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This page lists pronunciations of English words that begin with Y. To see a different letter (or the main page) navigate with the table at the top.
'''Y''' = '''Wŷe''' ''river'' = [[British English|BrE]] (with no '''h''' sound) '''whŷ'''  ''reason''


===[[Y]]===
'''yacht''' *yót does not rhyme with '''bôat
'''Y''' = '''whŷ'''  ''reason''


'''yacht''' *yót
'''yàhoo''': [[Jonathan Swift|Swift]] in ''[[Gulliver's Travels]]'' capitalises it, and the company's name also adds a final exclamation mark: '''[[Yahoo!|Yàhoo!]]
 
'''yánk''' ''tug'' = '''Yánk''' ''American''
 
'''Yanukôvých'''
 
'''yàrmulka''' = '''yàrmulke


'''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'''


'''yëarn
'''yëarn


'''Yeâts'''  ''poet'' = '''Yâtes''', more common spelling
'''[[W. B. Yeats|Yeâts]]'''  ''poet'' = '''Yâtes''', more common spelling (cf. '''[[John Keats|Kêats]]''') = rarer spelling '''Yeâtes
 
'''Yeô''' = '''yô


'''yeôman
'''yeôman


'''Yeôvil
'''Yeôvil
'''Yevgény''' = '''Evgény''', strictly with another, invisible '''y''': *Yevgyény (Евгений)
'''[[Yiddish language|Yíddish]]


'''yìêld
'''yìêld
'''yôdel''' *yôadle
'''yógurt''' (also '''yóghurt''', '''yóghourt''')


'''yôke'''  ''oxen'' = '''yôlk'''  ''egg''
'''yôke'''  ''oxen'' = '''yôlk'''  ''egg''


'''yŏre'''  ''days'' = '''yŏur'''  ''you''
'''yŏre'''  ''days'' = '''yŏur'''  ''you'' = '''yŏu're''' ''you are''
 
'''Yosémitê'''
 
'''yoû''' = '''Û'''
 
'''yoúng''' = '''Yoúng''' =  '''Yoúnge
 
'''yŏur'''  ''my''  = '''yŏu're'''  ''I'm'' = '''yŏre'''  ''past''
 
'''yoûth''' sounds like the beginning of '''euthanâsia
 
'''yoû’ll''' = '''Yûle'''; or '''yŏu’ll''' or '''yoù’ll'''
 
'''ýttrium


'''yoúng
'''yuàn


'''your'''  ''my''  = '''you’re'''  ''I’m'' = '''yŏre'''  ''past''
'''Yvétte


'''yoû’ll''' or '''yŏu’ll''' or '''yoù’ll'''
'''Yvónne''' = '''Evónne'''

Latest revision as of 06:52, 21 December 2016

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 = Wŷe river = 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!

yánk tug = Yánk American

Yanukôvých

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) = rarer spelling Yeâtes

Yeô = yô

yeôman

Yeôvil

Yevgény = Evgény, strictly with another, invisible y: *Yevgyény (Евгений)

Yíddish

yìêld

yôdel *yôadle

yógurt (also yóghurt, yóghourt)

yôke oxen = yôlk egg

yŏre days = yŏur you = yŏu're you are

Yosémitê

yoû = Û

yoúng = Yoúng = Yoúnge

yŏur my = yŏu're I'm = yŏre past

yoûth sounds like the beginning of euthanâsia

yoû’ll = Yûle; or yŏu’ll or yoù’ll

ýttrium

yuàn

Yvétte

Yvónne = Evónne

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