Pronunciation dictionary
Words starting with C
397 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 C word we have published
1 syllable · 69 words
- cache/kæʃ/
- calf/kæf/
- call/kɔl/
- called/kɔld/
- calls/kɔlz/
- calm/kɑm/
- came/keɪm/
- camp/kæmp/
- car/kɑɹ/
- card/kɑɹd/
- care/kɛɹ/
- cars/kɑɹz/
- case/keɪs/
- cash/kæʃ/
- cast/kæst/
- cat/kæt/
- catch/kætʃ/
- caught/kɔt/
- caused/kɑzd/
- cease/sis/
- cell/sɛl/
- cent/sɛnt/
- chaise/ʃeɪz/
- chalk/tʃɔk/
- chance/tʃæns/
- change/tʃeɪndʒ/
- changed/tʃeɪndʒd/
- charge/tʃɑɹdʒ/
- chart/tʃɑɹt/
- check/tʃɛk/
- chief/tʃif/
- child/tʃaɪld/
- choice/tʃɔɪs/
- choose/tʃuz/
- church/tʃɝtʃ/
- cite/saɪt/
- claim/kleɪm/
- claims/kleɪmz/
- class/klæs/
- clause/klɔz/
- clean/klin/
- clear/klɪɹ/
- click/klɪk/
- climb/klaɪm/
- close/kloʊz/
- closed/kloʊzd/
- clothe/kloʊð/
- clothes/kloʊðz/
- club/klʌb/
- coach/koʊtʃ/
- coast/koʊst/
- code/koʊd/
- cold/koʊld/
- comb/koʊm/
- conch/kɑŋk/
- cool/kul/
- core/kɔɹ/
- corps/kɔɹ/
- cost/kɑst/
- costs/kɑsts/
- count/kaʊnt/
- course/kɔɹs/
- court/kɔɹt/
- crime/kɹaɪm/
- cross/kɹɔs/
- cruise/kɹuz/
- crumb/kɹʌm/
- cup/kʌp/
- cut/kʌt/
2 syllables · 146 words
- cajole/kəˈdʒoʊl/
- calling/ˈkɔlɪŋ/
- callous/ˈkæləs/
- campaign/kæmˈpeɪn/
- campus/ˈkæmpəs/
- cancer/ˈkænsɚ/
- candid/ˈkændəd/
- candour/ˈkændɚ/
- captain/ˈkæptən/
- career/kɚˈɪɹ/
- carried/ˈkæɹid/
- carry/ˈkæɹi/
- cases/ˈkeɪsəz/
- cashflow/ˈkæʃˌfloʊ/
- castle/ˈkæsəl/
- caustic/ˈkɑstɪk/
- censure/ˈsɛnʃɚ/
- center/ˈsɛntɚ/
- central/ˈsɛntɹəl/
- centre/ˈsɛntɚ/
- chairman/ˈtʃɛɹmən/
- challenge/ˈtʃæləndʒ/
- champagne/ʃæmˈpeɪn/
- changes/ˈtʃeɪndʒəz/
- channel/ˈtʃænəl/
- chaos/ˈkeɪɑs/
- chapter/ˈtʃæptɚ/
- chasm/ˈkæzəm/
- children/ˈtʃɪldɹən/
- china/ˈtʃaɪnə/
- chocolate/ˈtʃɔklət/
- choir/ˈkwaɪɚ/
- christian/ˈkɹɪstʃən/
- christmas/ˈkɹɪsməs/
- chronic/ˈkɹɑnɪk/
- circuit/ˈsɝkət/
- cities/ˈsɪtiz/
- city/ˈsɪti/
- civil/ˈsɪvəl/
- classes/ˈklæsəz/
- classic/ˈklæsɪk/
- classroom/ˈklæsˌɹum/
- clearly/ˈklɪɹli/
- client/ˈklaɪənt/
- climate/ˈklaɪmət/
- coffee/ˈkɑfi/
- cogent/ˈkoʊdʒənt/
- collapse/kəˈlæps/
- colleague/ˈkɑliɡ/
