Pronunciation dictionary
Words starting with A
208 published words, grouped by how many beats they take to say. Every entry shows its American IPA; open one for the British form, the stress, the usual slips and a recorder.
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Every A word we have published
1 syllable · 4 words
2 syllables · 50 words
- abhor/æbˈhɔɹ/
- absence/ˈæbsəns/
- abstract/æbˈstɹækt/
- abstruse/əbˈstɹus/
- accept/əkˈsɛpt/
- access/ˈækˌsɛs/
- achieve/əˈtʃiv/
- adapt/əˈdæpt/
- adjust/əˈdʒʌst/
- adult/əˈdʌlt/
- advice/ædˈvaɪs/
- advise/ædˈvaɪz/
- affect/əˈfɛkt/
- airfare/ˈɛɹˌfɛɹ/
- airport/ˈɛɹˌpɔɹt/
- align/əˈlaɪn/
- allay/əˈleɪ/
- almond/ˈɑmənd/
- alter/ˈɔltɚ/
- amend/əˈmɛnd/
- answer/ˈænsɚ/
- aplomb/əˈplɑm/
- append/əˈpɛnd/
- apprise/əˈpɹaɪz/
- approach/əˈpɹoʊtʃ/
- arcane/ˌɑɹˈkeɪn/
- argue/ˈɑɹɡju/
- ascend/əˈsɛnd/
- aspect/ˈæˌspɛkt/
- assert/əˈsɝt/
- assess/əˈsɛs/
- assign/əˈsaɪn/
- assist/əˈsɪst/
- assuage/əˈsweɪdʒ/
- assume/əˈsum/
- assure/əˈʃʊɹ/
- astute/əˈstut/
- athlete/ˈæθlit/
- attach/əˈtætʃ/
- attain/əˈteɪn/
- attempts/əˈtɛmpts/
- audit/ˈɔdɪt/
- augment/ɔɡˈmɛnt/
- austere/ɔˈstɪɹ/
- author/ˈɔθɚ/
- autumn/ˈɔtəm/
- aver/əˈvɝ/
- aware/əˈwɛɹ/
- awkward/ˈɑkwɚd/
- awry/əˈɹaɪ/
3 syllables · 67 words
- abandon/əˈbændən/
- abeyance/əˈbeɪəns/
- acai/ˌɑsaɪˈi/
- accolade/ˈækəˌleɪd/
- accurate/ˈækjɚət/
- achievement/əˈtʃivmənt/
- acknowledge/ækˈnɑlɪdʒ/
- acquaintance/əˈkweɪntəns/
- acquire/əˈkwaɪɚ/
- acumen/əˈkjumən/
- addendum/əˈdɛndəm/
- addressee/ˌædɹɛˈsi/
- adequate/ˈædəkwət/
- adjacent/əˈdʒeɪsənt/
- admonish/ædˈmɑnɪʃ/
- advantage/ædˈvæntɪdʒ/
- adventure/ædˈvɛntʃɚ/
- advisor/ædˈvaɪzɚ/
- advocate/ˈædvəkət/
- aesthetic/ɛsˈθɛtɪk/
- affable/ˈæfəbəl/
- agenda/əˈdʒɛndə/
- aggregate/ˈæɡɹəɡət/
- agreement/əˈɡɹimənt/
- alignment/əˈlaɪnmənt/
- allocate/ˈæləˌkeɪt/
- ambitious/æmˈbɪʃəs/
- amendment/əˈmɛndmənt/
- anecdote/ˈænəkˌdoʊt/
- annual/ˈænjuəl/
- apartment/əˈpɑɹtmənt/
- apathy/ˈæpəθi/
- apparent/əˈpɛɹənt/
- appetite/ˈæpəˌtaɪt/
- applicant/ˈæplɪkənt/
- appointment/əˈpɔɪntmənt/
- appraisal/əˈpɹeɪzəl/
- approval/əˈpɹuvəl/
- arbitrage/ˈɑɹbɪˌtɹɑʒ/
- archaic/ɑɹˈkeɪɪk/
- arduous/ˈɑɹdʒuəs/
- area/ˈɛɹiə/
- argument/ˈɑɹɡjəmənt/
- arrangement/ɚˈeɪndʒmənt/
- ascetic/əˈsɛtɪk/
- aspersion/əˈspɝʒən/
- assemble/əˈsɛmbəl/
- assertion/əˈsɝʃən/
- assessment/əˈsɛsmənt/
- assignment/əˈsaɪnmənt/
- assumption/əˈsʌmpʃən/
- asterisk/ˈæstəˌɹɪsk/
- athletics/æθˈlɛtɪks/
- atmosphere/ˈætməˌsfɪɹ/
- attachment/əˈtætʃmənt/
- attendance/əˈtɛndəns/
- attendee/əˈtɛnˈdi/
- attention/əˈtɛnʃən/
- attentive/əˈtɛntɪv/
- attitude/ˈætəˌtud/
