Hard Consonants (6):
Soft Consonants (6)
Tensed Consonants (6)
Aspirate (1)
Short Vowels (7):
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The j also occurs in combinations:
Long Vowels (6)
Double Vowels (4)
Triple vowels (6)
In the above r or qr or qq can be substiruted for q depending on the
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This list is made up of several, namely the 850 words of C. K. Ogden's "Basic English" and the 300 most frequent words in print, as listed by Steve Bett (in files on the saundspell forum), together with other words whose spelling might present problems. There were 1531 words at the last count. The current spelling is on the left and the new spelling on the right.
a (unstressed): q a (stressed): ee abattoir: abatwaa abdomen: abdowmen abhor: abhor abject: abdjekt able: eebql ablutions: abluusjqnz aborigines: aboridjiniiz about: qbaut above: qbcv abscess: abses absolutism: absoluutizqm absolve: abzolv absorb: abzorb abstemious: abstiimijcs abstruse: abstruus absurdity: absqrditi abysmal: abizmql accept: aksept accident: aksident accommodate: akomodeet accommodation: akomodeesjqn account: qkaunt acid: asid acme: akmi across: qkros act: akt activity: aktiviti addition: adisjqn adhective: adjektiv adhust: qdjcst advertisement: advqrtisment after: aaftq again: qgen against: qgeenst agreement: qgriiment air: eer aisle: ail all: ool allegro: alegrou alms: aamz almost: oolmoust along: qlong also: oolsou always: oolweez among: qmcng amount: qmaunt amusement: qmjuuzment an: an ancient: eensjent and: and angel: eendjel anger: angqr angle: angql angry: angri animals: animqlz annul: ancl annual: anjuwql another: ancjqr answer: aansqr ant: ant anxious: anksjcs any: eni apology: apolodji apostrophes: apostrofiz apparatus: apareetcs apple: apql appoint: qpoint approval: qpruuvql arch: artj are: ar argument: argjuument arm: arm army: armi around: qraund art: art as: az asked: aaskd at: at attack: qtak attempt: qtemt attendant(s): qtendqnt(s) attendance: qtendqns attention: qtensjqn attraction: qtraksjqn authority: ooxoriti automatic: ootomatik available: qveelqbql avoid: qvoid awake: qweek away: qwee awe: oo awesome: ooscm |
baby: beebi back: bak backing: baking bad: bad bag: bag bake: beek baking: beeking balance: balqns ball: bool ballet: balee banger: bangqr bank: bank bare: beer barrel: barel base: bees basically: beesikqli basin: beesin basket: baasket bass (fish): bas bass (deep): bees bath: baax be: bi bean: biin bear: beer beau: bou beautiful: bjuutifql beauty: bjuuti because: bikoz bed: bed bee: bii been: biin beer: biir beery: biiri Beethoven: Beethouven before: bifor beg: beg began: bigan behavior: biheevjur being: bijing belief: biliif bell: bel belly: beli below: biilou bent: bent berry: beri best: best better: betqr between: bitwiin big: big bigamy: bigqmi bigger: bigqr billow: bilou bird: bqrd birth: bqrx bit: bit bite: bait bitter: bitqr black: blak blade: bleed blood: blcd blow: blou blue: bluu board: bord boat: bout bobbin: bobin body: bodi boiling: boiling bomb: bom bone: boun boo: buu book: buk boot: buut booty: buuti both: boux bottle: botql bought: boot bouquet: boukee bow (bend down): bau bow (curve): bou box: boks boy: boi boys: boiz brain: breen brake: breek branch: braantj bras: braaz brass: braas breaches: briitjez bread: bred break: breek breath: brex breathe: briiy breeches: briitjez brick: brik bridge: bridj bright: brait British: Britisj broken: brouken brother: brcyqr brought: broot brown: braun brush: brcsj bubble; bcbql buck: bck bucket: bcket building: bilding bulb: bclb bull: bul burn: bqrn burst: bqrst bus: bcs bush: busj business: biznes but: bct butt: bct butter: bctqr button: bcton by: bai |