- college/ˈkɑlɪdʒ/
- cologne/kəˈloʊn/
- colonel/ˈkɝnəl/
- color/ˈkʌlɚ/
- column/ˈkɑləm/
- combine/kəmˈbaɪn/
- coming/ˈkʌmɪŋ/
- commence/kəˈmɛns/
- commend/kəˈmɛnd/
- comment/ˈkɑmɛnt/
- comments/ˈkɑmɛnts/
- commit/kəˈmɪt/
- common/ˈkɑmən/
- commute/kəˈmjut/
- compare/kəmˈpɛɹ/
- compared/kəmˈpɛɹd/
- compile/kəmˈpaɪl/
- complaint/kəmˈpleɪnt/
- complete/kəmˈplit/
- complex/ˈkɑmplɛks/
- compound/ˈkɑmpaʊnd/
- compress/kəmˈpɹɛs/
- comprise/kəmˈpɹaɪz/
- compute/kəmˈpjut/
- concede/kənˈsid/
- conceive/kənˈsiv/
- concept/ˈkɑnsɛpt/
- concert/ˈkɑnsɚt/
- conclude/kənˈklud/
- condemn/kənˈdɛm/
- condone/kənˈdoʊn/
- conduct/ˈkɑndəkt/
- confer/kənˈfɝ/
- conference/ˈkɑnfɹəns/
- confine/kənˈfaɪn/
- confirm/kənˈfɝm/
- conflate/kənˈfleɪt/
- conflict/ˈkɑnflɪkt/
- conform/kənˈfɔɹm/
- confound/kɑnˈfaʊnd/
- congress/ˈkɑŋɡɹəs/
- conscience/ˈkɑnʃəns/
- conscious/ˈkɑnʃəs/
- consent/kənˈsɛnt/
- consist/kənˈsɪst/
- console/ˈkɑnsoʊl/
- constant/ˈkɑnstənt/
- constrain/kənˈstɹeɪn/
- constraint/kənˈstɹeɪnt/
- construct/kənˈstɹʌkt/
- construe/kənˈstɹu/
- consult/kənˈsʌlt/
- consume/kənˈsum/
- contact/ˈkɑnˌtækt/
- contempt/kənˈtɛmpt/
- content/ˈkɑntɛnt/
- contest/ˈkɑntɛst/
- context/ˈkɑntɛkst/
- contract/ˈkɑnˌtɹækt/
- contrast/ˈkɑntɹæst/
- contrite/kənˈtɹaɪt/
- control/kənˈtɹoʊl/
- convene/kənˈvin/
- converse/ˈkɑnvɚs/
- convert/kənˈvɝt/
- convict/ˈkɑnvɪkt/
- convince/kənˈvɪns/
- copy/ˈkɑpi/
- correct/kɚˈɛkt/
- costume/kɑˈstum/
- cosy/ˈkoʊzi/
- council/ˈkaʊnsəl/
- countries/ˈkʌntɹiz/
- country/ˈkʌntɹi/
- county/ˈkaʊnti/
- couple/ˈkʌpəl/
- coupon/ˈkuˌpɔn/
- coursework/ˈkɔɹsˌwɝk/
- cover/ˈkʌvɚ/
- covered/ˈkʌvɚd/
- craven/ˈkɹeɪvən/
- crayon/ˈkɹeɪˌɑn/
- crazy/ˈkɹeɪzi/
- create/kɹiˈeɪt/
- credit/ˈkɹɛdət/
- critique/kɹəˈtik/
- croissant/kɹəˈsɑnt/
- crucial/ˈkɹuʃəl/
- cryptic/ˈkɹɪptɪk/
- cuisine/kwɪˈzin/
- culture/ˈkʌltʃɚ/
- cumin/ˈkjumɪn/
- cupboard/ˈkʌbɚd/
- curtail/kɚˈteɪl/
- cushion/ˈkʊʃən/
- customs/ˈkʌstəmz/
- cycle/ˈsaɪkəl/
3 syllables · 112 words
- calendar/ˈkæləndɚ/
- calories/ˈkælɚiz/
- candidate/ˈkændədeɪt/
- capable/ˈkeɪpəbəl/
- capital/ˈkæpətəl/
