Word Or Syllable Initial

Syllable initial (beginning of word or between syllables)

(syllables have been indicated.  Note that we're not following spelling rules but pronunciation rules)

<a href="../audio/admirable.mp3">play</a> ad-mi-rable <a href="../audio/adorable.mp3">play</a> a-do-rable <a href="../audio/alterable.mp3">play</a> al-té-rable
<a href="../audio/americanisme.mp3">play</a> a-mé-ri-ca-nisme <a href="../audio/aquarium.mp3">play</a> a-qua-rium <a href="../audio/autorise.mp3">play</a> au-to-ri-sé
<a href="../audio/autoroute.mp3">play</a> au-to-route <a href="../audio/biculturalisme.mp3">play</a> bi-cul-tu-ra-lisme <a href="../audio/bureau.mp3">play</a> bu-reau
<a href="../audio/camera.mp3">play</a> ca-mé-ra <a href="../audio/caramel.mp3">play</a> ca-ra-mel <a href="../audio/caribou.mp3">play</a> ca-ri-bou
<a href="../audio/Caroline.mp3">play</a> Ca-ro-line <a href="../audio/chariot.mp3">play</a> cha-riot <a href="../audio/charisme.mp3">play</a> cha-risme
<a href="../audio/charitable.mp3">play</a> cha-ri-table <a href="../audio/cigarette.mp3">play</a> ci-ga-rette <a href="../audio/comparable.mp3">play</a> com-pa-rable
<a href="../audio/conference.mp3">play</a> con-fé-rence <a href="../audio/consumerisme.mp3">play</a> con-su-mé-risme <a href="../audio/correspondant.mp3">play</a> co-rre-spon-dant
<a href="../audio/corridor.mp3">play</a> co-rri-dor <a href="../audio/corruptible.mp3">play</a> co-rrup-tible <a href="../audio/culturel.mp3">play</a> cul-tu-rel
<a href="../audio/curieuse.mp3">play</a> cu-rieuse <a href="../audio/declaration.mp3">play</a> dé-cla-ra-tion <a href="../audio/deplorable.mp3">play</a> dé-plo-rable
<a href="../audio/direct.mp3">play</a> di-rect <a href="../audio/direction.mp3">play</a> di-re-ction <a href="../audio/egalitarianisme.mp3">play</a> é-ga-li-ta-ria-nisme
<a href="../audio/favorable.mp3">play</a> fa-vo-rable <a href="../audio/favorite.mp3">play</a> fa-vo-rite <a href="../audio/favoritisme.mp3">play</a> fa-vo-ri-tisme
<a href="../audio/garantie.mp3">play</a> ga-ran-tie <a href="../audio/generale.mp3">play</a> gé-né-rale <a href="../audio/hero.mp3">play</a> hé-ro
<a href="../audio/heroisme.mp3">play</a> hé-ro-ïsme <a href="../audio/honorable.mp3">play</a> ho-no-rable <a href="../audio/horoscope.mp3">play</a> ho-ro-scope
<a href="../audio/horrible.mp3">play</a> ho-rrible <a href="../audio/imperialisme.mp3">play</a> im-pé-ria-lisme <a href="../audio/incomparable.mp3">play</a> in-com-pa-rable
<a href="../audio/incorrigible.mp3">play</a> in-co-rri-gible <a href="../audio/incorruptible.mp3">play</a> in-co-rrup-tible <a href="../audio/incurable.mp3">play</a> in-cu-rable
<a href="../audio/inoperable.mp3">play</a> i-no-pé-rable <a href="../audio/inseparable.mp3">play</a> in-sé-pa-rable <a href="../audio/intolerable.mp3">play</a> in-tol-é-rable
<a href="../audio/invariable.mp3">play</a> in-va-riable <a href="../audio/irrationalisme.mp3">play</a> i-rra-tio-na-lisme <a href="../audio/irreconciliable.mp3">play</a> i-rré-con-cil-iable
<a href="../audio/irrefutable.mp3">play</a> i-rré-fu-table <a href="../audio/irresistible.mp3">play</a> i-rré-si-stible <a href="../audio/irresponsable.mp3">play</a> i-rre-spon-sable
<a href="../audio/irritable.mp3">play</a> i-rri-table <a href="../audio/jury.mp3">play</a> ju-ry <a href="../audio/kangourou.mp3">play</a> kan-gou-rou
<a href="../audio/liberalisme.mp3">play</a> li-bé-ra-lisme <a href="../audio/litteraire.mp3">play</a> li-tté-raire <a href="../audio/marionnette.mp3">play</a> ma-rio-nnette
<a href="../audio/materialisme.mp3">play</a> ma-té-ria-lisme <a href="../audio/materiel.mp3">play</a> ma-té-riel <a href="../audio/mediterraneenne.mp3">play</a> mé-di-te-rra-né-enne
