English spellings/Catalogs/Retro L

see also words ending in -le for this sound, -əl: -'''al

-cle = -'''cal

-jí '''mágical

-jí- '''lógical

'''mýthical

'''puritánical

'''hystérical

'''empírical

'''histórical

'''theátrical

'''mûsical

cf. àrticle: '''práctical

idéntical

'''scéptical

'''mýstical

'''nåutical

'''quízzical

'''fôcal

'''lôcal

'''vôcal

'''rāscal

interfere méddle = coin '''médal

sell péddle = bicycle '''pédal

rhyming with cándle, hándle: '''scándal

'''sándal

'''vándal

módel cf. '''môdal

'''concêal

'''repêal

'''sidêreal

'''ethêreal

'''squêal

'''vêal

'''revêal

'''lêgal

'''illêgal

'''rêgal

'''Bengål

* commërshal '''commërcial

'''denîal

'''mênial

'''quadrénnial

'''perénnial

'''matêrial

'''trîal

'''terréstrìal

* cóntrovërshal '''controvërsial

'''núptial

persons Màrshall = Màrshal = officer màrshal = poet Màrtial = war '''màrtial

* pàrshal '''pàrtial

'''ânal

AmE bânal, BrE '''banàl

'''canál

'''phenómenal

'''oríginal

'''nóminal

'''diágonal

'''hexágonal

'''rêgional

-zhənəl -'''sional

-shənəl -ssional and -'''tional

'''nátional

'''rátional

'''nôtional

hôle rhymes with '''côal

'''fôal

'''gôal

'''shôal

main, headteacher prínciple = basic, credo '''príncipal

'''quadriláteral

'''spîral

'''âmóral

'''immóral

'''Wírral

'''neûtral

'''rûral

wêasel *wêasal

-zəl '''apprâisal

cf. véssel: hássle rhymes with '''vással

'''ántênâtal

'''pôstnâtal

quality méttle = iron '''métal

* péttle '''pétal

'''déntal

áx- '''accidéntal

óx- '''occidéntal

AmE inståll, BrE '''instål

'''ánnual

(cf. -shəl -cial) -zh(û)əl -'''sual

'''cásual

'''vísual

'''ûsual

-ch(u)əl -'''tual

ákch- '''áctual

'''fáctual

'''evéntual

belly-button nâvel = ship '''nâval

cf. êvil: *medì-yêvəl or *medêvəl '''mediêval

* Mŷcle '''Mîchael

'''Ráphâél

a common mistake is to write 'Isreal': '''Ísrâel

cf. tâble, stâble: capable âble = person '''Âbel

cf. bábble: '''Bâbel

tâble rhymes with '''lâbel

'''Mâbel

noun '''rébel

verb '''rebél

'''excél

'''cítadel

move sîdle = beer '''seîdel

môdal cf. '''módel

'''yôdel

'''êel

'''fêel

'''pêel

'''gentêel

'''fálafel

'''Tintágel

'''cúdgel

'''Nîgel

'''Rîgel

air ãerial = person '''Ãriel

'''Mûriel

'''shékel

lôcal and vôcal rhyme with '''yokel

pánel rhymes with '''chánnel

'''flánnel

cf. përsonal: '''personnél

'''fúnnel

'''rúnnel

'''túnnel

army cölonel = nut kërnel

'''shrápnel

'''repél

'''compél

'''dispél

'''expél

'''appárel

'''scòundrel

'''cóckerel

'''bárrel

'''wâstrel

'''késtrel

'''mínstrel

-zəl -'''sel

cf. mêasles: '''êasel

wêasel rhymes with '''diêsel

words in -éstle rhyme with '''véssel

mántle or, more commonly, '''mántel

'''líntel

hô- '''hotél

cf. módel: mô- '''motél

'''cartél

-ûle rhymes with -'''ûel

two dûal = fight '''dûel

'''fûel

'''crûel

'''grûel

navy nâval = stomach '''nâvel

'''Ravél

'''unrável

'''trável

cf. drízzle: '''drível

'''swível

'''hóvel

'''shòvel

'''nóvel

'''gróvel

'''bòwel

'''tròwel

'''tòwel

'''vòwel

'''píxel

'''TÉFL

'''fâil

'''tâil

'''dòvetâil

'''cócktâil

'''pônytâil

a vèil = '''avâil

'''prevâil

côdicíl, códicíl, '''códicil

'''péncil

'''sténcil

'''còuncil

cf. avâil get; valley vâle = cover '''vèil

AmE fulfíll, BrE '''fulfíl

'''níl

'''fŏil

'''léntil

'''untíl

'''êvil

'''dévil

'''wêevil

'''cívil

'''Brazíl

rhyming with words ending in -åwl: -'''åll

tool åwl = total '''åll

cry båwl = round '''båll

'''hándball

'''pínball

'''bàsketball

'''foòtball

'''cåll

'''fåll

'''thråll

'''tåll

'''ståll

'''foreståll

'''wåll

'''béll

'''déll

'''féll

'''héll

'''nútshell

'''péll-méll

'''O'Cónnell

'''O'Dónnell

'''Terréll

'''Burréll

'''séll

'''Rússell

'''téll

'''quéll

'''wéll

'''fíll

'''híll

t and h sounded separately: -'''thíll

'''ánthill

'''foòthill

'''píll

'''tíll

'''quíll

'''dóll

cf. parrot póll, elect '''pôll

part rôle = along '''rôll

'''drôll

'''trôll

'''strôll

'''tôll

'''bùll

'''cúll

'''dúll

but the suffix is -fùl: '''fùll

city Húll = boat '''húll

'''lúll

island Múll = over múll

and void '''núll

'''anúll

'''pùll

'''hê’ll

'''shê’ll

'''wê’ll

'''Î’ll

'''ít’ll

yoû’ll or yoù’ll or '''yŏu’ll

'''thèy’ll

'''prôtocol

'''álcohol

'''coôl

'''foôl

* skoôl '''schoôl

'''poôl

'''spoôl

rûle rhymes with '''droôl

'''toôl

'''woòl

AmE enróll, BrE '''enrôl

'''patrôl

'''pétrol

cf. rôll: '''contrôl

'''párasól

-təl '''pístol

extôl or '''extól

'''gïrl

'''whïrl

'''twïrl

'''whŏrl

'''fürl

'''Gåul

'''måul

'''Påul

Såul cáterwåul

cf. word fùll suffix -'''fùl

'''hôpeful

'''cãreful

'''beaûtiful

'''dûtiful

noun '''spoônful

'''wònderful

'''stréssful

'''àrtful

'''åwful

'''låwful

'''unlåwful

'''jŏyful

bird fòwl = bad '''fòul

'''ghoûl

only sôle = Korea Seôul = spirit '''sôul

rhyming with words ending in -åll: -'''åwl

total åll = tool åwl

round båll = cry båwl

'''cråwl

'''scråwl

'''dråwl

all meanings '''bôwl

bird '''fòwl

'''hòwl

y as schwa: -'''yl

'''Síbyl

'''Chernóbyl

'''vînyl

'''Béryl

'''Chéryl