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'''bán

'''Cáliban

Tálebán or, more commonly, '''Tálibán

'''ürban

'''subürban

'''Dürban

'''türban

'''cán

Gŏrdon rhymes with '''Jŏrdan

-tion '''crustâcean

lôtion rhymes with '''ôcean

'''dêan

'''clêan

'''mêan

-ìən '''epicûrêan

BrE shŏrn = Shåun = '''Seån

'''fán

'''Reâgan

'''begán

'''Mégan

Fínnegan

'''Rêgan

'''vêgan

Mílligan

Múlligan

'''Wígan

'''Hôgan

'''Lôgan

Mŏrgan

Hánrahán

-əhán Cállaghán

-əhən Mürnaghan

'''Áfghán

'''Ìan

-íshən abstract -ítion  = person -'''ícian

'''magícian

'''logícian

'''technícian

'''patrícian

'''musícian

'''mathematícian

'''dietícian

'''politícian

'''statistícian

Barbados '''Barbâdian

'''Arcâdian

Canada '''Canâdian

Florida '''Florídian

'''Índian

'''guàrdian

* Óstrâlìən in rapid speech ends like míllion etc., -lyən: '''Austrâlian

'''reptílian

'''civílian

'''Brazílian

'''Gíllian

always -'''ãrian

'''nonagenãrian

'''quinquagenãrian

'''septuagenãrian

'''sexagenãrian

'''octogenãrian

'''lîbrãrian

'''sectãrian

'''vegetãrian

humanitãrian

'''libertãrian

'''Brîan

'''Calàbrìan

'''Cantábrìan

'''Âdrìan

'''Hâdrian

'''histŏrian

from -sia + n, = -sion, mostly -zh- -'''sian

-zh- '''Âsian

-zh- '''Caucâsian

-zh- '''Frêsian

'''Artêsian

'''Cartêsian

AmE -izh-, BrE -ízì- '''Parísian

-shən = -tion -'''tian

'''Hâitian

'''Dalmâtian

nâtion rhymes with *Crôw-âshən '''Croâtian

'''Alsâtian

'''Títian

-bîzh- '''Azerbaijàn

'''mán

* Îləv-Mán '''Îsle of Mán

mostly -mən -'''man

'''mádman

'''pâcemán

'''polìceman

Hôlman rhymes with Côleman

'''hénchman

'''Ammàn

'''Omàn

wù- woman

'''Sûpermán

'''gásmán

'''ómbùdsman

'''Cóngressman

'''húntsman

army '''bátman

Robin '''Bátmán

'''fròntmán

'''táxmán

'''bôgeymán

'''Nŷman

'''Wŷman

-ən Kôfi Ánnan

'''Jôan

'''môan

alone lône = lend '''lôan

'''grôan

god Pán = food '''pán

'''Japán

'''Irān

'''Orān

'''Morán

'''góssan

'''tán

'''Tîtan

súltan

súntán

'''Spàrtan

'''tàrtan

can be stressed in any word depending on speaker; below are probably the most common pronunciations: -'''stān