cafe: kafee cake: keek calcium: kalsijcm called: koold calm: kaam came: keem can: kan camera: kamerq canvas: kanvqs cars: karz card: kard care: keer carriage: karidj cart: kart castle: kaasql cat: kat catch: katj caught: koot cause: kooz cells: selz centre: sentqr cents: sents certain: sqrten chain: tjeen chalk: tjook chance: tjaans change: tjeendj chaos: kejos chatter: tjatqr chateau: sjatou cheap: tjiip cheer: tjiir cheese: tjiiz chemical: kemikql chest: tjest chew: tjuu chief: tjiif child: tjaild children: tjildren chin: tjin church: tjqrtj circle: sqrkql city: siti claim: kleem clean: kliin clear: kliir clerk: klark climb: klaim climber: klaimqr clime: klaim clock: klok cloth: klox clothe: klouy cloud: klaud co: kou coal: koul coarse: kors coat: kout coffee: kofi cold: kould collar: kolar collage: kolaadj college: koledj colony: koloni colour: kclqr comb: koum come: kcm comfort: kcmfqt comit: komit committee: komiti common: komon company: kcmpani comparison: komparison competition: kompetisjqn complete: kompliit completion: kompliisjqn complex: kompleks concede: konsiid conceive: konsiiv condemn: kondem condition: kondisjqn connection: koneksjqn conscious: konsjcs control: kontroul coo: kuu cook: kuk coop (birdhouse): kuup co-op (cooperative): kowop coot: kuut copper: kopqr copy: kopi cord: kord cork: kork cotton: koton cough: kof could: kud country: kcntri course: kors court: kort cover: kcvqr cow: kau crack: krak cream: kriim creamy: kriimi credit: kredit crime: kraim cruel: kruwel crumb: krcm crummy: krcmi crush: krcsj cry: krai cup: kcp current: kcrent curtain: kqrten curve: kqrv cushion: kusjqn cut: kct cute: kjuut |
dad: dad dam: dam damage: damidj damn: dam dance: daans danger: deendjqr dark: dark data: deetq date: deet daughter: dootqr dawn: doon day: dee days/daze: deez dead: ded dear: diir death: dex debt: det decision: disizjqn deep: diip defeat: difiit degree: digri delicate: delikqt dependent: dipendqnt desert (n. sands): dezqrt desert (n. award): diizqrt desert (v. leave): dizqrt design: dizain desire: dizair dessert: disqrt destruction: distrcksjqn detail: diteel determine: ditqrmin development: development dew: djuu dial: dajql did: did die: dai different: diferent difference: diferens difficult: difikclt digestion: daidjestjon dim: dim dimer: daimqr dimmer: dimqr dire: dair direction: daireksjqn dirty: dqrty discovery: diskcveri discretion: diskresjqn discussion: diskcsjqn disease: diziiz disgust: disgcst distance: distqns distribution: distribjuusjqn division: divizjqn do: du doddle: dodql does (acts): dcz does (deer): douz dog: dog doll: dol don't: doun't door: dor doubt: daut double: dcbql dough: dou dove (bird): dcv dove (dived): douv down: daun drain: dreen draw: droo drawer: droor dress: dres drink: drink drive: draiv driving: draiving drop: drop drove: drouv dry: drai duke: djuuk dull: dcl during: djuuring dust: dcst duty: djuuti dye: dai dyer: dajqr |
each: iitj ear: iir early: qrli earth: qrx east: iist eat: iit ebb: eb economics: ekonomiks edge: edj education: edjukeesjqn eel: iil effect: efekt egg: eg eiderdown: aidqrdaun eight: eet either: aiyqr elastic: elastik electric: elektrik eleven: eleven elite: eliit emit: iimit end: end engine: endjin England: Inglqnd English: Inglisj enough: iincf equal: iikwql error: erq ether: iixqr etiquette: etiket euphony: juufoni European: juropijqn even: iiven event: event eventual: eventjuwql ever: evqr every: evri ewe: juu example: egzaampql except: eksept exchange: ekstjeendj existence: egzistens expansion: ekspansjon experience: ekspirijens expert: ekspqrt eye: ai eyes: aiz |
