English spellings/Catalogs/G

G = gêe up

'''Gabón

Gâbriel ''male

Gabriélle ''female

Gáby (from German, where only one 'b' is required, cf. bâby) = Gábby

Gaddáfi, Gaddàfi is probably the most common of many spellings

gádfly one word

Gâelic Irish

Gáelic Scottish = Gállic French

gáff fish, plot = gáffe mistake, cf. gúff ''nonsense

'''gág

gâge is an AmE alternative to '''gâuge

gâit walk = gâte garden

gál girl, cf. gåll, etc.

Galápagos - identical Spanish accent may be written

gâle storm = Gâil = Gâle = Gâyle persons = Gâel ''Gaelic

Galícia may rhyme with Patrícia (-ísha), but, being much rarer, is more often pronounced with the -ci- (-si-) sound (though imitating the Castilian Spanish, "Galêetheea", may be thought pretentious)

'''Gálilee

gåll bladder, courage = Gålle Sri Lanka = Gåul France, cf. '''gál

gállop horse = Gállup poll

gámble money = gámbol frisky

'''gánder

Gándhi *Gándy, cf. cándy and gh- words

gâol BrE old alternative spelling of, and pronounced the same as '''jâil

gárage BrE -àzh, -àj; -ij is becoming more acceptable; AmE *gəràzh

gàrdener garden = Gàrdiner = Gàrdner ''persons

'''Gáreth

'''gàrgoyle

gàrner gather = Gàrner person; BrE = Ghàna ''country

gárret = '''Gárrett

Gáry hard G, cf. Gérry = Jérry; cf. Hárry, Cãry, Gáby (hard G)

gáses noun = gásses ''verb

gâte open = gâit ''walk

'''gàùcho

gâuge *gâij, AmE can be gâge; cf. '''grêengage

'''gåuze

'''Gávin

gåwky = BrE '''Gŏrky

gâze look = '''gâys

Gbágbo *Bágbô

'''gécko

gêese hard g: plural of '''goôse

Geîger còunter - hard '''G

gèisha - hard '''g

gél = Géll *jél, cf. '''jélly

Géminî Jé-

gêne genetics = Jêan girl = Gêne Eugene; gênes = jêans ''trousers

genealógical jê-

géneral *jénral

genéric j-

génerous j-

generósity j-

gênes genetics = jêans trousers, cf. Jêan woman (but French man Jean pronounced *Zhà with nasalised à)

'''geneálogy

'''genétics

gêniê lamp = Jêan(n)iê ''person

gênìî *jênêî

genitâlia jé-

gênius j-, cf. '''ingênious

Génoa J-

genre *zhónrə

gentêel j-, cf. '''Géntîle

géntle j-

gênus j-

Géoff = '''Jéff

Géoffrey = '''Jéffrey

geográphic jêə-

geógraphy jóg- in rapid speech, cf. geólogy *gê-ólogy

Geŏrge Jŏr-, cf. '''gŏrge

Gérald J-

Géràrd J-

Gërman J-

germâne relevant = Germâine, Jermâin, etc. ''persons

gërminate j-

Gérry = Jérry cf. Gáry, hard '''G

gétaway adjective and noun one word, cf. verb '''gét awây

geŵgaw - hard gs

gêyser water in BrE = gêezer man, in AmE '''geŷser

gh- = g-

Ghàna Africa = BrE gàrner gather, and makes a minimal pair with Gàza

Ghanâian

* Ghándi '''Gándhi

'''ghāstly

ghåt or '''ghåut

'''ghërkin

'''ghétto

'''ghôst

"ghoti", see goatêe

ghoûl = '''Goôle

gíbbet j-

gíbbon hard '''g

Gídêon hard G, *Gídêyən

gíg hard g, cf. '''jíg

gígolo jíg-

Gìla monster = BrE hêaler ''heal

Gílbert hard '''G

gíll fish hard g, as also in McGíll ''person

gíll liquid = Jíll = Gíll = Gíl ''persons

Gíll Sáns hard G

Gíllian makes a minimal pair with Júlian

Gíllàrd hard G

gílt gild = guílt ''guilty

gímmick rhymes with '''mímic

gín drink, rummy = djínn, jínn genie *jín

gípsy is a chiely British variant of '''gýpsy

giráffe j-

Giûffrê *Jûfri

'''glâcial

glácier or '''glâcier

'''glâde

'''Gládys

'''glámorise

'''glámorous

'''glámour

'''glêam

'''glêan

Gliêse *Glêeza

Glóucester *Glóster

'''glûtinous

'''glútton

'''Glŷndebŏurne

gnàrled *nàrld

gnásh teeth = Násh ''person

gnát insect = Nát person

gnåw chew = BrE nor ''neither

gnócchì *nyócky

gnôme garden = Nôme ''Alaska

gô-ahéad noun, adjective hyphenated

'''gôad

gôalless: sustained l sound

gôat cf. '''côat

goatêe beard, cf. "ghoti", a nonsense word designed to highlight the absurdities of English spelling, pronunced the same as físh, as in enoúgh women milítia (*enúff wímmin milísha)

