinize fil-is'tm-iz or fil'is-tm-fz
Phillips fil'ips, not fil'tips.
See damage.
Philoctetes fil-ok-te'tez.
Philo Judseus fi'ld joo-de'us.
philologic fil-6-loj'ik, not H-ld-lojIk.
philological fil-6-loj'ik-al, not fi-lo-Ioi'lk-aL
philologist fll-61'o-jist not fi-161'o-jist.
philology fil-61'o-jl, not fl-161'd-ji.
Philomela fil-6-me'la.
philomusical fil-6-mu^zik-al.
philopena fil-6-pe'na.
See fillipeen.
Philopoemen fil-o-pe'men.
philop'rogenitiveness fil-o-pro-jen^t-iv-nes.
philosophic fil-5-sof'Ik or fil-o-zoPik
philosophy fil-os'o-fi.
Phineas fm r e-as.
Phinehas fm^e-as.
Phineus fl'nus or fm r e-iis.
See Morpheus.
Phintias fm'ti-as.
phlebitis fle-bi'tis.
See itis (termination)*
phlebotomize fle-bo^o-miz.
phlebotomy fle-bot'o-mi.
Phlegethon fleg'e-thon or flej'e-thon.
phlegm flem.
phlegmatic fleg-mat'ik.
Phlegyas fle^'i-as.
phlogiston flo-jis'ton.
The Oxford English Dictionary gives flo-gis'ton
as an alternative form.
"Walker considered flo-gis'ton to be the pro-
nunciation in established use among the scientific
men of his day; yet he says: Those who are not
chemists ought, in my opinion, to protest against
the irregular sound of the g in this and similar
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
572
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
words [from the Greek]. Pronouncing the g soft
would only hurt the pride of the professor ; but pro-
nouncing it hard would hurt the genius of the
language.' "5*. & W.
Phobos fo'bos or fob'os.
Phocion fo'shi-on, not fo'shon.
Phoebe fe'be.
Phoebus fe'bus.
Phoenix fe'mks.
phonetic fo-net'Ik.
phonetization fo-ne-tiz-a/shun or fo-ne-ti-za'-
shun.
phonic fon'ik or fo'nik.
phonics fon'iks or fo'niks.
phonographer fo-nog'ra-fer.
phonography fo-nog'ra-fi.
phonotype fo'no-trp.
phonotypy fo^o-ti-pi or fo-not^p-i.
Phorcus fo^kiis.
Phorcys foi^sis.
phosphorous fos'for-us or fos-fo'rus.
"Phosphorous Acid."
phosphorus fos / for-us, not fos-fo^us.
photochromy fo^o-kro-mi.
photographer fo-to^ra-fer.
photographic fo-to-graHk.
photography fo-tog'ra-fi.
photogravure f o-to-gra-vur 7 or i 6-to-gra/vur ;
Fr., pron., fo-to-gra-vur'.
For u, see p. 10.
photometer fo-tom'e-ter.
phrenetic (n.) fre-nefik.
See frenetic (a.).
phrenetic (a.) fre-net'ik; formerly also fren r -
e-tik.
See frenetic (n.) .
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
phrenrtis fre-m'tis.
See itis (termination).
phrenologic fren-6-loj'ik.
phrenologist fre-nol'o-jist
phrenology fre-nol'6-ji.
Stormonth says fren-ol'o-jL
Phrygia frij'i-a.
Phry ne f ri'ne.
phthalein thal'e-m or fthal'e-m.
phthisic tiz'ik.
"The pronunciation has descended from the Mid-
dle English (tisik), while that of phthisis follows
the Latin." Web.
"As to the letters phth meeting in the same
syllable, who can wonder that an English eye,
affrighted by such an assemblage, should close its
lid on the first two letters, and consider only how
the second two are to be pronounced." Smart.
See phthisis, tisic.
phthisical tizlk-al.
See tisical.
phthisicky tlzlk-i.
See tisicky.
phthisis thi 'si s .
Worcester prefers ti'sis. Do not say te'sis.
See phthisic.
phthongal thong'gal or fthong'gal
phylloxera fil-6k-se'ra.
phylogeny fi-lo^e-ni.
physalin fis'a-lm.
physalite fis'a-Kt.
physicist fiz'is-ist.
physicky fiz x ik-i.
physiognomic fiz-i-og-nonr'ik.
physiognomist fiz-i-og^o-mist.
physiognomy fiz-i-o^no-mi.
"Formerly commonly, still occasionally, fiz-i-6n'-
6-mi." Web.
"There is a prevailing mispronunciation of this
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
574
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
word by leaving out the g, as if the word were
French." Walker.
physique fiz-ek'.
phytology fi-tol'6-ji.
pi (ratio) pi or pe.
See pi (type).
pi (type) pi.
Also written pie, but pronounced as above.
See pi (ratio).
Piale's pe-a'laz.
pia mater pi'a ma'ter.
See dura mater.
pianissimo pe-a-mVim-6.
pianist pi-an'ist or pe'a-mst.
See pianiste.
pianiste pya-nesf.
See pianist.
piano pi-an'6 ; It. pron., pya'nd.
piano-forte pi-an'o for'ta or pi-an'6 fort; It.
pron., pya'no for'ta.
Piantadosi pe-an'ta-do-se.
piaster ( coin ) pi-as'ter .
Also written piastre, but pronounced as above.
Piave pya/va.
piazza pi-az'a ; It. pron., pyat'sa.
See Abrussi.
Piazza del Popolo ^pyat'sa del po'po-ld.
See Abrussi.
Piazza di Spagna pyat'sa de span r ya.
See Abrussi.
Piazza Venezia pyat'sa va-nat'se-a.
See Abrussi.
piazzetta pyat-set'ta.
See Abrussi.
pibroch pe'brok.
pica (type) pi'ka.
picador pik-a-dor'.
Picardy pik'ar-di.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
picayune ( coin ) pik-a-yoon'.
picayune (petty) pik-a-yoon'.
Piccadilly pik-a-dil'i or pik'a-dil-i.
piccalilli pik'a-lll-i.
Piccini pe-che'ne.
Also written Piccinni, but pronounced as above.
See AbbatuccL
piccolo pik'6-16 ; It. pron., pe'ko-lo.
Piccolomini pek-ko-lo'me-ne.
piceous pis'e-iis or pish'us.
Pichegru pesh'groo ; Fr. pron., pesh-grii'.
For ii, see p. 10.
pickaninny pik'a-nin-i.
picked pikt ; formerly pik'ed.
"Picked Men/'
Pickles pik-elz r .
picra :L fik / fa or pFkra.
picric ^pik'rik or pl'knk.
Pictet ^pek-ta'.
picture pik^ur, not pik^chur.
piebald pi'bold.
piece de resistance pyes du ra-zes-taNs'.
For aN, see p. 10.
pied pid.
"The Pied Piper of Hamelin."
Piedmont ped'mont.
See Piemontf Piemonte.
Pie Jesu pe'a ya'zoo.
Piemont pya-moN 7 .
See Piemonte.
For ON, see p. n.
Piemonte pya-mon'ta.
See Piemont.
pierce pers.
Pierce pers.
See Peirce.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
576 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Pierian pi-e'ri-an.
"Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring."
Pope.
Pierides pi-erld-ez.
Pierne pyair-na/.
Pierre pyar.
Pierrot pyer-o'.
Pieta, La la pya-ta'.
Pietism pi'e-tizm.
Pietist pi'e-tist.
Pietro pya'tro. , ,
pigeon pij'un; pfj'un or pij'm (Wor.),
piked pik'ed, pik'id or pikt.
pilaster pi-las'ter, not pil'as-ter.
Pilatus (Mount) pe-la^oos, not pi-la'tiis.
pileate pi'le-at or piFe-at
pileated pi'le-a-ted or piFe-a-ted.
Pilica pi-le'ka.
pillar pil'er, not piFo.
See pillow.
pillow piPo, not pil'ti.
See damage.
pilose pi'los.
Piloty, von f 6n pe-lo'te or f on pe^o-te.
Pilpai pil'pi.
"The Fables of Pilpai."
Also written Pilpay f but pronounced as above.
See Bidpai.
pilum pi'lum.
pilus pi x lus.
pimento pi-men^o.
pimpernel pim'per-neL
Pinacotheca ^pm-a-ko-th^ka.
Pinacothek pin'a-ko-thek ; Ger. pron., pe-na-
ko~tak'.
pince-nez paNs-na'.
For aN, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, see p: 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
577
pincers pin'serz, not pm'cherz, unless written
pinchers which see.
pinchbeck pmct/bek, not pinch'bak.
pinchers pin'cherz.
"Commonly spelled pincers, in which case it
certainly ought not to be pronounced as pinchers;
yet the identical meaning of the words generally
produces this effect: why not always write the
word as coming from the verb?" Smart.
See pincers.
Pinchot (Gifford) pm'sho, not pm'shot.
Pincian (Hill) pm'shi-an or pin'chan.
Pincio, Monte mon'ta pen'cho.
See Cialdini.
Pincius, Mons monz pm'shi-us.
Pindaric pm-dar'ik.
Pindarus pin'da-rus.
pineal pin'e-al or pi-ne'al.
"The Pineal Gland/'
Pinel pe-nel'.
Pinero pm-er'5.
Pini Corsi pe-ne k8r-si'.
pinite p^mt or pmlt.
pinnatifid pi-nat 7 !- fid.
pinochle pe'nuk-1.
Also written pinocle, but pronounced as above.
See penuchle.
pinole pe-no'la.
Pinsuti pin-soo'te.
Pinzon pen-thon A .
See Zamacois.
Pio pe'd,
piony pi r 6-ni.
See p&ony, peony.
piou-piou pioo'pido'.
Piqua (Ohio) pik'wa.
piquancy pe'kan-si.
(For Key of Signs, see p, 19)
57 8 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
piquant pe'kant; Fr. pron., pe-kaN r .
For aN, see p. 10.
piquante pe'kant ; Fr. pron., pe-kaN'tu.
For aN, see p. 10.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer*
pique pek.
See ambergris.
Pique Dame pek dam.
piquet (game) pe-kef; Fr. pron., pe-ka'.
Piraeus pi-re'us.
Pirithoiis pi-rith'5-iis.
pirouette pir-oo-et'.
Pisa pe'sa or pe'za.
Pisano, Niccola ne-ko-la' pe-za'nd.
Piscataqua pis-kafa-kwa.
piscatory pis'ka-td-ri.
Pisces pis'ez, not pi'sez.
pisciculture pis'i-kul-tur.
piscina pi-sFna or pi-se r na.
piscine pis'm or pis'in.
Piscis Australis pis'is os-tra'lis.
Piscis Austrinus pis'is os-trFnus.
Piscis Volans pis'is vo'lanz.
Pisistratus pis-is'tra-tus, not pis-is-tra'tus.
pismire pis'mir.
Worcester prefers piz'mir.
Pissevache pes-vash 7 .
pistache pis-tash 7 ; Fr. pron., pes-tash'.
pistachio pis-ta/shi-6 or pis-ta'shi-o.
pistole (coin) pis-tdK
pitapat pit'a-pat.
Pitcairn (Island) pit'karn or pit-karn'.
pith ^pith, not peth.
pithecoid ^pi-the r koid or pith'e-kbid.
"Pithecoid Apes.
Pittacus pit'a-kus.
"Pittacus of Mitylene."
(For Key of Signs f see p 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 579
Pjtti (Palace) pit'te.
pituitary pi-tu'i-ter-i.
"The Pituitary Body."
Pius pi'us.
pivotal piv'5-tal.
Pizarro piz-ar'ro ; Sp. pron., pe-thar'rd.
See Zamacois.
pizzicato pit-se-ka'to.
See AbrussL
placable pla'ka-bl or plak'a-bL
See implacable.
placard (n.) plak'ard.
See placard (v.}.
placard (v.) pla-kard' or plak'ard.
See placard (n.).
placate pHi/'kat or plak'at
placatory pla/ka~to-ri or plak'a-to-ri.
Place de la Bastille plas du la bas-te'yu.
See Bouhgne-sur-Mer.
Place de la Concorde plas du la koN-kor'dii.
For ON, see p. n.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Place de la Greve ^plas du la grev.
Place de la Revolution plas du la ra-vo-lii-syoN'.
For ti, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Place du Carrousel plas 'dii'ka-rdo-zeF.
For ii, see p. 10.
Place Vendome plas vaN~dom'.
For a.N, see p. 10.
placer (mining) plas'er.
"American Spanish pla-seV; Spanish pla-ther';
the first pronunciation [plas'er] is usual among
miners throughout the western United States."
Web.
plagiarism pla'ji-a-rizm or pla'ja-rizm.
plagiarist pl^ji-a-rist or pla^ja-rist
plagiarize pla'ji-a-riz or pla'ja-riz.
plagiary pla'ji-a-ri or pla'ja-ri.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
580 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
plague plag.
"The pronunciation, pi eg, common in many parts
of America, is generally regarded as dialectal or
colloquial." Web.
plaguy pla'gi.
See plague.
plaice plas.
plaid plad ; Scotch pron., plad.
"The leading English dictionaries, including the
Oxford English Dictionary, prefer plad, although
as stated in the latter 'the word is very generally
pronounced plad in England/ " Web.
"The Scottish pronunciation is plad, which is
current to some extent in England." S. <$ W.
plainness plan'nes.
plaintiff plan'tif , not plen'tif .
plait plat or plet.
"Now perhaps more often plet; also especially
in British use and for sense of braid, plat. The pro-
nunciation with a is perhaps due to the influence of
Old French pleier to fold, bend, pleat (with e) being
the form to be expected." Web.
planchette plan-shef or plan-chef; Fr. pron.,
plaN-shet'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Plangon plaN-soN'.
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, II,
Planquette plaN-kef.
For aN, see p, 10.
plant plant, not plant.
"There is a coarse pronunciation of this word,
chiefly among the vulgar, which rhymes it with
aunt (ant)." Walker.
See ask.
Plantagenet plan-taj'e-net
plantain plan'tin.
plaque plak or plak.
See ask.
plasma plaz'ma.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN M ISP RON UNCED s g I
Plata (river) pla'ta.
Also written Plate, but pronounced pla'ta.
Plata, La la pla'ta.
Platasa (Battle of ) pla-te'a.
plateau pla-to'.
platina plat'in-a or pla-te'na.
Worcester gives the first pronunciation only.
"This word is from the Spanish, and is often
pronounced, as in that language, pla-te'na; but the
English, as well as the American orthoepists, are
unanimous in Anglicizing the pronunciation, by
accenting the first syllable." S. 6- W.
See platinum.
platinotype plat'i-n5-tip.
platinum plat'i-num.
See platina.
Platonist pla'to-mst
platyrrhine plat'i-rm or plat'i-rin.
"Platyrrhine^ Apes."
See catarrhine.
plausive plo'siv.
Plautine plo'tin or plo'tin.
Plautus plo'tus.
"Seneca cannot be too heavy nor Plautus too
light." Shakespeare.
plaza pla/za ; Sp. pron., pla'tha.
See Zamacols.
plead ^pled.
"It is a regular verb; yet the Scotch use pled, or
plead, for the imperfect tense and past participle
instead of pleaded; as also do many Americans,
especially in conversation." Wor.
pleasance plez'ans.
Worcester prefers ple'zans.
plebeian ple-be'yan or ple-be'an, not ple^be-an.
plebiscitum pleb-i-si'tum or ple-bi-sFt&m.
plebeianize ple-be'yan-iz or ple-be x an-iz.
plebiscite pleVi-sit or pleb r i-sit.
plebiscite pla-be-sef.
([For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
5 g2 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
plebiscitum pleb-i-si'tum or ple-bi-si'tum.
Pleiades ple'ya-dez or ple'a-dez or pli'a-dez.
Pleiads ple'yadz or pli'adz.
plein air plantar.
Pleione ple-i'6-ne.
Pleistocene plis'to-sen.
plenary ple'na-ri or plen'a-ri.
plenipotentiary plen-i-po-ten'shi-er-i, plen-i-po-
ten'shi-er-T or plen-i-po-ten'sha-ri.
plenitude plen'i-tud.
plenteous plen'te-iis.
pleonasm ple'5-nazm.
plesiosarus ple-si~6-sor'us.
plethora pleth'6-ra.
"The etymological ple-tho'ra is but little used."
Web.
plethoric ple~thor'ik or pleth'o-rik.
"Although all the principal English orthoepists
place the accent of this word on the second syllable,
yet Mr. Todd says : 'It is now usually placed on the
first/ " Wor.
pleurisy ploor'i-si.
Pliny plm'i.
Pliocene pll'6-sen.
Also written ple'wcene, but pronounced as above.
Plock plok.
Ploermel plo-er-meF.
Plombieres-les-Bains ploN-byar'la-baN'.
For aN, ON, see p. n.
Plon-Plon ploN-ploN.
For ON, see p. n.
Plotinism plo-ti'mzm or plo'tm-izm.
Plotinist plo-t^mst or plo'tm-ist
Plotinus pl6-ti r nus.
plover pluv'er, not plo'ver.
plumb plum,
plume plum, not ploom.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN- MISPRONO UNCED 583
plumose ploo'mds.
plumule plu'mul
pluperfect ploo'per-f ekt or plob-per'fekt.
plural ploo'ral.
Pluto plu'to, not ploo'to.
plutocracy ploo-tok'ra-si.
Plutonian plu-to'm-an, not ploo-to'm-an.
Plutonic plu-ton'ik, not ploo-ton'ik.
Plutonism plu'to-mzm, not ploo'to-mzm.
Plutonist plu'to-nist, not ploo'to-mst.
See NeptunisL
Plutus plu'tus, not ploo r tus.
Pluviose plii-vy6z / .
For ii, see p. 10.
pneumatics nu-mat'iks.
pneumatize nu'ma-tiz.
pneumonia nu-mo'm-a, not nu-mon'ya.
Pnyx niks or pniks.
Pobyedonostsev pa-bye-da-nos'tsef.
Pocono ^po'kd-no.
Pocahontas po-ka-hon'tas, not po-ka-hon'tas.
poculiform pok'u-H-form.
podagra ^po-dag'ra or pod'a-gra.
podgy poj'i.
See pudgy.
podiatry po'di-a-try.
podophyllin pod-o-filln, not po-dof'il-in.
Podophyllum pod-6-f iFum, not po-dof'il-um.
poem po'em or po^m, not po'um or pom.
See damage.
poesy po'e-si, not po'e-zi.
poetaster po^t-as-t-ep or^po-et-as'ter.
poignancy poin^n-si or poin'yan-si.
poignant poin'yant or poin'ant.
Poilu pwa-lir'.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
584 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Poincare, Raymond ra-moN' pwaN-ka-ra'.
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, u.
Poinsettia poin-set'i-a, not poin-set'a.
poison poi'z'n.
Poitevin pwat-vaN'.
For aN, see p. n.
Poitiers (Battle of) pwa-tya'.
Sometimes anglicized poi-terz'.
Formerly written Poictiers, but pronounced as
above.
Polaris po-la'ris, not po'lar-is.
polarization po-ler-i-za'shun or po-ler-i-za/shun*
police po-les', not pies.
Polignac, de du po-len-yak'.
polish polish.
See Polish.
Polish polish.
See polish.
Politian po-list/i-an.
politicize po-lit'i-siz.
Polk (James K.) pok.
poll (n.) pol.
When meaning "a degree without honors," this
word is pronounced pol.
poll (v.) pol.
pollen poFen.
pollice verso poHs-e ver x so.
polliwog poFi-wog.
Also written pollizvig, but pronounced pol'i-wig.
Worcester says that, in the United States, p olli-
wig is vulgarly called polliwog.
Pollux poFuks.
"Castor and Pollux."
See Castor.
polonaise po-lo-naz' or pol-6-naz'.
Polycarp poFi-karp.
Polycletus ^pol-i-
Polycrates ^po-lik'ra-tez.
^For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 585
Polydamas po-lid'a-mas.
Polydectes pol-i-dek'tez.
Polydora pol-i-do'ra.
Polydorus pol-i-do'rus.
Polyeucte pol-e-6kt'.
For 6, see p. 10.
polygami s t po-lig'a-mist.
See monogamist.
polygamous pd4ig'a-mus.
See monogamous.
polygamy po-lig'a-mi.
See monogamy.
polyglot pol'i-glot.
Polygnotus pol-ig-no'tus.
polygon polygon,
polyhedron pol-i-he'dron.
Polyhymnia pol-i-him'ni-a.
See Polymnia.
Polymnia po-Hm'm-a.
See Polyhymnia.
Polyneices pol-i-m'sez.
Polynesia pol-i-ne'shi-a or pol-i-ne'sha.
Pol^esian pol-i-ne'shan or pol-i-ne'zhan.
polype poPip.
Also written polyp, the preferred spelling, but
pronounced as above.
Polyphemus pol-i-fe'mus,
polyphony po-lif A 6-n! or poFI-f 6-ni.
polyphyllous ^pol-i-fiFus.
Less properly, po-lifil-us.
polyporous ^po-lip'o-rus.
polysyllabic pol-i-si-lab^k.
polysyllable poFi-sil-a-bl.
polytheism pol-i-thc^izm.
Polyxena po-lik/se-na,
pomace ^piim'is or piim'as.
pomade ^po-mad' or po-mad'.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
586 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
pomander po'man-der or po-man/der.
Pomander (Sir Charles) po-man'der.
pomatum po-ma/ttim .
pome pom.
pomegranate pom'gran-it or pom-gran'it or
pum'gran-it.
pommel (n. and v.) pum'el or pom'el.
Pomona po-mo'na.
pompadour pom'pa-dor or pom'pa-door.
See Pompadour, de.
Pompadour, de dii poN-pa-door'.
For ON, see p. u.
See pompadour.
pompano pom'pa-no.
Pompeia pom-pe'ya.
Pompeian pom-pe'yan or pom-pe'an.
Pompeii pom-pa/ye, not pom'pe-i.
Latin pron., pom-pe'yi.
"The Last Days of Pompeii/'
Pompeius pom-p^yus.
Ponce de Leon pons du l^un; Sp. pron., pon 7 -
tha da la-on'.
The pronunciation pon'se de le'un is often heard.
See Cervantes, de.
Ponchielli pon-ke-el'e.
poncho pon'cho.
Pondicherry ^pon-di-sher 7 ! or pon-di-cher'i.
See Pondichery,
Pondichery po N-de-sha-re r .
For ON, see p. n.
See Pondicherry.
pone (cake) pon.
See pone (writ).
pone (writ) po'ne.
When meaning "the player that cuts the cards,"
this word is pronounced pon.
See pone (cake).
pongee pon-je' or pon'je.
(For Key of Signs, see f. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 587
poniard pon'yerd, not pwon'yard.
Poniatowski po-nya-tof'ske or pd-nya-tos'ke.
pons asinorum ponz as-m-6'rum.
Ponselle pon-zeF.
pons varolii ponz va-ro'li-L
Pont-a-Mousson poN-ta-mu-saN 7 .
Pontchartrain ( Lake ) pon-char-tran'.
Ponte Vecchio pon'ta vek'e-6.
Pontefract (Castle) pom'fret; formerly, pon'te-
frakt
See Alnwick.
Pontiac pon'ti-ak.
pontifex pon'ti-feks.
Pontifex Maximus pon'tif-eks maks / im-us.
pontiff pon'tif.
pontifical pon-tif'i-kal.
pontifices pon-tiW-sez.
Pontine (Marshes) pon'tm or p6n r tm, not pon'-
ten.
Pontius (Pilate) pon^hi-us or pon'shus.
Pont Neuf poN no.
For 6, ON, see pp. 10, n.
poor poor,
popliteal pop-life-al or pop-li-te'al.
"The Popliteal Artery."
Popocatepetl po-po-ka-ta/pet-l or po-po-ka-ta-
pet 7 !.
See Istaccihuatl.
Poppaea Sabina pop-e'a sa-bi'na.
porcelain por'se-lm or pors'lin.
porcelaneous por-se-la/ne-us.
Also written porcellaneous, but pronounced as
above,
porcelanic por-se-lan'ik.
Also written porcellanic, but pronounced as above,
porcelanite por'se-la-mt or por-seFa-mt.
Porcellian ( Club ) por-seFi-an.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
5 gg TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
porch porch, not porch,
porcine por'sm or por'sm.
pore pdr, not por.
See pour.
porgy por'gi.
porose po'ros or po-ros'.
porous po'rus.
porphyry por'fi-ri.
Porphyry por'fir-i.
porpoise porous.
"Formerly also por'poiz." Web.
Porsena por'sen-a.
See Por senna.
Porsenna por-sen'na.
See Porsena.
Portage la Prairie por'taj la pra/ri.
Portalis por-ta-les'.
Port au Prince port-o-prms' ; Fr. pron., por-to-
praNs'.
For an, see p. n.
portcullis port-kuFis.
Porte (The) port.
See Sublime Porte.
porte-cochere port-ko-shar'.
porte-feuille ^port-fu'y.
porte-monnaie port-mo-ne' ; Anglicized port 7 -
mim-i.
portent ^por'tent or por'tent.
portfolio port-f 6'li-6 or p5rt-f ol'yo.
Porthos ^por-tos'.
See Aramis, Athos, Trois Mousquetaires, Les.
Portia por'shi-a or por'sha.
Portici por^e-che.
See Muette de Portici^ La.
portiere por-tya,!^ or por-ti-ar'o
portmanteau port-man'to.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 589
Porto Ferrajo potato fer-ra'yo.
Porto Rico por'to re'ko.
See Puerto Rico.
portrait por'trat, not por'trut.
Pronounce the final syllable distinctly.
See damage.
Port Said port sa-ed'.
Portuguese por'tu-gez or por-tu-gez' or port'-
u-ges.
See Chinese.
portulaca por-tu-la'ka.
"Commonly por-tu-lak'a." Web.
posaune po-zow'ne.
Poseidon po-si'don.
Also written Position, but pronounced as above.
Posilippo po-ze-lep'po.
position po-zish'un.
posse pos'e.
posse comitatus pos'e kom-i-ta'tus.
possess poz-es'.
The Standard Dictionary gives pos-es' as an
alternative pronunciation,
possession poz-esh'un.
possessive poz-es'iv.
possessor poz-es'er.
possessory poz-es'6-n.
"Walker considers it more agreeable to analogy
to place the accent on the first syllable, rather than
on the second. He says, however: 'Most of our
. . . orthoepists accent the second syllable/ "
S. & W.
postscript, post'skript, not poslmpt.
Pronounce the t in the first syllable,
poste restante post res-taNt'.
For a.N, see p. 10.
posterior pos-te'ri-er, not pos-te'ri-er.
posthumous pos'tu-mtis or posfhu-mus.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
590
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Posthumus, Leonatus le-6-na/tus p6st4iu'rnus.
"Cymbeline."
postilion pos-tfl'yiin.
Also written postillion^ but pronounced as above*
See postilion.
postilion p6s-tel-yo N'.
For ON, see p. n.
See postilion.
Postlethwaite posl-thwat.
post-obit post-6'bit or post-ob'it.
postpone post-pon', not pos-pon'.
Pronounce the t in the first syllable,
posy po'zi.
potable po'ta-bl, not pot'a-bl.
potato po-ta'to, not po-ta'tu.
See damage.
pot-au-feu pot-to-fu 7 ; Fr. pron,, po-to-fo^
For d, see p. 10.
Potemkin po-tem'kin; Russian pron., pa-tyorn'-
km.
potentate po'ten-tat
potential pS-teVshal.
potentiality po-ten-shi-al r it-i.
Potocka po-tots^a.
See Potocki.
Potocki po-tots'ke.
See Potocka.
Potosi po-to-se'.
pot pourri po pob-re'.
The Oxford English Dictionary gives pot-poo'ri
as an alternative form,
potsherd pof sherd .
Pottawatomie pot-a-wot'o-mi.
pouchong (tea) pow x chong.
Poughkeepsie po-krp'si, not po-kep r si.
pour p5r, not por.
See pore.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
pourboire poor-bwar'.
Pourbus poor'biis.
For ii, see p. 10.
pourparler poor-par-la 7 ,
pour prendre conge poor pran' dru koN-zha'.
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, n.
pourquoi poor-qua.
Pourtales, de du poor-ta-les'.
pousse-cafe poos ka-fa/.
Poussin pdo-saN 7 .
For a,N, see p. u.
pou sto poo sto or pow sto.
Powhatan pow-ha-tan 7 , not pow-ha^an.
Pozzo di Borgo pot'so de bo^go.
Pozzuoli pot-swo^e.
See Abrussij Puteoli.
Prado, Paseo del pa-sa/5 del praMo.
Pradt, de du prat,
prsecipe ^pres^p-e or pre'sip-e.
Praed (Mrs.) prad.
praemuiiire pre-mu-m / re or prem-u-nrre.
prsenomen pre-no'men.
See prenomen.
Prsesepe pre-se'pe.
Also written Pr&s&pe, but pronounced as above.
Prseterita pre-ter-Fta.
Ruskin's "Prseterita."
prastor pre^or.
Also written pretor, but pronounced as above,
praetorial pre-to^ri-al
See pretorial.
praetorian pre-to'ri-an.
See preiorian.
prsetorium pre-to'ri-iim.
See pretorium.
Prag prag.
See Prague.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
592 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Prague prag.
See Prag.
Prairial pra'ri-al ; Fr. pron., pra-re-al'.
prairie prarl.
Prairie du Chien pra'ri doo shen; Fr. pron.,
pra-re' du shyaN'.
For ti, aN, see pp. 10, n.
Prakrit pra'krit.
praline pra'len ; Fr. pron., pra-len'.
prance prans, not prans.
See ask.
Prater ( Vienna ) pra/ter .
pratique prat'ik ; Fr. pron., pra-tek'.
Praxitelean pr aks-it-e-le'an .
Praxiteles praks-i t'e-lez .
prayer (petition) prar.
Worcester prefers pra'er.
See prayer (supplicant).
prayer (supplicant) pra'er.
See prayer (petition').
preamble pre'am-bl or pre-am'bl.
Pre-aux Clercs, Le lu pra-6-klar r .
prebend prebend,
prebendal pre-bend / al.
The Century Dictionary says preb'end-al.
?-ebendary preb r en-der-i.
reble prebl.
Pre Catalan pra ka-ta-laN 7 .
Far aN, see p. 10.
precedence pre-sed'ens, not pres r e-dens.
See^ precedency.
precedency pre-sed'en-si, not pres'e-den-si.
"These words (precedence, precedency) are some-
times erroneously pronounced with the accent on the
first syllable, a mode not countenanced by any of
the orthoepists." Wor.
precedent ( n. ) pres'e-de nt
See precedent (a.).
(For Key of Signs, see p, 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
593
precedent (a.) pre-sed'ent.
"A slave, that is not twentieth part the tithe
Of your precedent lord." Shakespeare.
See precedent (w.).
precedented pres'e-den-ted, not pres'e-den-tid.
See unprecedented.
precedently pre-se'dent-li.
precentor pre-sen'ter.
preceptory pre-sep'to-ri ; pres'ep-to-ri (Wor.).
Precieuses Ridicules, Les la pra-syoz' re-de-kiil'.
For 6, ti, see p. 10.
precinct pre'singkt
"Formerly accented pre-cincf, as in Shakespeare
and Milton." Web.
Preciosa pres-i-5'sa; Ger. pron., prat-ze~6'za
precis pra-se' or pra'se.
precise pre-sis', not pre-siz 7 .
precisely pre-sisli, not pre-siz'G.
preciseness pre-sis^es, not pre-siz'nes.
precisian pre-sizh'an.
See precision.
precision pre-sizh'un.
See precisian.
preclude pre-klud', not pre-klood r .
precocious ^pre-ko r shus.
precocity pre-kos'it-i.
predatory pred'a-to-ri, not pre'da-to-ri.
predecessor pred-e-ses'er or pre-de-ses^r.
Do not accent the first syllable.
predicament pre-dik'a-ment, not per-dik'a-ment.
predicative pred'i-ka-tiv.
predicatory pred^-ka-to-ri.
predilection pre-dil-ek'shun or pred-il-ek'shun.
preface (n.) pref'as.
preface (v.) pref'as, not pre-fas r , as analogy
would suggest.
See absent.
prefacer pref'a-ser.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
prefatory pre f 'a-to-ri .
prefect pre'fekt.
Also written prefect, but pronounced as above.
See prefet.
prefecture pre'fek-tur.
Worcester says pref ek-tur.
preferable pref'er-a-bl, not pre-fer'a-bl.
preferment pre-fer'ment.
prefet pra-fa'.
See prefect.
prefix (n.) pre'fiks.
prefix (v.) pre-fiks'.
See absent.
Preguntale a las Estrellas pra-goon'ta-la a las
es-trel'yas.
prehensile pre-hen'sil.
prejudice prej'oo-dis.
prelacy prel'a-si.
prelate prel'at, not pre'lat.
prelatic pre-lat r ik.
prelatize prel'a-tiz.
prelude (n.) prel'ud or pre r lud.
prelude (v.) pre-lud 7 .
Or, "especially in the musical sense, prel'ud,
pre'lud." Web.
preludize prel'u-diz or pre^u-diz.
prelusive pre-lu'siv.
prelusory pre-lu'so-ri.
premature pre-ma-tur' or pre'ma-tur or prem / -
a-tur.
This last pronunciation is heard especially in
Great Britain,
premier (n.) pre'mi-er or prem'yer.
"Formerly often, still by some, pre-merV Web.
premier (a.) pre'mi-er or prem'yer.
premiere pre-myar 7 .
premise (n.) prem'is.
Often written premiss, but pronounced as above.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
premise (v.) pre-miz'.
prenomen pre-no'men.
See pr&nomen f the preferred spelling,
preparative pre-par'a-tiv, not pre-par'a-tiv.
preposterous pre-p6Vter-us, not pre-pos'trus.
presage (n.) pre'saj ; pres'aj (Wor.).
Formerly, also pre-saj'.
presage (v.) pre-saj'.
See absent.
presageful pre-saj'fool
presbyope prez'bi-op or preslbi-op.
See myope.
presbyopia prez-bi-6'pi-a or pres-bi~6'pi-a.
See myopia.
presbyopic prez-bi~6p'ik or pres~bi-6p'ik.
See myopic.
presbyopy prezlDi-d-pi or pres'bi-o-pi.
See myopy.
presbyter prez r bi-ter or pres'bi-ter,
Presbyterian prez-bi-te'ri-an or pres-bi-te'ri-an.
presbytery prez'bi-ter-i or pres'bi-ter-i.
"Formerly also pres-bifer-i." Web.
Worcester says : "This word is sometimes errone-
ously pronounced pres-byfe-ry a mode which is
not countenanced by any of the orthoepists."
prescience pre'shi-ens or presh'e-ens.
Webster says that this word was formerly ac-
cented pre-si'ens.
prescient pre'shi-ent or presh'i-ent.
present (n. and a.) prez'ent.
present (v.) pre-zent 7 .
See absent.
presentable pre-zent'a-bl.
presentation prez-en-ta'shun.
presentiment pre-zen'tim-ent.
presentment ^pre-z ent r ment.
"The counterfeit presentment of two brothers."
Shakespeare.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
596 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
president prez'i-dent, not preVi-dunt.
See damage.
presidio pre-sidl-6 ; Sp. pron., pra-se'dyo.
Presque Isle presk-el'.
prestidigitateur pres-te-de-zhe-ta-tor'.
For 6, see p. 10.
prestidigitation pres~ti-dij-i-ta/shun.
prestidigitator pres-ti-dijl-ta-ter.
prestige pres-tezh' or pres'tij.
Webster, the Oxford English Dictionary, and the
Century prefer pres-tezh' ; the Standard and Stor-
month prefer pres'tij. Worcester says pres-tej' or
pres'tij.
presumptuous pre-zurnp'tu-us.
"There is a vulgar pronunciation of this word
in three syllables (pre-zum'shus), which should
be carefully avoided." Walker.
pretense pre-tens', not pre'tens.
Also written pretence, but pronounced as above,
preterit pret'er-it.
Also written preterite, but pronounced as above,
preteritive pre-ter'it-iv, not pret' er-it-iv.
pretext pre'tekst.
"Formerly, and still by some, pre-tekst'." Web*
pretor pre'tor.
See praetor, the preferred spelling,
pretorial pre-to'ri-al.
See prcetorial, the preferred spelling,
pretorian pre-to / ri-an.
See praetorian, the preferred spelling,
pretorium pre-to'ri-um.
See pratorium, the preferred spelling,
prettily prit'il-L
See pretty.
pretty prit'i.
"Formerly, now dialectic or illiterate, pret'i."
Web.
pretzel prefsel.
See bretsel.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
597
Preve pra'va.
preventive pre-ven'tiv.
Preventative (pre-ven'ta-tiv) is, as Webster says,
"An unnecessary and irregularly formed doublet of
preventive."
Prevost d j Exiles pra-vo'deg-zel'.
Prevost-Paradol pra-vo' pa-ra-dol'.
Priapean pri-a-pe'an, not pri-a'pe-an.
Priapic pri-ap'ik.
priapism pri'a-pizm.
Priapus pri-a'pus, not pri'a-pus.
Pribilof (Islands) pre-be-lof'.
Prichard prich'ard.
prie-dieu pre-dyu'; Fr. pron., pre-dyo'.
For 6, see p. 10.
Priene pri-e'ne.
"Bias of Prime."
Prim (General) prem, not prim,
prima donna pre'ma don'a.
The Oxford English Dictionary gives prfma
don'a as an alternative pronunciation,
prima facie pri'ma fa'shi-e.
primarily pri'ma-ril-i, not pri-ma / ril-i.
primate pri'mat.
primates (order of mammals) pri-ma/tez, not
prFmats.
primer (book) prim'er.
See primer (one that primes).
primer (one that primes) pri'mer.
See primer (book).
princess prin'ses.
"In British use, princess is accented prin'cess . . .
when the name follows, as in Prin'cess Alice; other-
wise often prin-cessfj as in / saw the princess*/'
Web.
