English spellings/Catalogs/E

'''Ê

êar cf. BrE ërr AmE '''érr

'''ëarl

Ëarl Grây tea *Ërle Grèy, cf. colour BrE grèy, AmE grây; cf. Ërle Stánley Gàrdner

'''ëarly

ëarn money = ürn bury = ërne eagle

ëarnest serious = Ërnest person, cf. Thê Impŏrtance of Bêing Ëarnest

'''ëarth

'''Eâster

eâstern east BrE = Êaston person

'''êasy-gôing

êaten eat = Êton school

êaves roof cf. êve before

êavesdróp one word

eccéntric exé-

écho sound = Éco ''Umberto

échelon ésh-

eclãir sometimes with French accent éclair *í-clãir

eclát sometimes with French accent éclat *è-clá

'''éctoplasm

económic, -al, -s AmE éc-, BrE êc-

'''ecónomy

'''ecólogy

'''êcosystem

écstasy éxt-

ecstátic éxt-

Écuador *Équador

éczema *éxma

éddy pool = Éddie = Éddy persons

'''êdict

'''édit

êerie strange as in Lâke Êrie, cf. ãiry light = éyrie - and variant spellings - bird

efféct result í- or ə-: when schwa = afféct cause

effervésce -véss

'''efficácity

effícient -shənt

éffort AmE *éfrt, BrE *éfət

effròntery cf. '''affrònt

Èid = âid ''help

èight 8 = AmE âte eat, BrE *ét

èighth *èitth: both t and th sounds

Eîsenhòwer Îz-

eîther BrE, AmE êither neither, voiced th, cf. êther sky, unvoiced '''th

'''élbôw

'''eléction

'''eléctoral

'''eléctric

'''elegîac

'''Eléktra

'''élement

'''eleméntary

'''elévenses

Élgàr - though it seems contemporary pronunciation was *Èlgə

éligible cf. '''illégible

elícit obtain = illícit illegal

elìte íl-

'''elìtist

Elízabeth Queen = '''Elísabeth

Éltham -təm

elûsive elude = illûsive illusory

élsewhere one word

'''émanate

embárrass cf. '''embrâce

émbassy cf. '''ambássador

'''embézzle

'''émblem

'''embódiment

embrâce cf. '''embárrass

'''embrŏidery

émbryo *émbrio

eménds alters = aménds make, cf. imménse ''huge

'''emërge

émigrate cf. '''ímmigrâte

émigrè = '''émigré

éminence grìse *éminónss-grêez

'''éminent

'''emôtion

'''émpathy

'''emphysêma

'''émulate

en French = ón English - en occurs in the following expressions taken from French: en attendant *onətóndón, en blóc, en clãir, en fáce, en famìlle *onfamì, en fête *onfét, en másse, en pássant *onpásson, en plein *onplán, en póste, en prìse, en rappŏrt, en roûte, en suìte *onswêet

encéphalitis enk-

encore ón-

encoúrage BrE; AmE '''ü

énclave - some say ón-

encúmber cf. '''incúmbent

'''endéavour

endógenous cf. '''indíginous

endûre cf. '''ínjure

énergy - g as j

energétic - g as j

enfant terrìble *ónfónté-rêebl

enfŏrce require = ín fŏrce applicable

'''engâge

engagé, usually written with a French accent to distinguish it from the previous, *ongázhây

éngine -jín

England *Íng-glənd

English *Íng-glísh

ennuì *ón-wê

'''enŏrmous

enoúgh *inúff

en pássant *ompásson - last syllable nasalised

enquîre, enquîry or inquîre, inquîry; AmE ínquiry = '''enquiry

ensemble *onsómble

ensûe -syû

ensůre certain = insůre insurance; BrE *inshåw, AmE *inshûre

'''énter

entîre *íntŷre, cf. MácIntyre etc.

entîrety *entîrity

entouràge *óntùràzh

éntrance enter

entrānce beguile

entrèe, can have French accent entrée, *óntrây

entrepôt *óntrəpô

entreprenëur ón-; AmE -'''neûr

'''enúnciate´

envélop verb

énvelôpe noun - some say ón-

envîronment - '''nm

environméntalist - '''nm

'''epicûrêan

'''épitāph

'''êqual

'''eqùality

'''equâte

'''équitable

ër hesitation = BrE ërr ''error

êra BrE; AmE éra time = BrE érror mistake; cf. ãrea, '''ària

erádicate cf. '''írrigate

ére before = ãir oxygen = héir estate

ërne eagle = ëarn money = ürn pot

ërr BrE; AmE érr = AmE ãir, cf. '''êar

'''érror

eschêat - s and ch pronounced separately: rhymes with '''chêat

escheŵ - s and ch pronounced separately: rhymes with '''cheŵ

ÉTA Basque = Étta person

'''ét ál

etc. = ét cétera - the pronunciation ‘ixetra’ is frowned upon

éthnocéntric one word

'''ethnógraphy

êthŷl cf. '''Éthel

étiquette *étikét

Êton school = êaten eat = Êton = Êaton persons

eû- well = yoû pronoun

Eûcharist Yûkə-

eûchre *yûker

Eûgêne = '''yoû, Jêan

'''eûlogy

eûro currency = Eûro other

Eûrope *Yûrəp

'''Europêan

euthanâsia -âzìyə

'''eváporate

êve before cf. êaves roof

êven cf. Évan (minimal pair)

'''evént

Évelyn usually female

Êvelyn usually male

éveryday adjective as in éveryday lîfe; cf. '''wê gét úp évery dây

êvil cf. '''dévil

eŵe sheep = yoû me = yeŵ tree

éx lover = éx- past

'''exácerbate

exággerate -ájərâte

'''excél

'''éxcellent

excépt exception = accépt receive

'''exclâim

exécutive cf. '''éxecute

'''éxercise

'''exhíbit

'''exhibítion

exhílarating silent h, cf. '''hilãrious

'''éxîle

'''exístence

'''existéntial

éxiting exit cf. excîting excite, both one '''t

'''exónerâte éxŏrcise = '''éxercise

expátriate -ət, cf. pâtriot, also ət

'''expêrience

'''expériment

expertìse -têez, cf. other words ending in -ise, mostly -îze

explôsíve -sív or -zív

'''expôse

exposé normally has French accent to distinguish it from the above, *expôzây - either stressed

extól or '''extôl

éxtra *xtra

éxtradîct -dîte

'''extrávagant

'''extravagánza

'''extrêmist

extraŏrdinary - the first a often is not heard: *extrŏrdinary

eŷe see = Î am = aŷe yes

eŷesîght one word, *îsîte

eŷeẁash one word, *îwósh

éyrie bird has variant spellings éyry, ãérie and ãéry = ãiry light; cf. Lâke Êrie = êerie weird