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) |
Writtenform |
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/ |
où |
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 |