- attribute/ˈætɹəˌbjut/
- audacious/ɑˈdeɪʃəs/
- audience/ˈɑdiəns/
- auspicious/ɑˈspɪʃəs/
- authentic/əˈθɛntɪk/
- automate/ˈɔtəˌmeɪt/
- avarice/ˈævəɹɪs/
4 syllables · 71 words
- aberration/ˌæbɚˈeɪʃən/
- academic/ˌækəˈdɛmɪk/
- academy/əˈkædəmi/
- accelerate/ækˈsɛlɚˌeɪt/
- accentuate/ækˈsɛntʃueɪt/
- accessible/ækˈsɛsəbəl/
- accessory/ækˈsɛsɚi/
- accommodate/əˈkɑməˌdeɪt/
- accompany/əˈkʌmpəni/
- accomplishment/əˈkɑmplɪʃmənt/
- accordingly/əˈkɔɹdɪŋli/
- accumulate/əˈkjumjəˌleɪt/
- acquisition/ˌækwəˈzɪʃən/
- adaptable/əˈdæptəbəl/
- administrate/ædˈmɪnɪˌstɹeɪt/
- admirable/ˈædmɚəbəl/
- adulterate/əˈdʌltɚˌeɪt/
- adversity/ædˈvɝsɪˌti/
- advertisement/ˌædvɚˈtaɪzmənt/
- affidavit/ˌæfəˈdeɪvət/
- affordable/əˈfɔɹdəbəl/
- alacrity/əˈlækɹəti/
- algorithm/ˈælɡɚˌɪðəm/
- allegation/ˌæləˈɡeɪʃən/
- alleviate/əˈliviˌeɪt/
- allocation/ˌæləˈkeɪʃən/
- alternative/ɔlˈtɝnətɪv/
- altruistic/ˌɔltɹuˈɪstɪk/
- aluminium/ˌæljəˈmɪniəm/
- amalgamate/əˈmælɡəˌmeɪt/
- ambiguous/æmˈbɪɡjuəs/
- ambivalence/æmˈbɪvələns/
- ambivalent/æmˈbɪvələnt/
- ameliorate/əˈmiljəɹeɪt/
- amenable/əˈmɛnəbəl/
- anaesthesia/ˌænəsˈθiʒə/
- analogous/əˈnæləɡəs/
- analogy/əˈnælədʒi/
- analysis/əˈnæləsəs/
- anemone/əˈnɛməni/
- anesthetist/əˈnɛsθətəst/
- anomalous/əˈnɑmələs/
- anomaly/əˈnɑməli/
- antecedent/ˌænˈtɛsədənt/
- anticipate/ænˈtɪsəˌpeɪt/
- antipasto/ˌɑntiˈpɑstoʊ/
- antipathy/ænˈtɪpəθi/
- apocryphal/əˈpɑkɹəfəl/
- apologies/əˈpɑləˌdʒiz/
- apologise/əˈpɑləˌdʒaɪz/
- apparatus/ˌæpɚˈætəs/
- application/ˌæpləˈkeɪʃən/
- appreciate/əˈpɹiʃiˌeɪt/
- apprehension/ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnʃən/
- apprehensive/ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnsɪv/
- approbation/ˌæpɹəˈbeɪʃən/
- appropriate/əˈpɹoʊpɹiət/
- approximate/əˈpɹɑksəmət/
- arbitrary/ˈɑɹbəˌtɹɛɹi/
- arbitration/ˌɑɹbɪˈtɹeɪʃən/
- architecture/ˈɑɹkəˌtɛktʃɚ/
- articulate/ɑɹˈtɪkjəˌleɪt/
- artificial/ˌɑɹtəˈfɪʃəl/
- assiduous/əˈsɪdʒuəs/
- astronomy/əˈstɹɑnəmi/
- asynchronous/ˈeɪˈsɪŋkɹənəs/
- attenuate/əˈtɛnjuˌeɪt/
- authority/əˈθɔɹəti/
- autonomous/ɔˈtɑnəməs/
- autonomy/ɔˈtɑnəmi/
- available/əˈveɪləbəl/
5 syllables · 14 words
- accommodation/əˌkɑməˈdeɪʃən/
- accompaniment/əˈkʌmpənimənt/
- anachronism/əˈnækɹəˌnɪzəm/
- analytical/ˌænəˈlɪtɪkəl/
- animosity/ˌænəˈmɑsəti/
- anonymity/ˌænəˈnɪməti/
- anthropology/ˌænθɹəˈpɑlədʒi/
- antibiotic/ˌæntibaɪˈɑtɪk/
- approximately/əˈpɹɑksəmətli/
- archaeology/ˌɑɹkiˈɑlədʒi/
- archipelago/ˌɑɹkɪˈpɛləɡoʊ/
- associated/əˈsoʊsiˌeɪtɪd/
- authentication/ɔˌθɛntəˈkeɪʃən/
- authoritative/əˈθɔɹəˌteɪtɪv/
6 syllables · 2 words
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