Homonym
Words that are pronounced the same but have different spellings are called homophones.
If two words in different languages have similar meanings and are spelled or pronounced similarly, they likely share a common origin or come from the same language family. This similarity can be attributed to historical connections or language borrowings between the two languages.
The valley pronounced similarly to "covering for the face" is "vale."
Words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently are called heteronyms. These words have different meanings and are pronounced differently based on their context or part of speech.
Yes, as with pail and sail. Most words with AI are pronounced as a long A (ay). Most of those that are not are still sounded similarly in the R-shaped AI words (air).
Et simply means and. It is pronounced similarly to the "ay" in words like bay, day, etc. (The T is not pronounced!)
Words that are pronounced the same but have different spellings are called homophones.
The word 'accept' is pronounced somewhat like except
If two words in different languages have similar meanings and are spelled or pronounced similarly, they likely share a common origin or come from the same language family. This similarity can be attributed to historical connections or language borrowings between the two languages.
Initialism
The valley pronounced similarly to "covering for the face" is "vale."
There are two words sometimes pronounced similarly : CORNET - a brass musical instrument (horn) CORONET - a smaller or lesser crown of nobility
Words that are spelled the same but pronounced differently are called heteronyms. These words have different meanings and are pronounced differently based on their context or part of speech.
Yes, as with pail and sail. Most words with AI are pronounced as a long A (ay). Most of those that are not are still sounded similarly in the R-shaped AI words (air).
It's the rule for root words ending in "c." If the "k" was not there it would look like the word was supposed to be pronounced as if it ended in "sing." The words trafficking, and mosaicking are treated similarly.
In Zulu, "Jesu" is pronounced as "yeh-soo." The "J" is pronounced like the "y" in "yes" and the "s" is pronounced similarly to the "s" in "sad."
The French words 'milou' and 'minou' are pronounced similarly. French speakers generally pronounce syllables as though no one dominates. But in the two examples, they sound like they're stressing the second syllables. One of the reasons is the scant attention given to the first syllables. In other words, the words respectively are pronounced as mloo and mnoo.