"By the English sometimes accented on the last
syllable; but this, as Walker (1806) remarks, is a
'glaring absurdity/ " Web. (earlier edition).
See princesse.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
598 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
princesse prin-ses' ; Fr. pron., praN-ses'.
For UN, see p. n.
See princess,
prism prizm, not priz'um.
See chasm, elm.
pristine pris'tm or pris'tm.
prithee prith'e, not prith'e.
privacy pri'va-si or, especially in British use,
priv'a-si.
Privat-Deschanel prev-a' da-sha-nel'.
privat-docent pre-vat' dot-sent 7 ,
privet priv'et or privet,
privily priv'il-i.
probative pro'ba-tiv, not prob'a-tiv.
probatory pr6 / ba-to-n, not prob'a-td-ri.
probity prob'it-i or pro'bit-i.
proboscidean ^pro-bos-id 7 ^-^.
proboscis pro-bos'is.
proceed (v.) pro-sed''.
See absent.
proceeds (n.) pro'sedz.
process pros'es or, especially in British usage,,
pro'ses.
"The original pro-cess' remained beside pro'cess
until late in i8th century." Web.
proces-verbal pro-sa/ ver-baF.
proces-verbaux pro-sa'' ver-b6 r .
Procida, da da pro'che-da.
Procne prok'ne.
Procrustean pr5-krus r te-an.
Procrustes prd-krus'tez.
procurator prok^u-ra-ter.
procuress pro-kt^res.
procureur ^pro-kii-ror 7 .
For 6, ii, see p. 10.
Procyon pro'si-on.
prodigious pro-di j v iis .
(For Key of Signs } see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
prodigy prod'ij-i.
produce (n.) prod'us; formerly, pro-dus'.
produce (v.) pro-dus'.
See absent.
product prod'ukt.
proem pro'em.
proemial pro-e'mi-al
professorial pro-fes-6'n-al.
Profeta II el pro-fa'ta.
profile pro'fil or pro'fel.
This is Webster's marking. All of the other
leading dictionaries prefer pro'fel.
The Oxford English Dictionary gives prd'fil as
an alternative form.
Worcester says pro-feT or pro'fil.
profilist pro'f i-list or pro'feHst.
profuse (a.) pro- f us', not prd-fuz'.
prognathous prog'na-thiis.
program pr o'gram .
"Sometimes pro'griim." Web.
Also written programme, but pronounced as
above,
progress (n.) prog'res or, especially in British
usage, pro'greV.
progress (v.) pro-fres'.
"Earlier, commonly, pro'gres." Web.
See absent.
prohibition pro-hi-bisVun.
prohibitory prd-hib'i-to-ri.
project (n.) proj'ekt.
In Great Britain, pro'jekt is frequently heard,
project (v.) pro-jekt 7 .
"Shakespeare has pro'jekt." Web.
See absent.
pro j ectile pro- j ek'til.
prolate pro^at
See oblate (n. and a.) .
prolegate pro-leg'it.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
600 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
prolepsis pro-lep'sis.
The pronunciation pro-lep'sis is heard in Great
Britain.
proletarian pro-le-ta'ri-an or prol-e-ta'ri-an.
proletariat pro-le-ta'ri-at
proletary pro'le-ter-i or pro'le-ter-i.
prolix pro-liks' or pro'liks.
prolocutor pr6~16k'u-ter or prol'6-ku-ter.
prologue pro'log or prol'og.
See analogue.
promenade prom-e-nad'.
The Oxford English Dictionary and Worcester
give prom-e-nad' as an alternative pronunciation.
Prometheus pro-me'thus, commonly pro-me'-
the-us.
See Morpheus.
promiscuity pr6m~is-ku'it-i or pro-mis-ku'it-i.
promissory prom'is-so-ri.
promontory prom'un-to-ri.
promulgate pro-mul'gat.
The Oxford English Dictionary prefers prom'-
iil-gat or pro'mul-gat
promulgation pro-mul-ga^shun or prom-ul-ga/-
shun.
promulgator pro-muKga-ter or pro^ul-ga-ter or
prom'ul-ga-ter.
pronunciamento pro-nun-shi-a-men^d or prd-
nun-si-a-men'to.
pronunciamiento ^pro-noon-thya-myen^o.
See C a ceres.
pronunciation pro-nun-si-a'shun or pro-niin-shi-
a/shun.
This is the marking of Webster, the Century, and
the Standard. The Oxford English Dictionary,
Stormonth, and the Encyclopaedic Dictionary give
the second pronunciation only. Worcester says
pro-nun-shi-a'shun.
Smart (1836) speaks as follows: "The word pro-
nunciation is regularly pronounced pro-nun-M~a f -
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 6oi
shun, and by all speakers would probably be so
sounded, if it were related to any such verb as to
pr enunciate, in the same way that association and
enunciation are related to associate and enunciate.
In the absence of any such related verb, most
speakers say pro-nun-si-afshun, and so avoid the
double occurrence of the sound of sh in the same
word."
propagandist!! prop-a-gan'dizm.
propagandist prop-a-gan'dist.
prophecy pro f 'e-si .
See prophesy.
prophesy prof'e-si.
See prophecy.
Prophete, Le lii pro-fef.
prophylactic pro-fi-lak'tik or prof-i-lak'tik.
prophylaxis pro-fi-lak'sis.
propinquity pro-ping / kwit-i, not pro-pm'kwit-i.
propitiate pro-pish'i-at.
propria persona pro'pri-a per-so'na.
propylaeum prop-il-e'um.
propylon prop'il-6n.
pro rata pro ra'ta, not pr5 rat'a.
prorogue pro-rog 7 .
prosaic pro-za'ik, not pro-sa/ik.
prosaical pro-za'ik-al, not pr5-sa'ik-al.
prosaist pro'za-ist.
Webster, Stormonth, and Smart say pro-za/ist.
proscenium pro-se^m-um, not pro-sen'i-tim.
proselyte pros 7 ^-!^.
proselytism pros^-lit-izm cr pros'e-li-tizm.
proselytist pros'e-lit-ist or pros^'e-ll-tist.
proselytize pros'e-lit-iz or pros'e-li-tiz.
Proserpina pro-ser'pin-a or pros-er-pFna.
See Proserpine.
Proserpine pfos'er-pm or pros'er-pen.
"In Milton, pro-ser'pm." Web.
See Proserpina.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
602 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
prosodic prd-sod'ik.
prosodist pros'6-dist.
prosody pros'6-di.
prospect (n.) pros'pekt.
prospect (v.) pros'pekt or pros-pekt/.
Prospero pros'per-6.
"The Tempest."
prosperous pros'per-iis, not pros'prus.
prospice pros'pis-e.
prostate (gland) pros'tat, not pros'trat
protagonist pro-tag'6-nist.
protasis prot'a-sis.
Protean pro'te-an or pro-te'an.
protege pro-ta-zha'.
protegee pro-ta-zha 7 .
proteid pro'te-id.
protein pro^e-in.
pro tempore pro tem'po-re.
Protesilaus pro-tes-il-a'us,
protest (n.) pro'test; formerly also pro-test',
protest (v.) pro-test',
protestant (n. and a.) pro^es-tant or pro-
tes'tant.
Protestant prot'es-tant, not prod^es-tant.
protestation prot-es-ta'shun, not pro-tes-ta'shiin.
Proteus pro^us or pro'te-us.
See Morpheus.
prothalamion pro-tha-la'mi-on.
See prothalamium, another spelling 1 ,
prothalamium pro-tha-la'mi-um.
See prothalamion.
Prothero proth / er-o-
prothonotary pro-thon'6-ta-ri or pro-thS-no'ta-ri.
See protonotary.
protocol pro'to-kol.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
603
protomartyr pro-to-mar'ter.
Do not accent the first syllable,
protonotary pro-ton'6-ta-ri or pro-to-no'ta-ri.
See prothonotary.
protozoa pro-td-zo'a.
protozoon pro-to-zo'on.
protractile pro-trak'til.
protrude pro-trood', not prd-trud'.
protrusion pro-troo'zhun, not pro-tru'zhun.
protrusive pro-troo'siv, not pro-trfi'siv.
Prout (Father) prowt.
Provencal pro-vaN-sal'.
This word is sometimes Anglicized pro-ven-saF
or pro-ven-saT.
For aN, see p. 10.
Provence pro-vaNs'.
For UN, see p. 10.
proviso pro-vi'zo.
provocable pro-vo'ka-bl.
provocation prov-6-ka'shun.
provocative pro-vok'a-tiv or pr5-v6 A ka-tiv.
provost prov'ust.
"Also, especially in provost guard, etc., pro'vS or
pro-vo'." Web.
prow (n.) prow.
"Though Walker, in deference to the authorities
whom he cites, gives pro as an alternative pronun-
ciation of this word, he says: 'Analogy ... is
clearly for the first pronunciation/" S. & W,
prowess prow'es.
"Walker remarks that 'analogy must decide* for
the pronunciation proixfes in preference to pro'es"
S. 6- W.
prowl prowL
Walker says prowl or prol, but remarks "the
former is more agreeable to analogy."
Prudden prud'en.
Prudhomme pru-dfim'.
For ii, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
604 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Prud'hon prii-doN'.
For u, ON, see pp. 10, n.
prunella proo-nel'a.
Also written prunello, but pronounced prob-
neTo.
prurigo proo-ri'go.
Prussia prush'a or proo'sha.
This last form, though in good repute, is rare.
See Russia.
Prussian prush'an.
"Formerly also, and still by some, proo'shan."
Web.
See Russian.
prussiate prus'i-at.
"Prussiate of Potash."
prussic prus'ik.
The pronunciation prob'sik is obsolescent.
Prynne (Hester) prm.
"The Scarlet Letter."
Prytaneum prit-a-ne'ttm.
prytanis prit'a-nis.
Przasnysz pshas'nish.
Przemysl pshem'ishl, now Peremsyl pe're-misl.
psalm sam.
ff P is silent before s and t at the beginning of
words." Wor.
psalmic sSJ&nlk or sa'mik.
psalmist Sam^st or sal'mist.
|>salmistry sam^s-tri or saFmis-tri.
psalmodist sam'6-dist or saKmo-dist.
psalmodize sam / 6-diz &r sal'mo-diz.
psalmody sam/6-di or sal'mo-di.
Psalms (Book of) samz, not samz.
Psalter (The ) sol'ter .
Smart (1836) gives sal'ter, and in defence of this
pronunciation remarks: "Such is the present pro-
nunciation of this word, with reference to the
originaj Greek, and not the intervening Saxon."
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 605
psaltery sol'ter-i.
pseudo (prefix) su'do or psu'do.
The second pronunciation is seldom heard,
pseudonym su'do-nlm.
pseudonymous su-don'im-us or psu-don'im-us.
See pseudo (prefix).
pshaw sho or psho, not sha.
psht psht.
Pskov pskof.
psoas (muscle) so'as or pso'as.
psychagogue si'ka-gog or psi'ka-gog.
psychanalysis si-ka-nal'I-sis.
Psyche si'ke or psi'ke.
See Cnidtis.
psychiatric sI-K-at'rik or psi-ki-at'nk.
psychiatrist s!-kra-trist or psi-kFa-trist.
psychiatry si-ki'a-tri or psi-k^a-tri.
psychic si'kik.
psychical si'ki-kal.
psychologic sl-ko-loj'ik.
psychologist si-kol'6-jist.
psychologize s I-koFo- j Iz.
psychology si-kol'6-ji.
psychomachy si-kom'a-ki or psi-kom'a-ki. ^
psychomancy sFkd-man-si or psi'ko-man-si.
psychopathy si-kop'a-thi or psi-kop'a-thi.
psychosis si-ko r sTs or psi-ko'sis.
psychotherapy si'ko-ther'a pi.
Ptah pta.
ptarmigan tar'mig-an.
pteradactyl ^ter-o-dak'til or pter-6-dak'til.
Ptich ptyech.
ptisan tiz'an or tiz-an r or tl'san.
See tisane.
Ptolemaic tol-e-ma'ik, not tol'e-ma-ik.
See Cnidus.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19")
606 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Ptolemais tol-e-ma'is.
See C nidus.
Ptolemy tol'e-mi.
See C nidus.
ptomaine to'rnan or to-man'.
ptyalin ti'a-lm or ptFa-lin.
pubic pfi'bik.
"Pubic Arch."
pubis pu'bis.
"Os Pubis! 3
publicist pub'li-sist
publicity pub-lis'i-ti.
Puccini poo-che'ne.
See Abbatucci.
Pucelle, La la pu-sel r .
For ii, see p. 10.
pudding pood'ing, not poo^n.
pudgy puj'L
See podgy.
Puebla pwa/bla.
pueblo pweb'ld.
Pueblo pweb'ld.
puerile pu'er-il.
puerility pu-er-iPi-ti.
puerperal pu-er'per-al.
Puerto Rico ^pwer r to re x k5.
See Porto Rico.
Pueyrredon poi-re-don'.
Puget (Sound) pu'jet.
Puget (Pierre) ^pii-zha'.
For ii, see p. 10.
pugh ^poo or poo.
pugnacious pug-na/shus.
puisne ^pu-ni.
Also written puisny, but pronounced as above,
puissance pu'i-sans or pu~is'ans.
Formerly usually pronounced pwe'sans as in
Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
puissant pu'i-sant or pu-is'nt.
See puissance.
Pujol, de du pu-zh6K
For ii, see p. 10.
pulchritude pul'kri-tud.
Pulci pool'che.
Pulcinella pool-che-neFla.
See Cialdini, Pulcinello.
Pulcinello pool-che-nel'lo.
See Cialdini, Pulcinella, Punchinello.
Pulitzer (Joseph) pu'lit-ser; Hung, pron.,
pool'it-zer.
pulka pul'ka.
pulmonary pul'md-na-ri.
pulmotor puKmo-ter.
pulque pool'ka.
pulsate pul'sat.
Pultowa (Battle of) pol-ta/va.
Also written Poltava, but pronounced as above.
Pultusk (Battle of) pool'toosk.
pulvinar pul-v^nar.
pumice pumls .
pumpernickel pum'per-mk-1 ; Ger. pron.,
* poom'per-mk-l.
pumpkin pump^km.
"Colloquially and commonly pting'kin." Web.
Punchinello pun-chin-el'd.
See Pulcinello.
punctilious pungk-tiM-us or pungk-tiFyus.
punitive ^p^mt-iv.
Punjab pun~]aV, not piin r jab.
Also written Panjab, Punjaub, but pronounced as
above.
pupilage pu'pil-a j .
Purana poor-a'na.
puree pii-ra/.
For ii, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
608 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Purgatorio, II el pobr-ga-tor'yo.
purgatory pur'ga-to-ri.
purificative pu'ri-fi-ka-tiv.
purificator pu'r i - f i-ka-ter .
purificatory pu-rif i-ka-tor-i.
Purim pu'rim.
Puritani, I e poo-re-ta/ne.
Purkinj ean pur-km- je'an.
purlieu pur'lu.
purport (n.) pur'port.
"Formerly piir-p5rt' as in Shakespeare." Web.
purport (v.) pur-porf or pur'port
See absent.
purposive pur'pus-iv, not pur-po'siv.
pursue pur-sii', not pur~soo'.
pursuit pur-sut r , not pur-soot'.
pursuivant pur'sw!v-ant.
pursy pur'si, not pus'i.
purulent pu'roo-lent.
Pusey (Dr.) pu'zi, not pu'si.
Puseyism pu'zi-izm, not pu'si-izm.
Pushkin ^poosh'kin.
Four additional spellings of this word are found
(Pooshkin, Pouchekine, Pouschkin, Puschkin), all
of which are pronounced as above.
pusillanimity pu-sil-a-mm'it-i.
pusillanimous pu-si-lan'i-mus.
pustule pus'tul.
put poot.
"The pronunciation put also is common in dialect,
especially in parts of Scotland/' Web.
putative pu'ta-tiv.
Puteoli pu-te'6-li.
See Pozsuoli.
putlog- pdot'log or put'16g.
Putnik ^
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
Puvis de Chavannes pii-ve' du sha-van'.
For u, see p. 10.
Puy-de-D6me pwe-du-d6m'.
pyaemia pi-e'mi-a.
Also written pyemia, but pronounced as above.
Pyat, Felix f a-leks' pya.
Pygmalion pig-ma'li-on.
pygmean pig-me'an.
pyjama pi-ja'ma.
See pajama.
Py lades pil'a-dez.
pyloric pi-lor'ik or pl-lor'ik.
pylorus pi-16'rus or pi-lo'riis.
pyramidal pi-ram'i-dal.
pyramidic pir-a-mld'ik.
pyramidical pir-a-mid'i-kal.
pyramidize pir'a-mid-iz.
Pyramus pir'a-mus .
"Pyramus and Thisbe."
See Thisbe.
Pyrenean pir-e-ne'an.
Pyrenees pir'e-nez.
pyrite pi'rit or pir 7 !!.
pyrites pi-ri'tez, pi-ri'tez or plants,
pyritic pi-rit / ik.
Pyrola pir-6 / la, not pi-ro^la.
pyromancy pi'ro-man-si or pir / 5-man-si.
pyrometer pi-rom / e-ter.
pyrotechnics pi-ro-tek'niks or pir-o-tek'niks.
pyrotechny p^ro-tek-ni or pir'o-tek-m.
Pyrrha pir'a.
"Deucalion and Pyrrha"
See Deucalion.
Pyrrhic pir'ik.
"Pyrrhic Victory." *
Pythagoras pi-thag'6-ras, not pi-thag'5-ras.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
6io TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Py thago rean pi -thag-6-r e'an .
Pythia pith'i-a.
Pythian pith'i-an.
"The Pythian Games."
Pythias pith'i-as .
"Damon and Pythias/'
See Damon,
Pythic pith'ik.
"Furor almost Pythic." Carlyle.
python pi'thon .
Python pi'thon.
pythoness pi'tho-nes.
pyx piks.
Q
quad kwod.
Quadragesima kwod-ra-jes'i-ma.
quadrangle kwod'rang-gl.
quadratic kwod-rat'ik.
quadriga kwod-ri'ga.
quadri j ugate kwod-r I- j u^at .
quadrille kwo-dril' or ka-driK.
Authorities are pretty evenly divided between
these two pronunciations,
quadripartite kwod-ri-par'tit.
quadrumana kwod-r oo / ma-na, not- kwod-roo-
ma'na.
See bimanck
quadrumanous kwod-roo'ma-nus.
See bimanous.
quadrupedal kwod-rcK/pe-dal.
See bipedal, tripedal.
quadruple kwod'rdo-pl, not kwod-roo^pl.
quaere kwe're.
quasstor -kwes'tor or kwes^or.
(.For Key of Signs f see p. 19)
OFTEN M ISP RON O UNCED g x x
quaff kwaf, not kwaf.
See ask.
quagga kwag'a.
quaggy kwag'i, not kwog'L
quagmire kwag'mir, not kwog'mir.
Quai cTOrsay ka dor-sa/.
quality kwol'it-i.
qualm kwam, not kwom.
qualmish kwam'ish, not kwom'ish.
quandary kwon'da-ri or, especially in British use
and formerly, kwon-da'ri.
quantity kwon'tit-i.
quantivalence ^kwon-ti-va^ens or kwon-tiv'a-lens.
quaquaversal kwa'kwa-vur'sal.
quarantine (n.) kwor'an-ten ; kwor-an-ten 7
(Wor.)
quarantine (v.) ^kwor r an-ten or kwor-an~ten'.
quarrel kwor^l, not kwor'el.
quarterfoil kwor-ter-foil.
Also written quarterfoyle, but pronounced as
above.
See quatrefoil, the preferred spelling,
quartile kwor'til.
quash kwosh, not kwash.
quasi (prefix) kwa'st.
Quasimodo ( Sunday) kwas-im-o'do.
Quasimodo (dwarf) kwas-im-6'do ; Fr. pron.,
ka-ze-moMo.
"Notre Dame de Paris."
quassia kwostr'T-a or kwas'i-a or kwash'i-a.
quaterfoil kat'er-foil.
See quatrefoil, the preferred spelling,
quaternary kwa-te^na-ri.
quaternion kwa-ter'm-iin.
quatorzain ka-tor'zan or kat'or-zan.
quatrain ^kwot'ran.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
612 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Quatre Bras (Battle of ) ka-tre-bra'.
Quatrefages de Breau, de de ka-tr'fazh' de
bra-6'.
quatrefoil kafer-foil.
See quarterfoil, quaterfoil.
quattrocento kwat'trd chen'to.
quay ke.
"The pronunciation ke is now fixed, both in
British and American usage.
"The 'Expert Orthographer' (1704) gives ke,
Buchanan (1766) kwa, and Sheridan (1780) ka.
Swift (1723) and Tennyson (1850) rhyme quay
with day" Web.
Quay (Matthew S.) kwa.
Quebec kwe-bek', not kwe'bek; Fr. pron. ke-
beV.
quebracho ka-bra'cho.
Queenstown (Ireland) kwenz'town; coll.,
kwenz^un.
See Alnwick.
quelle sottise kel sS-tez^.
quelque chose keKke shoz.
Quentin Durward kwen'tm durVard.
quercitron ^kwer^it-run.
Queretaro ^ka-ra r ta-ro.
querulous kwer'oo-liis, not kwer'u-lus.
Quesnay de Beaurepaire ke-ne' de bo-re-par'.
Quesnel ^ken-el',
questionnaire kwes-chun-ar'.
queue ^ku.
Queux ko or ku.
For 6, see p. 10.
Quiberon ke-be-roN'.
For ON, see p. 11.
Quiche ^ke-cha 7 .
Quicherat ^kesh-ra r .
Quichua kech'wa.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 613
Ouichuan kech'wan.
quicunque kwi'kung-kwe.
quien sabe? kyen sa/ba.
quietus kwi-e'tus.
Quiller-Couch kwil'er-kodch.
quina kwi'na or ke'na.
q uinary kwi'na-ri .
Quinault ke-no'.
quincunx k wm'kungks .
Quincy (Illinois) kwm'zf.
Lippincotf s Pronouncing Gazetteer says kwm'sT.
Quincy (Massachusetts) kwin'zi, not kwm'si.
"Quincy Granite."
Quincy (Josiah) kwin'zi, not kwm'si.
Quinebaug lavin^e-bog.
quinine kwi'mn or kwin-en'.
"The pronunciation kwi'nm apparently decidedly
prevails in America, although kwin-en', which is
preferred in British usage, is also common ; kwi-nm'
also is common in both American and British use;
ki-nen', kwni'm, and kwin'm are also heard." Web.
Also written quinin, but pronounced kwm'Tn. We
have also quinia (kwm'i-a) and quinina (kin-e'na).
quinsy kwin'zi, not kwm^i.
quint kwmt or kint ; Fr. pron., kaNt.
For aN, see p. II.
Quintana ken-ta r na.
quintessence kwm-tes'ens.
Formerly also accented upon the first syllable.
Quintilian kwm-tiPi-an, not kwin-til'yan.
A word of four syllables, when correctly pro-
nounced,
quinze (game) kwmz; Fr. pron., kaNz.
For aN, see p. 10.
Quirinal (Hill) kwir'm-al or kwir-Fnal.
Quirinale, Monte mon'ta kwe-re-na'la.
Quirinalis, Mons monz kwir-m-a'lis.
Quirinus kwir-Fnus .
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
614 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
quiritarian kwir-i-ta'ri-an.
quirites kwir-i'tez.
Quito ke'to.
qui vive ke-vev', not kwe-vev'.
quixotic kwiks-ot'ik.
quixotism kwik-sO-tiz'm.
Quoddyhead kwod'i-hed.
quodlibet kwod'li-bet.
Quogue kwog or kwog.
The name Quiogue is pronounced kwi-6g'.
quoin koin or kwoin.
See coign.
quoit kwoit, or, especially in British usage, koit
quorum kwo'rum, not kwor'um.
quoth kwoth ; formerly also, kwuth.
quotidian kwo-tid'i-an.
quotient kw6 r shent, not kwo'shl-ent
quo ti ety k wo-t I'e-ti .
quo warranto kwo wor-an'to.
R
rabbi rab 7 ! or rab'i.
"In reading the Scripture, it should be pro-
nounced rab'bi." Walker.
rabboni rab-6 / ni or rab-6'ni.
Rabelais ra-be-la/.
Rabelaisian rab-e-la/zi-an.
rabies r^bi-ez.
Raca r^ka or ra-ka/.
"Whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall
be in danger of the council." Matthew v., 22.
raceme ra-sem' or ra-sem 7 .
racemose ras'-e-mos.
racemous ras^-mus or ra-s^mus.
Rachel ra'chel.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
615
Rachel (Joachim) ra/Kel.
For K, see p. 12.
Rachel ( actress ) ra-shel'.
rachis ra'kis.
rachitis ra-ki'tis.
See itis (termination).
Rachmaninoff rak-ma'ne-nof.
racial ra/shal or ra'shi-al or ra'si-al.
Racine ra-sen'.
raconteur ra-koN-tor'.
For 6, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Radetzki ra-dets'ke.
radio ra'di-6, not ra'di-6.
radish radish, not red'ish.
radium ra'di-um.
radius ra'di-us.
Radom ra'dom.
Raffaelle raf-fa-eFla.
See Raphael (artist).
Raffaelli ra-fa-el-e 7 .
Raffaello raf-fa-eTld.
ragamuffin rag^-mii f -in.
Raglan (Lord) ragman.
Ragnar Lodbrok rag^nar lod'brok.
Ragnarok rag-na-rok'.
ragout ra-goo r .
Written ragout in French, but pronounced as
above.
Ragozin ra-g6 r zen.
Ragusa ra-goo'za.
Rahway ro'wa.
raillery raKer-i or ral'er-i.
"Buchanan (1766) gives ra'ler-i; Sheridan
(1780), Walker (c. 1800), and others give ral'er-i,
the first syllable approximating to the French. This
latter pronunciation has, until recently, been pre-
ferred in good usage." Web.
(For Key of Signs f see p. 19)
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Rainer ri'ner.
Rainier (Mount) (Wash.) ra-ner'.
raisin ra'zn.
"Walker's pronunciation of this word (re'zn),
though agreeable to the current usage of his time,
and though it may, as he remarks, 'be traced as far
back as the days of Queen Elizabeth,' is now
wholly obsolete." $. & W.
raison d'etre ra-zoN' da/trii.
For ON", see p. n.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer*
raisonne ra-zo-na'.
raj raj.
raja ra'ja or ra'ja.
Some orthoepists make the final syllable ja.
See rajah.
rajah ra'ja or ra'ja.
See raja.
Rajapur ra'ja-poor.
Rajput raj'poot or raj-poof.
Rajputana raj -poo-ta'na.
Rakoczy ra'kd-tse.
rakshasa rak'sha-sa.
Raleigh (11 S.) ro'li.
Raleigh (Sir Walter) ro'K or rail
Also written Ralegh, but pronounced as above.
Ralph ralf.
"In British usage also raf."~ Web.
Rama ra'ma.
Ramadan ram-a-dan'.
Ramapo ^ram'a-po or ram-a-pd'.
Ramay ana ra-ma'y a-na .
Rambaud raN-bo'.
Rambervillers raN-ber-ve'ya.
Rambouillet, de dii raN~boo-ya'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Ramee, de la du la ra-m^.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 617
ramekin r am'e-km .
Also written ramequbi, but pronounced as above.
Ramenghi ra-men'ge.
rament ra/ment.
Rameses ram'e-sez.
Also written Ramses, but pronounced ram'sez.
Ramesside ram'es-Id or ram'es-M.
Also written Ramessid, but pronounced ram'es-fd.
Ramillies (Battle of) ram'il-ez; Fr. pron., ra-
me-ye'.
Rammenta i lie ti di quando ra-men'ta e le-a te
de kooan'do.
Ramona ra-mo'na.
ramose ra/mos or ra-mos 7 .
rampant ( heraldry ) rampant.
Rampolla ( Cardinal ) ram-pdl-Ia/.
ranch ranch, not ransh.
ranchero ^ran-cha^o.
rancho ^ran'cho.
rancor rang'ker .
Also written rancour, but pronounced as above.
Rangeley ranj'li.
Rangoon rang-goon 7 .
Ranke, von f on rang'ke.
ransack ran'sak, not ram^sak.
Rantoul ran'tool.
Ranz des Vaches raNs da vash r or raN da vash 7 .
For a.N,.see p. 10. .
Raon 1'fitape ra-oN 7 la-tap',
rapacious ra-pa^shus.
Raphael (angel) raf'a-el or ra'fa-el.
See Raphael (artist).
Raphael (artist) raf'a-el or ra'fa-el.
See Raffaelle, Raphael (angel).
Raphaelesque raf-a-el~esk'.
Raphaelism raf'a-el-izm.
Raphaelite raf'a-eHt.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
618 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
raphis ra/fis.
Rapidan rap-id-an', not rap'id-an.
rapier ra'pi-er.
rapine rap'm.
Rapp rap.
rapport ra-port'; Fr. pron., ra-por'.
rapprochement ra-pr6sh-maN'.
For an, see p. 10.
rarebit rar'bit.
rarefaction rar-e-faVshun or rar-e-fak'shun.
rarefy rar'e-fi or rar'e-fi.
rarity rar'it-i or rar'it-i.
Rasle ral.
Also written Rale and Rasles, but pronounced
as above,
rasorial ra-so'ri-al.
Less properly ra-zo'ri-al.
rasp rasp, no t rasp.
See ask.
raspberry raz^er-i or raz'ber-i.
Less properly ras'ber-i.
Rasputin ras-poo'ten.
Rasselas ras'e-las.
rataplan rat-a-plan 7 ; Fr. pron., ra-ta-plaN'.
For aN, see p. 10.
rather rath'er.
The above is the pronunciation given by Webster.
The Oxford English Dictionary, Stormonth, and
the Encyclopaedic Dictionary say ra'ther; the
Standard says ra'ther or rath'er; while Worcester
and the Century say rath'er.
Do not say ruth'er.
Rathskeller rats'kel-er.
ratio ra/shl-o or ra/sho.
Worcester gives the first only, and the Century
the last only.
ratiocinate rash-i-os'in-at
ratiocination rash-i-os-m-a'shun.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONO UNCED 619
ration ra'shun or rash'un.
"The second pronunciation is the general mili-
tary usage, both American and British." Web.
rational rash'un-al.
" Ra' shun-al is no longer permitted by any
orthoepist. The like is true of na'shun-al and other
words of similar orthography. Indeed, the making
of the a in the first syllable of these words long was
never countenanced by any of the English prthoe-
pists. It was one of the many Websterian innova-
tions." 77i Orthoepist
See irrational.
rationale rash-un-ale.
Less properly rash-e-o-na'le.
rationalism rash'un-al-izm.
rationalist rash'un-al-ist.
rationality rash-un-al'it-i.
rationalization rash-un-al-iz-a'shun or rash-un-
al-i-za'shun.
rationalize rash/un-al-iz.
ratlines rat'linz, not rat'linz.
Also written ratlins, but pronounced as above,
rattan rat-an'.
Ranch rowK.
For K, see p. 12.
Ravaillac ra-va-yak'.
ravelin rav'lin, not rav / el-m.
ravenous rav'n-us.
re (law) re.
"In re."
re (music) ra.
Reading red x mg.
ready-made red^-mad.
Accent the first syllable,
real (coin) re'al; Sp. pron., ra-aK
real (a.) re r al, not rel.
A word of two syllables,
realization re-al-iz-a/shun or re-al-i-za r shun.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
620 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
really re'al-i, not re'li.
A word of three syllables,
realtor re'al-tor, not re-al'tor.
Reaumur, de du ra-6-mur'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Reay ra.
rebate (n.) re'bat or re-baf .
rebate (v.) re'bat or re-bat',
rebel (n. and a.) reb'l.
rebel (v.) re-bel'.
See absent.
recalcitrant re-kal'si-trant.
Recamier ra-ka-mya/.
receptacle re-sep'ta-kl.
"Formerly res'ep-ta~kl or res-ep-tak'l, as in Mil-
ton and Dryden." Web.
receptacular res-ep-tak'u-lar or re-sep-tak'u-lar.
receptivity re~sep-tiv r it-i or res-ep-tiv'it~i.
receptory re-sep'to-ri .
recess (n.) re~ses'.
"In recent use also re'ses." Web.
recess (v.) re-ses r .
Rechab re'kab.
Rechabite ^rek^-blt.
rechauffe ra-sho- fa 7 .
recherche re-sher-sha/.
recidivism re-sid'iv-izm.
r ecidi vi st r e-sid'i v-ist.
recipe res x ip-e.
reciprocity res-i-pros'it-i.
recital re-sl'tal.
recitative ( n. ) res-i-ta-tev'.
recitative (a.)' res^-ta-tiv or re-sit'a-tiv.
recitative res-i-ta-te'vo ; It. pron., ra-che-ta-te'vo.
reclamation rek-la-ma^hiin, not re-kla-ma'shttn.
Reclus re-klii 7 .
For ii, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
recluse re-klus', not re-kloos'.
recognizable rek'og-m-za-bl or re-kog'niz-a-bl.
See ir re cognisable, unrecognizable.
recognizance re-kqg'niz-ans or re-kon'iz-ans.
"In the general sense, the g is sounded; in pro-
fessional legal use, it is generally sunk." Smart.
recognizant re-kog'niz-ant or re-kon'iz-ant.
See irre cognisant ; recognisance.
recognize rek'og-mz.
In legal use, in an intransitive sense, this verb is
commonly pronounced re-kog'mz.
<4 He recognised in the sum of $20."
recognizee re-kog-mz-e' or re-kon-iz-e'.
recognizer rek'6g-ni-zer.
recognizor re-kog-niz-or' or re-kon-iz-6r'.
The Century Dictionary accents the second
syllable,
recollect (collect again) re-ko-lekt'.
See recollect {remember).
recollect (remember) rek-61-ekt'.
Set recollect (collect again) .
recommendatory rek-o-men'da-to-ri.
recompense rek'om-pens .
reconcentrado ra-kon-sen-tra/do.
reconcilable rek'on-si-la-bl.
See irreconcilable.
recondite rek'on-dit.
"Formerly also, and still by some, re-kon'dit or
re-kon'dit." W^?&.
reconnaissance re-kon'a-sans.
See reconnaissance.
reconnoissance re-kon'i-sans.
The Century says rek-5-noi'sans.
See reconnaissance.
reconnoiter ^rek-on-o^ter, not re-kon-o^ter.
Also written reconnoitre, but pronounced as above,
record (n.) rek^rd or rek'ord; formerly also
re-k6rd r .
"In Shakespeare, both accentuations occur."
Web.
(For Key &f Signs, see p. ig)
622 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
record (v.) re-kord'.
See absent.
recoup re-koop'.
recourse re-kors'.
recreant rek're-ant.
recreate (create anew) re-kre-af.
See recreate (refresh).
recreate (refresh) rek're-at.
See recreate (create anew).
recreation (act of creating anew) re-kre-a/shun.
See recreation (diversion).
recreation ( diversion ) rek-r e-a/shun.
See recreation (act of creating anew).
recreative (tending to create anew) re-kre-a/tiv.
See recreative (tending to divert).
recreative (tending to divert) rek're-a-tiv.
See recreative (tending to create anew).
recrudesce re-kroo-deV.
recrudescence re-kroo-des'ens.
rectitude rek'ti-tud, not rek'ti-tood.
recubant rek'u-bant.
recusancy rek'u-zan-si or re-ku'zan-si.
recusant rek'u-zant or re-ku'zant.
"The accent is placed [on the first syllable]
according to modern usage." Smart.
redan re-dan'.
Redan (The) re~dan'.
redemption re-demp'shun, not re-dem'shun.
Pronounce the p in the second syllable,
redingote red'mg-got ; Fr. pron., re-daN-gSt'.
For aN, see p. n.
redintegrate re-din'te-grat.
redintegration re-dm-te-gra'shiin.
redivivus red-i-vi'vus.
redolent red'6-lent.
redowa red'o-wa or red^o-va.
reducteur ra-dtik-tor'.
For 6, ii, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 623
refait re-fa'.
refectory re-fek'to-ri.
" This is one of the words which of late years
have taken a more consistent accentuation/ though
he [Smart] states that it is 'still often pronounced
refectory' when used to denote the eating-room in
monasteries." 5". & W.
referable ref'er-a-bl, not re-fer'a-bl.
re f errible re- f er'ib-1.
reflex (n. and a.) re'fleks or re-fleks'.
The first pronunciation is supported by a pre-
ponderance of authority.
reflex (v.) re-fleks'.
See absent.
reflexible re-fleks'ib-1.
refluent ref'lu-ent, not re-flu'ent.
reflux (n.) re'fluks; formerly also re-fluks'.
reflux (a.) re'fluks.
refragable ref'ra-ga-bl.
See irrefragable.
refrangible re-fran'jib-1.
refuse (n.) ref'us.
refuse (v.) re-fuz'.
refutable re-fu'ta-bl or ref'u-ta-bl.
See irrefutable.
regalia (emblems of royalty) re-ga/li-a.
regalia (kind of cigar) re-ga/li-a; Sp. pron. ra-
ga-le'a.
regatta re-gat'a.
regicide rej'is-id.
Regillus re-jil'us.
regime ^ra-zhem'.
regimen rej'im-en.
regiminal re-jim'in-al.
regina re-ji'na.
Regina di Saba ra-je'na de sa'ba.
reginal re-ji'nal.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
624 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
registrar re j 'is-tr ar .
Regnault re-nyo'.
Regnier ra-nya'.
See baignoire.
regress (n.) re'gres.
regress (v.) re-gres'*
See absent.
regular reg'u-lar, not reg'lar.
regulin reg'u-lm.
Regulus reg'u-lus.
Rehan (Ada) re'an or ra'an,
Rehoboth re-h5'both or re-ho'both.
rei (coin) ra or re.
The plural (reis} is pronounced ras or res.
Reichsrath riKs'rat.
For K, see p. 12.
Reichstadt (Duke of) riK'shtat.