'''góbbledygoòk

góddéss; may be goddéss in contrast to '''gód

gódsend one word

gŏitre BrE; AmE '''gŏiter

gôlf cf. '''gúlf

Gomórrah rhymes with BrE '''Andórra

'''góndola

góne

góner ''fatal

gonna going to two schwas: *gənə

'''Goôch

'''goòd

'''Goôdge Strêet

goodsélf one word

goôgle verb no capital

'''goôgly

goòseberry *gùzbry

goôse *goôss

Gorbachev -chóff

gorílla ape = guerílla ''warfare

'''goûlash

gŏurmet *gŏrmây

'''gòvern

gòvernment - first n silent in rapid speech

Grâeme *Grâyəm = BrE Grâham most common spelling = Grâhame ''Kenneth

Gráham AmE, Grâham BrE: see Grâeme, '''grám

'''graffìti

grám = grámme weight = Grám staining (as in Grám-pósitive, Grám-négative) = AmE gráham = AmE '''Gráham

'''grámmar

grammátical grə-

grámophone (not 'grammar phone’)

grándad or gránddad - dd can be extended d sound; as name, G-

gránddaughter *grándåwter

'''grándchîld

grandmāster one word

grándeûr *grándûre

Grànd Prìx *gràm-prì

gráphic cf. '''tráffic

grâte cheese, fire, annoy = grêat ''important

'''grâteful

grâve serious, burial = gràve ''accent

'''grávity

'''gravure

'''grâvy

grây is AmE for '''grèy

grâze sheep = grèys grey, cf. '''gràss

grêase oil = Grêece ''Greek

greât big = grâte cheese, fireplace, irritate, cf. '''grêet

greât-gránddaughter etc. have the option of a hyphen or two separate words: the hyphen seems preferable, to avoid suggestion of greât as an approbatory adjective

Grêaves = '''griêves

'''Grêek

grêen colour = Grêen, Grêene ''persons

Gréenwich *Grénnídge

grêet hello cf. '''greât

Gréig = Grég, cf. Griêg

Grenâda cf. '''Granàda

'''grenâde

grèy AmE grây = Grèy = Grây ''persons

grèyhòund one word

grídlock one word

'''grìêf

Grìêg composer, cf. '''Gréig

gríll food, interrogate = grílle ''lattice

grimâce BrE, AmE '''grímace

'''grînd

grísly horrible = grízzly ''bear

grôan pain = grôwn ''up

Groèning Matt *Grâyning

grŏin body = grŏyne ''wood

grôss cf. '''grôwth

Grôsvenor *Grôvener

'''gròuch

'''Gròucho

gròundbreâking one word

gròundswell one word

gròundwork one word

grôwn-úp noun, adjective hyphenated

grŏyne water = grŏin body

'''grûel

grûesome *grûsəm

gu- followed by vowel, hard g, silent u, unless stated otherwise

Guà- Gwà- as in Guadeloûpe, Guàm, Guatemàla

Guadelajàra *Gwadələhàra

Guantánamo can have identical Spanish accent; usually Gwá-

guarantêe gá-, cf. '''ẁarranty

guàrd *gàrd = gàrde in '''ávant gàrde

guerílla or guerrílla warfare = gorílla ''animal

'''guéss

guésswork one word

guést visit = guéssed ''guess

gúff cf. '''gáffe

Guiāna *Guì-āna, cf. Guyāna *Guŷ-āna

'''guîde

guíld society = gíld ''lily

Guíldford *Gílford (hard G, rhyming with Ílford)

guíllotìne - either stressed

guílt guilty = gílt ''gild

Guínêa country = guínêa money, forming a minimal pair with Gínny Virginia J-

Guínêa Bissàù

gúlf cf. '''gôlf

gún = '''Gúnn

'''gúng-hô

gúnwale = '''gúnnell

Gürkha - kh as '''k

'''gùru

'''guŷ

Guyāna *Guŷ-āna, cf. Guiāna *Guì-āna

gým gymnasium = Jím ''person

gynaecólogist hard g-: *gŷnəcólojist, AmE -nec-

gýpsy = BrE '''gípsy

gyrâte *jî-râte

gŷroscope j-