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'''yê'''  ''you''
'''yê'''  ''you''


'''yeâ'''  ''yes''
'''yeâ'''  ''yes'', cf. '''nây''' ''no'' ([[minimal pair]])


'''yéah'''  ''yes'' *yé
'''yéah'''  ''yes'' *yé
 
'''yêar''' or '''yëar'''
'''yêar''' or '''yëar'''



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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Use in English
Alphabetical word list
Retroalphabetical list  
Common misspellings  


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.

For a pronunciation key, click on the blue "Catalogs" link below the article title.[e]


Y = whŷ reason

yacht *yót does not rhyme with bôat

yàhoo; Swift in Gulliver's Travels capitalises it, and the search engine further adds a final exclamation mark: Yàhoo!

yàrmulka = yàrmulke

you

yeâ yes, cf. nây no (minimal pair)

yéah yes *yé

yêar or yëar

yëarn

Yeâts poet = Yâtes, more common spelling, cf. Kêats

yeôman

Yeôvil

Yíddish

yìêld

yôdel *yôadle

yógurt or yóghurt or yóghourt

yôke oxen = yôlk egg

yŏre days = yŏur you

yoúng

yŏur my = yŏu’re I’m = yŏre past; or yoûr, yoû’re

yoûth

yoû’ll or yŏu’ll or yoù’ll

ýttrium

Yvónne = Evónne