For K, see p. 12.
Reichstag riK'stac.
For K, G, see p. 12.
Reille ra/yu.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Reimers ri'merz.
Reims remz or (French) raNS.
Reina Mercedes ra-e'na mar-tha'das.
See Cdceres.
Reinecke ri'nek-e.
Reine de Saba, La la ran du sa-ba'.
Reinhold rm'holt.
Reiss ris.
Reitz rits.
Re j ane ra-zhan'.
relaxation re-laks-a'shtin or rel-aks-a'shun.
relay (n.) re-la' or re'la.
relay (v.) re-la',
relevancy rel'e-van-si.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 625
relevant rel'e-vant.
See irrelevant.
releve re-le-va'.
relict (n.) rel'ikt
relict (a.) re-likt'.
relievo re-le'vd.
See rilievo.
Religio Medici re-lijl-5 medls-i.
religiose ra-le- j 6'so.
See Giorgio.
reliquary rePi-kwa-ri.
reliquiae re-Hk'wi-e.
remarque re-mark 7 , not re^mar-ka'.
"A Remarque Proof"
Rembrandt rem'brant; Dutch pron., rem'brant.
remediable re-me'di-a-bl.
See irremediable.
remediless rem'e-di-les or re-medfl-es.
remedilessly rem'e-dil-es-li or re-med'fl-es-li.
Remenyi ^re A ma-nyi.
remigrate (to return) re-mFgrat.
remigration rem-i-gra'shun or re-mi-gra^hun.
remise ( carriage ) re-mez'.
remise ( fencing) re-mez'.
remise (law) re-mlz'.
remissible re-ntiVib-1.
See irremissible.
remonstrate re-mon'strat, not rem'on-strat.
remonstrator re-mon'stra-ter.
remorse ^re-mors 7 .
Remus re'mus.
Remusat, de du ra-mii-za'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Remy re-me'.
Also written Remi, but pronounced as above.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
626 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
renaissance ren-e-saNs' or re-na'sans ; Fr. pron.,
re-ne-saNs'.
For ax, see p 4 . 10.
See renascence.
renal re'nal.
Renan re-nan 7 ; Fr. pron., re-naN'*
For aN, see p. 10.
renascence re-nas'ens.
See renaissance.
renascent re-nas'ent.
Renaud re-no 7 .
Renault re-no',
rencontre ren-kon'ter; Fr. pron., raN-koN'tru.
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, n.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
rendez-vous raN-da-vod'.
For aN, see p. 10.
renege (to revoke) re-neg'.
Also written renig, but pronounced re-nig'.
See renegue (to revoke}.
renegue (to revoke) re-neg'.
See renege (to revoke).
renew re-nu 7 , not re-noo 7 .
reniform ren'i-form or re'ni-form.
renitence re-nFtens or ren^-tens.
Rensselaer ren'sel-er.
rentes raNt
For aN, see p. 10.
rentier raN-tya'.
For aN, see p. 10.
renunciation re-nun-si-a'shiin or re-nun-shi-a'-
shiin.
reparable rep'a-ra-bl, not re-par'a-bl.
See irreparable.
reparation rep-a-ra r shun.
reparative re-par'a-tiv.
repartee rep-ar-te'.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 627
repast re-past', not re-past'.
See ask.
repertoire rep'er-twar.
See repertoire.
repertoire ra-per-twar'.
See repertoire.
repertory rep'er-to-ri.
repetend rep'e-tend or rep-e-tend'.
repetent (tutor) ra-pa-tent'.
repetitious rep-e-tish'us.
repetitive re-pet'i-tiv.
repetitor re-pefi-tor.
repique re-pek'.
replevin re-pleVm.
replica r ep'Kk-a .
replurn rep'lum or re'plum.
reportorial rep-5r-t5'ri-al or re-por-to'ri-al.
repository re-poz'!t-6-ri.
repousse re-poo-sa'.
Repplier ( Agnes ) rep'ler .
reprimand (n.) rep'ri-mand.
reprimand (v.) rep'ri-mand or rep-ri-mand'.
reptile rep'til or rep'til.
Stormonth says rep'til.
repugn re-pun',
reputable rep'u-ta-bl.
See disreputable.
requiem re'kwi-em or rek'wi-em.
requisite rek'wiz-it.
requital re-kwi'tal.
reredos rer'dos, not rer'e-dos.
Resaca de la Palma ra-sa'ka da la pal'ma.
rescission re-sizh'iin.
research (n. and v.) re-surch' or re'surch.
reservoir rez'er-vwor or rez'ervwar.
residentiary rez-i-den'shi-er-i or rez-i-den'sha-rl
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
628 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
residue rez'i-du.
residuum te-zid'u-um.
resign re-zin'.
resignation rez-ig-na/shun, not res-ig-na'shun.
resignee re-zl-ne'.
resigner re-zi'ner.
resilience re-zil'i-ens, not re-zil'yens.
resiliency re-zil'i-en-si, not re-zil'y en-si.
resilient re-zil'i-ent, not re-zil'yent.
resin rez'in.
See rosin.
resoluble rez'-o-lu-bl ; rez'6-loo-bl (Stor.).
See irre soluble.
resolute rez'6-lut, not rez'6-loot.
See irresolute.
resolution rez-6-lu'shiin, not rez-6-loo'shun.
resonance r ez'o -nans .
resource re-sors 7 or re'sors.
respirable re-sprra-bl or res'pir-a-bl.
See irrespirable.
respirator res^i-ra-ter, not re-sprra-ter.
respiratory re-spir'a-to-ri or res r pi-ra-t5-n.
respite (n. and v.) result, not re-spit',
respited res'pit-ed, not re-spi'ted.
restaurant r es'to-r ant .
"In British use often as French, or nearly so,
res-to-ran'." Web.
For aN, see p. 10.
restaurateur res-to-ra-tur' ; Fr. pron., res-to-ra-
tor'.
For 6, see p. io._
Restigouche res-ti-goosh'.
When written with an accent on the final e (Res-
tigouche), it is pronounced res-te-goo-sha/.
restorative re-stor'a-tiv.
The Oxford English Dictionary says re-stor'a-
tiv.
resumable re-zum'a-bl.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 629
resume ra-zu-ma'.
For ii, see p. 10.
resumption re-zump'shun, not re-zum'shun.
Pronounce the p in the second syllable.
Reszke, de da resh'ke, not du res'ke.
retail (n.) re'tal.
"Formerly, and still in Scotland, often re-tail',
the original accentuation." Web.
retail (a.) re'tal.
"A Retail Grocer."
retail (v.) re-tal'.
"Also re'tal, especially in contrast with whole'-
See absent.
retailer re'tal-er or re-tal'er.
"This word, like the noun retail, is often, perhaps
generally, accented on the first syllable in America."
Web.
retardation re-tar-da'shiin.
retch rech.
Worcester prefers rech.
"Or, especially in British usage, rech." Web.
"This word is derived from the same Saxon
original as the verb to reach. . . . The pronuncia-
tion of both is generally the same." Walker.
rete re'te.
rete mucosum re'te mu-ko'sum.
Rethel re~teT.
reticence ret'is-ens, not re-ti'sens.
reticent refi-sent, not re-ti'sent.
reticule reVi-kuL
retiform re'ti-form or refi-form.
retina refin-a.
retinue reVi-nu.
"Formerly often re-tin'u, as in Milton and Dry-
"Though Walker, in deference to the divided
usage of his day, gives two modes of pronouncing
this word, he says that 'analogy ought to decide
(For Key of Signs, see .19)
630 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
for placing the accent on the first syllable.' "
5*. & W.
retractile re-trak'til.
retributive re-trib'u-tlv.
retrievable re-trev'a-bl.
See irretrievable.
retroact ret-r6-akt' or re-tr6~akt'.
Worcester and Stormonth give the first only.
retroactive ret-ro-ak'tiv or ret-ro-ak'tiv.
Worcester and Stormonth give the first only.
retroaction ret-ro-ak'shun or ret-ro-ak'shun.
Worcester and Stormonth give the first only.
retrocede ret'ro-sed or re'tro-sed.
retrocession ret-ro-sesh'un or re-tro-sesh'un.
retro-choir re'tro-kwfr or ret'ro-kwir.
retroflection re-tro-flek'shun or ret-ro-flek'shun.
retrograde ret'ro-grad or re'tro-grad.
retrogression re-tro-gresh'un or ret-ro-gresh'iin.
Worcester gives the second only.
retrospect ret'ro-spekt or re^tro-spekt.
retrospection ret-ro-spek^hun or re-tro-spe^-
shun.
retrousse ret-roo-sa/ or (French) re-troo-sa''.
retroversion re-tro-ver'shun or ret-ro-ver^shun.
retrovert ^re^rO-vurt^ or re-tr6-vurt r .
Retz, de (Cardinal) dii res or du re; Anglicized,
dii rets.
Reuel re-u'el or rtx/el.
Reunion (Island) re-un^un; Fr. pron., ra-ii-
For ii, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Reval re r wal.
Reval (Fr.) re-vel'; (Ger.) ra'val.
reveille re-vaFya or rev~el-e'.
"The usual pronunciation in the United States
service is rev-el-e' (or rev'el-e), and this is also
common in general use in America; in the British
service re-vel'i (or re-val'i) is usual." Web.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
631
Revel, di de re'vel.
revelry rev'el-ri.
Reventlow, zu tsoo ra'vent-15.
revenue rev'e-nu.
"Formerly often or usually, still occasionally,
re-ven'u." Web.
"For what advancement may I hope from thee,
That no revenue hast but thy good spirits,
To feed and clothe thee?" Shakespeare.
reverable re-ve'ra-bl.
reverend rev'er-end.
See reverent.
reverent rev'er-ent.
See reverend.
reverie rev'er-i.
Worcester says rev-er-e'.
"Both the orthography and pronunciation of this
word are unsettled, some good writers and speakers
using one form, and some the other [revery]."
Wor.
See revery.
reversi re-ver'si ; Fr. pron., re-ver-se'.
reversion re-ver'shun, not re-ver'zhun.
reverso re-ver'so.
revery rev'er-i.
"If we place the accent on the last [syllable] of
revery, and pronounce the y like e, there arises an
irregularity which forbids it: for y with the accent
on it is never so pronounced." Walker.
See reverie.
Revigny r a- ve-ny e' .
revocable rev'6-ka-bl, not re-vo'ka~bl.
revocation rev-6-ka'shiin.
revocatory rev'o-ka-to-ri.
revolt (n.) re- volt 7 or re-volt'.
"Walker says of this word: 'That pronunciation
. . . which rhymes it with bolt, jolt, etc.', has ... a
clear analogy and, if I am not mistaken, the best
usage on its side.' " S. & W.
See revolt (>.).
(for Key of Signs, see p. 19)
632 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
revolt (v.) re-volt' or re- volt'.
See revolt (.)
revolting re-volt'mg or re-volt'mg.
revue re-vu'.
For ti, see p. 10.
Revue des Deux Mondes re-vu da do moNd'.
For 6, ii, oisr, see pp. 10, II.
Reyes ra'y as .
Reyk j avik r a'ky a- vek.
Reynaldo ra-nal'do.
reynard ren'ard or ra'nard.
Reynard (the Fox) ren'ard or ra'nard.
rez de chaussee ra du sho-sa'.
Rhadamanthus rad-a-man'thus.
Also written Rhadamanthys, but pronounced
rad-a-nian'this.
Rhaetian re'shan.
Rhaetic re'tik.
rhapsodist rap'so-dist.
rhapsodize rap's5-diz.
rhapsody rap'so-dT.
Rhea Sylvia re'a sil'vi-a.
Rheims remz; Fr. pron., raNs.
For aN, see p. 10.
Also written Reims, but pronounced as above.
Rheingold, Das das rin'golt.
Rhemish re'mish.
Rhenish ^ren'ish.
rheum (catarrh)* room,
rheumatic roo-mat'ik, not room-at'ik.
rheumatism rob'ma-tizm, not room'a-tizm.
rhizoma rl-zo'ma.
rhizome ^ri'zom.
rhizopod ri'z6-pod.
rhodeoretin ro-de-or'e-tm.
Rhodes rodz.
Rhodesia ro-de'zhi-a or ro-de^zi-a.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 633
rhododendron rd-do-den'dron.
rhomb romb or rom.
Worcester prefers rumb. Stormonth says rom.
According to Walker, "In the mathematical
term rhomb, the b is always heard."
See rhumb.
rhumb rum or rumb.
See rhomb.
Rhys res.
rhythm rithm or rithm, not rith'um.
Worcester prefers rithm.
A word of one syllable,
rhythmic rith'mik or rith'mik.
rhythmical rith'mi-kaL
rial (coin) ri'al.
See ryal, the preferred spelling.
Rialto re-al'to or ri-al'to.
"Ponte di Rialto."
riant ri'ant; Fr. pron., re-aN'.
For a.N, see p. 10.
ribald rib'ald, not rFbold.
riband rib / and, formerly rib^n.
Ribault re-bo 7 .
Also written Ribaut, but pronounced as above,
ribband (shipbuilding) rib'band or rib'and or
rib'an.
Ribera (Jose) re-ba'ra.
See Spagnoletto, IL
Ribot re-bo'.
Ricardo ri-karM6.
Ricasoli re-ka'so4e.
Ricci (Brothers) ^re'che.
See Abbatucci.
Ricciarelli ret-cha-reHe.
Richelieu, de dii resh-el-oo' ; Fr. pron., du resh-
le-6'.
For 6, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
634 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Richepin resh-paN'.
For aw, see p. n.
Richter riK'ter.
For K, see p. 12.
ricochet (n.) rik-6-sha' or rik-6-shef .
ricochet (v.) rik-6-sha' or rik-6-shet'.
Ricord re-kdr'.
rid rid not red.
ridiculous ri-dik'u-lus, not red-ik'liis.
Rienzi, Cola di ko'la de re-en'ze.
Riesen-Gebirge re'zen ge-bir'ge.
rifacimento re-fa-che-men'to.
Riffian rif'yan.
Riga re'ga.
Rigel ri'jel or rFgel.
righteous ri'chus or rit'yus.
rigid rij'ad, not rig^d.
Rigi-Kulm re r ge koolm.
rigmarole rig'ma-rol, not rig'a-ma-rol.
Rigoletto rig-o-lefto ; It. pron., re-go-let'to.
rigor rig r er.
Also written rigour, but pronounced as above.
Rigsdag rigz'dag.
Riis (Jacob A.) res.
Rijks (Museum) riks.
Ri j swi j k ris'vik.
See Ryswick, another spelling.
Riksdag riks'dag.
rile ril.
The proper spelling of this word is roil; but rile
occurs as a colloquial and dialectic variety.
See roil.
rilievo re-lya'vo.
See relievo.
rime rim.
Also written rhyme, but pronounced as above.
rimose ri'mos or ri-mos'.
(For Key of Signs f see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
Rimsky-Korsakow rim'ski-kor'sa-kdf.
Rinaldi re-nal'de.
Rinaldo re-nal'do.
rind rind, not rm.
Pronounce the d.
rinderpest rin'der-pest, not rin'der-pest.
Ring des Nibelungen, Der der ring des ne'bel-
66ng-en.
ringed rmgd.
Ring- Strasse rmg-stras'e.
rinse rms, not rens.
rio (river) re'5.
Rio de la Plata re'5 da la pla'ta.
Rio Grande re'o gran'da.
Rio de Janeiro re'd da zha-na'ro; Port, prom,
re'66 da zha-ne'e-roo.
Riordan (Archbishop) rerMan.
ripeness rip'nes not rip'nus.
See damage.
r ipieno ( music ) re-py a'no.
Ripon ^rip'un.
riposte re-post/.
Also written ripost, but pronounced as above.
rise (n.) nz or ris.
"The older pronouncing dictionaries from Walker
(c. 1800) have generally preferred ris, on the an-
alogy of other nouns distinguished in pronunciation
by sharp ^ from the corresponding verbs of like
spelling and accent : as abitse, noun and verb ; use,
noun and verb; house ; noun and verb, etc. Most
recent dictionaries prefer nz, good usage having at
all times been divided." Web.
Walker (1809) says: "This word very properly
takes the pure sound of s to distinguish it from the
verb, but does not adhere to this distinction so in-
violably as the nouns use,, excuse, etc. ; for we some-
times hear 'the rise and fall of the Roman empire/
'the rise and fall of provisions/ etc., with the s
like the 2. The pure s, however, is more agreeable
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
636 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
to analogy, and ought to be scrupulously preserved
in these phrases by all correct speakers."
rise (v.) riz
risk risk, not resk.
risque res-ka'.
risquee res-ka/.
Ristori res-td're.
Ritola re-tola.
rivage riv'aj ; Fr. pron., re-vazh'.
rivarol re-va-rol'.
riverain riv'er-an.
riverine riv'er~in or riv'er-m.
Riviera di Levante re-vya'ra de la-van'ta.
Riviera di Ponente re-vya'ra de po-nen'ta.
riviere (necklace) re-vyar'.
Ri vinus re-ve'nus .
Rivoli (Battle of) re'vo-le; Fr. pron., re-vo-le'.
Rivoli, Rue de rii du re-vd-le'.
For ti, see p. 10.
rivose ^ri'vos or riv-ds'.
Rizzio refse-6.
Also written Riccio, but pronounced re'cho.
See Abruzzi, Bertuccio.
Roanoke ^ro'a-nok, not r5-a-nok'.
Robbia, della deKla rob'bya.
Robert le Diable r6-bar r lu dy^bl.
Robespierre de du ro'bes-per; Fr. pron., r6-
bes-pyar r .
Robsart (Amy) rob'sart, not rob^art.
Robson (Stuart) rob'sun, not rob'siin.
robust r6-bust r , not ro'bust.
Robusti, Jacopo ^ya'kd-po ro-boos'te.
robustious ro-bus'chus or ro-bust'ytis.
"A robustious, periwig-pated fellow." Shake-
speare.
Rochambeau, de du ro-shaN-bo'.
For aN, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
637
Rochdale roch'dal, not roch'dal.
Roche (Regina Maria) roch.
Rochefort r6sh-for'.
Rochefoucauld rSsh-foo-ko'.
Rochester roch'es-ter.
rochet roch'et.
Rochet ro-sha'.
Rockefeller rok'e-fel-er.
A word of four syllables.
Rockingham rok'mg-um, not rok'mg-ham.
See Ahmnck.
rococo ro-ko'ko or ro-ko-ko'.
Rod, fidouard a-doo-ar' rod.
Rodays, de du ro-da'.
Roderick rod'er'ik, not r5'der-ik.
Also written Roderic, but pronounced as above.
Roderigo rod-er-e'go ; It. pron., rd-da-re'go.
Rodin ro-daN 7 .
For a.N, see p. 10.
Rodolph ro'dolf.
Rodolphus ro-doFfus.
rodomontade rod-o-mon-tad' or rod-6-mon-tad'.
Rodriguez (Jose Ignacio) ro-dr^gas.
See Chimb or aso.
Roebling rot/ling; Ger. pron., rolling.
For 6, see p. m
Roger de Coverley roj'er de kuVer-li.
Roget ^ro-zha'.
"Roget's Thesaurus."
Rohan, de du ro-aN'.
For aN, see p. m
Roi de Lahore rooa d la-6r'.
Roi d'Yvetot, Le Hi rwa dev-to'.
roil roil, not rll.
Webster (1884) says: "Until near the beginning
of the present century, oi was extensively pro-
nounced like long i, as fine for join, rile for roil,
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
638 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
etc., but this pronunciation is now confined exclu-
sively to the lowest classes."
Worcester says: "This word is provincial in
England and colloquial in the United States, and it
is written also rile. 3 '
See nle.
Roi Petaud rwa pa-to'.
Roi Soleil rwa so-la'yu.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Rokeby rook'bi or rok'bi.
Roland ro'land; Fr. pron., ro-laN'.
"A Roland for an Oliver."
For a.N, see p. 10.
Roland (Madame) ro'land; Fr. pron., ro-laN'.
For an, see p. 10.
role rol.
Rolla rol'a.
See Rollo.
Rollin rol'm; Fr. pron., r61-aN'.
For I.N, see p. n.
Rollo rol'o.
See Rolla.
Roma ro'ma.
Romaic ro-ma'ik.
romance (n.) ro-mans 7 or ro'mans.
romance (v.) ro-mans 7 .
Romance (a.) ro-mans 7 or ro'mans.
"The Romance Languages."
Roman de la Rose ro-maN 7 du la roz.
For aN, see p. 10.
Romanes (George J,) ro-ma'nes,
Romanesque ro-man~esk r .
Romanov ro-ma'nof.
Romany rom^-m, not ro'ma-ni.
"Romany Rye."
Also written Rommany, but pronounced as above,
romanza ro-man'za or ro-man'za.
Romeo et Juliette rO-ma-o' a zhii-le-et'.
For u, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs^ see p. 19)
OPT EN MISPRONOUNCED 639
Romeyn ro'min.
Romilly rom'il-i.
Romola rom'o-la or ro'mo-la.
Romulus rom'u-lus.
Roncevalles ( Pass ) ron-se-val'les ; Sp. pron.,
ron-thes-val'yas.
See Cervantes, de; llano.
rondeau ron'dd or ron-do'.
See rondo.
Rondlno ron-de'no.
rondo ron'do or ron-do'.
See rondeau.
Rondout ron'do wt, not rown'dowt.
Rontgen runt'gen or rent'gen ; Ger. pron., ronf-
gen.
For 6, see p. 10.
ronyon run'yun.
" 'Aroint thee, witch F the rump-fed ronyon
cries." Shakespeare.
Also written ronion, but pronounced as above,
roof roof, not roof.
See broom.
rook r66k.
Worcester says rook or rook,
room room, not room.
See broom.
Roosevelt ro'ze-velt, almost r6z r velt.
In Dutch, oo is pronounced like English oo in
door.
root root, not root.
See broom.
Roquefort (cheese) rok-for' or rok'fort.
roquelaure rok'e-lor or r6k-lor'.
roquet ro-ka/.
In England commonly ro'ka or ro'ki.
rorqual ro^kwal; ror'kwol (Stor.).
rosaceous ro-za'shus.
rosary ro'za-ri.
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640 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Rosa, Salvator sal-va'tor ro'za.
Rosalind roz'a-lind.
"As You Like It."
Rosaline roz'a-lm or roz'a-Kn.
Rosamond roz'a-mund.
Roscius rosh'i-us.
"When Roscius was an actor in Rome." Shake-
speare.
Roscommon (Earl) ros-kom'un.
roseate ro'ze-at.
Rosebery (Lord) roz'ber-i.
rosemary roz'mar-i.
"There's rosemary, that's for remembrance."
Shakespeare.
Rosencrantz ro'zen-krants.
roseola ro-ze'6-la, not ro-ze-6'la.
Rosetta (Stone) ro-zet'a.
Rosh Hashana rosh ha-sha'na.
Rosicrucian ro-zi-kroo'shan or roz-i-kroo'shan.
Rosicrucius ros-i-kroos'shi-us.
rosin roz'in.
See resin.
Rosinante roz-i-nan'te.
Also written Rozinante, but pronounced as above.
"Don Quixote."
Rosny, de du ro-ne'.
rosolio ro-zoKyo.
Rospigliosi ( Palace ) ros-pel-yo'se.
See Bentivoglio.
Rossbach (Battle of) ^ros'baK.
For K, see p. 12.
Rossetti ros-sefe.
Rossi r6s / se.
Rossignol (Lake) ^ros-sen-yoK.
Rossini ros-se'ne.
Rostand, Edmond ed-moN' r6s-taN'.
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, II.
(For Key of Signs t see p. ig)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 641
Rostopchin ras-tap-chm'.
rostrum rostrum, not ros'trum.
rotary ro'ta-ri.
rotate ro'tat or, especially in British usage, rd-
taf.
rotating ro'ta-tmg or ro-ta'tmg.
See rotate.
Roth, von fSn rot.
Rotherhithe roth'er-hith ; coll., rod'rith or red'-
rif.
See Ahmnck.
Rothesay roth'sa ; also colloquially, rot'si.
Rothschild roths'chlld or ros'child ; Ger. pron.,
rofshilt.
rotifer ro'tif-er.
rotogravure ro'to-grav-yoor.
rotonde ro-to Nd r .
For ON, see p. n.
roturier ro-tti-rya/.
For u, see p. 10,
Roubaix rdo-ba',
roue roo-a'.
Worcester accents the first syllable.
Rouen rod-aN'.
For a.N, see p. 10.
rouge roozh.
rouge et noir ^roozh-a-nwar'.
Rouget de Lisle roo-zha/ du lei'.
Also written Rouget de L'lsle, but pronounced as
above.
Rouher ro6~ar'.
roulade roc-lad 7 ,
rouleau roo-lo 7 .
Roulers roo-la 7 .
roulette roo-let 7 .
Rousillqn (wine) roo-se-yoN'.
For ON, see p. u.
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642 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Rousillon roo-sel-yoN'.
"All's Well That Ends Well."
For ON, see p. n.
Roustam rods'tam; Persian pron., rods'tem.
See Rustam.
rout rowt.
route root.
The Century and Worcester give rowt as an
alternative form.
"The pronunciation rout (ou as in out) is still
common in the United States, prevailing in some
localities; but root, after modern French, is dis-
placing it in the best usage." Web.
"Most of the orthoepists more recent than Walker
give the preference to the pronunciation root"
Wor.
routine roo-ten', never ro-ten'.
See ambergris.
Roux roo.
Rovigo ro-ve'gd.
rowan (tree) ro'an or rou'an.
Rowan (Admiral) ro'an.
rowel rou'el, not ro'el.
Rowena ro-e'na.
"Ivanhoe."
Rowland row'land or ro'land.
Rowley row'li.
Roxana roks-an'a or roks-a'na.
"Roxana and Statira."
See Statira,
Roxburgh roks'biir-o or roks'burg.
Roye rwa.
Royer Collard rwa-ya/ ko-lar'.
Rubaiyat roo-bi-yat'.
Rubens ^roo^enz.
rubefacient roo~be-fa/shent.
rubeola roo-be'o-la, not rod-be-6'la.
rubiacin roo^'bi-a-sm.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 643
Rubinstein roo'bm-stin.
ruble (coin) roo'bl.
Also written rouble, but pronounced as above,
ruby roo'bi, not ru'bi.
Rucellai rod-chel~ir.
"The Rucellai Gardens."
See Beatrice Cenci.
Ruddygore rud'i-gor.
rude rood, not rud.
rudiment roo'dim-ent, not ru'dim-ent.
Rudolph roo'dolf.
Rudolphus rob-dol'fus.
Rue de la Paix rii du la pa'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Rueil rii-e'yiL
For u, see p. 10.
See Boulogtie-sur-Mer.
Rue St. Honore rii saN-ton-5-ra'.
For ii, a.N, see pp. 10, n.
ruffian ruf'i-an or rufyan.
ruffianism ^ruf'i-an-izm or ruf'yan-izm.
Ruffo--roof / f6.
rule r6ol, not rul.
rupee (coin) roo~pe'.
rural roor r al, not ru'ral.
ruse de guerre riiz du gar A .
For ii, see p. 10.
Russ rus.
Russia rush'a or roT/sha.
The second pronunciation is seldom heard.
See Prussia.
Russian rush'sin or roo'shan.
See Prussian.
Rustam roos'tam.
See Roustam.
rustle riis'l, not riist/1.
rutabaga roo-ta-ba'ga.
ruth rdoth, not ruth.
(For Key of Signs f see p. 19)
644 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Rutherford ruth'er-ferd, not ruth'er-ferd.
ruthless robth'les, not ruth'les.
Ruy Bias ru'e-blas, not rii'e-bla.
For u, see p. 10. __
Ruy Lopez roo'e lo'pez; Sp. pron., roo'e 16'-
path.
See Zamacois.
Ruysdael rois'dal.
Also written Ruisdael, but pronounced as above.
Ruyter, de du roi'ter or du ri'ter.
ryal (coin) rFal.
See rial (coin).
Ryswick riz'wik.
"The Peace of Ryswick"
See Rijswijk.
Rzeszow ^zhe'
Saadi sa-de' or s6-de r .
Also written Sa'di, but pronounced as above.
Saale -za'le.
Saar (Fr. spelling) zar.
See Sarre (G. spelling).
Saarbrucken zar-briik'en.
For ii, see p. 10.
Saavedra, de da sa~a-va/thra.
See Guadalquivir.
Sabacthani sa-baK-tha-ne'.
For K, see p. 12.
Sabaen sa-be r an.
Also written Sabean, but pronounced as above.
Sabaeism sa'be-izm.
Also written Sabaism, but pronounced sa'ba-izm.
Sabaoth sab'a-oth or sa-b^oth.
"Lord of Sabaoth."
Sabatini sa-ba-te'ne.
Sabbatine sab x a-tin.
(For Key of Signs, see p., 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 645
Sabbatize sab'a-tiz.
saber sa'ber.
Also written sabre, but pronounced as above.
Sabine (La.) sa-ben'.
Sabines sa'binz.
"The Rape of the Sabines"
sabot sa-bo'.
sabretasch sa'ber-tash.
Sabrina sa-bri'na.
"Milton's Comus"
saccharic sak-ar'ik.
saccharide sak'a-rid or sak'a-rid.
See ide (chemical termination).
saccharify sak-ar'if-I or sak'a-rif-i.
saccharin sak'a-rin.
See saccharine.
saccharine sak'a-rm or sak'a-ren, not sak'a-rm.
See me (chemical termination), saccharin.
sacerdotal sas-er-dd'tal, not sa-ser-do'tal.
sacerdotalism sas-er-do'tal-izm, not sa-ser-do 7 -
tal-izm.
Sacharissa sak-a-ris'a.
sachem sa'chem, not sacl/em.
sachet sa-sha 7 or y especially in British usage,
sash'a.
Worcester's pronunciation (sash-a') is the one
generally heard.
Saco so'ko.
sacque sak.
sacrament sak'ra-ment, not sa r kra-ment.
Walker says: "This word, with sacrifice,
sacrilege, and sacristy f is sometimes pronounced
with the a in the first syllable long, as in sacred;
but this is contrary to one of the clearest analogies
of the language."
Worcester remarks : "The English orthoepists
are unanimous against the practice" [of making the
a long in the first syllable].
See sacrifice (n. and v.).
(For Key of S'igns, see p. 19)
646 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
sacrificable sa-krif'i-ka-bl.
sacrifice (n.) sak'n-fis or sak'rif-iz.
"The pronunciation 'fiz' has, until recently, been
preferred. Walker (c. 1800) notes that it is 'the
practice of most speakers and is accordingly so>
marked in all former pronouncing dictionaries/ The
pronunciation 'fis' prevails in present good usage,
but 'fiz' is still widely used for the noun and pre-
vails for the verb. Some good speakers say *fis/ '
Web.
See sacrament, sacrifice (v.}.
sacrifice (v.) sak'ri-fiz or sak'rif-is.
Worcester says : "In the words sacrifice, suffice,
and discern, c is allowed, by the common consent of
orthoepists, and by general usage, to take the sound
of 2. Some speakers, however, pronounce sacrifice
with the proper sound of c soft, and Smart counte-
nances this pronunciation of it when used as a noun ;
yet he says it is 'the practice of most speakers [to
pronounce it sacrifice], and according to this prac-
tice is the word marked in all former pronouncing
dictionaries/ "
See sacrament, sacrifice (w.).
sacrificer sak~ri-fiz'er or sak-rif-i'ser.
sacrificial sak-ri- fish'al.
sacrilege sak'ri-le j .
See sacrament.
sacrilegious sak-ri-le'jus, not sak-ri-lij'us.
sacristan sak'ris-tan.
sacristy sak'ris-ti.
See sacrament.
sacrosanct sak'ro-sangkt.
sacrum sa'krum.
saddlery sad'ler-i, not sad'l-ri.
Sadducean sad-u-se x an.
Sadducee sad^-se.
Sadi-Carnot sa-de x kar-no'.
See Carnot.
Sadowa (Battle of) sa/do-va, not sa-dow'a.
Saengerbund zang'er-boont.
(for Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 647
Saengerfest zang'er-fest.
safari suf'a-re.
Safed sa-fed'.
saffron saf'run.
See apron.
Safonov sa/fo-n6f.
Safranek saf'ran-ek.
saga sa'ga or sa/ga.
sagacious sa-ga'shus, not sa-gash'us.
Sagadahoc sag-a-da-hok'.
sagamore sag'a-mor.
Sagan za'gan.
Sagan, de du sa-gaN'.
For an, see p. 10.
Saghalien sa-ga-lyen'.
See Sakhalin, another spelling.
Saginaw sag'm-6.
sagittal sajlt-al.
Knowles says saj-ifal.
Sagittarius sa j -it-a'ri-us.
Sagittary (centaur) saj'it-a-ri.
See Sagittary (constellation).
Sagittary ( constellation ) sa j ''it-a-ri .
See Sagittary (centaur).
Sagittary (Venice) saj'it-a-ri.
"Lead to the Sagittary the raised search."
Shakespeare.
Saguenay sag-e-na/ ? not sag'e-na.
Sahara sa-ha/ra or sa7ha-ra.
The Arabic Sahra is pronounced sa-hra'.
sahib sa/ib.
said (preterit of say) sed.
Saida sa/e-da.
Saigon sl-gon^ ; Fr. pron., sa-e-goN r .
For ON, see p. n.
sainfoin san'foin.
.Saint Albans sant oFbanz.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
648 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Saint Albans (John of) sant 61 7 banz or sant
al'banz.
Saint Amand, Imbert de aN-bar 7 du saN-ta-
maN 7 .
For aN, aN, see pp. 10, n.
Saint Ambrosius sant am-br6 7 zi-us.
Saint-Arnaud, de du saN-tar-no'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Saint Augustine (city) sant 6-gus-ten 7 .
Saint Augustine (Church Father) sant 6-gus 7 -
tm or sant 6 7 gus-tin.
"It must be admitted that the best modern usage,
at least in this country, is in favor of Augus'tine
(6-gus'tin) . Biog.
Saint Bernard sant bur 7 nard or sant ber-nard 7 ;
Fr. pron., saN ber-nar 7 .
For aN, see p. n.
Saint Bernard (Pass) sant ber-nard 7 ; Fr. pron.,
saN ber-nar 7 .
For aN, see p. n.
Saint Bernard (Hospice) sant ber-nard 7 ; Fr.
pron., saN ber-nar'.
For aN, see p. n.
Saint Bernard (dog) sant ber-nard 7 ; Fr. pron.,
saN ber-nar 7 .
For aN, see p. n.
Saint Cecilia sant se-sil 7 i-a.
Saint Clair sant klar 7 .
Saint Qoud sant klowd 7 ; Fr. pron., saN kloo 7 .
For aN, see p. II.
Saint-Croix sant-kroi 7 ; Fr. pron., saN-krwa 7 .
For aN, see p. n.
See Santa Cruz.
Saint-Cyr, Gouvion ^goo-vyoN 7 saN-ser 7 .
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Saint-Denis sant den 7 is ; Fr. pron., saN de-ne 7 .
For aN, see p. n.
Sant-Die saN-de-a 7 .
{For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MIS PR ONO UNCED 649
Saint-Dizier saN-de-zya'.
For aw, see p. n.
Sainte-Beuve saNt-bov'.
For 6, aN, see pp. 10, n.
Sainte Chapelle saNt sha-pel'.
For aN, see p. n.
Sainte Genevieve saNt zhen-ve-eV.
For aN, see p. n.
Saint-Estephe saNt es-tef .
For aN, see p. u.
Saint-tienne-du-Mont saNt a-tyen' dii moN.
For ii, aN, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Saint-fivremond, de du saN-ta-vre-moN'.
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Saint-Gaudens (France) saN go-daN'.
For aN, see p. n.
See Saint-Gaudens (Augustus).
Saint-Gaudens (Augustus) sant go'daNs.
See Saint-Gaudens (France).
Saint-Germain (Palace) saN zher-maN 7 .
For aN, see p. u.
Saint-Germain-des-Pres saN zher-maN / -da-pra.
For aN, see p. n.
Saint-Germain-en-Laye saN zher-maN^aN-la.
For aN, aN, see pp. 10, n.
Saint-Germain-rAuxerrois saN zher-maN 16-
ser-wa r .
For aN, see p. n.
Saint Gothard sant goth'ard ; Fr. pron., saN g5-
tar 7 .
For aN, see p. n.
Saint-Gobain sa.N-go-baN''.
For aN, see p. n.
Saint Helena (island) sant hel-e'na.
"Some persons, aiming to be more accurate than
ordinary speakers, place the accent on the first
syllable of this name HEL'ENA. This is unques-
tionably the correct accentuation of the name of
St. Helena, the mother of Constantine the Great;
and though it is probable that the island derived
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
650 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
its appellation originally from her, not only is the
present pronunciation of its name so thoroughly
established that it would be idle to _ attempt to
change it, but this very pronunciation is supported
by the analogy of the original Greek itself." Gas.
See Saint Helena (mother of Constantme) .
Saint Helena (mother of Constantine) sant hel'-
e-na.
See Saint Helena (island).
Saint-Hilarie saN-te-lar'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Saint Hyacinthe sant hi'a-smth.
Saint Januarius sant jan-u-a'ri-us.
Saint-Jean-d'Acre saN zhaN-da'kru.
For aN, aN, see pp. 10, n.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Saint-Jean-d'Angely saN zhaN-daN-zha-le'.
For aN, aN, see pp. 10, n.
Saint Joachim sant zh6-a-shaN'.
Saint John sant-jon' or sm'jen.
See Alnwick.
Saint Julien (wine) sant-jool'yen; Fr. pron.,
saN zhu-lyaN'.
For u, aN, see pp. 10, n.
Saint-Just, de (Louis Antoine Leon) du
zhust r .
For ti, aN, see pp. 10, n.
Saint Just (England) sant just
Saint-Lambert, de clu saN-la,N-bar r .
For aN, aN, see pp. 10, n.
St. Leger sant lej'er or sil'in-jer.
