English spellings/Catalogs/E
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This page lists pronunciations of English words that begin with E. To see a different letter navigate with the table above. The apostrophe is treated as the last letter of the alphabet, after Z.
For a pronunciation key, click on the blue "Catalogs" link below the article title.[e]
Ê
Ê. côlî is one of several ways of writing the abbreviation of Escherichia coli
Eâmonn or Eâmon, cf. Hâyman (minimal pair)
êar cf. BrE ërr AmE érr
ëarl
Ëarl Grây tea *Ërle Grèy, cf. colour BrE grèy, AmE grây; cf. Ërle Stánley Gàrdner
ëarly
ëarn money = ürn bury = ërne eagle
ëarnest serious = Ërnest person, cf. Thê Impŏrtance of Bêing Ëarnest
ëarth
Eâster
eâstern east BrE = Êaston person
êasy-gôing
êaten eat = Êton school
êaves roof cf. êve before
êavesdróp one word
eccéntric exé-, cf. ecléctic
ecclesiástic cf. ecléctic
écho sound = Éco Umberto
échelon or ésh-
eclãir sometimes with French accent éclair *í-clãir
eclát sometimes with French accent éclat *è-clá
éctoplasm
ecléctic cf. ecclesiástic
económic - ê- or é-, the latter currently more in fashion amomng broadcasters
ecónomy
ecólogy
êcosystem
écstasy éxt-
ecstátic éxt-
Écuador *Équador
éczema *éxma
éddy pool = Éddie = Éddy persons
Édgar
Édgbaston, Éjb-
édge *éj
Édgwãre, Éjw-
êdict
édit
êek exclamation = êke out
êerie strange as in Lâke Êrie, cf. ãiry light = éyrie - and variant spellings - bird
efféct result í- or ə-: when schwa = afféct cause
effervésce -véss
efficácity
effícient -shənt
éffort AmE *éfrt, BrE *éfət
effròntery cf. affrònt
e.g. *êe-jêe
êgo
egotístical etc. - ê or é
Èid = âid help = âide assistant
eidétic î-
Eîffel Tower ≈ eŷeful sight
èight 8 = AmE âte eat, BrE *ét
èighth *èitth: both t and th sounds
Eîsenhòwer Îz-
eîther BrE, AmE êither neither, voiced th, cf. êther sky, unvoiced th
êke out = êek cry
élbôw
eléction
eléctoral
eléctric
eléctrón
elegîac
Eléktra
élement
eleméntary
elévenses
Élgàr - though it seems contemporary pronunciation was *Èlgə
elícit obtain = illícit illegal
elîde
éligible cf. illégible
Elîsha cf. Alísha = Alícia
Elîjah
elísion
elìte íl-
elìtist
Elízabeth Queen = Elísabeth
ellípse
Él Sálvador; adjective can be Salvadǒrean or Salvadǒrian
élsewhere one word
Éltham -təm
elûde əl- or íl-, cf. allûde əl-
elûsive elude = illûsive illusory
élves, plural of élf
Élvis
ém, as in ém dásh or ém-dásh or émdásh
émanate
embárrass cf. embrâce
émbassy cf. ambássador
embézzle
émblem
embódiment
embrâce cf. embárrass
embrŏidery
émbryo *émbrio
eménds alters = aménds make, cf. imménse huge
emërge
émigrate cf. ímmigrâte
émigrè can be written with French accents: émigré
éminence grìse *éminónss-grêez
éminent
emôtion
émpathy
emphysêma
émulate
en French = ón English - en occurs in the following expressions taken from French, which may be italicised: en attendant *onətóndón, en bloc *ón blóck, en clair *ón clãir, en face, *ón fáss, en famille *onfamì, en fête *onfét, en masse, *ón máss, en passant *onpásson, en plein *ón plán, en poste *ón póst, en prise, *ón prêez, en rapport, *ón rappŏr, en roûte, *ón roôt, en suìte *ón swêet
én, as in én dásh or én-dásh or éndásh
encéphalitis enk-
encore ón-
encoúrage BrE; AmE ü
énclave - some say ón-
encúmber cf. incúmbent
endéavour
endógenous cf. indíginous
endûre cf. ínjure
énergy - g as j
energétic - g as j
enfant terrìble *ónfónté-rêebl
enfŏrce require = ín fŏrce applicable
enfŏrceable -ssəb-
engâge
engagé, usually written with a French accent to distinguish it from the previous, *ongázhây
éngine -jín
England *Íng-glənd
English *Íng-glísh
ennuì *ón-wê
enŏrmous
enoúgh *inúff
en pássant *ompásson - last syllable nasalised
enquîre, enquîry or inquîre, inquîry; AmE ínquiry = enquiry
ensemble *onsómble
énsign *énsən, *énsîne
ensûe -syû
ensůre verify = insůre insurance, verify; BrE *inshåw, AmE *inshûre [1]
énter
entîre *íntŷre, cf. MácIntyre etc.
