List of words that comprise a single phoneme

This is a list of words that comprise a single phoneme in the language they belong to. Notes:

  • Instances of onomatopoeia (like zzz to express sleeping) are excluded from the list.
  • The list roughly follows the alphabetical order of phonetic signs (based on similarity).
  • Content words are given in bold face (as opposed to function words).
  • Diphthongs May Be added in a separate chart.

Vowels

Sound
(IPA)

Written
form

Meaning

Language

Notes

/a/

a

(s/he) has

French

/a/

à

to, at

French

/a/

as

(you) have

French

informal verb form; only used with a (pro)noun

/a/

a

to, at

Italian

/a/

ha

s/he has

Italian

/a/

а

and, but

Russian

/ɑ̃/

an

year

French

/ɑ̃/

en

in; of it/them, from it

French

/ɑː/

are

they are

English

Received pronunciation

/ɛ/

e

this

Hungarian

variant of ez

/ɛ/

è

is

Italian

/ɛ/

es

(you) are

French

informal verb form; only used with a (pro)noun

/ɛ/

est

(s/he) is

French

only used with a (pro)noun

/ɛ/

aie

have (imperative)

French

/ɛ/

ai

(I) have

French

only used with a (pro)noun

/ɛ/

aie

(I) should have

French

only used with a (pro)noun

/e/

et

and

French

/e/

e

and

Italian

/ə/

a

a

English

indefinite article

/ɜː/

err

to make a mistake

English

Received pronunciation

/i/

y

and

Spanish

/i/

y

there; (on)to it, about it

French

/i/

и

and

Russian

/o/

eau

water

French

/o/

haut

high

French

/o/

o

or

Spanish, Italian

/o/

או

or

Hebrew

/o/

ho

I have

Italian

/o/

о

about

Russian

/oː/

ó

old

Hungarian

used mostly in compounds

/ɔ/

a

a, one

Hungarian

/ɔː/

awe

fearful respect

English

/ɔ̃/

on

one (pronoun)

French

/ɔ̃/

ont

(they) have

French

only used with a (pro)noun

/øː/

ő

he/she

Hungarian

/œ̃/

un

a, one

French

/u/

août

August

French

may be pronounced as /ut/ too

/u/

ou

or

French

/u/

where

French

/u/

у

near, at, by

Russian

/y/

eu

had

French

past participle of avoir (have)

Consonants

Sound

Written form

Meaning

Language

Notes

/k/

к

to

Russian

/s/

с

with

Russian

/ʃ/

s

and

Hungarian

variant of és

/v/

в

in

Russian