St. Leu saN-16 r .
For 6, aN, see pp. 10, u.
St. Louis (Missouri) sant loc/is or sant loo'L
Saint Louis (island) saN 166-e'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Saint Lucia sant loo'shi-a or sant loo-se^a.
See Santa Lucia.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONO UNCED 65 1
Saint-Maur-les-Fosses SEN mor-la-f5-sa'.
For EN, see p. n.
Saint Michael (Mount) sant mi'kel.
See Saint-Michel, Mont.
Saint-Michel, Mont moN saN me-shel'.
Not to be confounded with Saint Michael
(Mount) (which see), a similar mountain on the
coast of Cornwall.
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, II.
Saint-Mihiel SEN me-yel'.
Saint-Moritz sant mo-ritz'.
Saint-Omer saN-to-mar'.
For aN, see p. n.
Saint Pancras sant pan'kras.
Saint-Pierre, de du saN-pyar'.
For aN, see p. u.
Saint-Priest, de du saN-prest' or dii saN pre-est'.
For aN, see p. n.
Saint-Prix saN-pre'.
Saint-Quentin saN-kaN'taN.
Saint-Real, de dii saN-ra-aP.
For aN, see p. n.
Saint-Roch saN-r6k'.
For aN, see p. n.
Saint- Sacrement, Lac du lak dii saN-sa-kre~
maN'.
For ii, aN, aN, see pp. 10, n.
Saint-Saens saN-sans^.
For aN, IN, see pp. 10, n.
Saint-Simon, de du saN-se-moN r ; Anglicized^
sant-s^mun.
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, u.
Saint-Simonism sant-sFmun-izm.
Saint-Sulpice saN sul-pes 7 .
For u, UN, see pp. 10, u.
Saint Theresa sant te-re'sa, not sant te-re^a,
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
652 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Saint Vincent de Paul saN vaN-saN du pfll :
Anglicized, sant vin'sent du pol.
For aN, aN, see pp. 10, n.
Saint- Yves saN-teV.
Also written Saint-Ives, but pronounced as above.
For aNj see p. n.
Sai's sa'is.
Sakaj awea sa-ka- j a-wa/a.
Sakhalin sa-Ka-len' or sa-Ka-lyen' (Jap. Kara
futo).
For K, see p. 12.
See Saghalien.
sakieh sak'i-e.
Also written sakiyeh, but pronounced sak'I-ye.
Sakuntala sa-koon'ta-la or sha-koon'ta-la.
Sakya Aluni sak'ya moo'ni.
Sala (George Augustus) sa/la, not sa-la'.
salaam sa-lam'.
Also written salam, but pronounced as above,
salable sa/la-bl.
salacious sa-la'slius.
Saladiii sa^a-dm.
Salamis (Battle of) saFa-mis.
Salammbo sal-am -bo 7 .
Salanio sa-l^ne-o.
Salarino sa-la-re^no.
salary saPa-ri, not sal'ri.
saleratus sal-e-ra'tus .
Sales (Francis of) salz; Fr. pron., sal.
Saleza sa-la^a.
Salic sal'ik, not sa'lik.
See Salique.
salicin saPi-sin.
salicylate sal'i-sil-at, not sal-is'il-at.
salicylic sal-i-sil'ik.
salicylize saKi-sil-iz.
salient sa/li-ent.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 653
salina sa-li'na, not sa-le'na.
saline sa/lin or sa-lm', not sa-len'.
"As this word is derived from the Latin salinus
by dropping a syllable, the accent ought, according
to the general rule of formation, to remove to the
first [syllable]." Walker.
Salins sa-laN'.
Salique sa-lek' or sal'ik.
See Salic.
Salisbury solz'ber-i.
See Alnwick.
saliva sa-li'va.
salival sa-K'val.
salivant sal'i-vant.
salivary sal'i-ver-i.
Sallust sal'lust.
salmagundi sal-ma~gun'di, not sal-a-ma-gun'di.
salmi sal'mi ; Fr. pron., sal-me''.
Also written salmis, but pronounced as above,
salmon sam / un, not sa'miin.
Salmon (P. Chase) sal'mon.
Salmoneus sal-mo'nus or sal-mo'ne-us.
See Morpheus.
salmonoid saFmo-noid.
Salome sa-lo'me.
Salomon za r l6-m6n.
salon sa~loN'.
For ON, see p. n.
Salonica sa-lo-ne'ka.
Saloniki sa-lo-n^ke.
Modern Greek, sa~l6-nye'ke.
Salpetriere, la la sal-pa-tre-a^.
salsi f y sal'si-f i.
salt s81t.
"Smart marks the a in this word as having a
sound intermediate between that of a in all (or o in
orb) and that of o in on" $. 6- W.
See accost.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
654 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
saltarello sal-ta-rel'6.
saltier (heraldry) sal'ter.
Also written saltire, but pronounced as above,
salt rheum solt'room.
Saluafata sal-wa-fa'ta.
salubrious sa-lu'bri-us.
Salutaris sa-loo-ta/ris.
salutary sal'u-ta-ri.
salutato rian sa-lu-ta-to'ri-an.
salutatory sa-lu'ta-to-ri.
salute sa.'-lut', not sa-loot'.
salvarsan sal'var-san.
salve (interjection) sal've.
salve (ointment) sav.
salve ( v. ) sav.
salver (tray) sal'ver, not sa'ver.
Salvini sal-ve'ne.
sal volatile -sal vo-lafi-le.
"Anglicized sal vol'A-til."JF0n
salvor saFver.
Salzburg zalts'boora.
For G, see p, 12.
Samara (river) sa-ma'ra.
Samaria sa-ma r ri~a.
Samaritan sa-mar'i t-an .
Samarkand sam-ar-kant'.
Sambre saN x br.
Samian sa/mi-an.
"The Samian, Sage."
samiel sam'yel.
samite sa/mlt
Sammarco sam-mar^ko.
Samnite sam'nit.
"The Samnite Wars."
Samoa (Islands) sa-mo'a; native sa'mo-a,
Samoan sa-mo^n.
(For Key of Signs, sec p. ig)
OFTEN MISPRONO UNCED 655
Samos sa'mos.
"The Sage of Samos."
Samoset sam'o-set or sa-mos'et.
Samothrace sam'6-thras or sam-6-thra/se.
samovar sam'6-var.
Samoyed sam-d-yed'.
Also written Samoyede, but pronounced as above.
Samoyedic sam-6-yed'ik.
samphire sam'fir or sam'fer.
sample sam'pl or, especially in British use,
sam'pl.
Sampson samp'sun.
See Samson; the preferred spelling.
Samson sam'sun.
See Sampson.
Samson et Dalila saN-soN na da-le-la'.
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, n.
samurai sa'mdor-L
San san.
sanatorium san-a-to'ri-um.
See sanitarium.
sanatory san'a-to-ri.
See sanitary.
Sanballat san-bal'at.
sancho sang^o.
Sancho Panza sang'ko pan'za ; Sp. pron., sancho
pan 7 tha.
See Zamaco'is.
San Clemente san kla-men'ta.
San Cristobal san kres-to'bal
San Diego san de-a'go.
Sand, George jorj sand ; Fr. pron., zhorzh saNd.
For aN, see p. n.
Sandalphon san-daFfon.
Sandringham san'dring-um.
See Alnwick.
Sandusky san-dus / ki, not san'dus-ki.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
656 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
sandwich sand'wich; sand'wij (Won).
Sandys sandz.
See Alnwick.
sangaree sang-ga-re'.
sang-froid saN-frwa'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Sangiorgi san- j or'j e.
Sangraal sang-gral'.
See Sangreal.
Sangrado (Dr.) sang-gra'dd.
"Gil Bias."
Sangreal sang'gre-al.
See Sangraal.
sangre azul sang'gra a-thool'.
See Zamacois.
sanguigenous sang-gwij'e-nus.
sanguinary sang^gwm-a-ri, not sa^gwin-a-ri.
sanguine sang x gwm, not san / gwin.
sanguineous sang-gwm^'e-us, not san-gwm'e-us.
Sanhedrim san^ie-drim.
See SanJiedrin.
Sanhedrin san^e-drm.
See Sanhedrim.
sanitarium san-i-ta'ri-um.
See sanatorium.
sanitary san'i~ta-ri.
See sanatory.
San Jacinto san ja-sm'to.
San Joaquin (river) san wa-ken'.
See San Joaquin (village).
San Joaquin (village) san ho-a-ken 7 .
See San Joaquin (river).
San Jose san hd-sa/.
San Juan san hwan'.
San Luis Potosi san loo-es' po-to-se'.
San Martin, de da san mar-ten 7 .
San Michele san me-ka'la.
San Miguel san me-gel'.
(For Key of Signs^ see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONO UNCED 657
San Onofre san S-no'fra.
San Paulo san pa-65'16 (Sp.)-
San Pietro in Vincoli (Church) san pya/tr5 en
ven'kd-le.
San Remo san ra/mo.
San Roque san rd'ka.
San Salvador san sal-va-dor'.
sans (preposition) sanz; Fr. pron., saN.
For aN, see p. 10.
"Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans every-
thing." Shakespeare.
sans-culotte sanz-ku-lof ; Fr. pron., saN-ku~15t'.
For u, aN, see p. 10.
Sans-culottide sanz-ku-lot'id ; Fr. pron., saN-
kii-lot-ed'.
For ii, aN, see p. 10.
Sans Gene, Madame ^ma-dam 7 saN-zhan 7 .
For aw, see p. 10.
Sanskrit san x skrit.
Also written Sanscrit, but pronounced as above.
Sanson saN-soN 7 .
For UN, ON, see pp. 10, IT.
Sans peur et sans reproche saN por' a
For o, aN, see p. 10.
sans souci saN soo-se 7 .
For aN, see p. 10. __
Sans Souci (Palace) saN soo-se'.
For EN, see p. n.
Santa Anna, de da san 7 ta ^na.
Also written Santa Ana, de but pronounced as
above.
Santa Cecilia san'ta cha-che^e-a.
See Beatrice Cenci.
Santa Claus san'ta kloz.
Do not say san'di klos.
Also written Santa Klaus, but pronounced as
above.
Santa Croce san'ta kro'cha.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
658 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Santa Cruz san'ta krooz.
See Saint Croixr.
Santa Fe san'ta fa.
Santa Lucia san'ta loo-che'a.
See Cialdini, Saint Lucia.
Santander san-tan-dar'.
Santa Scala san'ta ska/la.
Santayana san-ta-ya/na.
Santerre saN-tar'.
For ajsr, see p. 10.
Santiago san-te-a'go.
Santillana, de da san-tel-ya'na.
Santos-Dumont saisr-tos' dii-moN" 7 .
For ii, a,3sr, ON, see pp. 10, n.
San Yuste san yoos^a.
Saone son.
Sao Paulo SOUK pou'loo (Pg-.).
sapajou sap^-joo ; Fr. pron., sa-pa-zhoc/
sapience s^pi-ens.
sapient sa'pi-ent.
saponaceous sap-o-na^hus.
saponin sap'o-nm.
Sapor sa/por.
sap o r i fl c sap-5-r i f x ik.
See soporific.
Sapphic saf'ik.
sapphire saf'ir.
sapphirine saf 'er-in or saf^r-in.
Sappho saf'6.
sapsago (cheese) sap'sa-gd.
Saracen sa^a-sen.
Saragossa sa-ra-gos'a.
Sarajevo sa-ra-ye r vo.
.Sarasate, de da sa-ra-sa^ta.
Sarawak sa-ra'wak.
Sarawar sa-ra~wan'.
(For Key of Signs, see p. T Q)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 659
sarcasm sar'kazm, not sar'kaz-um.
sarcenet sars'net.
Also written sarsenet, but pronounced as above.
Sarcey, Francisque fraN-sesk' sar-se r .
For aN, see p. 10.
sarcoma sar-ko'ma.
sarcophagi sar-kof'a-ji.
sarcophagus sar-kof'a-giis.
Sardanapalus sar-da-na-pa'lus.
sardine (fish) sar-den' or sar'den.
See sardine (gem).
sardine (gem) sar'din or sar'din.
See sardine (fish).
sardonic sar-don'ik.
sardonyx sard'6-mks, not sard-6'mks.
Sardou, Victorien ^vek-to-re-aN 7 sar-doo 7 .
For aN, see p. 26.
sargasso sar-gas'6.
Sargasso (Sea) sar-gas'6.
Sargon sa^gon.
Sarmatia sar-m^shi-a.
Sarpedon-^sar-pe r don.
Sarre (G. spelling) sar.
sarsaparilla sar-sa-pa-ril r a, not sas-pa-nKa.
A word of five syllables when correctly pro-
nounced.
Sartain sar'tan.
Sartoris sar-td^is.
Saskatchewan sas-kach'e-won.
Sassanian sas-sa'm-an.
Sassoli sass-6'li.
Satan sa^an.
"Formerly also safan." Web.
sate (preterit of sit) sat, rarely sat.
satiate sa'shi-at.
satiety sa-tFe-ti.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
.660 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
satin sat'm, not sat'un.
See damage.
satire ( sarcasm ) sat'i r .
The Century gives safer as an alternative pro-
nunciation.
Worcester says sa'ter or sat'ir or safer
See satyr,
satiric sa-tir'ik.
See satyr ic.
satirical sa-tir'i-kal.
satirist sat'i-rist.
satirize sat'i-riz.
satrap sa'trap or sat' rap.
satrapy sa'tra-pi or sat'ra-pi.
The Century Dictionary prefers sat'ra-pi.
Satsuma (ware) sat'soom-a.
Commonly pronounced sat-soo'ma.
Saturnalia sat-iir-na'li-a.
saturnine safur-nm.
satyr sat x er or sa'ter.
"Hyperion to a satyr." Shakespeare.
See satire.
satyriasis sat-i -r I'a-sis .
satyric sa-tir'ik.
See satiric.
sauce sos ; Fr. pron., s5s.
saucy so'si.
Sauer zou'er.
sauer-kraut sowr'krowt.
Sault soo or so.
'The Long Sault Rapids, 7 '
Sault Sainte Marie soo sant ma'ri; Fr. pron.,
so saNt ma-re'.
For aN, see p. n.
saunter son'ter or san'ter.
See craunch.
sausage so'si j .
The pronunciation sas'ij, once in good repute, is
no longer authorized.
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
OFTEN' MISPRONO UNCED 66 1
Saussure, de du so-siir'.
For u, see p. 10.
saute so-ta'.
sauve qui pent s5v-ke-p6'.
For 6, see p. 10.
savage sav'aj, not sav'ij.
See damage, savagery.
savagery sav'aj -ri or sav'aj -er-i.
See savage.
savant sa-vaN'.
The plural savants is pronounced as above.
For aN, see p. 10.
Savary sa-va-re'.
Save sav.
Savigny, von f5n sa-ven'ye.
Savoie sa-vwa/.
See Savoy.
savoir-faire sa-vwar-far'.
savoir-vivre sa-vwar-ve'vru.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Savonarola sav-6-na-ro'la ; It. pron., sa-vo-na-
ro'la.
Savoy sa-voi', not sav'oi.
See Savoie.
sawder so'der.
See solder, the preferred spelling.
Say, Leon la-oN' sa.
For ON, see p. n.
sayid sFid or sa/yld.
See seid.
says sez, not saz.
"John says"
'sblood zblud.
See 'sdeath.
scabies ska'bi-ez.
scabious ska'bi-us.
Scsean (Gate) se'an.
Scsevola, Mutius mu'shi-tis seV6-la.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
662 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
scaglia skal'y a .
See Bentivoglio.
scagliola skal-yo'la.
See Bentivoglio.
scalawag skal'a-wag, not skal'i-wag.
Also written scallawag, but pronounced as above.
Scalchi skal'ke.
See Petruchio.
scald (poet) skold or skald.
Also written skald, but pronounced as above.
See scald (to burn).
scald (to burn) skold.
See scald (poet).
scalene ska-len', not ska/1 en.
Scaliger skal'i j -er .
scallop (n.) skol'up or skal'up.
"This word is irregular ; for it ought to have the
a in the first syllable like that in tallow; but the
deep sound of a is too firmly fixed by custom to
afford any expectation of a change. Mr. Sheridan,
Mr. Scott, Dr. Kenrick, Mr. Nares, and Mr. Smith
pronounce the a in the manner I have given it."
Walker (1809).
See scallop (z>.).
scallop (v.) skol'up or skal'iip.
See scallop (.).
scalpel skal'pel, not skal-pel'.
Scamander ska-man'der.
Scapa Flow ska'pa flo.
scaphoid skaf'oid; ska'foid (Wor.).
"Scaphoid Bones."
scapiform ska/pi-f orm ; skap'i-form (Wor.).
Scapin ska -pan'.
"Les Fourberies de Scapin"
For an, see p. n.
scarab skar'ab, not ska'rab.
scarabseus skar-a-be'iis.
scarabee skar'a-be.
Scaramouch skar r a-mouch.
(For Key of Signs, see b. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 663
Scarborough skar'bro.
scarce skars.
scared (preterit of scare) skard, not skart.
Scarlatti skar-lafte.
Scarron ska-roN'.
For ON, see p. u.
scath (n. and v.) skath.
See scathe (n. and ?>.).
scathe (n. and v.) skath.
Worcester and Stormonth says skath.
See scath (n. and v.).
scathed skathd or skatht
scathing skath'ing or skath'ing.
Sceaux so.
scenario se-na'ri-o.
scenic se'mk or sen'ik.
scenical se'm-kal or sen'i-kal.
scepter sep'ter.
Also written sceptre, but pronounced as above,
sceptic skep'tik.
See skeptic, the preferred spelling.
Schaffhausen (Falls) shaf-how'zen.
Schamyl sham'il or sha/mil.
Also written Shamyl, but pronounced as above.
Scharwenka shar-ven r ka.
schedule sked'ftl; in British usage, now com-
monly shed'ul.
'Trice (1668) gives sked'iil; the ^English Schol-
ar* (1687), sed'ul, sed'dol; Jones (1701), sked'ul,
sed'ul; Walker (c. 1800), sed'ul, sked'ul; Smart
(c. 1840), shed'ul." Web.
"In the United States, the customary pronuncia-
tion of schedule is sked'ul." S, & W.
Scheele sha'le ; Anglicized, shel.
Scheele's Green shelz'gren or sha'lez g ren.
Scheherazade she-ha-ra-za'cle or she-he r ra-zad.
Also written Scheherczade, but pronounced she-
ha-ra-za'de or she-he're-zad.
(For Key of Signs, sec p. 19)
664 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Scheidemann shi'de-maru
Scheldt skelt.
"Often pronounced Sheld." Gaz*
Schelling, von f6n shel'ing.
schema ske'ma .
Schenectady sken-ek'ta-di.
scherzando sker-tsan'do.
scherzo skert'so.
Schevening^en s Ka/ven-ing'-en,
For K, see p. 12.
Schiaparelli skya-pa-rel'le.
See Petruchio.
Schiedam sice-dam', not she-dam'.
For K, see p. 12.
Schieifelin shef^in.
Schiehallion she-hal r yun.
Schieren she'ren.
Schiff shif.
Schildkraut shilfkrowt.
Schiller, von f 5n shil'er.
Schipa ske-pa.
schipperke sKip / er-ke; pop. skip'er-ke.
For K, see p. 12.
schism sizm, not siz / um.
schisma (music) skiz'ma or skis / ma.
schismatic (n. and a.) siz-mat/ik.
schismatize siz'ma-tiz.
schist shist.
schistose shis'tos.
schistous shis'tus.
schizopod skiz'6-pod; shiz'6-pod (Stor.).
Schlegel, von f 6n shla/gel.
Schleiermacher shli'er-ma-Ker.
For K, see p. 12.
Sehleswig"-Holstein shlaz^viG hoKshtm.
For G, see p. 12.
Schley (Admiral) sli.
{For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 665
Schliemann shle'man.
schloss shlos.
schnapps shnaps or shnaps.
"Schiedam Schnapps."
Schoharie sko-har'i, not sko-har'i.
scholiast sko'li-ast.
scholium sko'li-iim.
Schonbein shun'bin.
Schonberg-Cotta shon'bero kofta.
For 6, G, see pp. 10, 12.
Schonbrunn shon'broon.
For 6, see p. 10.
S chonhaus en shon'ho w-z en.
"von 'Bisma.Tck-Schonhausen."
schooner skoT/ner.
Schopenhauer sho'pen-how-er.
schottische shofish or sho-tesh 7 .
Also written schottish, but generally pronounced
shofish. _
Schouler (James) skoo'ler.
Schreiner ( Olive) shrr'ner.
Schreyer shrFer.
Schroder shro'der.
For 6, see p. 10.
Schroon Lake skroon lak.
Schubert shoo^ert,
Schumann shoo'man.
Schumann-Heink,^ shoo-man-hingV.
Schurman (Jacob Gould) shdor'man.
Schurz, Carl ^karl shoorts.
schiitzenfest shut'zen-fest.
For ii, see p. 10.
Schuyler skFler.
Schuylkill skooKkil.
Schwab (Charles M.) shwab.
Schwab (Gustav) shvap.
Schwann shvan.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
666 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Schwartzenberg, von f6n shvart'sen-berG.
For G, see p. 14.
Schwarz shvarts.
Also written Schwartz, but pronounced as above.
Schwegler shva/gler.
Sch wy z shvet s .
sciamachy sl-am'a-ki.
sciatica si-at'ik-a, not se-at'ik-a.
scilicet sil'is-et.
Scilly (Islands) sil'i.
scimitar sim'it-er.
Also written cimeter, scimitcr, scymetar, but pro-
nounced as above.
Scinde sind.
Also written Smd, Sinde, Sindh, the preferred
spellings, but pronounced as above,
scintilla sm-tll'a.
scintillante shen-tel-laVta.
scintillate sm'til-at.
sciolist sFo-list.
scion sHm.
Scipio sip'i-6.
Scipioni she-pe-6'ne.
scire facias si r re fa r shi-as.
scirrhous skir'iis.
This is the pronunciation of Webster, Worcester,
Stormonth, and the Encyclopaedic Dictionary.
The Oxford English Dictionary, the Century, and
the Standard prefer sir'us.
scirrhus skir'tis.
See scirrhous.
scission sizh'un or sish'un.
scissura si-su'ra.
scissure sizh'er or sister,
scitamineous sit-a-min^-iis.
Scituate sit / u-at.
sciurine si'u-rm or sFu-rin.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 667
Sclav sklav or sklav.
Also written Sclave, but pronounced as above.
See Slav.
Sclavic skla'vik.
See Slavic.
S cla vi sm skla'vi zm .
See Slavism.
scleroderma skle-ro-der'ma or skler-6-der'ma.
sclerotic skle-rot'ik.
scoff skof.
See accost.
scolecite skol'e-sit or sko'le-slt
scone (cake) skon.
Scone skon or skoon.
"He is already nam'd, and gone to Scone to be
invested." Shakespeare.
Scopas sko'pas.
scorbutic skor-bu'tik.
Scotti skSt'te or skot'ti.
Scriabin skrya-bin'.
Scribe, Eugene 6-zhen 7 skreb.
For 6, see p. 10.
scrivener sknv x ner or skrn/n-er.
scrofula skrof'fi-la, not skrof r u-la.
scrouge skrouj or^kropj.
scrutin d'arrondissement skru-taN' da-roN-des-
maN'.
For u, aN, aN, ON, see pp. 10, n.
scrutin de liste skrii-taN' du lest.
For u, aN, see pp. 10, n.
Scudery, de du skii-da-re^.
For ii, see p. 10.
sculpture skulp'tur, not skulp'chur.
Scutari skoo'ta-re, not skoo-ta're.
Scylla sil^a.
See Charybdis.
scythe sith, not sith.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
668 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
'sdeath zdeth.
See 'sblood.
seamstress sem'stres.
Webster says that sem'stres is obsolescent
See sempstress.
seance sa/ans ; Fr. pron., sa-aNs'.
For aN, see p. to.
Seattle se-at'l.
Sebastopol se-bas'to-pfil or seb-as-to'pol.
See Sevastopol.
Secchi (Father) sek'ke.
Seckel (pear) sek'l, not sik'l.
seclude se-klood'.
secretary sek're-te-ri.
See secretory.
secretory se-kre'to-ri or se'kre-to-ri.
See secretary.
sects sekts, not seks.
secund se'kund or sek'und.
secundine se^und-m or sek'-und-m.
sedan (chair) se-dan r .
Sedan (Battle of) se-dan'; Fr. pron., se-daN A .
For SLN, see p. 10.
sedative sed'a-tiv.
sedentary sed r en-ter-i.
sedile se-dile.
sedlitz (powder) sed'lits.
See seidlitz (powder).
Sedlitz (Bohemia) zed'Hts.
See Seidlits (Bohemia), another spelling,
seduce se-dus 7 , not se-doos 7 .
Seelye se'li.
seer (one that sees) se'er or ser.
seer (prophet) ser or s^er.
segar se-gar'.
See cigar.
Segreto di Suzanna se-gra/to de soo-zan'na.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 669
Segur, de du sa-gur'.
For ii, see p. 10.
seid sa/id.
See sayid, the preferred spelling.
Seidl, Anton an'ton zi'dl.
Popularly, si'dl.
seidlitz (powder) sed'lits.
See sedlitz (powder).
Seidlitz (Bohemia) zid'lits.
See Sedlits (Bohemia).
seigneur sen-yor'.
The Century Dictionary says sen'yer.
See seignior.
For 6, see p. 10.
seigneurage sen'yur-a j .
See seigniorage.
seigneurial se-nyu'ri-al.
Worcester says se-nu're-al.
See seigniorial.
seignior sen'yer.
"Most potent, grave, and reverend seigniors"
Shakespeare.
See seigneur.
seigniorage sen'yer-a j .
See seigneurage.
seignioral sen'yer-al.
seignioralty sen'yer-al-ti.
seigniorial sen-yo'ri-al.
See seigneurial.
seigniorize sen'yer-iz.
seigniory sen'yo-ri.
Seignobos sen-yo-bo'.
seine (net) san or sen.
Seine (river) san; san or sen (Gaz.).
seismic sls'mik or slz'mik.
seismism sis'mizm or siz^izm.
seismograph siz'mS-graf .
seismography sis-mog'ra-fi or siz-mog'ra-fi.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
6 7 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
seismology sis-mol'6-ji or siz-mol'6-ji.
seizin se'zm.
Also written seisin, but pronounced as above,
seizor (law) se'zer or se'zor.
Sejanus se-ja'nus.
selachian se-la/ki~an.
selah se'la.
selenium se-le'm-iim .
seleniuret sel-e-m'u-ret or se-le'nu-ret.
selenography sel-e-nog'ra-fi.
Seleucidse se-lu'sid-e.
Seleucids se-lu'sidz.
Seleucus se-lu'kus.
Seligman seFJg-man, not se'lig-man.
Selim selim or sel-em 7 .
Seltzer (Water) selt'ser.
Selwyn sel'win.
semaphore sem^-for.
Sembrich zem^riK.
Popularly pronounced sem'brik.
For K, see p. 12.
Semele sen^e-le.
semester se-meVter.
semestral se-m es'tr al .
semi (prefix) sem'i.
See demi (-brefix)* hemi (prefix).
semibreve sem^-brev.
seminar sem-m-ar'.
Accent the final syllable,
seminary sem'i-ner-L
Seminole sem r i-nol.
semipedal se-mip'e-dal or sem-i-peMal.
Semiramide sa-me-ra-me'da, not sem-ir-anVid-e.
See Semiramis.
Semiramis se-mi^a-mis.
See Semiramide.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONO UNCED 67 1
Semite sennit.
Semitic se-mit'ik.
Semitism semlt-izm.
Semitize sem'it-iz.
Semmes (Raphael) semz.
Sempach (Battle of) zem'paK:.
For K, see p. 12.
sempstress semp'stres or sem'stres.
See seamstress.
Seneca sen'e-ka.
Senegal sen-e-g6F.
The French spelling (Senegal) is
sa-na-gaT.
senegin sen'e-jm.
senescence se-nes'ens.
seneschal sen'esh-al.
"Walker, in deference to most of the authorities-
of his day, pronounces this word sen'es-kal; but he
says : 'As the word does not come from the learned
languages, if usage were equal, I should prefer Dr.
Kendrick's pronunciation [sen'esh-al]." S. & W.
senhor sa-nyor 7 .
See senor.
senhora san-yo'ra.
See senora.
senile se'nil or se'ml.
Se'nil is the preference of the Standard and the
onlj pronunciation given by the Century,
senior sen'yer.
Senlis saN'le.
senna sen'a.
S ennaar s en-nar '.
Also written Senar, but pronounced as above.
Sennacherib sen-nak'er-ib.
Senne sen.
sennight sen'it or senlt.
See sevennight.
sennit sen r it.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
672 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
senor sa-nyor'.
See canon, senhor.
senora sa-nyo'ra.
See canon, sehora.
senorita sa-nyo-re'ta.
See canon, senora.
sentient sen'shi-ent or sen'shent.
sentiment sen'ti-ment.
See damage.
Seoul se-dol' (Jap. Keijo.) or se'ool.
sepal se'pal or sep'al.
separable sep'a-ra-bl.
separatist sep'a-ra-tist.
separatory sep'a-ra-to-ri.
septaemia sep-te'mi-a.
Also written septemia, but pronounced as above,
septemvir sep-tem'ver.
septemviri sep-tem'vir-i.
septemvirate sep-tenWir-at.
septenary sep r te-na-n.
septennate sep-ten r at.
septennial sep-ten'i-al.
septicaemia sep-ti-se'mi-a.
Also written septicemia, but pronounced as above,
septuagenarian sep-tu-a-je'nar-i-an.
septuagenary sep-tu-a j '6-ner-I .
Septuagint sep'tu-a- j int.
sepulcher (n. ) sep'ul-ker.
Also written sepulchre, but pronounced as above,
sepulcher (v.) sep'til-ker.
"Formerly se-pul'ker as in Shakespeare and
Milton." Web.
Also written sepulchre, but pronounced as above,
sepulture sep'ul-tur.
"Formerly also se-piil'tur." Web.
sequel se'kwel.
sequelae se-kwe'le, not seVwe-le.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 673
sequestrate se-kwes'trat
sequestration se-kwes-tra'shun or sek-wes-tra/~
shun.
sequestrator se'kwes-tra-ter or sek'wes-tra-ter.
sequin (coin) se'kwm or sek'm.
-sequitur sek'wit-er.
Sequoia se-kwoi'a.
seraglio se-ral'yo or se-ral'yo.
See Bentivoglio.
seraph ser'af.
seraphic se-raf'ik.
See cherubic.
seraphim ser'a-fim.
See cherubim.
Serapis se-ra'pis.
Worcester states that this word is pronounced
ser'a-pis in Milton's "Paradise Lost."
Serenade Espanole se-re-nad' ess-pan-yol'.
sergeancy sar'j en-si or ser'j en-si.
Also written serjeancy, but pronounced as above.
See sergeant.
sergeant sar'j ent or ser'jent.
Custom and dictionary authority are decidedly
in favor of the first pronunciation.
Also written serjeant, but pronounced as above,
series se'rez or ser'iz.
Seringapatam ser-ing-ga-pa-tam'.
serpentine ser'pen-ten or ser'pen-tin.
Serpentine (Hyde Park) ser'pen-tin.
S er vetus ser-ve'tus .
servile ser'vil or, especially in British usage, ser 7 -
vil.
servitude sur^vi-tud, not serVi-tood.
sesame ses'a-me.
Sesostris se-sos'tris.
sesqui (prefix) ses'kwi.
sesquipedal ses-kwip'e-dal or ses-kwi-pe'dal.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
674 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
sesquiplicate ses-kwip'lik-at.
sessile ses'il.
sesterce (coin) ses'ters.
setireme se'ti-rem or, less properly, set'i~rem.
set-to set'tod, not set-tod'.
Sevastopol sev-as-to'pol ; Russian pron., syev-as-
to'pol-yu.
See Sebdstopol.
sevennight sennit or sen'it.
"Formally seVn-mt, a recent pronunciation.
Web.
See sennight.
several seVer-al, not seVral.
Sever us se-ve'rus.
Sevigne, de du sa-ven-ya'.
Se villa sa-ve^ya.
Seville (Spain) seVil or se-viK
Seville (U. S.) se-viK
Sevres sa-vrii.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
sew so.
sewage su'aj.
See sewerage.
Sewanee se-wo r ne.
sewer (drain) su'er.
"Commonly shor in the i8th and early igth czn-
turies." Web.
sewer (one that sews) so'er.
sewer (servant) su'er.
sewerage sti'er-a j .
See sewage.
sexagenarian seks-a-je-nar'i-an.
sexagenary seks-a j 'e-ner~i,
sextet seics-tet'; seks r tet (Wor.).
Also written sextette, but pronounced as above,
sexual sek'shu-al.
Seychelles (Islands) sa-sheT,
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 675
Sfax sfaks.
sforzando sfor-tsan'dd.
See Abruzzi.
sforzato sfor-tsa'to.
See Abruszi.
Sgambati sgam-ba'te.
's Gravenhage s cra-ven-ha/ge.
For G, see p. 12.
sh ( inter].) sh.
Shadrach sha'drak.
shaft shaft, not shaft.
See ask.
shagreen sha-gren'.
Shah sha.
Shah Jehan sha ye-han'.
Also written Shah Jahan, but pronounced sha ya-
han'.
Shairp ( Principal ) sharp.
Shakespeareana shak-sper-e-a/na.
shako shak^.
Worcester says sha'kd.
shallot sha-lot'.
Shalmaneser shal-ma-ne'zer.
Shalott shal-6f.
"The Lady of Shalott/'
shaman sha'man or sham'an.
Shamanism sha'man-izm or sham'an-izm.
Shamokin sha-mo / k!n.
shampoo sham-poo',
shanghai shang-hK
Accent the final syllable.
Shanghai shang-hr'.
sha'n't shant or shant
See can't (cannot).
shaughran sho K / ran.
For K, see p. 12.
Shawangunk (Mountains) shong'gum.
Shawenegan sho / en-e-gan.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
676 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Shea sha.
sheath (n.) sheth.
sheathe (v.) sheth.
sheaths sheth z .
Sheboygan she-boi'gan.
Shechem she'kem, not shek'em.
Shechemite she'kem-it, not shek'em-it.
sheik shek or shak.
Also written sheikh, but pronounced as above.
Sheila she'la.
"A Princess of Thule."
shekel shek'l.
Perry says she'kel.
Shekinah she-ki'na; shek'in-a or she-kl'na
(Wor.).
Also written Shechinah, but pronounced as above,
shellac she~lak r or shel'ak.
Shenandoah shen-an-do'a.
Shenango she-nan'go.
Sheol she / 6l.
Worcester says she'ol.
Sheraton sher'a-ton.
sherbet sherbet,
shereef sher-eF.
Also written sherif, but pronounced as above,
sheriat she-re r at.
sheriff (coin) she-re F.
sheriff (officer) sher'if.
shew slid, formerly shu.
shewn shon, formerly shun.
Shiah she r a.
See SunnL
shibboleth shib / 6-leth, not sib'6-leth.
"The word by which the Gileadites distinguished
the fugitive Ephraimites at the Jordan fords. The
Ephraimites, not being able to pronounce sh } called
the word sibboleth."Web.
See Judges xii., 6.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 677
Shidzuoka shed'zoo-6'ka.
Shiites she'its.
See Sunnites.
shillalah shil-a'la, not shil-a'li.
Also written shillala, shillelagh, shillelah, but
pronounced as above.
Shiloh shi'lo.
Shimizu, Zenzo zen'zo she-me'zoo.
Shinar (Plain of) shi'nar.
Shiraz she-raz'.
shire shir or sher.
Worcester prefers the second pronunciation.
Stormonth says shir.
"Walker (1809) observes that 'this word, when
unaccented at the end of words, as Nottinghamur/ifn?,
Wiltshire, etc., is always pronounced with the i like
ee' ; and this statement is repeated by some of the
orthoepists and lexicographers who have succeeded
him. But whatever may have been the practice of
Walker's own day, it is certain that in present Eng-
lish usage this word, when used as a termination,
is invariably pronounced shir or shur. American
usage is not quite uniform, but inclines decidedly to
the same pronunciation." Web.
Shkipetari shkep-e-ta'ri.
shogun sho'gobn.
shone (preterit of shine) shon or shon.
Worcester prefers shon.
"In British use usually shon." Web.
"This word is frequently pronounced so as to
rhyme with tone; but the short sound of it is by far
the most usual among those who may be styled
polite speakers." Walker (1809).
short-lived short-livd.
See long -lived.
Shoshone sho-sho'ne.
shough (dog) shok.
shough (trench)
For K, see p. 12.
shough (inter j.) shoo.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
678 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
shrew shrob, formerly shrd.
shrewd shrood, not srood.
Shrewsbury (England) shrooz'ber-i or shroz'-
ber-i.
Shrewsbury (U. S.) shrooz'ber-i.
shriek shrek, not srek.
shrievalty shre'val-ti.
shrill shril, not sriL
shrine shrin, not srm.
shrink shringk, not sringk.
Shropshire shrop'sher, not shrop'shlr.
See shire.
Shrove ( Tuesday ) shr 6v.
shrub shrub, not sriib.
shrug shrug, not srug.
shumac shi^mak.
See sumac, sumach.
shut shut.
Never say shet.
Shylock shrlok, not shrlak.
Siam si-am 7 or se-am'.
Siamese si-a-mez 7 or si-a-mes 7 .
See Chinese.
Siasconset sl-as-kon'set ; pop., skon'set.
Siboney se-bo-na'e.
Sibonga se-bong'a.
Sibuguey se-boo-ga/.
sibyl sib'il.
sibylline sib'il-m or sib'il-m.
sice sis or siz.
Sichaeus sik-e^s.
Sichem si'kem.
Sicilian sis-iFi-an or sis-IFyan.
sickening sik^n-mg, not sik'mng.
A word of three syllables.