face: fees fact: fakt fairy: feeri fall: fool false: fools family: famili famous: feemcs far: far farce: faas farcical: faasikql farm: farm farmer: farmqr fat: fat father: faayqr faught: foot fault: foolt fear: fiir feat: fiit feather: feyqr feeble: fiibql feeling: fiiling feet: fiit female: fiimeel ferry: feri fertile: fqrtail feud: fjuud fever: fiivqr few: fjuu fiction: fiksjqn field: fiild fight: fait find: faind fined: faind finger: fingqr fire: fair first: fqrst fish: fisj five: faiv fixed: fikst flag: flag flame: fleem flat: flat flight: flait floor: flor flour: flaur flower: flawqr fly: flai foe: fou fold: fould following: folowing food: fuud foolish: fuulish foot: fut for: for force: fors foreign: foren foreigner: forenqr fork: fork form: form fort: fort fortune: fortjuun forward: forwqd found: faund four: for fowl: faul frame: freem free: frii frequent (often): friikwqnt frequent (attend): frikwent friend: frend from: from front: frcnt fruit: fruut full: ful fuss: fcs future: fjuutjuur |
galaxy: galaksi gall: gool gallant: galant gallery: galeri garden: garden gem: djem general: djenerql get: get gibberish: djiberisj giddy: gidi gift: gift girl: gqrl give: giv glacier: glasiyqr/gleesiyqr glamour: glamqr glass: glaas glove: glcv gneiss: nais go: gou goat: gout going: gowing gold: gould goo: guu good: gud goose: guus got: got government: gcvqrnment grain: green grammar: gramar grand: grand grant: graant grass: graas grate: greet gravity: graviti grey: gree great: greet green: griin grip: grip group: gruup growth: groux guess: ges guide: gaid gull: gcl gum: gcm gun: gcn gypsy: djipsi |
had: had hair: heer hairy: heeri half: haaf halt: hoolt hammer: hamqr hand: hand handkerchief: hankqrtjiif hanging: hanging hanky: hanki happen: hapen happy: hapi harbour: harbqr hard: hard harmony: harmoni has: haz hat: hat hate: heet have: hav he: hi head: hed health: helx healthy: helxi hear: hiir heard: hqrd hearing: hiiring heart: hart hearth: harx heat: hiit heavens: hevenz heifer: hefqr held: held help: help her: hqr herd: hqrd here: hiir hero: hirou herring: hering high: hai him: him himself: himself his: hiz history: histori ho; hou hoe: hou hole: houl hollow: holou holt: hoult home: houm hood: hud hook: huk hope: houp horn: horn horse: hors hospital: hospital hour: aur houri: huuri house: haus how: hau however: hawevqr hull: hcl humour: hjuumor hurry: hcri hush: hcsj hut: hct hymn: him |
I: ai ice: ais idea: aidijq ideology: aidijolodji if: if ignition: ignisjqn ill: il important: importqnt impulse: impcls in: in incident: insident increase: inkriis industry: indcstri infer: infqr inferred: infqrd initial: inisjql ink: ink innate: ineet innocuous: inokjuwcs insect: insekt instrument: instruument insurance: insjurens interest: interest into: intu invalid (wrong): invalid invalid (one ill): invqlid inveigle: inveegql invention: invensjon ion: ajon iota: ajoutq iron: ajon ironic: aironik is: iz island: ailqnd it: it item: aitem its: its it's: it's jelly: djeli jet: djet Jew: Djuu Jewish: Djuwisj jewel: djuwel joey: Djowi join: djoin joke: djouk journey: djqrni judge: djcdj jump: djcmp just: djcst kaleidoscope: kalaidouskoup keep: kiip kettle: ketql key: ki kick: kik kind: kaind kindred: kindred kiss: kis knee: ni knew: nju knife: naif knoll: nol knot: not know: nou knowledge: nolidj |