'''Pakistàn

'''Uzbékistan

'''Tajíkistan

'''Afghánistan

'''Wazíristan

'''Manháttan

'''ván

'''ẁan

Tŷ- '''Taiwàn

'''Rŷan

Brîan = '''Brŷan

ón = French '''en

N '''én

'''dén

-dən -'''den

'''Swêden

'''wîden

cf. Lòndon, both -dən: '''Cámden

Hámpden

Màrsden

Shêen = '''shêen

'''splêen

cf. gángrêne: '''grêen

'''sêen

'''fén

j-: '''gén

usually -jən -'''gen

hard g: Fâgen

'''smídgen

'''páthogen

'''hálogen

'''hŷdrogen

'''nîtrogen

'''óxygen

'''hén

v sound: Stêven = '''Stêphen

'''hŷphen

dh- '''thén

'''léngthen

'''stréngthen

'''Tólkiên

* âylêeən '''âlìen

mêan = second element of '''chòw miên

'''wêaken

'''tâken

'''brácken

'''brôken

'''tôken

'''wôken

'''dàrken

'''heàrken

'''woòllen

'''póllen

'''swôllen

'''mén

usually -mən, é when emphasising plural: -'''men

sêmen

'''Yémen

'''spécimen

wí- women

'''spŏrtsmen

ácumen *ákyəmən

'''chíldren

'''bréthren

'''wörsen

'''léssen

'''delicatéssen

'''bêaten

* sóffən '''sóften

'''kíndergarten

* fāssən '''fāsten

* hâyssən '''hâsten

'''túngsten

* líssən '''lísten

* glíssən '''glísten

* mǒissən '''mǒisten

'''flátten

Pátton = '''Pátten

bird bíttërn ≈ bite '''bítten

'''smítten

Brítain = '''Brítten

'''íll-gótten

'''héaven

'''hâven

mâvin, '''mâven

'''êven

'''eléven

'''séven

v sound: Stêphen = '''Stêven

'''gíven

'''lîven

'''enlîven

'''ríven

'''shríven

'''òven

'''còven

or prû- '''prôven

'''wôven

'''Ôwen

Díxon rhymes with víxen

'''óxen

'''yén

'''Zén

'''dénizen

'''cítizen

-n -'''gn

'''campâign

vèin rhymes with '''dèign

would fâin = pretend '''fèign

wet râin = horse rèin = monarch '''rèign

* sóvrin '''sóvereign

-eig- as schwa (*fórrun): fóreign

-lîne '''malîgn

-nîne '''benîgn

mathematics sîne = signal '''sîgn

-zîne '''desîgn

-zîne '''resîgn

-sîne '''énsîgn

-pyûne '''impûgn

'''Jóhn

'''Kôhn

pub ínn = out '''ín

'''Câin

'''disdâin

'''gâin

* əgén; some regularise it to agâin: '''again

'''slâin

'''explâin

'''mâin

cf. germâne relevant = Germâine person: '''remâin

horse rèin = rule rèign = wet '''râin

'''brâin

'''drâin

'''Bahrâin

'''terrâin

'''trâin

'''strâin

'''restrâin

'''constrâin

'''retâin

persons Brítten = Brítton = native Bríton = country '''Brítain

-tín '''cáptain

'''cërtain

'''ascertâin

'''entertâin

'''vâin

Wâyne = '''Wãin

'''Scriábín

'''Dóbbin

person Róbin = bird róbin

'''Tôbin

'''dín

'''Bórodín

'''skèin

water râin = monarch rèign = horse '''rèin

'''prôtêin

Elmer Bërnstêin

Leonard Bërnsteîn

'''fín

j- '''gín

'''thín

* wíth ín '''withín

'''Swíthin

'''mánikin

'''lárrikin

'''pípkin

adrénalíne or adrénalín

'''Stàlín

'''penicíllin

'''ampicíllin

'''kâolin

mándolin

'''violín

'''Berlín

'''Mërlin

'''Lénín

detërmine rhymes with '''vërmin

'''pín

sh- BrE chágrin AmE '''chagrìn

'''sín

-ss- '''bâsin

-z- '''résin

'''tín

crétin

'''Pûtín

'''Gávín

mâven, '''mâvin

'''Kévín

'''Álvin

-m -'''mn

water dám = condemn '''dámn

'''condémn

'''sólemn

'''cólumn

'''åutumn

man hím = church '''hýmn

out ín = pub '''ínn

cf. Glýn: '''Flýnn

'''ón

mostly schwa, as are Cámden, Màrsden, Hámpden, Hámpton: -'''on

'''càrbon

'''bâcon

'''bêacon

Mácón

Méxican rhymes with léxicon

university, clothing '''dón

Wímbledon

Básildon

Brándon

'''Héndon

Bréndan = Bréndon

'''Lòndon

'''mástodón

'''cŏrdon

gàrden makes a minimal pair with '''Gŏrdon

-jən -geon

'''curmúdgeon

'''pígeon

-njən '''dúngeon

'''sürgeon

'''stürgeon

-nchən '''trúncheon

or -nyən: '''bandônêon

'''Lêón

* kəmêlêən; AmE -mê-; in fast speech -lyən, like míllion, Austrâlian: '''chamaêlêon

* gállìon '''gálleon

'''Napôleon

'''nêón

'''péntagon

'''bándwagon

'''àrgón

BrE *pólygən, AmE '''pólygón

AmE can be -ón: márathon

AmE can be -ón: pýthon

'''îón

-yən -'''ion

most words spelt thus in Spanish are -tion in English: -'''cion

-sh- '''suspícion

'''Asunción

-sh- '''côërcion

scîon

accŏrdion

'''rêgion

'''lêgion

'''relígion

pássion rhymes with '''fáshion

cf. percússion, also -sh-: '''cùshion

'''lîon

'''battálion

dándêlîon

'''vermílion

gálleon rhymes with '''stállion

'''bíllion

'''míllion

'''tríllion

'''búllion

'''ònion

'''ûnion

scǒrpion

'''Orîon

'''centûrion

-zhən after vowels, -shən after consonants, including after another s; after r: BrE -shən, AmE -zhən: -'''sion