Sicyon sisrrl-on or sis'i-on.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 679
Siddharta sid-ar'ta or sid-har'ta.
sideral sid'er-al; s!Mer-al (Stor.).
sidereal si-de're-al.
siderite sid'er-it.
The pronunciations sid-a'r:t, si-de'rit are also in
use.
sideromancy sid'er-o-man-si.
sideroscope sid'er-6-skop.
sidle si'dl.
Sidon si-don.
See Zidon.
Siegfried seg'fred; Ger. pron., zec'fret.
S initial in German is pronounced like z in zone.
For G, see p. 12.
Sienkiewicz shen-kya/vich.
Sierra Leone si-er'a le-6'ne; Sp. pron., se-er'a
la-6'na.
Sierra Madre si-er'a m^dra.
Sierra Nevada si-er'a ne-vaMa; Sp. pron., se-er'a
na-va'rha.
See Guadalquivir.
siesta si-es'ta.
Sieyes sya-yes 7 .
See Barras, de.
sigh (n. and v.) si.
"A former pronunciation sith was common in
England as late as 1800. Web,
"This 'extraordinary pronunciation' of sigh (sith)
is more or less common in some parts of the United
States. It is not countenanced by any of the ortho-
e'pists." Wor.
Sigismonda sij-is-mon'da.
See Guiscardo.
Sigismund sij'is-miind ; Ger. pron., ze'gis-moont.
See Siegfried.
signature sig'na-tur, not sig'na-chur.
signior sen'yor.
signiory sen'yer-i.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
68o TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
signor sen'yor.
signora sen-yo'ra.
signore sen-yo'ra.
signori sen-yo're.
signorina sen-yo-re'na.
signorine sen-yo-re'na.
signorini sen-yo-re'ne.
signorino sen-yo-re'no.
Sigourney ( Lydia) sig'er-m.
Sikhs seks.
Silenus si~le'nus.
silesia si-le'shi-a or si-le'sha.
Silesia sil-e'shi-a or sil-e'sha.
silhouette sil-66-et' or sil-oo-et'.
Silhouette, de du se-loo-et'.
siliceous si -li s^iis .
silicic si-lis'ik.
siliciuretted sil-i-s^u-ret-ed.
Also written siticiureted, but pronounced as
above.
silique si-leV or sTPik.
Sillich siFlik.
silo si'lo.
Siloam sil-o^m.
"By cool Siloam' s shady rill."
Silvanus sil-va/nus.
See Sylvanus.
Silvester sil-ves'ter.
See Sylvester.
Silvio Pellico siFve-6 peHe-ko.
Simeon Stylites sim'e-6n sti-l^tez.
simile sim / il-e.
simitar sim^i-ter.
Simois sim'o-is.
Simonides sT-mon'i-dez.
simonist sirr/o-mst.
(For Key of Signs,, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 68 1
Simonist si'mun-ist.
simony sim'6-ni.
simoom si-moom'.
Also written simoon, but pronounced sim-obn'.
Simplon sim'plon ; Fr. pron., saN-ploN'.
For aN, ON, see pp. 10, n.
simultaneity si-mul-ta-ne'f-ti.
simultaneous si-mul-ta'ne-us or sim-iil-ta'ne-us.
Sinai (Mount) si'm or si'na-i.
Sinai tic si-na-it'ik.
"The Sinaitic Codex."
sinapis sin-a/pis,
since sins, not sens.
Singhalese smg-ga-lez' or sing-ga-les'.
See Chinese.
Sindhi sm-de'.
Also written Sindi, but pronounced as above,
sine (trigonometry) sin.
sinecure si'ne-kur or sin'e-kur.
sine die si'ne dFe.
sine qua non si'ne kwa non.
sinew sin'u.
Singapore singga-p5r r .
singeing sm' j ing.
See singing.
singer (one that singes) sm'jer.
See singer (one that sings}.
singer (one that sings) smg r er.
See singer (one that singes).
singing sing'mg.
"Nine persons out of ten say singin instead of
singing'' Dr. Peabody.
See singeing.
singular smg^u-ler.
sinical sm'ik-al or si'nik-al.
sinister sm'is-ter.
"Formerly also sm-is'ter, especially in poetry, as
in Shakespeare, Milton, and Dr^den." Web.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
682 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
sinistra (music) se-nes'tra.
Sinn Fein shin fen or shin fan.
Sinope sm-6'pe.
sinus sl'nus.
Sion sl-un, not zl'un.
See Zion, the preferred spelling.
Sioux soo.
siphon si'fon; Fr. pron., se'foN'.
For ON, see p. n.
siren si'ren.
Sirius sir'i-us.
sirocco sir-ok'6.
sirrah sir'a.
"Formerly also sar'a (preferred by Walker, c.
1800) and ser'a." Web.
sirup sir'up or sur'up (Wor.).
See syrup.
Sisera sis'er-a.
Siskiyou sis'ki-yoo.
Sismondi, de du sis-mon'di; Fr. pron., du ses-
moN-de'.
For ON, see p. n.
Sistine (Chapel) sis-ten or siskin.
See Sixtine (Chapel).
Sisyphus sis'if-us.
sit sit, not set.
sitz (bath) sits.
Siva se'va or she'va.
When written Shiva, it is pronounced she'va.
sixths siksths .
Sixtine (Chapel) siks'tin.
See Sistine (Chapel).
sizar si'zer.
Sjovik syo'vek.
Skager-Rak sgag'er-rak ; often skag-er-rak''.
Skaneateles skan-e-at'les.
(For Key of Signs, sec p. 19)
OFTEN MIS-PRONOUNCED 683
skat (game) skat. .
Also written scat, but pronounced as above,
skein skan.
skeptic skep'tik.
See sceptic.
ski (n. and v.) ske, not ski; Norwegian pron. r
she.
In Norwegian, sk before i or y is pronounced like
sh in ship.
skiagraph skl'a-gra f .
Also written sciagraphy but pronounced si'a-gra
skiagraphy ski-ag'ra-fi.
Also written sciagraphy, but pronounced si-ag-
ra-fi.
skiascope ski'a-skop.
Also written sciascope, but pronounced si'a-skop.
skiascopy skl-as'ko-pi or skl'a-sko-pi.
Also written sciascopy y but pronounced si-as'ko-pi
or si'a-skd-pi.
skiing skewing,
skirret skir'et or skir'it.
skittish skittish,- no t skid'ish.
Frequently mispronounced.
Skowhegan skou-he'gan.
Skrzynecki, Jan Boneza yan b6n r tsa skrizh r net-
ski.
sky ski, not skyi.
See card.
slabber (saw) slab'er.
See slabber (to slobber).
slabber (to slobber) slab'er or slob'er.
"The second sound of this word (slob'er) is by
much the more usual one; but as it is in direct
opposition to the orthography, it ought to be
discountenanced, and the a restored to its true
sound." Walker.
slake slak.
"The pronunciation slak (reflecting the spelling
slack), as in to slake lime, slaked lime, noted by
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
684 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Walker (c. 1800) as a corrupt pronunciation of
slake, is common in current usage, both British and
American, even among careful speakers, without
regard to spelling." Web.
Walker says: "All our othoepists unite in pro-
nouncing this word regularly; but, as Mr. Smith
observes, bricklayers and their laborers ^ universally
pronounce it with a short a, as if written slack;
and it may be added that the correctest speakers,
when using the participial adjective in the words
unslaked hme, pronounce the a in the same manner ;
but this ought to be avoided."
slander slan'der, not slan'der.
slant slant, not slant.
See ask.
Slav slav or slav.
See Sclav, Slave, slave.
slave slav.
See Sclav, Slav, Slave.
Slave slav or slav.
See Sclav, Slav, slave.
Slavic sla'vik or slav'ik.
See Sclavic.
Slavism sla'vizm or slav'izm.
See Sclavism.
sleazy sle'zi or sla'zi.
sleek slek, not slik.
sleight slit,
slept slept, not slep.
slew (n.) slu, not slob.
slew (preterit of slay) slu, not sloo.
Sley (The) sK.
Slezak sla'zak.
Sligo sli'go.
sliver sliv'er or slaver.
"Now seldom, except in English dialect, sli'ver."
Web.
sloth sloth or sl8th.
The first is the pronunciation in general use.
(For Key of Signs, see p, 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 685
slothful sloth'fool or sloth'fool.
See sloth.
slough (cast-off skin) sluf.
"The serpent's slough."
slough (ditch) slow.
"The Slough of Despond."
slough (husk) sluf.
Dialectic pronunciation, sloof.
slough (marsh) sloo.
sluice slus.
"In British colloquial or technical use often
slush, sloosh." Web.
Sluis slois.
smallpox smol'poks.
Worcester places the accent on the final syllable.
Smetana snie'ta-na.
Smillie smi'll.
Smirnov smir-noff.
Smolensk (Battle of) smo-lensk'; Russian pron.,
sma-lyensk'.
sniouch smooch or smowch.
smutch smuch.
Smuts smoots.
Smyth smith or smith.
See Smythe.
Smythe smith.
See Smyth.
snicker snik'er, not smg'er.
snout snowt, not snoot.
Snowdon snoMtin.
Sobieski so-byes^e.
sobriety so-bri'e-ti.
sobriquet so^ri-ka ; Fr. pron., s5-bre-ka / .
soccer sok'er.
sociability so-sha-bil'i-ti.
sociable s5 / sha-bl.
sociality so-shi-al'i-ti.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
686 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
society so-sl'e-ti.
Socinus so-si'nus.
sociology so-shi-61'6-ji.
socius so'shi-us.
socle sok'l or so'kl.
See zocle, another spelling,
sofa so'fa, not so'fi.
See damage.
Sofia so'fe-ya.
soft soft.
See accost.
soften sof'n.
See accost.
softly s6ffli.
See accost.
soho ( inter j.) so-h6 r .
Soho (Square) so'ho.
soi-disant swa-de-zaN'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Soignies (Forest of) swan~ye'.
soiree swa-ra'.
Soissons swa-soN'.
For ON, see p. n.
sojourn (n.) so' j urn or so-jurn r .
sojourn (v.) so- j urn' or so'jurn.
"In British usage often so j 'era or suj'ern.'*
Web.
sojourner so'jur-ner or so-jur'ner.
"In British usage commonly soj'er-ner or stij'-
er-ner." Web.
sol (coin) sol.
sol (musical note) s5l.
Worcester says sol.
Sol sol.
solace (n. and v.) sol'as, not so'las.
solanaceous sol-a-na/shiis.
Soldau sol'dow.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 687
solder sod'er.
"In British usage often so'der." Web.
Walker remarks; "Mr. Smith says that Mr.
Walker pronounces the / in this word, but every
workman pronounces it as rhyming- with fodder; to
which it may be answered, that workmen ought to
take their pronunciation from scholars, and not
scholars from workmen."
"Sheridan pronounces this word sod'ur, and
this mode, though sanctioned by no other ortho-
epist, is a common, if not the prevailing, pronuncia-
tion in the United States." S. <$ W.
See sawder.
soldier sol'jer.
"In the senses noted as slang or dialect, the
pronunciation so'jer, not recognized in good usage,
is common." Web.
solecism sol'e-sizm.
solecize sol'e-siz.
solemn sol'em, not sol'um.
See damage.
solemnity so-lem'ni-ti.
solemnization sol-em-m-za'shun or sol-em-ni-za'-
shun.
solemnize sol'em-nlz.
solenoid so'le-noid or so-le'noid.
Solent (The) so'lent
solfatara sol-fa-ta/ra.
solfeggio (music) sol-fe^o.
See Correggio, da.
Solferino (Battle of) sol-fer-e'no.
solitaire sol-i-tar 7 ; Fr. pron., sSl-e-tar 7 .
solstice sol'stis, not soFstis.
solstitial sol-stish'al.
soluble sol'u-bl.
See insoluble.
solution s6~lu'shun, not so-loo'shiin.
Somaliland so-ma/le-land.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
688 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
sombre som'ber ; Fr. pron., soN'bru.
Also written somber, but pronounced as above.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
sombrero som-bra'ro.
sombrous som'brus.
somewhat sum'hwot.
somewhere sum'hwar.
somite so'mit.
Somme sum.
somnambulism som-nam'bu-lizm, not son-am'-
bu-lizm.
somnambulist som-nam'bu-list, not son-am'bu-
list.
somnambulistic som-nam-bu-lis'tik, not son-am-
bu-Ks'tik.
Somnus som'nus.
sonata so-na'ta.
song song.
See accost.
Sonnambula, La la sSn-am'boo-la.
Sonnenthal von ffln zS-nen-tal'.
See Luther.
Sonnino son-ne^io.
sonorous so-no'rus.
"Now often, especially in British usage, son'o-
riis." Web.
See canorous.
Sontag zon'tac.
For G, see p. 12.
soon soon, not soon.
See broom.
soot soot or soot.
The pronunciation soot is preferred by Worcester,
and takes second place in Webster, the Century, and
the Standard. Stormonth gives soot only,
soothsayer sooth'sa-er, not sooth'sa-er.
Sopater so'pa-ter or sop'a-ter.
sophism sof'izm.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 689
Sophist sof'ist.
Sophrosyne s6~fros'm-e.
soporific so-po-rif'ik or sop-o-rif'ik.
See soporific.
soprano so-pra'no, not so-pran'6.
Sorbonne, La la sor-bon'.
sordine (music) sor'den or sor'dm.
Sorel (Agnes) so-reK.
sorites so-ri'tez.
sororocide so-ror'is-id or so-ro'ris-id.
sorority so-ror'i-ti.
Sorosis so-ro'sis.
sorry sor'i ; more nearly sor'i.
See accost.
sortie sor'te.
Worcester accents the final syllable,
sort of sort 6v, not sort ii.
See kind of.
Sosigenes so-sij'e-nez.
Souain swaN.
Soubise, de du soo-bez 7 .
sotto voce sdt^o vo'cha.
soubrette soo-bret',
souchong ( tea ) soo-shong'.
souffle soo-fla/ or soo'fla.
Soufriere soo-fre-ar''.
sough (n. and v.) suf or sow.
Webster says: "Scotch and dialectic, sowf, soof,
soof, sow, sob, Scotch also SOOK."
For K, see p. 12.
Soulouque sod-look'.
Soult soolt.
sou marque (coin) soo mar-ka'.
See sou marque (trifle).
sou marque (trifle) soo mar-ke' or soo mar-ka'.
See sou marque (coin).
sou marquee (trifle) soo mar-ke'.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
690 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
soupgon sdbp-soN'.
For ON, see p. n.
Sousa, sob'za, not soo'sa.
souse (n. and v.) sows, not sowz.
soutache sob-tash'.
soutane sob-tan' or sob-tan',
south sowth.
"The pronunciation sow, chiefly nautical, is a
recognized colloquialism in compounds, as south-
east., southwest ', etc." Web.
See north.
Southampton sowth-amp'tiin, not sowth'hamp-
tun.
The name is not spelled Southampton.
See Northampton.
southeast sowth-est' ; nautically, sow-est'.
See northeast, south.
southerly suth'er-li; formerly also, sow'ther-li.
See northerly.
southern suth'ern.
Sow'thern is obsolete or archaic.
See northern.
Southey sow'thi or suth'i.
southing sow'thing.
See northing.
S outhron suth'run .
southward sowth'werd ; nautically, stitli'erd.
See northward.
southwards sowth'werdz ; nautically, suth'erdz.
See northwards.
Southwark suth'erk.
See Alnwick.
southwest sowth-wesf ; nautically, sow-west'.
See northwest.
souvenir sob-ve-ner' or sob've-rier.
Worcester and Stormonth say sdov'ner.
sovefeign (n. and a.) sov'er-xn or siiv'er-m;
coll., sov'rm.or suv'rin.
Smart says: "There was a time when sovereign
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 691
and comrade were always pronounced with the o as
short u; but since the former word has been the
name of a current coin, the regular sound of the o
has been getting into use, and bids fair to be com-
pletely established."
Spa spa or spo.
spadassin spad'a-sin ; Fr. pron., spa-da-saN'.
For a.N, see p. n.
spaghetti spa-get 7 !.
Spagnoletto, II el spa-nyo-let'to.
See Bologna, Ribera (Jose).
Spallanzani spal-lan-dzan'e.
See Abruzsi.
spaniel span'yel ; coll., span'eL
sparoid spa'roid or spar'oid.
spasm spazm, not spaz'um.
See elm.
spasmodic spaz-mod'ik, not spas-mot'ik.
spatial spa'shal.
specialty spesh'al-ti.
Not to be confounded with speciality (spesh-i-
al'it-i)-
specie spe^shi.
species spe'shez or spe A shi-ez.
specious spe'shus .
spectator spek-ta/ter.
See abdomen.
spectroscopy spek-tros^o-pi or spek r tr6-sko-pi.
speedometer spe-dom'e-ter.
Speke spek.
Spencerian spe'n~se'ri-an.
See Spenserian.
Spenserian spen-se^ri-an.
See Spencerian.
spermaceti sper-ma-se'ti or sper-ma-set 7 !, not
sper-ma-sit'i.
spermatorrhea sper-ma-tor-e'a.
Also written spermatorrhoea f but pronounced as
above.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
652 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
spermatozoid sper-ma-to-zo'id.
spermatozoon sper-ma-to-zo'on.
sphenoid s f e'noid .
"A Sphenoid Crystal."
spherical sfer'i-kal.
spheroid sfe'roid.
spherule sfer'661 or sfer'ul.
sphincter (muscle) sfingk'ter.
sphygmograph sfig'mo-graf.
Spica sprka.
spiculi form spik'u-li- f orm .
Spiegel shpe'gel.
spiegeleisen spe'gel-i~zen ; Ger. pron., shpe'gel-I-
zen.
Spielhagen shpel'ha-gen.
spikenard spi^narcl.
Formerly spik'nard.
spinach spm^j or spm'ech.
See spinage.
spinage spm^ j .
See spinach.
spinel spm'el or spin-el',
spinet spm / et or spin-et'.
Spinola, de da spe'no-la.
spinose spi'nos or spl-nos-'.
Spinoza spm-6'za.
S pinozi sm spm / 6-zi zm .
spiracle spir'a-kl or spl'ra-kl.
Spires splrz.
"The Diet of Spires"
spirit spirit, not spir'ut.
See damage, panegyric, spirited.
spirited spir'it-ed, not sph v ut-ed.
See damage, spirit.
spirituel spe-re-tu-eK
For ii, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, sec p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
693
spirituelle spe-re-tii-el'.
For u, see p. 10.
splenetic sple-net'ik or splen'e-tik.
"The second has until recently been preferred."
' Web.
splenic splen'ik or sple'mk.
splenitive splen'it-iv.
Splugen (Pass) shplii'gen.
For u, see p. ro.
Spohr shpor.
Spokane spo-kan', not spd-kan'.
spondaic spon-da'Ik.
spondee spon'de.
spongoid spong'goid or spiing'goid.
spontaneity spon-ta-ne'i-ti, not spon-ta-m'it-L
spoon spoon, not spoon.
See broom.
Sporades spor'a-dez.
spouse spowz.
Spree spra, not spre.
springy spring'i.
"Though Walker, in deference to a common us-
age at the time he wrote (1806), allowed the pro-
nunciation sprin'jy, he says : 'A most absurd custom
has prevailed in pronouncing this adjective, as if
it were formed from springe, a gin, rhyming with
fringe.' "S. & W.
spruce sproos, not sprus.
Spurzheim shpoorts'him.
Spuyten Duyvil spi'ten di'vil,
squalid skwoHd.
squalor skwoFor or skwa/lor.
"The second pronunciation was given without
alternative by Buchanan (1766), Smart (c. 1840),
and later orthoepists ; the first, though more recent,
now apparently prevails in good use." Web.
squamose skwa'mos or skwa-mos'.
s quamo us skwa/mus .
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
694 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
squeamish skwe'mish.
squirrel skwur'el or skwir'el.
These are the pronunciations given by Webster
and the Century. Worcester and the Standard
prefer skwir'el, which is the only form authorized
by Storrnonth.
See panyegyric.
Srinagar sre-nug'ar.
Stabat Mater sta'bat ma'ter or sta'bat ma'ter.
The second pronunciation is the one generally
heard.
stabilize sta'bi-liz, not stab'i-liz.
staccato sta-ka'to; It. pron., stak-ka'to.
stadholder stad'hol-der.
See stadtholder.
stadtholder stat'h5l-der.
See stadholder,
Stael-Holstein, de du sta'el hol'stin; Fr. pron.,
du stal-61-staN'.
For aV, see p. n.
Stagira sta- j I'ra.
Stagirite staj'ir-it
"And half had staggered that stout Stagirite."
Charles Lamb.
Stahl shtal.
stalactite sta-lak'tlt.
"Byron, by an unexampled poetical license, has
pronounced the plural of this word in four syllables,
accenting the second :
'Thus Nature played with the sta-lac'ti-tes.
And built herself a chapel of the seas/
"This seems to have been in imitation of Pope's
pronunciation of satellites; though it is to be ob-
served that Pope might plead in his justification the
fact that satellites is a Latin, as well as an English,
plural." 5. & W.
stalagmite sta-lag'mlt.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 695
Stalin sta'len.
stalk stok.
stalwart stol'wert or stol'wert
Stamboul stam-bool'.
This is the French form of Istambul or Constan-
tinople.
See Istambul.
stamen sta/men.
stamp (v.) stamp, not stomp,
stampede stam-ped'.
stanch stanch or stanch.
See staunch.
stanchion stan'shun.
Stanislas Leszczynski stan'is-las lyesh-chm'ye-
ske.
Stanislaus stan-is-la'us or stan'fs-las.
starboard star'bord or star'berd.
stater (coin) sta'ter.
static stat'ik.
statics stat'iks.
Statira sta-ti'ra.
See Roxana.
statistician stat-is-tisVan.
statuesque stat-u-esk r .
Worcester accents the first syllable,
status status, not stat'us.
status quo sta/tus kwd.
statute stat'ut.
Staubbach stow^aK.
For K, see p. 12.
staunch stanch. .
See craunch, stanch.
Staunton stan'tun, not stan'tiin.
Stavanger sta r vang-er.
staves stavz or stavz.
Worcester prefers stavz.
Some people pronounce staves, the plural of
(For Key of Signs, sec p. 19)
696 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
staff, with the Italian a; but the practice is not
general." Smart.
"It is often thus pronounced (stavz) in the
United States." Wor.
stead sted, not stid.
steady sted 7 !, not stid'i.
stearic ste-ar'ik, not ste'a-rik.
stearin ste'a-rm.
steatomatous ste-a-tom'a-tus or ste-a-to'ma-tus.
steelyard stel'yard; coll., stil-yerd.
"The second is the usual pronunciation among
those to whom the implement is familiar." Web.
The colloquial form is the only pronunciation
given by Stormonth and Haldeman.
Walker says : "This word is common usage
among those who weigh heavy bodies, has con-
tracted its double e into single i, and is pronounced
as if written stilyard. The contraction is so com-
mon in compound words of this kind, as to become
an idiom of pronunciation which cannot be easily
counteractedCwithout opposing the current of the
language."
Steen, Jan yan stan.
steenbok sten'bok or stan'bok.
See steinbok, the preferred spelling.
Steenwyk, van van stan'vik.
Stefansson ste'fan-son.
Stein, vom imd zum fom oont tsoom shtm.
steinbok stm'bok.
See steenbok.
stellion stel'yun.
Stelvio ( Pass ) stel've-6.
Steney sterna.
Stentor sten'tor.
Stephanie sta-fa-ne 7 .
Stephano ste fa-no.
"The Tempest."
steppe step.
stere (cubic meter) ster; Fr. pron., star.
(For Key of Signs, sec p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 697
stereochromy ster'e-d-kro-mi or ste're-6-kro-rm ;
ster-e-o-kro'mi ( Stor. ) .
stereography ster-e-og'ra-fi or ste-re-og'ra-f i.
stereopticon ster-e-op'ti-kon or ste-re-op'tl-kon.
stereoscope steVe-6-skop or ster'e-6-skop.
stereotype ster'e~6-tip or ster'e-6-tip.
sterile ster'il.
See Ue (termination).
SteYope ster'6-pe.
stertorous stur'to-rus.
"Stertorous breathing."
stetho scop e steth'6-skdp .
Stettin ste'tin; Ger. pron., shte'ten.
Stettin stet-en^
Steuben, von f 6n shtoi'ben ; Anglicized, von stii 7 -
ben.
See Beust, von.
steward stu'erd, not stoo'erd.
Steyn stm.
Also written Steyne, but pronounced as above,
sthenia sthe-m'a or sthe'm-a.
See asthenia, neurasthenia.
stigmata stig'ma~ta.
stiletto stil-efo.
Stilicho stiFik-6.
Stinnes ste'nis.
stint stint.
"As a noun in the sense of an allotted task or
performance, often mispronounced stent." S. & W.
stipend stl'pend .
stirrup stir'up or stur'up.
stithy stitM or stith'i.
This is Webster's marking. Stormonth and the
Encyclopaedic Dictionary give the former pronun-
ciation; the Century, the Standard, and Worcester,
the latter.
stiver (coin) sti'ver.
stodgy stoj'-i.
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698 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
stogy sto'gi.
stoicism sto'is-izm, not sto'ik-izm.
Stoke Poges stdk pogz or stok pog'is.
This is Webster's marking. The Century says
stok po'jis, the pronunciation generally heard.
Stokowski sto-ko f 'ske.
stolid stolid, not stolid.
stoloniferous sto-lo-mf'er-us or stol-o-nif'er-us,
Stolypin stol-ipln.
Stolzenfels stolfzen-fels.
stomach stum'ak.
stomachal stum'ak-al.
stomacher (ornament) stum'tik-er or stum'a-
cher.
stomachic sto-mak^k.
stomapod sto'ma-pod or st6m x a-pod.
stomatitis sto-ma-ti'tis or stom-a-t^tis.
See itis (termination).
stone ston, not stun.
This last is a New England pronunciation,
stony sto / ni, not stun 7 !.
See stone.
storge stor'je or st6r r ge.
stork stork,
storm storm.
Storthing stor'ting.
Stossel shtu r sel.
stotinka ( coin ) sto-ting'ka.
Stoughton sto'tun not stow^tiin.
strabismus stra-biz'mus or stra-bis^miis.
Strabo stra r bo, not str^bo.
Strachey stra/chi.
Stradivarius strad-i-va'n-us.
The Italian Stadivari is pronounced stra-de-va're.
Strassburg stras^burg ; Ger. pron., shtras r -
bobro.
For G,* see p. 12.
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 699
strata stra'ta, not strata.
See stratum.
strategic stra-te'jik or stra-tej'ik.
strategical stra-te'jik-al or stra-tej'ik-al
strategist strat'e-jist, not stra-te'jist.
strategy strafe- j i.
Stratford-on-Avon strat'ferd on a'von, not
strat'ferd on av'on.
See Avon {river}.
stratum stratum or stratum.
See strata.
Strauss shtrows; Anglicized, strows.
Strehlen shtra/len.
Strelezki stra-let'ske.
Strelitzes strel'it-sez.
strength strength, not strenth.
Strephon stref'on.
Sir Philip Sidney's "Arcadia."
Stresemann stra'ze-man.
strew strdo; also, especially in British usage,
stro.
The weight of authority is for the first pronun-
ciation,
stria stri r a.
The plural stria is pronounced strfe.
striatum stri-a'tum.
The plural striata is pronounced stri-a/ta.
Strindberg strind'berg.
striped (a.) stnpt or strFped or str^pid.
striped (part.) stript.
See learned.
stripped stript.
Stromboli strdm'bo-le.
strontium stron^hi-um.
strop strop, not strap.
Strophades stroFa-dez.
strophe stro / fe or strof^.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
700 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
strophic strof'ik or stro'fik.
Strozzi strot'se.
See Abrussi.
strumose strob'mos or stroo-mos'.
Struve, von f6n stroo've.
strychnine strik'mn, strik'nen or strik'mn.
See aniline.
student stu'dent, not stoo'dent.
studious stu'di-us, not stoo'dl-us.
stupendous stu-pen'dus, not stoo-pen'dus.
"By an inexcusable negligence, this word and
tremendous are frequently pronounced as if written
stupendwus and trewcndioits, even by those speakers
who, in other respects, are not incorrect." Walker.
stupid stu'pid, not stoo'pid.
Sturdee stoor'da.
Sturm shtoorm, not stoorm.
"Sturm's Theorem."
Sturm und Drang shtoorm dont drang.
Stuttgart stufgart; Ger. pron., shtoo^gart.
Stuyvesant stl'ves-ant.
Stygian sti j 7 i -an.
styptic stip^ik.
Styx stiks.
Suani swan'i.
suasory swa'so-ri.
suave swav or swav.
See" suavity.
suavity swav'i-ti or swa r vi-ti.
See suave.
subaltern (n.) sub-oFtern or sub'al-tern.
See subaltern (a.),
subaltern (a.) sub-61'tern or sub'al-tern.
See subaltern (n.).
In Logic, the noun and adjective are always
accented on the first syllable.
subalternate (n. and a.) sub-al-ter'nat.
subdue sub-du / , not sub-dot)'.
(For Key of Signs, see />. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
701
Subin soo'baN.
subito (music) soo'be-t5.
subject (n. and a.) sub'jekt
subject (v.) sub-jekf.
See absent.
subjected stib-jekt'ed, not siib'jekt-ed.
Sublime Porte sub-Urn' port,
subliminal sub-lim'i-nal.
"The Subliminal Self."
sublunar sub-lu'nar.
sublunary sub'lu-na-ri ; sub-loo'ner'i (Stor.).
subpoena sub-pe'na; coll., siip-pe'na.
Also written subpena, but pronounced as above,
subsidence sub-si'dens or, especially in British
usage, sub'sid-ens.
subsist sub-sist', not sub-zist 7 .
subsistence sub-sis'tens, not sub-zis / tens.
substantiate sub-stan'shi-at
substantival sub-stan-t^val or sub / stan-tiv-aL
substantively sub'stan-tiv-li.
substrata sub-stra/ta, not sub-stra'ta.
substratum sub-stratum, not sub-stra'tum.
subsultory sub-suFto-ri.
Worcester prefers sub'sul-tur-i.
subtile sub x til or sut'l.
"Dyche (1710) and Buchanan (1766) give sut'l
only; Sheridan (1780), Walker (c. 1800), and
Smart (c. 1840) sub'til. Most later orthoepists give
both, preferring sub'til" Web.
See subtle.
subtilely sub'til-li.
See subtly.
subtileness sub'tfl-nes or sut'1-nes.
See subtile, subtleness,
subtilty siib'til-ti or sut r l-ti.
See subtlety.
subtle sut'l.
See subtile.
(For Key of Signs, see .19)
702
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
subtleness sut'1-nes.
See subtileness.
subtlety siifl-ti.
See subtilty.
subtly sut'li.
subtraction sub-trak'shun.
suburb sub'urb .
suburban siib-ur'ban.
successor suk-ses'er.
Formerly also accented on the first syllable, as in
Shakespeare.
Succi sob'che.
See Abbatucci.
succinct suk-singkt'.
succumb suk-kum'; rarely, siik-kumb'.
such such, never sich.
Suchet sti'sha'.
For u, see p. 10,
Sticliow su'jo'.
sucre (coin) soo'kra.
See Sucre.
Sucre soo'kra.
See sucre (coin).
Sudan soo-dan 7 .
Also written Soudan, but pronounced as above,
sudden sud r n or siid'en.
Sudermann zoo'der-man.
Sue, Eugene 6-zhen' sii.
For 6, ii, see p. 10.
suede swad; Fr. pron., swed.
Suetonius swe-to'm-us.
Suez soo-ez 7 or soo^ez.
suffice siif-is 7 or suf-iz x .
"Only suf-iz' is recognized by former orthoepists
as Walker, Smart, Worcester." Web.
See sacrifice (v.).
suffocative suf'6-ka-trv.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 703
suffragan suf'ra-gan.
suffragette su f -ra- j et'.
suffragist suf'ra-jist.
suffuse suf-uz'.
Sufi soo'fe.
Sufism soo'fizm.
suggest sug-jest' or suj-esf .
Walker says : "Though the first g in exaggerate
is, by a carelessness of pronunciation, assimilated
to the last, this is not always the case in the present
word. For, though we sometimes hear it sounded
as if written siidjest, the most correct speakers
generally preserve the first and the last g in their
distinct and separate sounds."
suggestion sug-jes'chun or suj-es'chun.
See suggest.
suggestive sug-jes'tiv or suj-es'tiv.
See suggest.
suicidal suls-i-dal, not soo'is-i-dal.
Suippes swip.
suit sut, not soot,
suite swet, not sut.
Sulla sul'a.
Also written Sylla, but pronounced sil'a.
Sully sul'i; Fr. pron., sii-le''.
For u, see p. 10.
Sully-Prudhomme sii-le^ pru-d6rn r .
For u, see p. 10.
sulphate suFfat.
sulphide suPfid or suPfid.
See ide (chemical termination).
sulphite sul'fit.
See ite (chemical termination).
sulphurate siiFfti-rat.
sulphureous sul-fi^re-us.
See sulphurous.
sulphuret suFfu-ret.
sulphuretted sul-fu-ret'ed.
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
7 4 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
sulphuric sul- f u'r ik.
sulphurize sul'fur-iz.
sulphurous sul'fur-us or sul-fu'rus.
"The second pronunciation is common in chem-
ical terminology, as in sulphu'roits ac'id, etc."
Web.
sulphury sul'fiir-i.
Sulpician sul-pish'an.
sultan sul'tan ; Arabic pron., sool-tan'.
sultana siil-ta/na or sul-ta'na.
sumac su'mak or shob'mak.
See shumach, sumach.
sumach su'mak or shoo'mak.
See shumach, sumac.
Sumatra soo-ma'tra .
summary sum'a-ri.
summoned sum'und, not sun^unzd.
sumptuous sump'tit-us, not sum^hus.
sundae sunMa .
Sunna soon^.
Also written Sunnah, but pronounced as above.
Sunni sconce.
Also written Sunnec, but pronounced as above.
See Shiah.
Sunnites soon'its.
See Shiites.
Sun Yat-sen soon 7 yat'sen.
superable s^per-a-bl.
supercilious su-per-sil'i-us.
supererogate su-per-er'o-gat.
supererogation su-per-er-6-ga/shun.
supererogatory su-per-e-rog'a-to-ri.
superficies su-per-fisr/i-ez or su-per-fish^ez.
superfluous siVper/flti-us.
supine (n.) su'pm.
supine (a.) su~pm' or s^pm.
supirlely sft-pm'Ii or su'pm-li.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19}
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
70S
supmeness su-pm'nes or su'pm-nes.
Suppe, von f 5n zoop'pa.
supple sup'l, not soo'pl.
suppliance sup'li-ans.
suppliant (n. and a.) sup'li-ant.
suppose sup-6z / , not spoz.
supposititious sup-oz-i-tish'us.
sura (chapter) soo'ra.
surah (fabric) soo'ra or su'ra.
"Surah Silk."
surcingle sur'sing-gl.
sure shur, not shoor.
Surinam soo-rin-am'.
surname ( n. ) sur'nam.
surname (v.) sur'nam or sur-nam r .
surprise sur-priz r , not sup-priz'.
surreptitious sur-ep-tish'us.
surtout sur-toot r or sur-too' ; Fr. pron., sur-too r .
For u, see p. 10.
surveillance sur-vaPans or siir-val'yans.
Worcester says sur-val-yans'.
surveillant sur-val'ant or sur-vaKyant.
survey (n.) sur'va or ser-va'.
"Formerly universally, still by many, accented on
final syllable. 1 ' Web.
survey ( v. ) sur-va'.
stir vey ance ser-va'ans .
Susa soo'sa.
Sutro soo'tro.
suttee sut-e'.
suture su'tur.
Su varoff soo-va'ro f .
See Suvorov, the preferred spelling.
Suvorov soo-vo'rof.
See Suvaroff, Suwarow.
Suwalki soo-wa'ke.
Suwanee soo-wo'ne, not sw6n x i.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
706 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Suwarow soo-war'6.
See Suvorov, the preferred spelling,
suzerain su'zer-an.
svelte svelt.
Sverdrup sver'droop.
Swabia swa/bi-a.
swami swa/mi.
Also written swamy, but pronounced as above,
swan swon, not swon.
Swansea swon'se.
swastika swas'ti-ka.
swarthy swor'thi or swor'thi.
swath swoth or swoth.
swathe (n. and v.) swath.
Swazi swa'ze.
Swedenborg swe'den-borg ; Swedish pron., svkK-
en-borg.
See Linne, von.
swept swept, not swep.
Swetchine svech-en'.
The Russian spelling is Svyechin, pronounced
svya'chm.
Sweyn swan,
swingeing s win' j mg.
swingel swmg'gl; swin'jel (Wor.).
sword sord, not sord.
Sybaris sib^-ris.
sybarite sib'a-rit.
Sychar si^kar.
sycophancy sik'6- fan-si,
sycophant sik'6-fant.
Sydenham sid'en-um or sid^niim.
See Alnwick.
syenite si'e~mt.
syllabic sil-ab'ik.
syllabication sil-ab-ik-a'shiin.
syllogism sil'6-jizm.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
707
Sylvanus sil-va'nus.
See Silvanus.
Sylvester sil-ves'ter.
See Silvester.
Symmes simz.
"Symmes's Hole."
Symonds (John Addington) sim'unz.
Symons (Arthur) sim'unz.
symphyseal sim-fiz'e-al.
Symplegades sim-pleg'a-dez.
symposiac sim-po'zi-ak.
symposium sim-po'zi-um.
synasresis sm-er'e-sis or sm-e're-sis.