- capricious/kəˈpɹɪʃəs/
- caramel/ˈkæɹəməl/
- carrier/ˈkæɹiɚ/
- castigate/ˈkæstəˌɡeɪt/
- catalyst/ˈkætələst/
- causation/ˌkɔˈzeɪʃən/
- cavalry/ˈkævəlɹi/
- century/ˈsɛntʃɚi/
- chaotic/keɪˈɑtɪk/
- character/ˈkɛɹɪktɚ/
- characters/ˈkæɹəktɚz/
- chemical/ˈkɛməkəl/
- chemistry/ˈkɛməstɹi/
- chipotle/tʃɪˈpoʊtleɪ/
- circulate/ˈsɝkjəˌleɪt/
- circumscribe/ˌsɝkəmˈskɹaɪb/
- circumspect/ˈsɝkəmˌspɛkt/
- circumstance/ˈsɝkəmˌstæns/
- circumvent/ˌsɝkəmˈvɛnt/
- citation/saɪˈteɪʃən/
- citizen/ˈsɪtəzən/
- clandestine/klænˈdɛstɪn/
- clarify/ˈklɛɹəˌfaɪ/
- classify/ˈklæsəˌfaɪ/
- coalesce/ˌkoʊəˈlɛs/
- coherent/koʊˈhɪɹənt/
- cohesion/koʊˈhiʒən/
- coincide/ˌkoʊɪnˈsaɪd/
- collection/kəˈlɛkʃən/
- comfortable/ˈkʌmftɚbəl/
- commercial/kəˈmɝʃəl/
- commission/kəˈmɪʃən/
- committed/kəˈmɪtɪd/
- committee/kəˈmɪti/
- companies/ˈkʌmpəˌniz/
- company/ˈkʌmpəˌni/
- compelling/kəmˈpɛlɪŋ/
- compensate/ˈkɑmpənˌseɪt/
- competence/ˈkɑmpətɪns/
- compiler/kəmˈpaɪlɚ/
- complacent/kəmˈpleɪsənt/
- complement/ˈkɑmpləmənt/
- completed/kəmˈplitəd/
- completely/kəmˈplitli/
- compliance/kəmˈplaɪəns/
- compliant/kəmˈplaɪənt/
- component/kəmˈpoʊnənt/
- compromise/ˈkɑmpɹəˌmaɪz/
- computer/kəmˈpjutɚ/
- concentrate/ˈkɑnsənˌtɹeɪt/
- conclusion/kənˈkluʒən/
- concurrent/kənˈkɝənt/
- condition/kənˈdɪʃən/
- conditions/kənˈdɪʃənz/
- conducive/kənˈdusɪv/
- confidence/ˈkɑnfədəns/
- confident/ˈkɑnfədənt/
- conjecture/kənˈdʒɛktʃɚ/
- connoisseur/ˌkɑnəˈsɝ/
- consensus/kənˈsɛnsəs/
- consequence/ˈkɑnsəkwəns/
- consequent/ˈkɑnsəkwənt/
- consider/kənˈsɪdɚ/
- considered/kənˈsɪdɚd/
- consignment/kənˈsaɪnmənt/
- consonant/ˈkɑnsənənt/
- constitute/ˈkɑnstəˌtut/
- construction/kənˈstɹʌkʃən/
- constructive/kənˈstɹʌktɪv/
- consumption/kənˈsʌmpʃən/
- contentious/kənˈtɛnʃəs/
- continue/kənˈtɪnju/
- continued/kənˈtɪnjud/
- continues/kənˈtɪnjuz/
- contradict/ˌkɑntɹəˈdɪkt/
- contrary/ˈkɑntɹɛɹi/
- contribute/kənˈtɹɪbjut/
- conundrum/kəˈnʌndɹəm/
- convenient/kənˈvinjənt/
- conversely/ˈkɑnvɚsli/
- conversion/kənˈvɝʒən/
- conviction/kənˈvɪkʃən/
- copious/ˈkoʊpiəs/
- corporate/ˈkɔɹpɚət/
- correspond/ˌkɔɹəˈspɑnd/
