Colonel is spelled that way because like many 'English' words we have taken it from another language. The Italian word is Colonello and we have anglicized it making it colonel.
You got it ! The last name, "Stats", which rhymes with "cats" or "bats", is spelled exactly like it sounds, S-T-A-T-S !
The word colonel gets its unusual pronunciation from the equivalent rank coronel, and sounds like the word kernel (kur-nuhl).The first syllable has a caret U sound (short U followed by R) and the second syllable has a similar schwa or unstressed vowel sound (uhl).
You can spell it "naw" if you like, or just "no."
The term for these sound-alike words is homophone.The homophone for fur is fir (a coniferous tree).
The term for these sound-alike words is homophone.The homophone for great is grate (a pierced cover, or to scrape into pieces).
'colnel' or 'coronel' is spelled colonel but sounds like kernel
The rank that sounds like "kernel" is spelled colonel. The pronunciation was retained from the equivalent rank coronel.
Through sounds like stew but is spelled differently.
You got it ! The last name, "Stats", which rhymes with "cats" or "bats", is spelled exactly like it sounds, S-T-A-T-S !
It is a word that sounds like it is spelled like crack or buzz.
The word colonel gets its unusual pronunciation from the equivalent rank coronel, and sounds like the word kernel (kur-nuhl).The first syllable has a caret U sound (short U followed by R) and the second syllable has a similar schwa or unstressed vowel sound (uhl).
it sounds like "dockson" but it is spelled "dachshund"
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i don't know. i HATE words like that!!! it should be spelled fonics or something like that. lol
You can spell it "naw" if you like, or just "no."
Its spelled BASS but it sounds like BASE...
Spelled like... Matyas Sounds like... Motch osh