Also written syneresis, but pronounced as above,
synagogical sm-a-go j 'ik-al.
synagogue sin'a-gog.
synchronal sing'kro-nal ; sm'kro-nal ( Stor. ) .
synchronism smg'kro-nizm ; sm'kro-mzm
/Stor.). w
synchronization smg-kro-m-za'shun or smg-kro-
m-za'shun; sm-kro-niz-^shun (Stor.).
synchronize smg^ro-mz ; sii^kro-mz (Stor.).
synchronizer sing^ro-ni-zer ; sm^kro-ni-zer
(Stor.).
synchronous singer 6-niis ; sm'kr 6-nus ( Stor. ) .
synclinal sin-kli'nal or smg'klm'l.
syncope smg'ko-pe; si^ko-pe (Stor.).
syncretic sm-kret'ik.
syncretism smg^re'tizm ; si^kre-tizm (Stor.).
syncretize sing / kre-tiz.
syndicalism sm'di-kal'izm.
synecdoche sin-ek'do-ke.
syneresis sm-er / e-sis or sm-e're-sis.
See synccresis.
synergist sm'er-jist or sm-ur r jist.
synizesis sm-i-ze'sis.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
708 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
synod sm'ud.
synodal sm'ud-al.
synonym sin'6-mm .
synonymize sin-6n'im-iz.
synonymy sm-on'im-i.
Synope si-no'pe.
synthesize sm'the-siz.
Syracuse sir'a-kus or sir-a-kus'.
Syriacism sir'i-a-sizm or sir-I'a-sizm.
sy ringa si-rmg'ga .
syringe sir'mj, not sir-inj'.
syringotorny sir-mg-got'6-mi.
syrinx sir r ingks.
syrup sir'up.
See sirup.
systemize sis'tem / iz.
systole sis'to-le.
See diastole.
syzygial siz-ij'i-al.
syzygy siz^j-i.
Szamos som'osh.
Szechenyi sa'chen-ye.
Szegedin seg'ed-en.
Szopin (Polish for Chopin) sho'pen.
See Chopin.
Tabard ( Inn ) tab'ard.
tabasco ta~bas'ko .
tabellion ta-beFyun.
tabernacle tab r er-na-kl ; tab^r-nak-al ( Stor. ) .
tabescent ta-bes'ent
tableau tab'lo or ta-blo 7 .
See tableaux (pi. of tableau), tableaux (pi. of
tableau).
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
709
tableaus (pi. of tableau) tab'loz.
See tableau.
tableaux (pi. of tableau) tab'loz or ta-blo'.
See tableau.
X final is silent in French,
table d'hote ta-bl-dot'.
The plural (tables d'hote) is pronounced as above,
tablier ta-blya'.
tabloid tab'loid.
taboo ta-boo'.
Also written tabu, but pronounced as above.
Tabor (Mount) ta'ber.
taboret tab'6-ret.
tabouret tab'oo-ret.
Tabriz ta-brez'.
tabula tab'u-la.
tabulate tab'u-lat.
tabulation tab'u-la'shun.
tacamahac tak'a-ma-hak.
tacet (music) ta'set.
tachina tak'i-na.
tacit taVit
taciturn t as'i -t ur n .
taciturnity tas'i-tur'm-ti.
taclocus tak'lo-kus.
Tacna-Arica tak'na a-re'ka.
Tacoma ta-ko'ma.
tactical tak'ti-kal.
tactician tak-tish'an.
tactile tak'til.
See He (termination).
tactility tak-till-ti.
tactual tak't ti-al .
Tadoussac ta-doo-sak 7 .
tael tal.
tenia te'm-a.
taeniasis te-m'a-sis.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
taffarel taf'a-rel.
Also written tafferel, but pronounced tafer-el.
See taffrail
taffeta taf'e-ta.
taffrail taf'ral.
See taffarel,
tafia taf'i-a.
Also written taffia, but pronounced as above.
Taft taft, not taft.
See ask.
Tagal ta-gal'.
Tagalog ta-ga'log.
Tagliacozzi tal-ya-kot'se.
Also written Taliacotius, but pronounced tal-ya-
ko'shi-us.
Tagliamento tal-ya-men'to.
See Bentivoglio.
Taglioni tal-yo'ne.
See Bentivoglio.
Tagore ta-gor'.
Tagus ta'gus.
Tahiti ta-he'te or ta r he-te.
Tahitian ta-he'ti-an.
Tahlequah ta-le-kwa/.
Tahoe (Lake) ta r h6 or ta/ho.
tailleur ta-yur'.
Taine tan.
Taiping ti-pmg'.
"The Taiping Rebellion."
Also written Taeping, but pronounced as above.
Tai-sho ti'shd'.
Taj Mahal tazh ma-hal 7 .
tajo (trench)- ta/ho.
Takahira ta'ka-he-ra .
Takeichi Harada ^ta-ka-i'che ha-ra'da.
talapoin taFa-poin.
talaria ta-la^i-a.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONO UNCED 7 1 1
talaric ta-lar'ik.
Talavera (Battle of) ta-la-va'ra.
talc talk.
talcose tal'k5s or tal-kos'.
talcous tal'kus.
talent tal'ent.
tales (law) ta'lez.
Talf ourd tol'f erd or tal'f erd.
Taliacotian tal-i-a-ko'shan.
Taliaferro tol'iv-er.
talipes tal'i-pez.
talisman tal'is-man or tal'iz-man.
tallage tal'aj.
Talleyrand-Perigord, de du ta-ler-aN 7 pa-re-g6r' ;
Anglicized, tal'i-rand.
For EN, see p. 10.
See Perigord.
Tallien tal-yaN / .
For EN, see p. 10.
Tallinn tal'lm.
tallith taPIth.
tally-ho taFi-ho, not tal-i-ho 7 .
Talma tal-ma'; Anglicized, tal'ma.
Talmud tal'mud.
Talmudic tal-mud^k.
Talmudism tal'mud-izm.
Talmudist taFmud-ist.
Talos ta^os.
talose taFos.
taluk ta'look or ta-look^.
talus ta r lus.
Talus talus.
Tamagno tam-man'yo.
tamale ta-ma'le.
Tamalpais tam'al-pis.
Taniaqua ta-mo'kwa.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
712
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
tamarack tam'a- rak.
tamarin tam'a-rin.
tamarind tam'a-rmd .
Tamaullpas ta-ma-oo-le'pas.
tambour tam'boor or tam'ber.
Formerly pronounced tam-bobr'.
tambourine tam-boor-en'.
Tamerlane tam-er-lan'.
Accent the final syllable.
Tamil tam'il or tum'il.
Tammany t am'a -ni .
Tammuz tam'mooz.
Tamora tam'6-ra.
"Titus Andronicus."
Tarn o'Shanter tarn 5 shan't er.
Tampico tam-pe'ko.
tampion tam'pi-un.
tanager tan^-jer.
Tanagra tan^a-gra.
Tanais tan'a-is.
Tancred tang'kred or tan^red.
"Jerusalem Delivered."
Taney to'ni.
tanga (coin) tung'ga, not tang'ga.
Tanganyika ( Lake ) tan- jan-ye'ka.
tangelo tan 7 ] e-lo.
tangential tan- j en'shal .
tangerine tan'jer-en or tan-jer-en'.
Tangerine tan-jer-en'.
Tangier tan- j er r .
tango tang^o; Sp. pron., tang'go.
Tanit tablet.
Also written Tanith, but pronounced as above.
Tanrihatiser tan^ioi-zer.
tansy tan x zi.
Tantalus tan r ta-lus.
tantivy tan-tiv'i or tan'tiv-i.
(For Key of Signs, sec p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
Tao ta/6.
Taoism tow'izm or ta'6-izm.
taotai tou'ti.
tapestry tap'es-tri, not ta'pes-tri.
Sheridan makes it a word of two syllables, taps'-
tri.
tapetum ta-pe'tum.
tapia ta'pya.
tapir ta'per.
tapis ta'pis or tapis or ta-pe'.
Tappan tap'an.
Tappan Zee tap'an ze or tap'an za.
Also written Tappaan Zee, but pronounced
tap'an za.
Tara ta'ra or tar'a.
tarantas ta-ran-tas 7 .
tarantella ta-ran-teFa.
tarantula ta-ran'tu-la, not tar-an-tu^a.
Tarascon ta-ras-koN 7 .
taraxacum ta-rak'sa-kum.
Tardieu tar-dyu 7 .
target target.
Targum ^tar r gum; Hebrew pron., tar-gobtr/.
Tarifa ta-r^fa.
tarlatan tarla-tan, not tarl'tan.
tar no w tar'no f .
tarpaulin tar-po'lm.
Tarpeia tar-pe r ya.
Tarpeian (Rock) ^tar-pe^yan.
Tarshish tar r shish.
Tartaglia tar-taKya.
tartana (vehicle) tar-ta'na.
Tartar tar'tar.
See Tatar, the preferred spelling.
"The spelling Tartar is due to confusion with
Tartarus!' Web.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
714
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Tartarean tar-ta're-an .
Tartarian tar-ta'ri-an.
tartaric (acid) tar-tar'ik, not tar-tar'ik.
tartarize tar'tar-iz.
Tartarus tar'ta-rus.
Tartary tar'tar-i.
See Tatary, the preferred spelling.
Tartu tar'too.
Tartufe tar-toof'; Fr. pron., tar-tuf.
For ii, see p. 10.
taseometer tas-e-om'e-ter.
tasimeter ta-sim'e-ter.
tasimetric tas-i-met'rik.
task task, not task.
See ask.
Tasmania taz-ma'm-a, not tas-ma'm-a.
tassel tas'l.
Worcester gives tos'el as an alternative form.
Tasso tas'6 ; It. pron., tas'so.
Tatar ta'tar.
See Tartar.
Tatary ta'ta-ri.
See Tartary.
tatouay tat'6o~a.
tatterdemalion tat-er-de-mal'yun or tat-er-de-
mal'yun.
TattersalFs tat'er-solz.
taube tow'be.
Taubert tow'bert
Tauchnitz towK'nits.
For K, see p. 12.
Taughannock to-gan'ok.
taunt tant or tont.
"Though Walker, in deference to other orthoe-
pists, admits tawnt as an alternative pronunciation,
he says : 'I see no good reason why this word should
have the broad sound of a (6), and not aunt, 'haunt,
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONO UNCED 7 j 5
flaunt, jaunt; . . . nor is my ear much accustomed
to hear It so pronounced/ " S. & W.
See craunch.
Taunton tan'tun or ton'tun.
taurin tor'in.
taurine (n.) tor'in or tor'en.
See ine (chemical termination*).
taurine (a.) tor'in or tor'in.
Taurus (Mount) tor'us.
Taurus tor'us .
tautology to-tol'6-ji.
Tavernier ta-ver-nya'.
taxiarch tak'si-ark.
taxidermal tak-si-der'mal.
taxidermic tak-si~der'mik.
taxidermist tak'si-der-mist.
t axid er my t ak'si ~d er-mi .
taximeter tak'si-me-ter.
taxonomic tak-s6-nom'ik.
taxonomy tak-son'5-mi.
tazza tat'sa.
Tchad (Lake) chad.
Also written Chad, but pronounced as above.
Tchaikowsky chi-k6v'ski.
Tchekhoif see Chekhov.
Tchernyshevsky cher-ne-shef'ske.
tchervonitz t chair' vo-netz.
tchick chik.
Tchitcherin tchi'tcher-in.
Tchu choo.
Tchukchis chook'chez.
tea te.
"The older ta remained the accepted pronuncia
tion until about 1750." Web.
teasel te'zl.
teat tet, not tit.
Colloquially so pronounced (tit) to this day.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
716 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
techiness tech'i-nes.
Also written tetchiness, but pronounced as above,
technic tek'nik.
technician tek-msh'an.
technique tek-nek'.
techy tech'i.
Also written tetchy, but pronounced as above,
tectrices tek-tri'sez or tek'tri-sez.
tectricial tek-trish'al .
Tecumseh te-kum'se.
Also written Tecumtha, but pronounced te-kum'-
tha.
Te Detarn-r te de'urn, not te'de-um.
tedious te'di-us or ted'yus, not te'jus.
tedium te'di-iim; ted'yiim (Wor.).
teepee te x pe.
See tepee, the preferred spelling,
teething teth'ing, not teth'ing.
teetotum t e-t 6'tutn .
Tegucigalpa ta-goo-se-gaFpa.
tegument teg'u-ment.
Teheran t eh-r an 7 .
See Kurdistan,
Tehuacan ta-wa-kan'.
Tehuantepec ta-wan-ta-pek 7 .
Teian te'yan.
"The Teian Muse."
teinoscope tFnd-skop.
Telamon tel'a-mon .
"Ajax Telamon. 3 '
telary te^la-ri or tel^a-n.
"Telary Spiders."
teledu teTe-ddo.
telega te-le'ga.
telegrapher te-leg'ra-fer or te^e-graf-er.
telegraphic tel-e-graf'ik.
telegraphist te-leg'ra-fist or tel'e-graf-ist.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONO UNCED 7 1 j
telegraphy te-leg'ra-fi or tel'e-graf-i.
Tel-El-Kebir tel-el-keb-er'.
Telemachus te-lem'a-kus.
Telemaque ta-la-mak'.
telemeter te-lem'e-ter.
teleology tel-e-ol'6-ji or te-le-61'o-ji.
teleosaur tel'e-6-sor.
telepathic tel-e-path'ik.
telepathist te-lep'a-thist.
telepathy te-lep'a-thi or tel'e-path-i.
telephonic tel-e-fon'ik, not tel-e-f 6'mk.
telephonist tel r e-fo-mst.
telephony te-lef' 6-m or tel'e-fo-m.
telescopical tel'e-skop'i-kal.
telescopist te-les'ko-pist or teFersko-pist
telescopy te-les'ko-pi or tel'e-sko-pi.
telestich te-les'tik or tel'e-stik.
tellurian te-lu'ri-an.
tellurium tel-u'ri-um.
Tellus tel'iis.
Telugu te^oo-goo.
Temora te-mo^a.
"Ossian's Temora."
Tempe tem'pe.
"The Vale of Tempe."
Tempean teni-pe'an.
temperament tem'per-a-ment, not tem^ra-ment.
temperamental tem-per-a-rnen'tal, not tem-pra-
men'tal.
temperature tem'per-a-tur, not tem'pra-tur.
temporale tem-po-ra'le.
temporally tem'po-ral-ti.
temporarily tem'po-ra-ril-i, not tem-po-ra'ril-i.
tenable ten'a-hl.
The pronunciation te'na-bl is obsolete or rare
tenacious te-na'shus, not te-nash'us.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
tenacity te-naslt-i.
Tenasserim ten-as'er-im.
tendinous ten'di-nus.
tendre taN'drii.
For a.N, see p. 10.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
tendresse taN-dres'.
For a.N, see p. 10.
Tenebrse ten'e-bre.
tenebrous ten'e-brus.
Tenedos ten'e-dos; Modern Greek pron,, ten'e-
thos.
tenendum te-nen'dum.
Teneri f e ten-er-i f f ,
tenet ten r et.
Stormonth gives te'net as an alternative pro-
nunciation.
Teniers (David) ten'yerz; Fr. pron., te-nya 7 or
te-nyar 7 ; Flemish pron., ten-ers 7 .
Tenniel (Sir John) ten 7 yel.
tenon teir'un.
tenonitis ten-o-m'tis .
Tensas ten's 6.
tensibility teri-si-bil'i-ti.
tensible ten'si-b'l.
tensile ten'sil.
tensility ten-sil'i-ti.
tentacle ten'ta-k'l.
tentacular ^ten-tak'u-lar.
tentative ten'ta-tiv.
tenuity te-nul-ti.
tenuous ten'u-us.
tenure ten'ur.
tenurial te-nu'ri-al.
Teocalli te-6-kal'e.
tepee te'pe or tep'e.
See teepee.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
719
tepid tep'id, not te'pid.
tepidity te-pid'i-ti.
tepor te'por or tep'or.
Terah te'ra.
teraphim ter'a-fim.
terebinth ter'e-binth.
terebinthine ter-e-bin'thin.
terebra ter'e-bra.
Teredo te-re'do.
terete te~ret'.
Tereus te'rus or te're-us.
See Morpheus.
tergiversate ter'jiv-er-sat, not ter-jiv'er-sat.
tergiversation ter-jiv-er-sa/shun.
Tergnier ^tar-nya 7 .
Terhune ter-hu^.
termagant ter'ma-gant
teminology tur-mi-noFo-jL
termite tur'rmt
' Permitidae ter-mit'i-de.
Termonde tar-moNd'.
Ternina, Fraulein Milka froi^lm mePka ter-
Terpsichore terp-sik'6-re, not terp^ik-dr.
Terpsichorean ^terp-sik-o-r^an, not terp-sik-6 7 -
re-an.
Terra ter 7 a; It. pron., ter'ra.
Terracina ter-ra-che'na, not ter-ra-se'na.
See Beatrice Cenci.
terrain ter-an' or ter'an.
terraqueous ter-^kwe-us.
terrazzo ter-rat'so.
Terre Haute ter-e-hSf.
terreplein tar'plan.
terrine ^ter-en^.
tertiary tfir'shi-a-ri.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
720
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Tertulliari ter-tul'i-an.
Tesla Nikola iie-kola tesla.
tessitura tes-se-too'ra.
testamur tes-ta'mur.
testator tes-ta'tor.
See abdomen.
testudo tes-tu'do.
tetanic te-tan'ik.
tetanus tet'a-nus, not te-ta'nus.
tete-a-tete tat-a-taf or tet-a-tat'.
Tete Noire tat-nwar'.
Tethys te'this.
tetrabromohydroquinine tet'ra - bro'mo - hi'dro -
kwl'nin.
This word, although not found in the dictionaries,
is one of a class, coined for the expression of certain
very complex chemical compounds, and is simply
given as a sample of words of this class.
See dichlorotetrahydroxybensene.
tetragon tet'ra-gon.
tetragonal tet-rag'6-nal.
tetrarch te'trark or tet'rark.
tetrarchate te x trar-kat or tet'rar-kat.
tetrarchy tet'rar-ki.
tetrastich tet'ra-stik or tet-ras r tik.
Tetrazzini ta-trat-se r ne.
See Abrussi.
Tetuan te-twan / ,
Teucer tu'ser.
Teufelsdrockh, Herr her toi / fels~droK.
For 6, K, see pp. 10, 12.
"Sartor Resartus."
Teuton tu r ton.
textile teks'til.
See He (termination).
Thaddeus thad-e'us or thad'e-tis.
"All the orthoepists agree in accenting this word
on the penultimate ; but when it is used as a Chris-
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONO UNCED 72 1
tian name, the accent, in this country at least, is
usually placed on the first syllable." Wor.
Thais tha'is.
See Thais.
Thais ta-es'.
See Thais.
Thalaba thal'a-ba.
Southey's "Thalaba' the Destroyer."
thalamlc tha-lam'ik.
thalamus thal'a-mus.
thalassic tha-las'ik.
Thalberg tal'berc.
For G, see p. 12.
thaler (coin) ta'ler.
Also written taler, but pronounced as above.
Thales tha'lez.
Thalia tha-li'a, not thali-a.
This word comes direct from the Greek [9aX/-a]
with the accent on the second syllable.
Thames (England) temz.
Thames ( Connecticut ) thamz.
This is the pronunciation given by Webster and
Lippincott's Pronouncing Gazetteer and by lexi-
cographers generally.
thanksgiving thangks-giv'mg or thangks'giv-mg.
Thanksgiving ( Day ) thangks-gi v'mg.
Thann tan.
thaumaturgist tho-ma-tur'jist.
thaumaturgy tho'ma-tur-ji.
thawing tho'ing, not thortng.
the ^the or thti.
The first pronunciation, when emphatic, alone, or
before a vowel ; the second, before a consonant,
theater the'a-ter.
The pronunciation the-a'ter is obsolete.
Also written theatre, but pronounced as above.
Theatre Comique ta-a'tru kom-ek'.
See Boulogne~sur-Mer.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
J2.2 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Theatre Frangais ta-a/tru fraN-sa/.
For aN, see p. 10.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Theatre Italian ta-a/tru e-tal-yaN'.
For a NT, see p. 10.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
TTiebaid ( The ) the'ba-id.
Thebes thebz.
tfcine the'm or the'en.
Also written theln, but pronounced the'in.
See ine {chemical termination).
their thar.
Stormonth says thar.
Theiss tis.
See Luther.
them-atic the-mat'ik.
Themis th^mis.
Thernistocles the-mis'to-klez .
thenceforth thens-forth' or thens^forth.
See henceforth.
Theobald the'6-bold, formerly tib'ald.
theocracy the-ok^ra-si.
See theocrasy.
theocrasy the-ok'ra-si.
See theocracy.
theocrat the r o-krat.
Theocrftean the-ok-rit-e'an.
Theocritus ^the-ok'rit-us .
theodicy the-od'i-si.
theodolite the-6d'6-lit.
Theodora ^the-o-do'ra.
Theodoric the-6d'6~nk.
Theod'onis the-o-do^us.
Theodosius the-o-do'shi-iis.
Theodota the-od'6-ta.
Theodottts ^the-od'o-tus.
theogony the-og'6-ni.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
723
theologize the-ol'6-jiz.
theologue the'6-log.
theologus the-ol'o-gus.
Theophilus the-of'il-us.
Theophorus the~6f'6-rus.
Theophrastus the-6-fras'tus.
theosophist the~6s'6-fist.
theosophy the-os'6-fi.
Therapeutae ther-a-pu'te.
therapeutic ther-a-pu'tik.
therapeutics ther-a-pu'tiks.
therapy ther'a-pi.
there thar.
therefor thar-for'.
See therefore.
therefore thar'for or ther'f 5r.
See therefor.
thereof thar-ov' or thar-of 7 .
Therese ta-raz r .
therewith thar-wittr* or tibar-with'.
Thermidor ther^mid-or ; Fr. proix, gr-^me-(iof / .
thermogenic ther-mo- j en'ik.
thermogenous ther-moj'e-nus.
Thermopylse ^ther-mop A il-e.
Theron the'ron.
Thersites ^ther-sFt8z.
thesaurus the-sor'us.
Theseion the-se'yon or the-sFon.
Theseum the-se'um.
Theseus ^the'sus or the'se-us.
See Morpheus.
Thessalonica thes-a-lo-nye'ka.
Thetis thesis,
theurgist the'ur-jist.
theurgy the' ur- j i .
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
724 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Theuriet, Andre aN-dra' to-rya'.
For 6, aN, see p. 10.
Thiaucourt te-o-coor'.
Thibaud te-bo'.
Thibaudeau te-bo-do 7 .
Thibet tib-ef or tib'et.
See Tibet, the preferred spelling.
Thibetan tib-et'an or tib'et-an.
See Tibetan, the preferred spelling,
thickening thik'en-mg, not thik'ning.
Thielt te-yel'.
Thiergarten ter'gar-ten.
See Luther,
Thierry tyer-e'.
Thiers tyar.
Thionville te-oN-vef.
Thirlwall therl'wol.
Thisbe thiz'be.
See Pyrainus.
thistle this 7 !. ___
Thogji-Chumo (Lake) thog'je choo'mo.
thole thol.
Tholuck to'look.
See Luther,
Thomas, Ambroise aN-brwaz 7 to-ma'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Thome to-ma/.
Thomean to-me'an or tho-me'an.
Also- written Thomccan, but pronounced as above.
Thomism to'mizm or tho'mizm.
Thomist to'mist or tho'mist.
Thomite to^it or tho'mit.
Thor thor.
Thoreau tho'ro or tho-ro'.
Thorn torn.
Thorvaldsen tor'val-sen .
See Thorwaldsen.
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
725
Thorwaldsen tor'wold-sen.
See Thorualdsen.
Thothmes thoth'mez or tot'mes.
See Thutmosis.
Thou, de du too'.
Thourout too-roo'.
thousand thow'zand, not thow'zan.
thousandth thow'zandth.
Thrace thras.
thralldom throl'dum.
Also written thraldom, but pronounced as above,
thrash thrash.
See thresh.
Thrasybulus thras-i-bu'lus .
"This name is not unfrequently mispronounced
with the accent on the antepenultima." Biog.
Thrasymenes thras-im'e-nez.
Thrasymenus ( Lake ) thras-im-e'nus.
three-legged thre'leg-ed or thre'leg-id or thre'-
legd.
threepence thrip'ens or threp'ens.
threepenny thrip'en-i or threp'en-i.
threnode thre'nod or thren'od.
threnody thren'6-di or thre'no-di.
thresh thresh.
See thrash.
threshold thresVold, not tKresh'hold.
throng thr8ng.
See accost.
throstle thros'L
Thucydides thu-sid'id-ez.
thug thug; Hindu pron., t-hug'.
thuggee thug r e ; Hindu pron., t~hug'ge.
Thule thii'le.
Thun (Lake) toon.
Thuringian ( Forest) thfi-rin/j I-an.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
726 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Thutmosis thut-mo'sis or toot-mo'sis.
See Thothmes.
Thwing twing.
thyme tim.
thyroid 3 thi'roid .
"Thyroid Gland."
Thyrsfs ther'sis.
Tia Juana (Cal.) te'a hwa'na.
tiara ti-a'ra or te-a'ra.
Tibet tib-ef or tib'et.
See Thibet.
Tibetan tib-et'ati or tib'et-an
See Thibetan.
Tibullus tib-ul'us.
tic douloureux tik doo-loo-roo / ; Fr. pron., tek
d<5o-ldo-r6'.
For 6, see p. 10.
Tichborne tich'burn, not tish'burn.
"Ike Tichborne Claimant."
Ticih'cr te-dhe'no.
See Beatrice Cenci.
Ticinus (River) tis-Fnus.
Ticinus tis^n-us.
ticklish tiklish, not tik'1-ish.
tidbit tid'bit.
See titbit, the preferred spelling.
Tientsin te-ent-sen 7 .
tierce ters.
Tierra del Fuego tyer'ra del fwa/go.
Tiers fitat tyar za-ta'.
Tietjens tet/yens; pop., tlsh x yenz.
Also written Titiens, but pronounced as above.
Tiflis tye-flyes'.
Tighe (Mary) ti.
Tiglath-pileser tig'lath pil-e'zSr.
Tigranes ti-gra'nez .
tigrine ti'grin or ti'grin.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 727
Tikhon tek'on.
Tijuana (Mex.) te-hwa'na,
tilde til'de; Sp. pron., tel'da.
Tilly, von f on til'i ; Fr. pron., te-ye'.
Tilsit til'sit.
Timasus ti-me'us.
timbal tim'bal.
timbale taN-bal'.
For aN, see p. 10.
timbre tim'ber; Fr. pron., taN'bru.
For aN, see p. 10.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Timbuktu tim-buk'too, not tim-buk-too'.
Timoleon tim-o^e-un.
Timon ti'mon.
"Timon of Athens."
Timour ti-moor 7 or tim-oor 7 .
Also written Tinmr, but pronounced as above,
tincture tingk'tur, not tingk'chur.
tingeing tin 7 j mg.
Tintagil tm-taj'il.
"Tintagil Castle by the Cornish sea." Tennyson.
tintinnabulation tin'ti-nab-u-la^hun.
Tintoretto, II el ten-to-ret'to.
tiny ti'ni, not te'ni.
Tippecanoe ^tip-e-ka-noo'.
"Tippecdnoe and Tyler too."
Tippoo Sahib tip-poo 7 sa'Tb.
tirade trrad or ti-rad.'.
"Now rarely tir-ad'.''^^?^.
tirailleur te-ra-yor'.
For 6, see p. 10.
Tiresias ti-re'shi-as or ti-re'si-as.
Tirlemont ^terl-moN 7 .
Tirol tir'61 ; Ger. pron., te-rol'.
See Tyrol.
Tirpitz, von fon tur r pits.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
728
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
tisane te-zan'.
See ptisan.
Tischendorf , von fon tish'en-dorf.
tisic tiz'ik.
See phthisic.
tisical tiz'ik-al.
See phthisical.
tisicky tiz'fk-i.
See phthisicky,
Tisiphone tis-if'6-ne.
Tissot te-so'.
Tisza te'so.
Titan trtan.
Titania (Queen) tit-a'ni-a or tit-a'm-a.
"Midsummer Night's Dream."
Titanic tl-tan'ik.
titbit tifbit.
See tidbit.
Titcomb (Timothy) tifkuiru
tithe ttth.
Tithonus titli-6'nus.
titi te-te r (monkey) ; te'te (tree).
Titian tish'an.
Titicaca (Lake) te-te-k^ka.
Titiens tet'yens.
Also written Titjens, but pronounced as above,
titillate tit'i-lat.
titillative tit'i-la-tiv.
Titl te'ti.
Tito Melema te-to ma-la'ma.
titular t!fa-lar.
Tityrus tMr-us.
Tityus tit x i-us.
tivoli ( game ) tiv'6-li .
Tivoli (Italy) te'vo-le.
Tivoli (U. S.,) tiv'o-li.-
Key of Signs, sec />. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 729
Tiziano Vecellio tet-sya'no va-chel'lyo.
See Abruszi, Beatrice Cenci.
tmesis tme'sis or me'sis.
Tmolus (Mount) tmo'lus or md'lus.
to too ; unemphatic, too.
Tobago to-ba'go .
Tobit to'bit.
toboggan to-bog'an.
Tobolsk to-bolsk' ; Russian pron., ta-bol'ye-sk.
Tocantins to-kan-tens'.
Toccoa tok'6-a.
Tocqueville, de du tok'vil ; Fr. pron., du tok-veF.
toffee toi^i.
Also written toffy, but pronounced as above,
toilet toilet.
See toilette.
toilette toi-let 7 ; Fr. pron., twa-let'.
See toilet.
toison d'or twa-zoN 7 dor.
For ON, see p. n.
tokay (wine) ^to-ka'.
Tokay to-ka^.
Written Tokaj in Hungarian, but pronounced
to'koi.
Tokyo to'kyo.
Also written Tokio, but pronounced as above.
Toledo (Spain) to-le'do; Sp. pron., to-la/tho.
See Guadalquivir.
tolerable to^er-a-bl, not t6Kra-bl.
Tolstoy tol-stoi', not toFstoi.
tolu tS-loo 7 or to-lff or to^u.
Tomaszow ^to-ma^oof.
tomato to-ma/to or to-ma'to.
This is Webster's and Worcester's marking. The
Century and the Encyclopaedic Dictionary prefer
to-ma'to, while the Standard and Stormonth give
it as the only pronunciation.
Do not say to-mat'6..
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
730 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
to-morrow too-mor'o, not too-mor'u.
See damage.
t omtat e t om't at .
Tomy ris tom'ir-is .
ton (fashion) toN.
For ON, see p. ir.
Tongres to N'gr .
tongs tongz.
See accost.
tonicity t6-nis'i-ti.
Tonkin ton-kin 7 .
Also written Tonquin, but pronounced as above,
tonneau t6-no'.
tonsillitis ton-sil-I'tis .
Also written tonsilitis, but pronounced as above.
See itis (termination}.
tonsure ton'shur.
Worcester says ton'shur.
tontine ton'ten or ton-ten 7 .
See ambergris.
toothed tootht.
toparch to'park or top'ark.
toparchy to'par-ki or top r ar-ki.
Topeka to-peKka.
Topffer tup'fer.
Tophet to'fet.
Also written Topheth, but pronounced as above,
topographer td-pog'ra-fer.
topographic top-o-graHk.
topographical t6p-6-graf'ik~al.
topography to-pog'ra-fi.
toponym ^top'S-nim.
toponymy t6-p6n'i-mi.
topsail top'sal ; nautical pron., top / sl.
toque tok ; Fr. pron., t6k.
torchon ^tor^hon ; Fr. pron., tor-shoN'.
For ON, see p. u.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
73*
toreador tor'e-a-dor or tor-e-a-ddr'.
torii to're-e.
Torino to-re'no.
See Turin.
torment (n.) tor'ment
torment (v.) tor-ment'.
See absent
tornado tor-na/do, not tor-na'do.
Torquay tor-ke'.
Torquemada, de da tor-ka-ma'tha.
See Guadalquivir.
torrential to-ren'shal.
Torres Vedras tor'resh va'drash.
Torrey tor'L
Torricelli tor-re-chel'le.
See Cialdini.
tortilla tor-tel'ya.
tortious tor'shus.
tortoise tor'tus or tor'tis.
"The pronunciation tor'tiis apparently prevails
in both American and British good usage, but
tor'tis is nearly as common at' least in American
use ; tor'toiz, -tois, -tiz are also heard." Web.
tortoise-shell tortus shel or tor'tis shel.
Do not say tot'te shel.
See tortoise.
Tortugas (Dry) tor-too'gas.
tortuous tor'tu-us.
Tosca, La la tos'ka.
Tosqanini tos-ka-ne'ne.
Tosti tos'ti, (singer) ; tos'te (composer),
totem to't em .
Totila tot'il-a.
Totleben tat-lye'ben.
tottering ^t6t 7 er-ing, not tot'ring,
toucan ^took-an' or too'kan.
touchy ^tuch'i.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
732
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Toul tool.
Toulers too-la'.
Toulmouche tool-moosh',
Toulon too'lon; Fr. pron., too-loN'.
For ON, see p. n.
Toulouse too-lodz', not too-ldos'.
toupee too-pe'.
toupet tod-pa' ; formerly too-pe'.
tour toor.
"The English orthoepists, more recent than
Walker, give no countenance to this pronunciation
[towr], which is regarded as a vulgarism." IV or.
tour de force toor du f 6rs'.
Tourgae toor-zha/.
tourmaline toor'ma-lm.
tournament toor'na-ment or tur'na-ment.
Worcester prefers toor'na-ment, which is the
form in general use.
"Walker refers to the pronunciation of journey,
nourish, courage, and many other words from the
French, as favoring tur'na-ment rather than
toor'na-ment." S. & W.
tourney toor'ni'ar tur'ni.
Worcester prefers toor'ni.
"Walker thinks that general usage, as well as
analogy, favors the pronunciation tur'ni rather than
todr'niJ'S. & W,
tourniquet toor'ni-ket.
"Now rarely tur'm-ket." Web.
tournure tor-ntir'.
For u, see p. 10.
Tours toor.
tousle touVl, too'zl or te'66-z'l.
Toussaint 1'Ouverture too-saN' loo-ver-tur'.
For ii, UN, see pp. 10, II.
tout (runner) towt.
tout a fait too-ta-fa'.
tout court too koor'.
tout de suite too du swet'.
(For Key of Signs, see p< 10)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 733
tout ensemble too-taN-saN'blu.
For aisr, see p. 10.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
toward to'erd or tord.
towards to'erdz or tordz.
"Notwithstanding our poets almost universally
accent this word on the first syllable, and the poets
are pretty generally followed by good speakers,
there are some, and those not of the lowest order,
who still place the accent on the second. These
should be reminded that, as inwards, outwards f
backwards, forwards, and every other word of the
same form, have the accent on the first syllable,
there is not the least reason for pronouncing to-
wards with the accent on the last." Walker.
Townshend town'zend.
toxicity tok-sis'i-ti.
toyon td'yun.
trachea tra'ke-a or tra-ke'a; trak'e-a (Stor.).
"The second pronunciation is etymologically cor-
rect, but less frequent in actual use." Web.
t racheal tra'ke-al .
tracheoscopy tra-ke-os'ko-pi or tra-ke'6-skd-pL
tracheotomy tra-ke-6t'6-mi.
trachoma tra-ko'ma.
Trachonitis trak-6-ni'tis.
tractile trak'til.
See He (termination).
traditive trad'i-trv.
Trafalgar (Cape) traf-al-gar'.
Often, especially in Great Britain, tra-fal'gar.,
Trafalgar (Square) tra-faPgar.
tragacanth trag^a-kanth, not traj v a-kanth.
Frequently mispronounced,
tragedian tra- j e r di-an.
tragedienne tra-jeMi-en or tra-je-di~en'; Fn.
pron., tra-zha-dyen.
tragedy tr a j 'e-di .
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
734 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
traipse traps.
Also written trapes, but pronounced as above,
trait trat
"In British use still commonly as French, tra."
Web.
"It [trait] is now so fully Anglicized as to be
properly pronounced as an English word." War.
tra j ect ( n. ) tra j 'ekt.
tra j ect ( v. ) tr a- j ekt'.
See absent.
tra j ectory tra- jek'to-ri.
-tramontane tra-mon'tan or tram'on-tan.
See ultramontane.
trance trans, not trans.
See ask.
tranquil trang'kwil; tran'kwil (Stor,).
tranquillity tran-kwil'i-ti or trang-kwil'i-ti.
tranquillize trang'kwil-Iz.
transact trans-akf or tranz-akt'.
transalpine trans-al'pin or trans-al'pm.
See cisalpine.
transatlantic trans-at-lan'tik, not tranz-at-lan'tik.
transept tran r sept, not tran'sep.
transfer (n.) transfer,
transfer (v.) trans-fer 7 .
See absent.
trans f erable trans- f er'a-bl.
See tramsferrible.
transference trans' fer-ens or trans-fer'ens.
See transjjsrrence.
transferrence trans-fer'ens.
See transference.
transferrible trans-fer'ib-1.
See transferable.
transient tran'shenL
transit tran'sit, not tran'zit.
transition tran-si zh'un ; tran-sish'un (C.).
"Most leading authorities, British and American,
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 735
from Walker (c. 1800) have preferred tran-sizh'un,
others tran-sish'un or zish'un, all three being in
present good use." Web. __
translucence trans-lu'sens, not trans-loo'sens.
translucent trans-lu'sent, not trans-loo'sent.
transmigrate trans'ml-grat, not trans-mi'grat.
transmigration trans-mi-gra'shiin or trans-mi-
gra/shun.
transom tran'sum.
transpadane trans'pa-dan.
See cispadane.
transparent frans-par'ent, not trans-par'ent
transport (n.) transport,
transport ( v. ) trans-port'.
See absent.
Transvaal trans-val'.
trapeze tra-pez'.
trapezium tra-pe'zi-iim.
trapezoid trap'e-zoid or trap-e'zoid.
Trasimentis ( Lake ) tras-im-e'nus.
Traumerei troi-me-ri'.
travail trav'al.
See travel.
