– American English Pronunciation –
– ( Letter I: Ic ) –
An alphabetical pronunciation guide of The Common Tongue — a.k.a. — American English Pronunciation, containing the phonetic spellings of a vast selection of common and not-so-common words in The English Language, with more words added daily.
.
The pronunciations are not Universal as there are many different dialects of The English Language — both world-wide, and through-out America. The pronunciations that are presented here are based upon a combination of both common usage and the most neutral accent used in The International Common Tongue.
Ic
Id . If . Ig . Il . Im . Ina-Inm . Inn-Inz . Io . Ip . Iq . Ir . Is . It
I
– The word for the letter “I” is pronounced simply as the long letter “i”
– /ai/ – /aiː/ –
Ice
– For this word, the “I” is pronounced like the “igh” combination, the “c” is soft, and the final “e” is silent
– /ighs/ – /ʌiːs/ –
Ice-Cream
– For this word, the “I” is pronounced like the “igh” combination, the “c” is soft, and the “e” is silent, then the “C” is hard, and the “ea” combination is pronounced simply like the single long letter “e”
– /IGHS-kreem/ – /ˈʌiːs.kɹiːm/ – Notice also that the stress is on the first syllable –
Iconic
– For this word, the “I” is long, the first “c” is hard, the “o” is short, the second “i” is an i-schwa and the final “c” is hard but is (often) stopped
– /ai-KAH-nih[k]/ – /aiː.ˈkɑ.nə(ɪ)[k]/ – Notice also that the stress is on the second syllable –
– ( American English Pronunciation – Letter I ) –
Jump To…
Aa . Bb . Cc . Dd . Ee . Ff . Gg . Hh . Ii . Jj . Kk . Ll . Mm . Nn . Oo . Pp . Qq . Rr . Ss . Tt . Uu . Vv . Ww . Xx . Yy . Zz
Numbers