- corridor/ˈkɔɹədɚ/
- corruption/kɚˈʌpʃən/
- counselor/ˈkaʊnsəlɚ/
- countryside/ˈkʌntɹiˌsaɪd/
- courier/ˈkɝiɚ/
- courteous/ˈkɝtiəs/
- created/kɹiˈeɪtəd/
- creative/kɹiˈeɪtɪv/
- credential/kɹɪˈdɛnʃəl/
- credible/ˈkɹɛdəbəl/
- credulous/ˈkɹɛdʒələs/
- critical/ˈkɹɪtɪkəl/
- culminate/ˈkʌlmɪˌneɪt/
- culpable/ˈkʌlpəbəl/
- cultivate/ˈkʌltəˌveɪt/
- cultural/ˈkʌltʃɚəl/
- currency/ˈkɝənsi/
- currently/ˈkɝəntli/
- cursory/ˈkɝsɚi/
- customer/ˈkʌstəmɚ/
- customers/ˈkʌstəmɚz/
- cynical/ˈsɪnɪkəl/
4 syllables · 54 words
- cacophony/kæˈkɑfəni/
- cancellation/ˌkænsəˈleɪʃən/
- capacity/kəˈpæsəti/
- category/ˈkætəˌɡɔɹi/
- ceremony/ˈsɛɹəˌmoʊni/
- charismatic/kɛɹɪzˈmætɪk/
- chicanery/ʃɪˈkeɪnɚi/
- coefficient/ˌkoʊəˈfɪʃənt/
- collaborate/kəˈlæbɚˌeɪt/
- collaborative/kəˈlæbɹətɪv/
- collateral/kəˈlætɚəl/
- commensurate/kəˈmɛnsɚət/
- commodity/kəˈmɑdəti/
- communicate/kəˈmjunəˌkeɪt/
- community/kəˈmjunəti/
- comparable/ˈkɑmpɚəbəl/
- comparative/kəmˈpɛɹətɪv/
- comparison/kəmˈpɛɹəsən/
- compassionate/kəmˈpæʃənət/
- compatible/kəmˈpætəbəl/
- compendium/kəmˈpɛndiəm/
- compensation/ˌkɑmpənˈseɪʃən/
- competition/ˌkɑmpəˈtɪʃən/
- competitor/kəmˈpɛtətɚ/
- complexity/kəmˈplɛksəti/
- comprehension/ˌkɑmpɹiˈhɛnʃən/
- comprehensive/ˌkɑmpɹiˈhɛnsɪv/
- concentration/ˌkɑnsənˈtɹeɪʃən/
- conceptual/kənˈsɛptʃuəl/
- concurrency/kənˈkɝənsi/
- confidential/ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
- conscientious/ˌkɑnʃiˈɛnʃəs/
- consequently/ˈkɑnsəkwəntli/
- conservation/ˌkɑnsɚˈveɪʃən/
- considerate/kənˈsɪdɚət/
- consolidate/kənˈsɑlɪˌdeɪt/
- conspicuous/kənˈspɪkjuəs/
- contemplative/kənˈtɛmplətɪv/
- contingency/kənˈtɪndʒənsi/
- controversial/ˌkɑntɹəˈvɝʃəl/
- controversy/ˈkɑntɹəˌvɝsi/
- conventional/kənˈvɛnʃənəl/
- convivial/kənˈvɪviəl/
- convoluted/ˈkɑnvəˌlutəd/
- cooperate/koʊˈɑpɚˌeɪt/
- coordinate/koʊˈɔɹdənət/
- correlation/ˌkɔɹəˈleɪʃən/
- correspondence/ˌkɔɹəˈspɑndəns/
- corroborate/kɚˈɑbɚˌeɪt/
- criteria/kɹaɪˈtɪɹiə/
- criterion/kɹaɪˈtɪɹiən/
- criticism/ˈkɹɪtɪˌsɪzəm/
- cumulative/ˈkjumjələtɪv/
- curriculum/kɚˈɪkjələm/
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