Phonetic Spelling Guide - Middlebury College

Phonetic Spelling Guide

Although the pronunciation of many names is obvious, some require special attention. If your name is one that is pronounced in a special way, please use the key below to advise us how your name should be pronounced.

Indicate either the phonetic spelling of your name OR a familiar word that rhymes with your name.

? Syllables are separated by dashes ? Stressed syllables are capitalized

For example: Raul Gonzalez:

Ngoc Nguyen:

rah-OOL gon-SAH-les nahk nuhWEN or sounds like "knock" "WIN"

Sophia Lamagna: so-FEE-uh sounds like "lasagna"

PHONETIC SPELLING KEY:

Consonants Respelling symbol(s) b

ch d dh f g h j k kh l m n ng ng--g p py r s or ss sh t th v w wh y

z zh

Example but, web

church, nature do, odd

this, breathe, father fool, enough, leaf go, beg ham, ahead gin, joy, edge

cat, kiss, queen, skin, thick loch

left, bell man, ham

no, tin ring, singer, sink

finger pen, spin, tip

pupil run, very see, city, pass she, sure, emotion, leash two, sting, bet thing, teeth voice, have

we what yes

zoo, rose pleasure, vision, beige

Other Respelling symbol(s)

UR AIR EER OOR OR AR IKE INE ITE ICE AL

ALL AIL ULL OOL OAL EEL or EAL ILL ILE

Example further hair, bare beer, hear poor door,for

car bike line light, bite dice pal ball pail hull tool coal deal pill style, pile

Vowels Respelling symbol(s) a ah or aa air ar arr aw ay, ai er e, eh ee eer err ew eye i or ih

(Use ih at end of syllable, esp. if I yields a real word, e.g. "hi", "ski")

irr o oh or oe oo oor ohr or or awr orr ou ow oy u uu uh ur urr ye

Example trap, cat palm, pot square

start marry thought, saw face, ape letter, Peter dress, met fleece, tree near merry ewe, dew item

kit, bit

mirror lot

goat,toe, go food, boot, shoe cure or Europe

force or wore north or war

orange out

mouth choice, toy

strut foot, put mother, comma

nurse hurry price

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