Travailleurs de la Mer tra-va-yor' du la mar
For 6, see p. 10.
travel trav'l.
See travail.
traveler trav'el-er, not traveler,
traversable trav'er-sa-b'l.
traverse trav'ers, not tra-vers'.
travertine trav'er-tin, not trav'er-tm.
Traviata, La la tra-ve-a'ta.
treacle tre'kl, not trik'l.
treatise tre'tis or tre'tiz.
Trebia (Battle of the) tra r be-a.
Trebizond treb'i-zond.
treble (music) treb'l.
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
736 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
treble (triple) treb'l.
The word thribble (thrib'l) should not be used;
of this word Worcester says : "Provincial in Eng-
land, and a colloquial vulgarism in the United
States."
trecento tra-chen'to.
trefoil tre'foil.
Tregelles tre-jel'is.
Treitschke tritsh'ke.
trek trek.
tremendous tre-men'dus, not tre-men'jus.
See stupendous.
tremolo trem'6-lo ; It. pron., tra'tno-16.
Tremont (Street, Boston) trem'unt.
tremor tre'mor or trem'or.
Trente et Quarante traN-ta-ka-raNt'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Trentini tren te'ne.
Trentino tren-te'no.,
trepan tre-pan'.
trephine tre-f m' or tre-f en'.
trestle tres'l.
Trevelyan tre-veFyan or tre-vIFyan.
Trevor (Sir John) tremor, not trev'or.
triad tri'ad.
triangle trFang-gl; tri-ang'gl (Stor.).
Trianon, Grand graN tre-a-noN^.
For EN, ON, see pp. 10, n.
Trianon, Petit ^pe-te x tre-a-noN r .
For ON, see p. u.
Triassic tn-as'ik.
Tribonian trib-o^'ni-an.
Triboulet tre-boo-la'.
tribunal tri-bu'nal, not trib'u-nal.
tribune trib'un or tri'bun, not trib-un r .
trichiasis trik-I'a-sis.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 737
trichina trik-i'na.
trichiniasis trik-m-i'a-sis.
trichinosis trik-in-6'sis.
tricot tre-ko'.
Tricoteuses, Les la tre-ko-toz'.
For 6, see p. 10.
Tricoupis tre-kod'pis.
tricycle tri'sik-1, not trFsi-kl.
See bicycle.
Tridentine tri-den'tm.
triennial tr i-en'i-al .
Trieste tre-est'; It. pron., tre-es'ta.
Also written Triest, but pronounced tre-est'.
trigamy trig'a-mi.
See bigamy.
tri jugate tri'joo-gat or tri-joo'gat.
See Itijugate, unijugate.
trijugous tri'joo-giis or tri-joo'gus.
See bijugous, unijugous.
tr ilithon t ri 1'i-thon .
trilobate tri-lo / bat or tri'lo-bat.
trilobite trFlo-bit, not triFo-bit
trilogy tril'6-ji, not trllo-ji.
trimester ^tri-mes^er.
trimeter tr im / e-ter .
Trinidad trin-i~dad'; Sp. pron., tre-ne-thath'.
See Guadalquivir.
Trinitarian trin-it-a/ri-an, not trin-it-ar'i-an.
See Unitarian.
trio tre'o or tri'o.
tripartite tri-par'tit or trip'ar-tit.
See bipartite.
tripedal tri-pe'dal or trip'e-dal.
See bipedal, quadrupedal.
triphthong tri f 'thong.
See diphthong.
triplicate trip'lik-at
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
738 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
tripod trf'pod.
"Though Walker gives trip'od as an alternative
pronunciation of this word, he says: *I do not hesi-
tate to pronounce the former [tri'pod] most agree-
able to English analogy.' " S. & W.
Tripoli trip'6-li.
tripos tripos.
Triptolerrms trip-tol'e-mus.
triptych trip'tik.
trireme tri'rem.
triskelion tris-kel'i-on.
trismus triz'mus or tris'mus.
Tristan und Isolde tris-tan' dont e-z51'de.
triste trest.
trisyllabic tris-il-ab'ik.
See dissyllabic.
trisyllable tris-il'a-bl or tri-sil'a-bl.
See dissyllable.
Triton tri'ton.
triturate trit'u-rat.
triumph tr^umf, not tri'iimpf.
triumvir tn-iim'ver.
See duumvir.
triumvirate tri-urr/vir-at.
triumviri tri-um'vir-I.
triune tri'un.
trivalent tri-va'lent or triv'a-lent.
trivial triv'i-al; triv'i-al or triv'yal (Wor.).
triviality triv-i-all-ti.
Trocadero, Le le tro-k^da-ro.
troche tro'ke; troch or trok or tro^e (C.).
See trochee.
trochee tro'ke.
See troche.
Trochu tro-sh^.
For ii, see p. 10.
troglodyte trog'lo-dit.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 739
Troglodytes trog-16-di'tez or trS-glod'i-tez,
Troilus troll-us.
"Troitus and Cressida."
See Cressida.
Trois Mousquetaires, Les la trwa moos-ke-tar'.
troll (n. and v.) trol.
Trollope trol'up.
trombone trom'bdn ; It. pron., trom-bo'na.
Worcester prefers trotn-b5'ne. It is seldom
heard.
Trondhj em tron'yem.
In Norwegian, / is pronounced like the English
y in yet.
Troost trost
See Roosevelt.
trope trop.
Trophimus trofim-us.
trophy tro'fi.
"Corruptly, trof i. f> Wor.
tropical tropl-kal.
tropically trop'ik-al-i.
Tr o s sachs tros^ks .
Also written Trosachs, but pronounced as above,
troth troth or troth.
Trotsky trofske.
Also written Trotski, but pronounced as above,
troubadour troo'ba-door.
See Trovatore, IL
Troubetzkoy troo-bets-koi'.
troublous trub'lus.
trough trof.
Do not say troth.
See accost.
trousers trow'zers.
trousseau troo-so'.
trouvere troo-var'.
See trouveur.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
trouveur troo-vur'; Fr. pron., trod-vor'.
For 6, see p. 10.
See trouvere.
Trovatore, II el tro-va-to'ra.
See troubadour.
trow tro.
Troyes trwa.
Troyon trwa-yoN'.
For ON, see p. II.
truculence truk'u-lens or troo'ku-lens.
truculency truk'u-len-si or troo'ku-len-si.
truculent truk'fi-lent or troo'ku-lent
true trod, ' noi tru.
truffle truf'l or troof'l or troo'fl. _
"Walker (c. 1800) recognizes only trdo'fl, long
the preferred pronunciation; Smart (c. 1840) has
troofl; truf'l is recent, but apparently prevails in
present good usage/' Web.
Tru j illo troo-heKy 6.
Also written Truxillo, but pronounced as above.
See Jorullo.
truncheon trun'shun or trun'chun.
trustworthy trust'wur-thi, not trust-wur'thi.
truths troothz or trooths.
Walker (c. 1800) says: "Some go so far as to
pronounce the plural of truth, troothz ; but this
must be carefully avoided."
tryst trist or tnst.
"In Scotland and dialectically, tnst only." Web.
trysting trist'mg or trist^ng.
See tryst.
tsar tsar.
See czar, tzar.
tsarevitch tsar'e-vich ; Russian pron., tsa-ra'vich.
See czarevitch.
tsarevna tsar-ev^a.
See czarevna.
tsarina tsar-e'na.
See czarina.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 741
tsaritza tsar-efsa.
See csaritsa.
tsarowitch tsar'o-vich.
See czarowitch.
tsarowitz tsar'o-vits.
See csarowitz.
Tschaiko vsky chi-ko f'ske.
Chaykovski (the Russian spelling) is pronounced
as above.
Tsech tsek.
See Czech, the preferred spelling,
tsetse tsefse.
Tsingtau tsing-tow'.
tube tub, not toob nor tyoob.
tuberculosis tfi-bur'ku-16'sis.
tuberose ttib'roz or tu'ber-ds; tub'roz or tu'-
ber-oz (Wor.).
Tubingen tii'bmg-en.
For ii, see p. 10.
Tucson too-son^.
Tuesday tuz'da, not tooz x da nor tyooz'da.
tufa too r fa.
Tugenbund too'gent-boont.
Tuileries twe'ler-iz ; Fr. pron., twel-re 7 .
tulip tu'lip, not too r lip.
tulle tool; Fr. pron., tiiL
For u, see p. 10.
tumor tinier, not too'mer.
Also written tumour, but pronounced as above,
tumult tu'mult, not too'mult.
tuna (fish) tCK/na.
tune tun, not toon.
See untune.
Tunisia tiT-msh'i-a.
tunnel tun 7 !, not tun'el.
Tuolumne twoFum-ne.
Tuomey too r mT.
(For Key of Signs, see p. io/)
742
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
turbine tur'bin or tur'bin.
Turcoman tur'ko-man .
See Turkoman, the preferred spelling.
Turenne, de du tii-ren'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Turgenev toor-gen'yef.
This word is spelled in more than fifteen different-
ways, and is variously pronounced. We give the
spelling and pronunciation adopted by Webster,
turgesce tur- j eV.
turgid t ur' j id .
Turgot tiir-go'.
For ii, see p. 10.
Turin tu'rin or tu-rin'.
See Torino.
Turkestan toor-kes-tan'.
See Kurdistan.
turkois tur-koiz' or tur'kwoiz.
See turquoise, the preferred spelling,
Turkoman tur'ko-man.
See Turcoman.
turmeric tur'mer-ik.
turnip tur'nip, not tur'nup.
See damage.
Turnverein toorn'fer-in.
turpentine tu^pen-tln not tur'pen-tirn-
turpitude tur'pi-tud.
turquoise tur'koiz or tur'kwoiz.
The pronunciation tur'kwaz has the sanction of
good usage.
The Century says tur-koiz' or tur-kez'; Wor-
cester tur-keV or tiir-koiz'.
Also written turquois, but pronounced as above..
Tuscarora ttis-ka-ro'ra.
Tuskeegee tus-ke'ge.
tussah ^tus r a.
Also written tusseh, but pronounced as above.
Tussaud tu-so r .
For ii, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19}
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 743
tutelar tu'te-lar.
tutelary tu'te-la-ri.
tutor tu'ter, not too'ter.
tutti f rutti too'te frob'te.
Tutuila too-too-e'la.
Tuxedo tuks-e'do.
Tuyll, van van til'.
Twickenham twik'en-um .
See Alnwick.
two-edged toc/ejd or too'ej-ed.
two-legged too'leg-ed or too'leg-id or too'legd.
twopence tiip'ens .
"In England pronounced too'pens only when
two words." Web.
twopenny tiip'en-i.
See twopence.
Tybalt tib'alt
"Romeo and Juliet."
Tychicus tik^k-us .
Tycoon ti-koon'.
Tydeus trdus or tid / e-us.
See Morpheus.
tympanal tim'pa-nal.
tympanic tim-pan^k; tim^an-ik (Wor.).
tympanitis tim-pa-nFtis.
See itis (termination).
tympanum tim'pa-num.
Tyndale tm'dal, not tm'dal.
Also written Tindal, but pronounced as above.
Tyn-y-Coed fin-i-ko'ed.
Typhoeus ti-fo'us.
Typhon tFfon.
typhoon ti-foo^.
typhus ti'fus.
typic tip 7 ik.
typist tFpist.
typographer ti-pog'ri-f er or tip-og'ra-f er.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
744
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
typographic ti-po-graf'ik or tip-6-graf'ik.
typographical ti-po-graf'ik-al or tip-6-graf'ik-al.
typography ti-pog'ra-fi or tip-og'ra-fi.
typothetae ti-poth'e-te or ti-po-the'te.
tyrannic ti-ran'ik, not tir-an'ik.
tyrannical tl-ran'i-kal not tir-an'i-kal.
tyrannicide ti-ran'is-Id, not tir-an'is-id.
tyrannize tir'an-Iz.
tyranny tir'an-i.
tyro ti'ro.
Tyrol tir'61 ; Ger. pron., te-rol'.
See Tirol.
Tyrolean tir-6'le-an, not tir-6-le'an.
Tyrolese tir-6-lez r or tir-6-les'.
See Chinese.
Tyrolienne te-ro-lyen'.
Tyrrhene tir'en or tir-en'.
Tyrrhenian tir-e'm-an.
Tyrtaean ter-te r an.
Tyrtseus ter-te'us.
Tyrwhitt tirlt.
tzar tsar.
See czar, tsar.
tzarina tsar-e'na.
See czarina, tsarina.
tzaritza tsar-et'sa.
See czaritsa, tsaritsa.
u
Ubangi oo-bang'ge.
ubiety u-bi'et-i.
ubiquitous ii-bik r wit-iis.
ubiquity u-bik'wit-i.
Udall u'dal.
Also written Uvedale, but pronounced as above,
udo oo'do. 9
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
745
udder ud'er.
Uffizi oo-fet'se.
"The Uffisi Gallery."
See Abrussi.
Uganda u-gan'da .
ugh 66 or u or UK.
For K, see p. 12.
Ugonotti oo-go-not'te,
uhlan oo'lan or co-Ian'.
Uhland oo'lant
uitlander oit'lan-der or ut'lan-der.
ukase u-kas'.
Ukraine u'kran.
ukulele oo-koo-la'la.
Ukrainia ob-kra'm-a.
Ulfilas ul'ffl-as.
Also written Wulfila, but pronounced wool'fil-a,
Ulm oolm.
Ulrica ul'rik-a ; It. pron., obl-re'ka.
Ulrici ool-refse.
Ultima Thule iil'tim-a thu'le.
ultimatum ul-tim-a'tiim, not ul-tim-a'tum.
This second pronunciation, though not sanctioned
by the dictionaries, is often heard.
See apparatus.
ultraism uFtra-izm.
ultramarine uFtra-ma-ren 7 .
ultramontane ul-tra-mon'tan.
See tramontane.
ululation tU-u-la'shiin.
Ulysses u-lis^ez.
umbilical um-biFi-kal.
umbilicus um-bil-Fkus.
"Popularly um-bil'ik-us." Web.
umbrage um'braj .
umbrageous urn-bra' jus or um-bra/ji-us.
umbrella uni-brel'a, not um-ber-el r a.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
746 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
umlaut obm'lowt.
umpirage um'pl-raj or um'pir-aj.
unaccented un-ak-sen'ted, not un-ak'sen-ted.
See accented.
unaccenting un-ak-sen'ting, not un-ak'sen-tmg.
See accenting.
Unadilla fi-na-dil'a, not un-a-dil'a.
unaneled un-a-neld'.
unanimous u~nan'i-mus .
unassuming un-as-su'ming, not un-as-soo'ming.
unbated un-ba'ted or un~ba'tid, not un-bat'ed.
"a sword unbated" Shakespeare.
Uncas ung'kas .
"The Last of the Mohicans.''
uncial un'shi-al or un'shal.
"Uncial Letters."
unciform un'si-form.
uncivil un-siv'il, not un-siVuL
See civil, damage.
uncleanly ( a. ) un-klen r H.
See cleanly (a.).
unconscionable un-kon^hun-a-b'!.
uncourteous un-kur'te-us or un-kort'yus.
See courteous, discourteous.
uncouth un-kooth 7 .
unction ungk 7 shun.
unctious ungk'shus.
unctuous ungk'tu-us .
undaunted un-dan r ted or un-don'ted.
underground unMer-grownd, not un-der-
grownd'.
underneath un-der-neth' or un-der-netiy.
See beneath, 'neath.
undersigned un-der-smd', not un-dSr-zmd'.
Frequently mispronounced.
Undine un-den' or un'den ; Ger. pron., oon-d^ne.
undiscerning im-diz-er'mng, not un-dis-er'mng.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 747
undress (n.) un'dres or iin-dres'.
undress (v.) un-dres'.
undulatory un'du-la-to-ri.
Stormonth and the Encyclopaedic Dictionary say
un-du-la'ter-i.
unfrequented un-fre-kwent'ed.
See frequented.
ungallant un-gal'ant or un-gal-ant'.
unguent ung'gwent.
unguentous ung-gwen'tus.
unguiculate ung-gwik'tt-lat.
ungulate ung'gu-lat
unhandsome un-han'sum ; un-hand'sum (Stor.).
See handsome.
unicity u-nisl-ti, not u-mk^-ti.
unicycle u'm-si-k'l.
unideal un-i-de'al.
unifiable u'ni-fi-a-bl.
unification u-ni-fi-ka'shun.
Unigenitus t-ni- j en'it-us.
"The Bull Unigenitus"
unijugate u-nij / o6-gat or u-m-joT/gat
See bijugate, trijugate.
unijugous u-mj'oo-gus.
See bijugouSj trijugous.
uninterested un-m'ter-es-ted.
See disinterested, interested.
uninteresting un-m'ter-es-tmg.
See interesting.
uniparous u-mp'a-rus.
unipolar u-m-po'lar.
unison u'ms-un or u^mz-un.
unisonal u-ms / 6-nal or u'nis-6-naL
unisonant u-ms / 6-nant.
unisonous u-nis^o-niis.
Unitarian u-mt-a'ri-an, not u-mt-ar^-an.
See Trinitarian.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
748 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Univ. (abbreviation) u'niv.
univalent u-niv-a/lent or u-niv'a-lent.
See bivalent, multivalent.
uni vocal u-mv'6-kal.
unjustifiable un-jus'tif-I-a-bl.
See justifiable.
unkempt un-kempf .
unkind tin-kind', not un-kyind'.
See card, kind.
unkindness un-kmd'nes, not un-kylnd'nes.
See card, kindness.
unlearned (a.) un-ler'ned, not un-lernd'.
See learned (a.),
unlearned (part.) un-lernd', not un-ler'ned.
See learned (part.}.
unmask tin-mask 7 , not tin-mask' .
See ask, mask.
unprecedented un-pres'e-den-ted, not un-pre'se-
dent-ed.
See precedented.
unrecognizable iin-reVog-m-za-bl.
See irre cognisable, recognisable.
unscathed un-skathd 7 or un-skatht'.
Unser Fritz 6on r zer frits.
Unter den Linden oon'ter den Kn'den.
Untermeyer un'ter-rm-er.
Untermyer un'ter-mi-er.
untoward un-to'erd or un-tord'.
untune un-tun r , not un-toon'.
See tune.
untutored un-tti'terd, not un-too'terd.
unwary un-wa/ri.
See wary.
Upanishads oo-pan'ish-adz.
upas (tree) u^as.
Upernavik oo^er-na-vik.
upher tr'fer.
uphroe u r fro or ir'vro.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
749
upmost up'most, not tip-most 7 ,
upright up'rit.
"This word is often accented on the last syllable,
especially when, as an adjective, it follows the noun;
the derivatives are liable to the same diversity."
Smart.
uproar up'ror.
"It is often accented on the latter syllable/'
Smart.
Upsal up'sal.
Upsala up-sa'la.
upsilon ip'sil-6n.
upupa u'pu-pa.
urachus u'ra-kus.
uraeus u-re'us.
Ural u'ral ; Russian pron., 66-raTyii.
Urania u-ra'm-a.
uranography u-ra-nofra-fi.
Uranus u'ra-nus .
urban ur'ban.
Urbana ur-ban'a, not ur-ba/na.
urbane fir-ban 7 .
urbanity ur-ban'it-i, not ur-ba'mt-i.
Urbino 6or-be'n6.
uVceole ur'se-6l.
urea u're-a, not u-re'a.
uremia u-re'mi-a.
ureter u-re'ter.
Walker, Smart, Stormonth, and Worcester accent
the first syllable,
urethra u-re'thra.
uretic u-ret'ik.
urgency ur' j en-si.
Uriah u-rra.
Uriel t^ri-el.
"Paradise Lost."
Urim u'rim.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
750
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
urine u'rin.
Urmia oor'mya.
urn urn.
Urquart ur'kart.
Urquhart ur'kart.
See Alnwick.
Ursa ur'sa.
ursine ur'sm or ur'sin.
Ursula ur'su-la, not ur-su'la.
urticaria ur-ti-ka'ri-a.
Uruguay ft'roo-gwa or oo-roo-gwi'.
usable u'za-bl.
usage u'zaj. or u'saj.
usance u'zans.
use (n.) us.
use (v.) uz.
used uzd, not ust.
"I used to go."
ushabti oo-shab'ti.
Ushant ush'ant.
usine u-zen r .
For ii, see p. 10.
usquebaugh iis'kwe-ba or us'kwe-bo.
usually fi'zhu-al-i, not u'zhal-i.
A word of four syllables, when correctly pro-
nounced.
usucapion u-zii-ka'pi-on.
usu f ruct u'zu- f rukt.
usurer u'zhu-rer.
usurious u-zu'ri-us or fi~zhdo r ri-us.
usurp Ci-ztirp', not u-surp 7 .
usurpation u-ziir-pa'shun, not u-sur-pa'shun.
usury ^-u'zhu-ri.
Utah ti'to or u'ta.
uterine u'ter-in or u r ter-in.
utilitarian u-til-i-ta'ri-an.
(For Key of Siyns f see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONO UNCED 75 1
utility u'tiFi-ti.
Utopia u-to'pi-a.
Utopian u-to'pi-an.
utopist u'to-pist..
Utrecht u'trekt; Dutch pron., u'treKt.
For u, K, see pp. 10, 12.
utricle tt'tri-k'L
uva u'va.
uvula u'vu-la .
uxorial uks~6'ri-al.
uxorious uks-5'ri-us or ugz-o'ri-us.
Uzziel uz-i'el or uz'i-el.
"Paradise Lost"
V
vacate va'kat or va-kat'.
vaccinate vak'sin-at.
vaccination vak-sin-a/shun.
vaccine vals/sin or vak'sen; vak'sin or vak'sin
(Wor.)-
See aniline.
vacillate vas'i-lat.
vacuity va-ku'i-ti.
vacuous vak'u-us.
vade mecum va r de me'kum.
vagabondize vag^-bon-dlz.
vagary va-ga/ri, not va'ga-n.
vagina va-j Tna.
vaginal vaj / i-nal or va-ji'nal.
vagrant va'grant, not vag'rant.
vague vag.
valance vaFans.
See valence.
Valdemar val'de-mar.
See W aide mar.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
752 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Valdes val-das'.
vale (farewell) va'le or va'la.
valediction val-i-dik'shun.
valedictorian val-i-dik-to'ri-an.
valedictory val-i-dik'to-ri.
valence va'lens.
See valance.
Valencia va-len'shi-a.
Valenciennes va-len-si~enz' ; Fr. pron., va-laN-
syen'.
For aN, see p. IO.
valentine vaPen-tln.
Valentinian val-en-tm'i-an.
valerian va-le'ri-an,
valeric va-ler'ik or va-le'rik.
"Valeric Acid."
valet val'et or vaFa.
"The pronunciation val'et, given by Buchanan
(1766), Sheridan (1780), and later orthoepists, still
prevails in the best usage." Web.
valet de chambre va-la' du shai^bru.
For aN, see p. 10.
See Boulogne-siir-Mer.
valet de place va-la' dii plas.
valetudinarian val-e-tu-di-nar'i-an.
Valhalla val-hal'a.
See WaUialla.
valiant vaFyant.
valise ^va-les''.
Worcester prefers va-lez'.
Val j evo val-y a/vo.
Valkyr vaFkir.
Valkyria val-kir'ya.
"The Icelandic form was pronounced wal-kiir'ya,
modern val-kir'ya." Web.
For ii, see p. 10.
Valkyrie val-kirt or val-ki'ri.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 733
Valladolid val-la-do-lid' ; Sp. pron., val-ya-thd-
leth'.
See llano, Guadalquivir.
Vallandigham va-lan'dig-am.
Vallejo va-la/ho or va-la/6.
Vallombrosa val-lom-bro'sa.
"Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks
In Vallombrosa. . . ." Milton.
Vails valz.
Valmy (Battle of) val-me'.
Valois, de du val-wa'.
Valparaiso val-pa-ra'zo.
The Spanish form, Valparaiso, is pronounced
val-pa-ra-e'so.
valuable val'u-a-bl, not val'u-bl.
vamose va-mos' or va'mos.
Also written vamoose, but pronounced va-moos".
Vanbrugh van-broo'.
Vancouver van-koo'ver.
van de Velde van' de vel-de.
Van Dyck van dik'.
Sometimes written Vandyke, but pronounced as
above.
Van Eyck van ik'.
Van Hoeck van hook'.
Vanloo vaN-l6 r .
For aN, see p. 10.
Van Marcke van mar'ke.
Vannucci ^van-noo'che.
See Abbatucci.
vanquish ^vang / kwish, not van'kwish.
Van Rensselaer van ren'se-ler.
Van Rooy van ro'e.
vantage van'taj, not van'taj.
Van Wyck van wik r .
vapid vapid, not va'pid.
vaquero va-ka'ro.
(For Key of Signs, see p. ig)
754
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Varennes va-ren'.
varicocele var'i-ko-sel.
varicose var'ik-os, not var'ik-6z.
variegate var'i-e-gat or var'i-gat.
variety va-ri'e-ti.
variola va-ri'6-la, not va-ri-o'la.
varioloid va'ri-6-loid or var'i-6-loid.
variorum va-ri-6'rum.
"A Variorum Edition."
varsity var'sit-i.
varsovienne var-so-vyen'.
Vasa (Gustavus) va'sa.
vase vas or vaz or, especially in British usage,
vaz,
"The pronunciation vas, like case, base, etc., given
by most orthoepists before Walker (c. 1800), pre-
vails f in America, -though vaz, like phase, phrase,
etc., given by Walker, is used by many; vaz, pre-
ferred in the best British usage, is rare in America ;
voz is still used by some in England." Web.
vaseline vas'e-lin or vas'e-len.
See aniline.
Vashti vash r ti.
vasiform vas'i-form; va'zi-form (Stor.).
vasomotor vas'6-mo'ter.
Vassar (College) vas'er.
vast vast, not vast.
See ask.
Vathek vath'ek; Fr. pron., va^ek 7 .
vatic vatlk.
Vatican vat / ik-an .
Vaticano, Monte mon'ta va-te-ka'no.
Vaticanus, Mons monz vat-i-ka'niis.
vaticinal va-tis / i-nal.
vaticinate va-tis / i-nat.
Vauban, de du vo-baN''.
For aN, see p. 10.
(For Key .of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 755
Vaucluse v5-kliiz' .
For u, see p. 10.
Vaud, Pays de pa-e' du vo.
vaudeville vod'vil; Fr. pron., vod-vel'.
Do not say vod'vil.
Vaudois vo-dwa/.
Vaudreuil, de de vo-dru'y.
Vaughan von or vo'an.
vault volt.
"The / was formerly often suppressed in pro-
nunciation." Web.
vaunt vant or vont.
See craitnch.
vaunt courier vant koo-rer'.
Vaux (Calvert) voks.
Vaux, de du vo'.
Vauxhall voks-hol' or voks-hol' or vo^zol.
Vecchio veVe-6.
Veda va'da or ve'da; ve'da or ve-do 7 (Wor.).
Vedanta va-dan'ta or ve-dan'ta.
vega (plain) ^va r ga.
Vega ve'ga.
vehemence vPhe-mens or, especially in British
usage, ve'e-mens.
vehement v^he-ment.
See vehemence.
vehicle ve'hik-1 or, especially in British usage,
ve x ik-l.
vehicular ve-hik'u-lar.
See vehicle.
vehmic f^mik or va'mik.
Worcester says ve'mik.
Vehmgericht fam'ge-riKt.
For K, see p. 12.
veinous va'ntis, not ve'niis.
See venous.
Veitch (John) vech.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
7S 6 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Vela va/la.
Velasquez va-las'kath.
Also written Velasquez, but pronounced va-lath'-
kath.
See Zamacois.
veldt felt or velt.
Velino, Monte m5n'ta va-le'n6.
velleity vel-e'it-i.
veloce (music) va-16'cha.
velocipede ve-los'ip-ed.
velodrome ve'lo-drom.
velours ve-loor'.
veloute ve-lod-ta'.
Velpeau vel-po'.
velveret vel-ver-et'.
velvet vel'vet or veFvit.
venada ve-na/da.
venal vernal,
venality ve-nal'i-ti.
venation ve-na/shun.
vendace ven'das.
Vendee, La la vaN-da 7 .
For IN, see p. 10.
Vendemiare ^vaN-da-myar 7 .
For EN, see p. 10.
Vendome, de du vaN~dom r .
For aN, see p. 10.
vendue ven-du'.
venerable ven'er-a-bl, not ven'ra-bl.
venery ^ven^er-i.
See venary.
Venetian ve-ne'shan.
veney ven'i or ve'ni.
Venezia va-nat'se-a.
See AbrujssL
\ r eneziano ^va-nat-sya r no.
See Abruzzi.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 757
Venezuela ven-e-zwe'la ; American - Spanish
pron., va-na-swa/la.
Veni, Vidi, Vici ve'ni, vi'di, vi'si or va'ne, ve'de,
ve'se,
venial ve'ni-al, not ven'yal.
Venice ven'is, not ven'iis.
venire ve-ni're.
venison ven'iz-n or, especially in British usage,
venz'n.
Venite ve-ni'te.
Venizelos ven-e-za r 16s.
venose ve'nds.
venosity ve-nos'i-ti.
venous v^niis, not va'nus.
See veinous.
Ventose vaisr-toz 7 .
For aN, see p. 10.
ventr icl e ven 7 tr i-k' 1 .
ventriloquial ven-tril-6'kwi-al.
ventriloquism ven-triFo-kwizm.
ventriloquist ven-tril'6-kwist.
ventr iloqui ze ven-triFo-k wiz.
venture ven r tur.
venue ven^.
"Change of Venue"
veracious ve-ra'shus.
veracity ve-ras'i-ti.
Vera Cruz v^ra kroos or ver r a krooz.
veranda ve-ranMa.
Also written verandah, but pronounced as above,
veratrine ve-ra'trm or ve-ra 7 tren.
See ine (chemical termination).
verbal ver'bal.
verbality vSr-bal'i-ti.
verbalize ver'bal-Iz.
verbatim ver-ba-tim.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
758 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
verbiage ver'bi-a j .
Verboeckhoven ver-book'ho-ven.
verbose ver-bos'.
verbosity ver-bos'it-i.
Vercelli ver-chel'le.
See Cialdini.
Vercingetorix ver-sin-jet'6-riks.
Verde (Cape) verd.
verd antique verd an-tek'.
Verdi, Giuseppe joo-sep'pa var'de.
See Giorgio.
verdigris ver'di-gres.
See ambergris.
Verdun var-duN'.
verdure ver'dur ; verd'yur.
See nature.
Verein fer-in'.
Vereschagin vyer-esh-cha'gm.
Vergennes, de du ver-zhen'.
Vergniaud ^ver-nyo'.
Verhuell ver-hii r el.
For u, see p. 10.
veridical ve-rid'i-kal.
verifiable ver'i-fl-a-bl, not ver-i-fr'a-bl,
verification ver'i-fi-ka'shiin.
verisimilitude ver-i-sim-il'it-ud.
Veritas ^ver r i-tas ; Fr. pron., va-re-ta'.
ver j uice ver r j us .
vermicelli ver-me-sel'i or ver-me-cheKe, not ver-
me-siH.
vermicular ver-mik'u-lar.
vermi f ugal ver-mi f 7 u-gal .
vermifuge ver'mi-f u j .
vermilion ver-mil'yun.
vermi vorous ver-miv r o-rus.
(For Key of Signs, -see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
759
vermuth ver'mooth, not ver-mooth'.
Also written vermouth, but pronounced as above,
vernacular ver-nak'u-lar.
Verne, Jules zhiil vern ; Anglicized, vurn.
For u, see p. 10.
Vernet ver-na'.
vernier vur'm-er.
Verona ve-ro'na ; It. pron., va-ro'na.
Veronese (Paul) va-ro-na'sa.
Veronese ver-o-nez' or ver-6-nes'.
Veronica ver-6-m'ka or ver-6n'ik~a.
verruciform ve-roo'si-form.
verrucose ver'66-kos.
Versailles ver-salz'; Fr. pron., ver-sa'yu.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
versatile ver^sa-til or ver'sa-til.
See He (termination}.
versatility vur-sa-tll'i-ti.
versicle vur'si-k'l.
versicular ^vur-si^u-lar.
version ^ver r shun, not ver'zhun.
versual vur'shoo-al.
vertebra ^verte-bra.
vertebrae verte-bre.
vertebral ver'te-bral.
vertebrate ^ver^e-brat.
verticillate ver-tis'il-at or ver-tis-iFat.
The Standard Dictionary gives four pronuncia-
tions of this word: ver-tis'il-et, ver-tis'il-at, ver-
tis-il'et, ver-tis-11'at.
vertige ver-tezh'.
vertiginous ver-tij'i-nus.
vertigo ver'tig-5.
"Formerly usually and still by some, as Latin,
ver-ti'gd or ver-te'go." Web.
Walker (1809) says of this word: "If we pro-
nounce it learnedly, we must place the accent in the
(For Key of Signs, see />. 19)
760 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
first manner (ver-ti'go') : if we pronounce it mod-
ishly, and wish to smack of the French or Italian,
we must adopt the second (ver-te'go) ; but if we
follow the genuine English analogy, we must
pronounce it in the last manner (ver'ti~go)"
Vertumnus ver-tum'nus.
Verulam (Lord) ver'oo-lam.
verve verv; Fr. pron., verv.
Vesalius ve-sa'li-us.
vesica ve-sl'ka.
vesicatory ves'i-ka-to-ri.
"Formerly, and still by some, ve-sik'a-to-n."
Web.
vesicular ve- s ik'u-lar .
Vespasian ves-pa'zhl-an, not ves-pa'zhan.
Vespri Sicilian! ves'pre se-che-le-a'ne.
vessel ves'el, not ves'l.
See damage.
Vessella ves-sel'la.
vestibular ves-tib r u-lar,
vestibule ves'ti-bul.
vestige ves r ti j .
vestigial ves-ti j 'i-al.
vesture ves x tur.
veterinary ve^er-in-a-ri, not vet/rin-a-ri.
Veto, M. et Mme. me-syo' a ma-dam' va-to'.
Veuillot vu-yo'; Fr. pron., vo-yo'.
For 6, see p. 10.
Vevay vev-a x , not vev'a.
Also written Vevey, but pronounced as above.
via (n.) vi'a or ve'a.
via (prep.) vi'a or ve'a.
Via Dolorosa vi'a dol-6-r5'sa or ve'a do-ld-ro'za.
vial vl'al.
See phial.
Via Mala ve'a ma'la.
viand vi'and, not ve'and.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 761
viator vi-a't8r.
Vibert ve-bar'.
vibratile vi'bra-til.
vibrator vi'bra~ter.
vibratory vi'bra-to-ri.
vicar vik'er.
vicarial vi-ka'ri-al.
vicegerent vis- j e'rent.
vicenary vis'e-na-ri or vis'en-er-i.
vicennial vi-sen'i-al.
Vicenza ve-chent'sa.
See Cialdini.
vice versa vi'se ver'sa.
Vichy vish'i ; Fr. pron., ve-she'.
vici vl'si.
vicinage visln-aj .
vicinal vis'i-nal.
vicinity vis-m'it-i.
"Formerly, ^and still by some, especially in British
usage, vi-sm'it-i," Web.
viciosity vish-i-os'it-i.
victim vik'tim, not vik'tum.
See damage.
Victor Hugo vik'ter hu'go; Fr. pron., vek-tor'
ii-go 7 .
For ii, see p. 10.
Victoria Nyanza (Lake) vik-to'fi-a nyan'za.
See Albert Nyansta (Lake).
victoria regia vik-to'ri-a re'ji-a.
victorinc vik-to-rcn'.
victory vik^o-ri, not vik'tri.
victual vlt'l.
victualer vit'l-Sr or vit'ler.
Also written victualler, but pronounced as above,
victuals vit'lz.
vicuna vi-koon'ya or vi-ku'na.
See canon,
(For Key of Siyns, sec p. 19)
762 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
vide vi'de.
videlicet vld-el'is-et.
Vidocq ve-d6k'.
Viele ve-la'.
Vien vyaN.
Vienna ve-en'a, not vl-en'a.
Viennese ve-e-nez' or ve-e-nes'.
Victor fe'e-tor.
Vieuxtemps vyo-taN'.
For 6, a,N, see p 10.
Vigfiisson vig'foo-sun.
vigil vij'il.
vigilante vi j -i-lan^e.
vignette vin-yet' or vm'yet.
The pronunciation vm-et' is sometimes heard,
especially in Great Britain.
Vigneuilles ve~ne-ye'.
Vigny de, Alfred al-frad' dii ven-ye r .
vigorous vig'6r-us.
vilking vl'king or ve / kmg.
The Encyclopaedic Dictionary says vik'mg or
vi'king.
vilayet ve-la-yef.
Vilfafranca (Treaty of) vel'la-frang'ka.
villain villn.
Stormonth says vil'lan or vil'lan.
villainous vil'm-tis.
villainy vll'in-u
Villard (Flenry) vil-ar r .
Villars, de du ve-lar r .
Villebois-Mareuil ^vel-bwa r ma-ro^u.
For 6, see p. 10.
See Boulogne-sur-Mcr.
villeggiatura vil-la-ja-tob'ra.
See Correggio, da.
villein vil'in.
villenage viFen-a j .
(For Key of Signs, sec />. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 763
Villeneuve, de du vel-nov'.
For 6, see p. 10.
Villers, de du ve-lar'.
Villiers vil'erz or vil'i-erz.
Villiers de 1' Isle- Adam, de du ve-ya' du lel-a-
daN'.
For EN, see p. 10.
Villoldo vil-yol'do.
Villon ve-yoN' or ve-loN'.
For ON, see p. n.
vimana ve-ma'na.
vimen vi'men.
Viminal ( Hill ) vim'in-al.
viminal vim'i-nal.
Viminale, Monte mon'ta ve-me-na'la.
Viminalis, Mons monz vmi-in-a'lls.
vimineous vi-min'e-iis.
Vimy ve-me'.
vinaceous vi-na r shus; ve-na'shus (Wor.).
vinaigrette vin-a-gret 7 .
vinasse vi-nas'.
vin brut vaN briit.
