Is it spelled iron or iron?

The pronunciation of ‘iron’ in standard varieties of English is EYE-URN (BrE: /’aɪən/, AmE: /’aɪrn/) and not EYE-RUN (which is also a common pronunciation of ‘iron’ in some varieties of English) because of a very common process called Metathesis.

Is R silent in iron?

The letter r is not silent (in my pronunciation at least) of iron (very different to ion) or learn (very different to lean). In the former three, the r follows a consonant and precedes a vowel.

How do you say iron in America?

Why is it spelled iron?

Metathesis. It was originally pronounced /aɪrǝn/ but the /r/ got metathesized after the vowel. Something similar happened with the word for “horse” in Old Norse, which is hross.

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How do Australians say iron?

Does iron have a silent letter?

The word “iron” doesn’t technically have a silent letter, but people frequently ask me about this word’s pronunciation because it does have some sounds switched around in the middle, and its spelling is unphonetic. “Iron” is NOT pronounced “i-ron” as one would expect; it sounds like “I earn”.

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Some common combinations you might already know
Silent Lwould, talk, half, folk, almonds, salmon
Silent Evegetable,Wednesday
Silent Wtwo, who, whole, wrist, sword, answer
Silent Ubuild, biscuit, guest, tongue, catalogue, plague
Silent CConnecticut
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Oct 9, 2017

What is silent in iron?

‘O’ in ‘iron’ is silent. In fact, there is no pronunciation, even mispronunciation, in its place or to account for it (much unlike ‘irony’). There is no monophthong (ie there is total absence of a vowel sound) between ‘r’ and ‘n’.

What is the silent word in night?

Silent GH. The ‘gh’ letter pair is completely silent when appearing in the middle and at the end of a word. In fact, if the ‘gh’ pair is preceded by an ‘i’, the ‘i’ makes a long vowel sound as in the words ‘light’, ‘fight’, ‘night’, and ‘sight’.

Which letter is silent in island?

The “s” in island is silent. The word island is pronounced /’aɪ. lənd/, with stress on first syllable. Notice that island usually begins with a small letter, but Iceland and Ireland always begin with a capital letter.

How is gyro pronounced?

That gyro has two main pronunciations: /YEE-roh/ and /ZHIHR-oh/. The sandwich gyro was borrowed into English from Modern Greek in the 1970s and English speakers have given it an approximation of the Greek pronunciation. The earlier gyro has been fully phonetically anglicized.

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How do you pronounce GIF?

“It’s pronounced JIF, not GIF.” Just like the peanut butter. “The Oxford English Dictionary accepts both pronunciations,” Wilhite told The New York Times. “They are wrong. It is a soft ‘G,’ pronounced ‘jif.

What’s the correct way to pronounce pecan?

A lot of people say that southerners pronounce it as “Pa-kawn,” while northerners pronounce it as “PEE-can.” But in a survey which the National Pecan Shellers Association carried out, it was discovered that 70% of northerners and 45% of southerners pronounced it as “PEE-can.”

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Is it correct to pronounce the T in often?

The \t\ is silent. Why? Often has a medial /t/ that, like similar words such has “hasten” and “soften,” was once pronounced and is now typically silent. Unlike the similar words, pronouncing the “t” in “often” has returned in some modern usage.

How do you pronounce salmon?

In English, the correct pronunciation of salmon is sam-un. The “l” in salmon is silent. However, in certain dialects and varieties of English salmon is occasionally pronounced with an “l”.

Is it pronounced Carmel or caramel?

Caramel is the correct spelling if you’re talking about food or colors. Carmel is a misspelling when used in those contexts, but it is a word that can be used as a name for people or places.

Is L silent in Almond?

More recent standard dictionaries say we can now properly pronounce “almond” either with or without the “l” sound.