'''occâsion

'''invâsion

'''lêsion

'''vísion

'''télevision

'''revísion

'''divísion

'''súbdivision

'''supervísion

'''revúlsion

'''scánsion

'''expánsion

-énshən -éntion = -'''énsion

'''comprehénsion

'''pénsion

'''suspénsion

'''ténsion

'''preténsion

'''exténsion

-shən in BrE, -zhən in AmE -'''rsion

'''immërsion

'''avërsion

'''dîvërsion

'''convërsion

'''excürsion

-shn -ssion

fáshion rhymes with '''pássion

'''compássion

'''concéssion

'''conféssion

'''dîgréssion

'''depréssion

'''expréssion

'''compréssion

'''séssion

'''míssion

ím- '''emíssion

commíssion

əm- '''omíssion

'''concússion

'''percússion

'''fûsion

'''delûsion

'''illûsion

'''intrûsion

mostly -shən –'''tion

'''inundâtion

'''foundâtion

'''creâtion

'''recreâtion

'''allegâtion

'''renunciâtion

'''pronunciâtion

'''revelâtion

'''installátion

'''constellátion

'''confirmâtion

'''formâtion

'''nâtion

dézzig- designâtion

rézzig- resignâtion

'''rátion

'''reparâtion

vî- '''vibrâtion

mî- '''migrâtion

émí- '''emigrâtion

'''immigrâtion

'''abberâtion

'''cô-operâtion

'''orâtion

'''elaborâtion

'''collaborâtion

AmE '''colorâtion

corporâtion

durâtion

BrE '''colourâtion

'''affectâtion

'''recitâtion

'''levitâtion

'''indentâtion

'''aggravâtion

'''deprivâtion

'''ovâtion

'''relaxâtion

'''annexâtion

-kshən -'''ction

'''áction

'''afféction

'''conféction

low abjéction = no objéction

BrE can be -éxion: '''refléction

'''colléction

BrE can be -éxion: '''connéction

'''eréction

'''diréction

'''díction

'''contradíction

'''benedíction

* sángktchən '''sánction

* úngktchən '''únction

* fúngktchən '''fúnction

* júngktchən '''júnction

* cəmpúngkshən '''compúnction

destrúction

súction

'''delêtion

'''complêtion

'''discrétion

'''ignítion

'''definítion

'''preposítion

'''proposítion

'''opposítion

'''competítion

'''frûítion

-énshən -énsion = -éntion

'''méntion

'''deténtion

'''inténtion

'''atténtion

'''prevéntion

ôcean rhymes with '''lôtion

'''devôtion

'''cáption

'''excéption

'''redémption

'''exémption

'''óption

'''absŏrption

'''erúption

disrúption

'''abŏrtion

'''contŏrtion

* dî-jéshchən '''digéstion

* indijéshchən '''indigéstion

* cənjéshchən '''congéstion

'''contribûtion

'''distribûtion

execûtion

'''pollûtion

solûtion

ré- '''resolûtion

BrE ê-, AmE ê- '''evolûtion

ré- '''revolûtion

-éxion is, except for compléxion, BrE only: other words end in -éction: éxion

so AmE, BrE refléction = BrE only refléxion

cf. conféction: *compléction compléxion

fíction rhymes with crucifíxion

'''Yûkón

-'''áthlón

nŷlón

pŷlón

'''dêmon

'''lémon

'''Sólomon

'''Lébanon

'''cánnon

'''Shánnon

'''Lénnon

'''moôn

raccoôn or ''racoôn

'''cocoôn

tycôon

'''buffoôn

typhôon

'''balloôn

'''lampoôn

'''harpoôn

spitoôn

cf. càrton: '''cartoôn

'''upón

person  Bárron = lord '''báron

person '''Sháron

person AmE Sharôn, BrE '''Sharón

'''sáffron

'''eléctrón

'''neûtrón

sh- '''chévrón

'''Bŷron

'''Stŷron

boy '''sòn

'''bîson

'''pŏison

'''príson

'''Ánderson

'''Hénderson

bátón

'''Áshton

'''Élton

'''Lýttelton

'''prôtón

'''Clápton

'''Hámpton

'''Úpton

'''càrton

'''Nŏrton

east êastern BrE = person '''Êaston

west wéstern BrE = person '''Wéston

cf. Féatherstone, etc. '''Ålston

'''Màrston

'''Rŏyston

'''bútton

'''mútton

'''Sútton

'''wòn

cf. Jáckson, Híckson, etc. '''Díxon

'''Níxon

'''Ríxon

'''Éxxón

'''bàrn

'''dàrn

'''ëarn

'''lëarn

cf. wårm, wörm: wear wŏrn = person Wårne = warning '''wårn

'''yàrn

direction türn = bird '''tërn

'''lántern

'''stërn

'''astërn

persons Pátten = Pátton = BrE arrange '''páttern

'''cávern

'''távern

'''wŷvern

'''bŏrn

'''neŵbŏrn

'''cŏrn

cf. wriggly wörm - warning wårn = wear '''wŏrn

'''ürn

'''bürn

'''chürn

adjöurn

morning mǒrn = death moůrn

round '''türn

do dòne = colour '''dún

'''fún

'''gún

'''nòun

shine '''sún

'''Whítsun

'''dåwn

'''påwn

'''spåwn

'''dråwn

'''pråwn

'''heŵn

* sône seed '''sewn

ôwn

'''gòwn

'''blôwn

'''môwn

'''renòwn

* nôan '''knôwn

'''bròwn

'''cròwn

'''dròwn

'''grôwn

'''tòwn

Flýnn rhymes with '''Glýn

'''Boleýn

'''Neŵlyn

'''Sélwyn