For xi, TIN, see p 10,
Vincennes vm-senz' ; Fr. pron., vaN-sen 7 .
For < U IK, see p. 10,
Vinci, cla da ven'che.
See CialdinL
vindicative vin-dik'a-liv or vin'di-ka-txv.
vindicatory vm'clik-a-to-ri, not vin-dik'a-to-ri.
vinery vln / er-i.
vineyard vin'yard.
vingt et un vaN-tfi-uN'.
For^fiN, tiK^ see pp. 10, n.
vinic vFmk or vin'Ik.
viniculture vh/i-kul-tur,
vinifcrous vi~niPer-us,
vinification vin-i-fi-ka'shfin.
(7w Key of Signs, sec p. 19)
764 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
vinificator vin'i-fi-ka-ter.
vin ordinaire vaN nor-de-nar'.
For a.N, see p. n.
vinous vi'nus .
viol vi'61.
viola ve-6'la or vi-6'la ; It. pron., ve-6'la.
Viola vi'6-la or ve-6'la or vi-o'la.
"The first follows the Latin accent, the others the
Italian."*^,
violaceous vi-6-la'shus.
violence vi'6-lens.
violent vi'6-lent .
violescent vi-6-les'ent.
violet vi'6-let.
violin vi-o-lm' or, especially in British usage,
vi'6-lm.
Viollet-le-Duc vy&-la' lii-diik'.
For u, see p. 10.
violoncellist ve-6-lon-cheTist or ve~616n-sel r ist.
violoncello ve-6-16n-chel'6 or ve-6-16n-seK6.
See cello, Beatrice Cenci.
Viotti vyot'te.
viperine v! / per-m or vi'per-in.
virago vir-a'go or vi-ra'go.
The Standard Dictionary says vi-ra'g5 or ve-ra'-
go.
Virchow ver'chow; Ger. pron., fer'Ko.
For K, see p. 12.
virelay vir'e-la.
vireo vir'e-6.
virgalieu (pear) ver'ga-loo.
Also written vcrgalieu, vergaloo, virgaloo, but
pronounced as above.
Virgilian ver-jil'i-an.
Virginie ver-zhe-ne'.
"Paul et Virginie."
Virgo vur'gd.
(For Key of $igns f see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 765
virgule vur'gul.
virile vir'il or vi'ril or, especially in British usage,
vrril
See He (termination).
virility vlr-il'i-ti or vi-ril'i-ti.
virose vi'ros or vi-r6s x .
virtu vir-too' or vur'tod.
virtuosity vur-tu-os'i-ti.
virtuoso vir-t6o-6'so or vur-tob-6's5.
virulence vir'66-lens.
virulent vir'66-lent.
virus vi'rus.
visa ve'za or ve-za'.
See vise.
visage viz r a j .
vis-a-vis ve-za-ve'.
viscera vis^r-a.
Vischer fish'er.
viscid vis^d.
Visconti ^ves-kdn'te.
viscose vis'kos.
viscosity vis-kos^-ti.
viscount vFkownt, not vis^-cownt.
viscous vis'kus.
Vise ve r se.
vise ve-za/; ve'zfx (Wor., Stor.).
Sec visa.
Vishnu visr/ndo.
Visigoth viz r i-g( w )th, not vis'i-goth.
See Ostrogoth.
visnc (brandy) vis'ne,
visne (law) ven or ve^ne.
visor vir/er or vFzer,
Sec visor.
Vistula vis'tu-la.
visual vlzh'u-al.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
766 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
vitality vi-tal'i-ti.
vitamine vi'ta-mm.
The Standard authorizes vl'ta-min also,
vitellary vit'el-a-ri.
vitellin vit-el'm or vi-tel'm.
See vitelUne.
vitelline vit-el'm or vi-tel'm.
See vitellin.
Viterbo ve-ter'bd.
vitiate vish'i-at.
Vitoria (Battle of) (Spain) ve-t5're-a.
vitreous vit're-us.
vi trine vit'rin,
vitriol vit'ri-ul, not vit'rul.
Vittoria (Italy) vet-to're-a.
Vittorio Emmaiiuele vet-to're-6 em-ma-nwa'la.
vituline vit'u-lm or vit'u-lm.
vituperate vi-tf/per-at.
Worcester prefers ve-tu'per-at.
vituperation vi-tu-per-a'shun.
vituperative vi-tu'per-a-tiv.
viva ve r va.
vivace ve-va'cha.
vivacious vl-va^shus or viv-a'shus.
vivacity vl-vas'i-ti or viv-as'i-ti.
vivandier ve-vaN-dya^.
For aN, see p. IO.
vivandiere ve-vaN-dyar^.
For IN, see p, 10.
Vivarini ve~va-re'ne.
vivarium vi-va'ri-um.
vi vary vi' va-r i .
viva voce vi'va vo r se.
vive vev.
Vive La Republique vev la ra-pu-blek'.
For u, see p. 10.
(For Key of Signs, sec p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 767
Vive L'Empereur vev laN-pror'.
For 6, aN, see p. 10.
Vive Le Roi vev lu rwa/.
Vives, Juan Luis hwan loo-es' ve'vas.
See Jurullo.
Viviani ve-vya-ne' (Fr.) ; ve-va'ne (It.)-
vivificate vi-vif'i-kat.
vivification viv-i-fi-ka/shun.
viviparity viv-i-par'i-ti.
viviparous vi-vip'a-rus.
viz viz.
vizier viz-er 7 , viz'yer or viz'er.
Also written irizir, but pronounced viz-er'.
vizor viz / er or vFzer.
See visor.
Vladimir vlacl'im-ir ; Russian pron.,vla-dye'mer.
Also written pyiadiwiir, but pronounced as above.
Vladivostok vla-dye-vas~tok'.
vocable vo'ka-bl or vok'a-bl.
vocabulary vo-kal/u-la-ri.
vocation vo-ka/shiin, not vo-ka'zhiin.
voce vo / chfi.
vocicullurc vo-sl-kuFttir.
voci f crate vo-si f 'er-at.
vocule v6k r fil.
vodka vtxl'ka.
Voet v6T)t.
vogue vog.
Vogt foKt,
For K, see p. 12.
Vogue, dc clu vd-gu-a'.
For it, see p, 10,
Voight foKt.
For K, see p. 12.
voir dire- vwar der,
voix celeste vwa sa-lesf.
volant vo'lant; vol'ant (Stor.).
(I f or Key of Styns,, sec p. 19)
768 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
volante vo-lan'ta.
Volapiik vo-la-piik'.
For ii, see p. 10.
In spite of the fact that the pronunciation of this
word is phonetic, and is clear to any person famiHar
with this language, still, in view of the discussion
concerning the word, I have sought the authority
of Prof. Charles E. Sprague, author of "The Hand-
Book of Volapuk."^
Volapiikist vo-la-pii'kist
See Volapuk^
For ii, see p.~'io.
volatile vol'a-til.
See He (termination).
volatilization vol-at-il-iz-a'shun or vol-at-il-i-za'-
shun.
volatilize vol'a-til-iz.
vol-att-vent vo-lo-vaN'.
For aN, see p. 10.
volcanic vol-kan'ik.
volcani sm vol'kan-izm.
volcano vol-ka'no.
Volga voKga; Russian pron., voFga.
Volkslied folks'let.
Volksraad folks'rat.
Volney, de du vol'm ; Fr. pron., du v61-na'.
volplane voFplan.
Volpone vol-po'ne.
"Volpone, or the Fox.""
Volsci voFsi.
Volscian vol'shan.
volt volt.
volta (music) voFta.
Volta vol'ta.
Voltaire, de du v61-tar r .
volte-face v61t-fas / .
volume vol'um, not voFyum.
voluminous vo-ltt'min-us.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 769
voluntarily v6Tun-tar-i-li, not vol-un-ta'ril-i.
voluptuous vo-lup'tu-us.
volute (n. and a.) vo-luf.
vomer vo'mer.
vomito vom'it-6; Sp. pron., vo'me-to.
Von Bremen, Meyer mi'er fon bra/men.
voodoo voo'dob or voo-dob'.
voracious vo-ra'shus.
voracity vo-ras'it-i.
Vorosmarty vur'ush-mort-yii.
vorspiel (music) for'shpel.
vortex vor'teks.
vorticity vor-tis'i-ti.
Vosges vozh.
votary vo'ta-ri.
vox clei voks de 7 !.
vox humana voks hu-ma'na.
vox populi voks pop'tt-li.
voyage voi'a j .
voyageur vwa-ya-zhor'.
For 6, see p. 10.
vraisemblance vra-saN-blaNs'.
For aN, see p. 10.
Vulcan vul'kun.
Vulcanian vul-kfi'ni-an.
vulcanization vtil-kan-iz-a'shQn or vfll-kan-i-za'-
sliun.
vulcaniz c vfl 1'kan-Iz .
Vulgate vul'gat.
vulpine vul'pm or vul'pm.
vulturine vul'tur-m or vuFtur-m.
W
Wabash wo'bash.
wabble wobl
Also written ^<^obUe, but pronounced as above,
(For Key of Siyns, sec />, 19)
770 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Wace (Henry) was.
Wace vas.
Wacht am Rhein, Die de vaKt am rin'.
For K, see p, 12,
Wachtel, Theodor ta'6-ddr vaK'tel.
For K, see p. 12.
Waddington wod'mg-ttin ; Fr. pron., va-daN-
tON'.
For aN, ON, see p. n.
wadi wa'di.
Also written wady, but pronounced as above,
waft waft, not waft.
See ask.
wager wa'jer.
Wagner vag'ner.
wagon-lit va-go N-le'.
The pi. wagons-lits is pronounced as above.
For ON, see p. n.
Wagram (Battle of) va/gram.
Wahabi wa-ha x be.
Also written Wahabce, Wahabbi, but pronounced
as above.
Waikiki wa-e-ke-ke'.
wainscot wan'skot or wan'skut.
"Formerly commonly, still often in British usage,
wen'skut." Web,
waistcoat wast'kot; coll. wes'kut or was^itt.
"The second pronunciation, formerly almost
universal, is still usual in England and frequent in
the United States." Web.
Walker says : ^ "This word has fallen into the
general contraction observable in similar com-
pounds, but, in my opinion, not so irrecoverably as
others have done. It would scarcely seem pedantic
if both ^ parts of the word were pronounced with
equal distinctness." *
Waitaki wa'e-ta-ke.
Wai Wu Pu wl woo poo.
(For Key of Signs, sec p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 771
Walcheren val'xer-en.
For K, see p. 12.
"The Walcheren Expedition."
Waldeck-Rousseau val-dek' roo-so'.
Waldenses wol-den'sez.
Waldemar wol'de-mar or val'de-rnar.
See Valdcmar.
Waldersee, von f6n val'der-za.
Waldteufel valt'toi-fel.
Walewski va-lyef'ske or va-lyes'ke.
Walhalla wol-hal'a or wal-hal'la.
See Valhalla.
Walkiire, Die cle val-ku're.
For u, see p. 10.
Wallach wol'ak.
Wallachia wol-a'ki-a.
Wallachian wol-a'ki-an.
Wallenstein, von von wol'en-stin ; Ger. pron.,
ffln val'en-shtm.
Waller (Edmund) wol'er.
Wallon va-l5N r .
For ON, see p. n.
Walloon wol-oon'.
wallop woKiip.
walloper wol'iip-Sr,
wallow wol'o ,
Walmeslcy womz'H or wolmz'la.
walnut wol'niit ; more properly, wfil'nut.
See accost.
Walpole woKpol or wol'pol ; more properly,
wfil'pol.
See accost.
Walpurgis (Night) val-pc^r'ges.
walrus woKriis or wol x rus ; more properly, w8F-
rius.
See accost.
(For Key of Signs, sec p. 19)
772
TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Waltham (England) wol'tum.
See Waltham (U. S.).
Waltham (U. S.) wol'thum.
See Waltham (England).
Walther von der Vogelweide val'ter f on der f 6'-
gel-vi'de.
waltz wolts.
wampum wom'pum or wom'pum.
wan won.
wandering won'der-ing, not won'dring.
wander j ahr van'der-yar .
wanderlust van'der-loost.
want (n. and v.) wont or wont; more properly,
wont.
See accost.
wapentake wap'en-tak or wop'en-tak.
wapiti wop'ft-i or wap'it-i.
warily wa'ril-i or war / il-I.
warrant wor'ant.
warrantee wor-an-te 7 .
warranter wor'an-ter.
See warrantor.
warrantize wor'ant-Iz.
warrantor wor'an-tor.
See warranter.
warranty wor'an-ti.
warrior worker or wor^-er or wor^-er.
Worcester and Haldernan give the first only.
Stormonth says wor'i-er; the Century, wor'yer or
wor'i-er; the Standard, wor'i-er or wor'yer.
Warwick ( England ) wor'ik.
See Alnwick.
Warwick (U. S.) wor'wik or worlk.
wary wa'ri or war'i.
See unwary.
was woz, not woz nor wuz.
Wasatch (Mountains) wo'sach or wo-sich'.
(For Key of Signs, sec p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 773
Washoe wosh'6.
wasp wosp.
See accost.
wassail wos'il or wos'al.
Webster authorizes also was'il or was'al.
water wo'ter, not wot'er.
Waterloo (Battle of) wo-ter-loo' ; Dutch pron.,
va-ter-lo'.
Watervliet wo-ter-vlet'.
Watteatt va-to'; Anglicized, wa-to'.
"A Wattcau Plait"
Waugh (Edwin) wo.
Waukegan wo-ke'gan.
Wakesha wo'ke-sho .
Wauters vo-tar' or vo'terz.
waylay wa-la' or wa/la.
weal wel.
wealcl weld.
Wealden weld'n.
weapon wep'itn.
"Formerly also wc'pun, now dialect only." Web.
wear (dam) wer.
Also written wcir f wcrc f which see.
weazen we'zn.
See wiscn.
Weber, von ffln vfi'bcr.
Wedgwood wej'wmd.
Wednesday wenz'dfi.
"This word, according to^ Smart, was shortened
in sound 'first into wcn-es-day, and then into wens-
day."' X. c9 W.
"In British usage, especially in the North, wd'-
nz-da."- -Web.
Weehawken we-hcVkcn, not we'hcVken.
Wccms wemz.
Wecnix vsYniks*
Wcihaiwei wa-hl-wa,
Weimar vi'mar.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
774 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
weir (dam) wer; war (Stor.).
See wear (dam}, were (dam).
weird wercl.
Weisrnann vis'man.
Weismannism vis'man-izm.
weiss (beer) vis.
Weiss vis.
well (a.) wel, never wal.
welladay wel'a-da.
well-bred wel'bred not wel-bred'.
Wellesley (Islands) welz'H.
Wellesley (College) welz'li.
"This (welz'H) is the almost universal pronun-
ciation." The Boston Globe.
The Secretary of Wellesley College says : "One
of the old residents inclines to wels'K. I presume
the pronunciation (welz'li) given by Webster is
correct."
Wellesley (Sir Arthur) welz'li.
well-nigh wel'ni.
well-to-do wel'too-doo .
When used emphatically, the accent is placed
upon the final syllable.
Welsbach (Light) welz'bak or welz'bak; Ger.
pron., vels^aK.
For K, see p. 12.
welwitschia wel-wich'i-a.
Wemyss (Castle) wemz or we'mls.
See Alnwick.
Wemyss (Earl of) wemz.
See Alnwick.
Wenceslaus wen'ses-los.
were (dam) wer.
See wear (dam), weir (dam),
were (v.) wur,
"Also, especially in British usage, war." Web.
were- wolf werVoolI or wer'wtjolf.
(For Key of Siyns, see p. 19)
OFT&N MISPRONOUNCED 775
Werther ver'ter; Anglicized, wer'ter.
The Sorrows of Werther/'
Weser va'zer.
Wesley wes'li, not wez'li.
Wesleyan wes'li-an, not wez'li-an.
Westmoreland west'mor-land, not west-mor'-
lancl.
Westphalia west-fa'li-a, not west-fa'li-a.
westward west'werd.
wether weth'er.
wey (measure) wa.
Weyler (General) wa/ler.
Weyman (Stanley J.) wi'man, not wa'man.
Weyr vir.
whack hwak, not wak.
whale hwal, not wal.
wharf hworf, not worf.
wharfs (plural of wharf) hworfs, not worfs.
Wharton hwor'tun.
wharves (plural of wharf) hworvz, not worvz.
The plural wharfs is the form in common use in
the United States ; while the spelling ivharvcs pre-
vails in Great Britain.
what hwot, not wot.
wheal hwel, not wel.
wheat h wet, not wet.
wheel hwcl, not wel.
whcclright -hwcl'rTt not wel'rit.
whelk hwclk.
whelm liwelm.
whelp hwelp.
when hwen, not wen.
whence hwcns, not wens.
where hwar, riot war.
whereas hwar-a//, not war-az',
whereat hwar-at', not war-at'.
(Por Key of Siyns, sec p. ig)
776 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
whereby hwar-bi', not war-bi'.
wherefore hwar'for, not war'for.
whereof hwar'ov, or hwar-of.
See hereof.
wherewith hwar-with' or hwar-with'.
See herewith.
wherewithal hwar-with-61'.
wherry hwer'i.
whet hwet.
whether hweth'er, not weth'er.
whew hwu or hu.
whey hwa, not wa.
wheyey hwa'i, not wa'i.
which hwich, not wich.
whiffet hwif'et.
whiffletree hwif'1-tre, not wif^-tre.
See whippletree.
Whig ^hwig, not wig.
while hwil, not wil.
See wile.
whilom hwFlum, not wi'lum.
whims ey hwim / zi not wim'zi.
Also written whimsy, but pronounced as above,
whinny hwm'i, not winl.
whip hwip, not wip.
whippletree hwip'1-tre, not wip'1-tre.
See whiffletree.
whippoorwill hwip'oor-wil, not wip'oor-wiL
whisk hwisk, not wisk.
whisky hwis'ki, not wis r ki.
Also written whiskey, but pronounced as abwe.
whistle hwis'l, not wis'l.
white hwit, not wit.
Whitefield hwit'feld not hwlf feld.
whither hwith'er, not with-er.
whiting hwl'ting, not hwi'tn-mg.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 777
Whitsunday hwit'sn-da or hwit-sun'da.
whoa hwo, not wo.
whole hoi ; more properly, hoi.
wholesale hol'sal; more properly, hol'sal.
wholly hol'li or hol'i; more properly hol'li or
hol'i.
See accost.
whooping (cough) hoo'pmg, not hooping,
whorl hwurl or hworl.
whortleberry hwur'tl-ber-i.
Stormonth says hor'tl-ber-i.
why hwi, not wL
Wichita wi ch'i-to .
widgeon wi j / un.
Widmung vid'moong.
widow wicKo, not wid'ii.
See damage.
Wiegenlied ve'gen-ledt
Wieland ve^lant.
Wien ven.
Wienerisch ve'nc-rish.
Wieniawski vyei/yaf-ski or vyen'yas-ki.
Wiesbaden vcs-ba'den; coll. T vis-ba'den.
wigwam wig'wom or wig'wom.
wildebeest wild'best or vil'de-bast.
wile wil.
See while.
Wilhelm vil'helm,
Wilhclmina vil-hel-me'na ; Anglicized, wil-hel-
me'na.
Wilhelminc vil-hel-me'nS.
Wilhelm Meistcr viFhelm mis'ter.
Wilhclmj vil-hel'me.
Wilkes-Barrc wilks'bar-i, not wilks-bar.
Willamette wi-lam^et.
(For Key of Signs, sec p. 19)
778 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
williewaucht wil'i-wakt, wil'i-wokt, wul'i-wakt
or wuFi-wokt.
Also spelled williewaught but pronounced as
above.
Wilmette wil~met'.
wimble wim'b'l.
wily wi'li.
Wimpffen, de dti vaNp-faisr; Ger. pron., vimp'-
fen.
For aN, see p. n.
Winckelmann ving'kel-man.
wind (n.) wind.
"Poetical, rhetorical, or archaic, also wind."
Web.
"In common conversation we pronounce the i
in wind like the i in bit, in rehearsing or declama-
tion, however, we pronounce it like the i in bite."
Dr. Latham.
wind (to blow) wind or wind.
Windau vin'clow.
windmill wmd'mil ; formerly also win'mil, wmd'-
mil.
window wm'do, not win'du.
See damage.
windpipe wind'plp.
"Formerly also win'-, wind'-." Web.
"Some speakers unnecessarily call it wind'-
pipe." Smart (1836).
windrow wind'r o or win'ro.
Windsor wm'zer, not wind / zer.
The d is silent,
windward wmd'werd.
"Colloquially, chiefly nautically, wiu'derd."
Web.
winged (a.) wingd.
"Also, especially in some collocations or rhetorical
or poetic, wlng'ed." Web.
"The Winged Victory of Samothrace."
(For Key of Signs * see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
winged (part.) wingd.
See learned.
Winkelriecl, von f5n vmg'kel-ret.
Winnepesaukee ( Lake ) wm-e-pe-so'ke.
Also written Winipisiogee, Winnipisiogev, but
pronounced as above.
Winooski wi-noos'ki.
wiseacre wiz'a-ker.
Wistaria wis-ta'ri-a, not wis-te'ri-a. (Named
after Caspar Wistar.)
See zuisteria, another spelling,
wisteria wis-te'ri-a.
See zvistaria, another spelling,
witan wit'an.
witenagemot wit'e-na-gem-ot.
Also written witenag emote, but pronounced as
above,
with (n.) with or with.
See withe (n.), the preferred spelling,
with (prep.) with.
"Formerly also with, now chiefly Scotch or
dialectic." Web.
withe (n.) with or with.
See with (n.).
withers with'erz.
"Let the galled jacle wince, our withers are
un wrung."- Shakespeare.
withes (pi. of withe) withs or withz.
withy (n. and a.) with'i or with'i,
Witte vit'S.
In Russian, written Vittc, but pronounced as
above.
Wittenberg vit'en-bero; Anglicized, wil'en-burg.
This word must not be confounded with Wiirttcin-
bcrfjt which see.
For G, see p. T2.
witticism wit'i-siz'm.
wi vern wT'vcrn .
wizard wiz'ard .
(Par Key of Signs, see p. 19)
7 g TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
wizen wiz'n.
In dialect, also we'zn.
Wladyslaw vla-dis'laf.
Wodan wo'dan .
Wodehouse wood'hows.
Woden wo'den.
Woevre voo'vr.
Woffington (Peg) wof 'ing-tun, not wuf 'ing-tun.
Wojciechowski voi-zha-hou'ski.
Wolcott (Oliver) wool'kut.
wold wold.
Wolf volf.
Wolfe woolf.
Wolff volf.
Wolfram, von Eschenbach vol'fram f8n esh'-
en-baK.
For K, see p. 12.
Wollaston wool'a-stun, not wol'a-stun.
Wolseley (Viscount) woolz'li, not wooKzi.
Wolsey (Cardinal) wool'zi, not wool'si.
Wolzogen, von f 6n vol-tso'gen.
wombat wom'bat.
Stormonth prefers woo'mat.
women wim'en or wlm'in.
wondering wun'der-mg, not wtin'dring.
A word of three syllables,
wont ( custom) wunt or, especially in Great
Britain, wont.
wont (a.) wunt or, especially in Great Britain,
wont.
"As he was wont to go." Chaucer,
won't (will not) wont or wunt.
"In New England, commonly pronounced wunt."
Wor.
wonted wun'ted or, especially in Great Britain,
won't ed.
"To pay our wonted tribute." Shakespeare.
(For Key of Siyns, sec p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 781
Woolsey wool's!, not wool'zi.
Woolwich wool'ich or wooFij.
Wooster woos'ter.
woorari woo-ra'ri.
Worcester (England) woos'ter.
Worcester (U. S.) woos'ter.
Worcester (Joseph E.) woos'ter.
word wurd.
Wordsworth wtirdz/wurth.
Wordsworthian wurdz-wur'thian.
work wflrk.
world wurlcl, not wulcl,
Wprmeley wiirm'li.
Worms vorms ; Anglicized, wflrmz.
"The Diet of Worms"
worse wurs.
worst wurst.
worsted (n.) woos'tecl or woo'sted.
worsted ( part ) wur'sted .
"The army was worsted"
worterbuch vor'ter-b<5oK.
For 6, K, sec pp. 10, 12.
worth wurth.
Worth (Battle of) vort r .
or o, see p. 10.
worthy wur'thi.
wound (n. and v.) woond or wownd.
"The pronunciation zvoond, which decidedly pre-
vails in the best current usage, is contrary to the
general analogy of oilier words containing accented
ou which have descended from Middle English.
In such words, whether from the French or not, the
on, pronounced in Middle English as French ou or
modern English oo, has, in modern English, regu-
larly become ou as in out* as in ground, hound,
round, soundsWeb,
Wouverman vow'ver-uian.
wraith rath.
(For Key of Siyns, sec p. 19)
782' TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Wrangel (Ferdinand P.) von f6n vrang'el.
wrangle rang'g'l.
wrath rath or rath or, especially in British usage,
roth.
wreak rek.
wreath reth.
See wreaths.
wreathe reth.
wreaths rethz, not reths.
"In wreaths, the th is vocal." Smart.
See cloths.
wreck rek.
wren ren.
wrench rench.
wrestle res'I, not rest/1
Never say ras'l.
wrestler res'ler, not rest'ler.
Wrisberg vris'berk.
wristband rist'band; coll., riz'band.
write rit.
writhen ritrr"n.
written rif'n.
wrong rng.
See accost.
Wronskian vron'ski-an.
wroth roth or, especially in British usage, roth.
Wundt voont.
Wurmser, von f 8n v6orm / zer.
Wiirttemberg vur'tem-bero.
For u, G, see pp. 10, 12.
See Wittenberg.
Wurtz viirts.
For ii, see p. 10.
Wu Ting Fang woo ting fang.
Wyandotte wi'an-dot.
Also written Wyandot, but pronounced as above,
wych-elm wich'elm.
Wycherley wich'er-li.
(For Key of Signs, see p, 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 783
wych-hazel wich'ha-zl.
Wycliffe wik'lif.
Also written Wklif, Wickliffe, Wyclif, but pro-
nounced as above.
Wyckliffite wik'lif-it.
Also written Wycklifite, but pronounced as above,
wye wi.
Wy keham wik'am .
Also written Wickham, but pronounced as above.
See Alnwick.
Wykehamical wik-am'i-kal.
Wyndham wind'am.
Wynne win.
Wyoming wl-6'mmg or wi'5-mmg.
Wyse vez.
Wyss vis.
Wy the ( George ) with .
Wyttenbach vit'en-baK.
For K, see p, 12.
X
Xalapa ha-la'pa.
Xanadu %an'a~doo.
"In Xanadu dicl Kublai Khan
A stately pleasure-dome decree." Coleridge.
See Kubla Khan.
xanthein zan'the-m .
In English, x initial has the sound of 5.
Xanthlan x&n'thi-an.
xanthin zan'thin.
xanthinc zan'thm or zan'then.
See me (chemical termination).
xanthinine zan'thin-in or zan'thm-en.
See ine (chemical termination).
Xanthippe zan-thlp'e or z&n-tip^e.
See Xantippc.
(For Key of Signs ^ see p, 19)
784 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Xantippe zan-tip'e.
See Xanthippe.
Xavier (Saint Francis) zav'i-er; Sp. pron.,
ha-vyar'.
In Spanish, the letter A- is often used to represent
a strongly aspirated h sound,
xebec ze'bek.
Xenia ze'ni-a.
xenial ze'm-al.
"Xenial Customs."
Xenocratean ze-nok-ra-te'an.
Xenocrates ze-nok'ra-tez.
xenon zen'on.
Xenophanes ze-nof'a-nez.
Xenophon zen'6-fcn.
Xeres (Battle of ) ha'res.
Also written Jeres t but pronounced as above.
See Xavier (Saint Francis)
Xeres, de dftiia'ras.
xerophagy ze-ro f 'a- j i .
Xerxes (Persian emperor) zerk'sez.
Xerxes (Largo by Handel) zer'sez.
> kl'ro or ke'ro.
Ximenes (Cardinal) zim-e'nez.
The Spanish word Xinienex is pronounced he-
ma'nath.
See Xavier (Saint Francis), Zamaco'is.
xiphoid zif'oid or zi'foid.
Xorullo ho-rool'yo.
See Jorullo, the preferred spelling,
xylograph z I 'lo-gra f .
xylographer zl-log'ra-fer.
xylography zi-16g'ra-fi.
xyloidin zi-loi'din .
See xyloidine.
xyloidine zl-loi'din or zl-loi'den.
See xyloidin.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 785
xylophone zi'lo- f on.
xyster zis'ter.
yacht yot.
yager ya'ger.
See j'dger (hunter).
Yahoo ya'hdo.
Yahweh ya'we.
yak yak.
Yakutsk ya-kcxjtsk'.
See Jakutsk.
Yama yam'a.
Yang-tse-Kiang yang tse ke~ang'.
yapok ya-pok'.
yapo yo'pon or ya'pon.
Yaqui ya'ke.
yashmak yash-mak'.
yataghan yat'a-gan; Turkish pron., ya-ta-gan'.
Also written yatagan, but pronounced as above.
Yazoo y az'cx") .
ycleped ik-lept'; e-klept' (Wor., Stor.).
Also written yclept, but pronounced as above,
yea ya ; ol)solete or archaic, ye.
yeast yest.
"The old spelling and pronunciation (yest-yest)
seem to have quite yielded to those here given
(ycast-ycst) ." ~ Smart.
Yeats yats or yets,
Yedclo yecKo.
Also written Ycdo, but pronounced as above,
See Jcddo.
yelk yelk.
See yolk, the preferred spelling,
yellow yel'o, not yeFu.
See damage.
Yemen y em'Sn .
(For Key of Signs, sec p. 19)
786 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Yenikale yen-e-ka'la.
Yenisei yen-e-se'e.
Yerkes yer'kez.
yesterday yes'ter-da.
yew yu.
Yezdegerd yez'de-jerd.
Yezdegerdian yez-de-gerdl-an or yez-de- j erd'-
i-an.
Also written Yesdegirdian, but pronounced as
above.
Yezidi yez'id-e.
Yggdrasyll ig'dra-sil.
ylang-ylang e'lang e'lang.
See ihlang-ihlang.
yodel yo'dl.
Also written yodle, but pronounced as above,
yodeler yo'del-er or yoMler.
Also written yodeller, but pronounced as above.
See yodler.
yodler yoMler.
See yodeler.
yoga yo'ga.
yogi yo^e. ^
yogism yd'gizm,
Yokohama ^y6-k5-ha r ma.
yolk yok or yolk.
See yelk.
Yom Kippur yom kip^'oor.
Yom Teruah yom ter'66-a.
yonder yonMer.
Yonge (Charlotte) yfing.
Yonkers yong^erz.
Yoruba ^y6 A roo-ba.
Yosemite (Valley) yo~sem'i-te,
Youghiogheny yok-o-ga'ni.
yourself yoor-self'.
youths yooths or yoothz.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 787
Ypey I'pi.
Ypres e'pr not e-pra'.
See Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Ypsilanti ip-sil-an'ti.
Yradier e-ra-dya'.
Yriarte e-re-ar'ta.
Ysaye e-za'ye.
Yser ez.
Yssel I'sel.
Also written Ijssel, but pronounced as above,
ytterbium i -tur 'bi -um .
yttrium i t'r i -um .
Yuan Shih-kai yu-ati' she-kF.
Yucatan yoo-ka-tan'.
yucca yuk'a.
Yuechi yii-chi'.
Yule yool.
Yuma ydo^a.
Yunnan yoon-nan'.
Also written Yunan, but pronounced as above.
Yves- Helori ev-a-16-re'.
Yvetot ev-to 7 .
See Roi d'Yvetot f Le.
z (letter) ze,
"In England commonly, in America sometimes,
called zed; formerly also iz'ard." Web.
Zabcliel zal/di-el.
Zaborowski za-ba-rov'ske,
Zabulon zab r ti-16n.
Zaccaria zuk-ka-re'a.
Zaccheus zak-e / us ; coll.. zak'e-iis.
Zadkicl zacnd-el
Zaire za-er^.
Zaleszcyki za-lcsh-che'ki,
(For Key of Siffns* see p. 19)
788 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
Zalinski za-lm'ski.
Zama (Battle of) za'ma*
Zamacoi's tha-ma-ko'es.
In Spanish, z is pronounced like th in thin.
Zambezi zam-ba'ze ; often zam-be'zi.
Zamenhof za'men-hof.
Zampa zaN-pa'.
For EN, see p. 10.
Zanelli tsa-nel'le.
Zanguebar zang-ga-bar'.
Zangwill zang'wil.
Zante zan'te or zan'te.
zany za'ni.
Zanzibar zan-zi-bar' or zan'zi-bar.
Zarathustra za-ra~th<5os'tra.
See Zoroaster.
zareba za-re'ba,
Zauberflote, Die de tsow'ber-flo-te.
For 6, see p. 10.
Zayat za r yat.
Zaza tsa-tsa/.
Zbyszko sbish'ko.
zealot zel'ut.
zealous zel'us.
Zebedee zeb r e-de.
"The Sons of Zebedee."
zebu ze'bu.
Zechariah zek-a-r I r a .
Zeebrugge za'brdog-ge.
zeitung ts^toong.
zemstvo zemst'f5.
zenana zen-a'na.
Zend-Avesta zend a-ves r ta.
zenith ze'mth; also, especially in British usage,
zen'ith.
Zeno ze'no.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED 789
Zenobia ze-no'bi-a.
Zephaniah zef-Jr-m'a.
zephyr zef'er.
Zephyrus zef'ir-us.
Zeppelin, von f on tsep-el-en'.
Zermatt tser-mat', not zeVmat.
Zerola zer'6-la.
Zerubbabel zer-ub'a-bel.
See Zorobabel.
zeta ze'ta or za/ta.
Zethes ze'thez.
Zethos ze'thos.
zeuglodon zti'glo-dori.
zeugma zug'ma.
Zeus zus, not ze'iis.
Zeuxis zuk^sls.
Ziclon zi'clon.
See Sidon.
Ziehrcr tse're.
Ziem, Felix fa-leks / zem.
z i kkttr at z ik'oo-r at .
Zimbalist zim'bal-ist.
Zimri zmi^ri.
zincic zmgk'ik, not zin'sik.
Zinzindorf tsm'tsen-dorf.
Zion zi'on.
See Sion
Zipporah zip-cY ra .
Stormonth gives zip'o-r4 as an alternative form.
Zita ze^a.
zloti (gold) zld-te.
zither zith'er.
Zobciclah zo-ba x da or zo-bi'da.
See Zob&idc.
Zobeide zo-bfi'de or zo-bi'de.
See Zobeidah.
(For Kay of Signs, see p, 19)
790 TWENTY THOUSAND WORDS
zocle sok'l or zo'kl.
See socle.
zodiac zo'di-ak.
zodiacal zo-di'a-kal, not zo'di-ak-al.
Zoe zo'e.
Zoega so-a/ga.
Zogbaurn zog'bowm.
Zola zo'la; FT. pron., zo-la'.
Zollverein tsol'fer-in; zol'fer-m (Stor.).
zoo zoo.
zoography zo'og-ra-fi, not zoo-og'ra-fi.
zoologic zo-o-loj^k, not zoo-6-16j v ik.
zoological zo-6-16j v ik-al, not zoo-o-loj^k-al.
zoologist zo-oFo-jist, not zoo-oPo-jist.
zoology zo-ol'o-jt, not zoo-61'd-ji.
zoophyte zo^-fit, not zcJc/6-fit.
zoophytology zo-6-f it-ol'6-ji, not zoo-6-f it-oFo-ji.
Zophiel zo'fi-el.
"Paradise Lost"
Zoroaster zo-ro-as^er, not zo^o-as-ter.
See Zarathustra.
Zorobabel zo-rob^-bel or zo-ro^ba-bel.
See ZerubbabeL
Zorrilla y Moral thor-rel'ya e mo-ral'.
See llano f Zamacois.
zouave ^zoo-av^ or zod-av' or zwav.
zounds zowndz.
zoutch zowch.
Zschokke tshfilcg.
Zucchero tsooklsa-ro.
Also written Zuccaro, but pronounced tsook'ka-
ro.
zufolo zoo^fo-lo or tsoo'fo-lo.
Zuider Zee zFder ze; Dutch pron., zoiMer za,
Also written Zuyder Zee, but pronounced as
above.
Zttkertort tsd6k'er-tort.
(For Key of Signs, see p. 19)
OFTEN MISPRONOUNCED
791
Zuleika zool-a/ka or zool-i'ka.
"TheJBride of Abydos."
Zulu zoo'loo.
Zumpt tsoompt.
Zuni zoo'nye or soo'nye.
See canon.
Zunian zoo'nyi-an or soo'nyi-an.
See Zuni.
Zunz tsoonts.
Zurich zoo'rik.
The German word Zurich is pronounced tsii'riK.
For it, K, see pp. 10, 12.
Zutphen (Battle of) ztit'fen.
zwieback tsve'bak.
Zwingle zwmg'gl.
See Zwingli.
Zwingli zwing'gle; Ger. pron., tsving'le.
See Zwingle.
Zwinglian tsvmg'li-an or zwmg / li-an.
Zwolle zwoFle or tsvoFle.
zy^a])ophysis zig-a-pof r is-is or zl-ga-pof'is-is.
zygodactylotts xlg-o-dak'til-iis or zi-g6~dak'til-us.
zygoma zi-go^na.
zygomatic zi-gd-mat'ik or zig-o-mat^k.
zygote zi'got or zi^dt.
zymic zi'mik or zim'ik.
zymogcn zi'mo- j en.
Sec symogcne.
zymogcne 'zFmo- j en.
See zymogcn*
zymosis zi-mcYsis.
zymotic zl-mot'Ik.
(For Key of Sif/ns, see p. 19)
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