entîrety *entîrity
entouràge *óntùràzh
éntrance enter
entrānce beguile
entrèe, can have French accent entrée, *óntrây
entrepôt *óntrəpô
entreprenëur ón-; AmE -neûr
enúnciate´
envélop verb
énvelôpe noun - some say ón-
envîronment, environméntalist: -nm-
Eôín = Ôwen
epicûrêan
épitāph
êqual
eqùality
equâte
equilíbrium: ê or é
équitable
equívocal
Equûleus
ër hesitation = BrE ërr error
êra BrE; AmE éra time = BrE érror mistake; cf. ãrea, ària
erádicate cf. írrigate
ére before = ãir oxygen = héir estate
ërne eagle = ëarn money = ürn pot
ërr BrE; AmE érr = AmE ãir, cf. êar
érror
eschêat - s and ch pronounced separately: rhymes with chêat
escheŵ - s and ch pronounced separately: rhymes with cheŵ
espìonàge -àzh
Ésther = (much rarer) Éster
ÉTA Basque = Étta person
ét ál
etc. = ét cétera: not pronounced 'ixetra' and not spelt *ect
éthnocéntric one word
ethnógraphy
êthŷl cf. Éthel
étiquette *étikét
Êton school = êaten eat = Êton = Êaton persons
Etônian
eû- well = yoû pronoun
Eûcharist Yûkə-
eûchre *yûker
Eûgêne = yoû, Jêan
eûlogy
eûphemism
eûro currency = Eûro other
Eûrope *Yûrəp
Europêan
eûrozône (not capitalised as it refers to the currency)
euthanâsia -âzìyə, or palatalised, ≈ yoûth an' Âsia
evanéscent év-
eváporate cf. vâporise
êve before cf. êaves roof
êven cf. Évan (minimal pair)
evént
Évelyn usually female
Êvelyn usually male
éveryday adjective as in éveryday lîfe; cf. wê gét úp évery dây
évery tîme two words, cf. sòmetime or other, anytime *énnytime, which can be one or two, depending on sense
êvil cf. dévil
evolûtion BrE ê-, AmE é-
eŵe sheep = yoû me = yeŵ tree
éx lover = éx- past
exácerbate
exággerate -ájərâte
exāmple (cf. "exemple" in French)
excél
éxcellent
excépt exception = accépt receive, cf. exémpt
excîte
excîting excite cf. éxíting exit
exclamâtion, cf. exclâim
excûse
éxecute
exécutive
exécutor
exémpt, cf. excépt
éxercise
exhíbit
exhibítion
exhílarating silent h, cf. hilãrious
éxîle
exístence
existéntial
éxiting exit cf. excîting excite, both one t
exónerâte
éxŏrcise = éxercise
expátriate -ət, cf. pâtriot, also ət
expêrience
expériment
expertìse -têez, cf. other words ending in -ise, mostly -îze
explanâtion, cf. explâin
explôsíve -sív or -zív
expôse
exposé normally has French accent to distinguish it from the above, *expôzây - either stressed
extól or extôl
éxtra *xtra
éxtradîte
extrávagant
extravagánza
extrêmist
extraŏrdinary - the first a often is not heard: *extrŏrdinary
eŷe see = Î am = aŷe yes
eŷesîght one word, *îsîte
eŷeẁash one word, *îwósh
èyot islet = âit islet, alternative spelling = èight 8
Éyre Jane = ãir breathe, etc.
éyrie bird has variant spellings éyry, ãérie and ãéry = ãiry light; cf. Lâke Êrie = êerie weird