<a href="../audio/memorable.mp3">play</a> mé-mo-rable <a href="../audio/mesurable.mp3">play</a> me-su-rable <a href="../audio/militarisme.mp3">play</a> mi-li-ta-risme
<a href="../audio/miracle.mp3">play</a> mi-racle <a href="../audio/miserable.mp3">play</a> mi-sé-rable <a href="../audio/naturalisme.mp3">play</a> na-tu-ra-lisme
<a href="../audio/naturelle.mp3">play</a> na-tu-relle <a href="../audio/numero.mp3">play</a> nu-mé-ro <a href="../audio/oracle.mp3">play</a> o-racle
<a href="../audio/orient.mp3">play</a> o-rient <a href="../audio/paradigme.mp3">play</a> pa-ra-digme <a href="../audio/parallel.mp3">play</a> pa-ra-llèle
<a href="../audio/parallelisme.mp3">play</a> pa-ra-llé-lisme <a href="../audio/parasol.mp3">play</a> pa-ra-sol <a href="../audio/parent.mp3">play</a> pa-rent
<a href="../audio/paris.mp3">play</a> Pa-ris <a href="../audio/parole.mp3">play</a> pa-role <a href="../audio/periode.mp3">play</a> pé-riode
<a href="../audio/periscope.mp3">play</a> pé-ri-scope <a href="../audio/pluralisme.mp3">play</a> plu-ra-lisme <a href="../audio/purisme.mp3">play</a> pu-risme
<a href="../audio/puritanisme.mp3">play</a> pu-ri-ta-nisme <a href="../audio/racisme.mp3">play</a> ra-cisme <a href="../audio/radio.mp3">play</a> ra-dio
<a href="../audio/raison.mp3">play</a> rai-son <a href="../audio/rapide.mp3">play</a> ra-pide <a href="../audio/ratio.mp3">play</a> ra-tio
<a href="../audio/realisation.mp3">play</a> ré-a-li-sa-tion <a href="../audio/realisme.mp3">play</a> ré-a-lisme <a href="../audio/realite.mp3">play</a> ré-a-li-té
<a href="../audio/receptacle.mp3">play</a> ré-cep-tacle <a href="../audio/reception.mp3">play</a> ré-cep-tion <a href="../audio/rectangle.mp3">play</a> rec-tangle
<a href="../audio/recyclable.mp3">play</a> re-cy-clable <a href="../audio/reduction.mp3">play</a> ré-duc-tion <a href="../audio/veritable.mp3">play</a> vé-ri-table
<a href="../audio/republique.mp3">play</a> ré-pu-blique <a href="../audio/regulier.mp3">play</a> ré-gu-lier <a href="../audio/rendezvous.mp3">play</a> ren-dez-vous
<a href="../audio/reponse.mp3">play</a> ré-ponse <a href="../audio/residence.mp3">play</a> ré-si-dence <a href="../audio/respectable.mp3">play</a> re-spec-table
<a href="../audio/responsable.mp3">play</a> re-spon-sable <a href="../audio/vulnerabilite.mp3">play</a> vul-né-ra-bi-li-té <a href="../audio/reunion.mp3">play</a> ré-u-nion
<a href="../audio/revocable.mp3">play</a> ré-vo-cable <a href="../audio/revolution.mp3">play</a> ré-vo-lu-tion <a href="../audio/robot.mp3">play</a> ro-bot
<a href="../audio/rock.mp3">play</a> rock <a href="../audio/role.mp3">play</a> rôle <a href="../audio/roman.mp3">play</a> ro-man
<a href="../audio/rose.mp3">play</a> rose <a href="../audio/rosette.mp3">play</a> ro-sette <a href="../audio/rythme.mp3">play</a> rythme
<a href="../audio/securite.mp3">play</a> sé-cu-ri-té <a href="../audio/separable.mp3">play</a> sé-pa-rable <a href="../audio/serieuse.mp3">play</a> sé-rieuse
<a href="../audio/serum.mp3">play</a> sé-rum <a href="../audio/sirene.mp3">play</a> si-rène <a href="../audio/sirop.mp3">play</a> si-rop
<a href="../audio/stereo.mp3">play</a> sté-ré-o <a href="../audio/terrace.mp3">play</a> te-rrasse <a href="../audio/terrible.mp3">play</a> te-rrible
<a href="../audio/vulnerable.mp3">play</a> vul-né-rable <a href="../audio/tolerable.mp3">play</a> to-lé-rable <a href="../audio/tourisme.mp3">play</a> tou-risme
<a href="../audio/touristique.mp3">play</a> tou-ri-stique <a href="../audio/uranium.mp3">play</a> u-ra-nium <a href="../audio/variable.mp3">play</a> va-riable
<a href="../audio/venerable.mp3">play</a> vé-né-rable    
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How Many Syllables? | Dipthongs | Say aaaaaah! | Know How to Whistle? | Grrrrrrr! |
Front Rounded Vowels | e-caduc | Nasal Vowels
Arizona State University Dept. of Languages and Literatures