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English spellings/Catalogs/Y
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This page lists pronunciations of English words that begin with Y. To see a different letter navigate with the table above.
The apostrophe is treated as the last letter of the alphabet, after Z.[e]
Y = BrE (with no 'h' sound) whŷ reason
yacht *yót does not rhyme with bôat
yàhoo: Swift in Gulliver's Travels capitalises it, and the company's name also adds a final exclamation mark: Yàhoo!
yàrmulka = yàrmulke
yê you
yeâ yes, cf. nây no (minimal pair)
yéah yes *yé
yêar or yëar
yëarn
Yeâts poet = Yâtes, more common spelling, cf. Kêats, also rarer spelling Yeâtes
yeôman
Yeôvil
Yevgény = Evgény, strictly with another, invisible y: *Yevgyény (Евгений)
yìêld
yôdel *yôadle
yógurt (also yóghurt, yóghourt)
yôke oxen = yôlk egg
yŏre days = yŏur you = yŏu're you are
yoúng = Yoúng = Yoúnge
yŏur my = yŏu're I'm = yŏre past
yoûth sounds like the beginning of euthanâsia
yoû’ll or yŏu’ll or yoù’ll
ýttrium
yuàn
Yvónne = Evónne