label: leebql lack: lak lake: leek land: land language: langwidj large: lardj lark: lark last: laast late: leet later: leetqr latter: latqr laugh: laaf lavish: lavisj law: loo lazy: leezi lead (guide): liid lead (metal): led leaf: liif learn: lqrn learning: lqrning leather: leyqr leave: liiv left: left leg: leg Leicester: Lestqr leisure: lezjqr lend: lend less: les Lester: Lestqr let: let letter: letqr level: level lever: liivqr library: laibrqri life: laif lift: lift light: lait like: laik limb: lim limber: limbqr limit: limit line: lain lined: laind linen: linen lip: lip liquid: likwid list: list litany: litqni little: litql live (verb): liv live (adhective): laiv liver: livqr living: living loathe: louy lock: lok long: long look: luk looked: lukd loom: luum loon: luun loony: luuni loose: luus lore: lor lose: luuz loss: los lost: lost lot: lot loud: laud love: lcv low: lou loyal: lojql Luke: Luuk lull: lcl |
machine: masjiin made: meed magician: madjisjqn maid: meed make: meek male: meel malt: moolt maltreat: maltriit man: man manager: manadjqr many: meni map: map maple: meepql mark: mark market: market married: marid mass: mas match: matj material: matirijql matinee: matinee matter: matqr may: mee me: mi meal: miil means: miinz measure: mezjur meat: miit medical: medikql meet: miit meeting: miiting memory: memori men: men mention: mensjqn merry: meri metal: metql mews: mjuuz middle: midql might: mait mighty: maiti miles: mailz military: militari milk: milk mind: maind mine: main minute: minit mission: misjon mist: mist mite: mait mixed: mikst mnemonic: nemonik moderate (adjective): moderqt moderate (verb): modereet model: model modest: modest money: mcni monkey: mcnki month: mcnx moody: muudi moos; muuz moon: muun more: mor morning: morning most: moust mother: mcyqr motion: mousjqn mound: maund mountain: maunten mourn: moorn mouth: maux move: muuv mow: mou Mr (mister): Mr (mistqr) much: mctj mud: mcd muddy: mcdi mull: mcl muscle: mcsql muse: mjuuz music: mjuuzik must: mcst mute: mjuut my: mai |
nail: neel name: neem narrow: narou nation: neesjon natural: natjurql near: niir necessary: nesesari neck: nek need: niid needle: niidql neighbour: neebqr neither: naiyqr nerve: nqrv net: net never: nevqr new: nju news: njuuz newt: njuut next: nekst nice: nais Nice: niis niece: niis night: nait no: nou noise: noiz normal: normql north: norx nose: nouz not: not note: nout notice: noutis now: nau nowhere: noweer nu: nju null: ncl number (quantity): ncmbqr number (less feeling): ncmqr nut: nct |
o: ou observation: obzqrveesjon object: obdjekt odd: od of: ov off: of offer: ofqr office: ofis often: often oh: ou oil: oil old: ould omit: oumit on: on once: wcns one: wcn only: ounli ooze; uuz open: oupen operate: opereet operation: opereesjon opinion: opinjon opposite: oposit or: or orange: orindj order: ordqr organization: organaizeesjqn ornament: ornqment other: cyqr others: cyqrz our: aur out: aut ova: ouvq oven: cven over: ouvqr own: oun owner: ounqr |
page: peedj pain: peen paint: peent pair: peer palace: palqs palm: paam paper: peepqr parallel: parqlel parcel: parsel pare: peer parent: peerqnt parts: parts passion: pasjqn past: paast paste: peest payment: peement peace: piis pear: peer pearl: pqrl peer: piir pen: pen pencil: pensil people: piipql peril: peril person: pqrson pet: pet pew: pju pewter: pjuutqr physical: fizikql picture: piktjur pier: piir pierrot: pijerou pitcher: pitjqr pianos: pijanouz pig: pig pin: pin pipe: paip pirouette: piruwet place: plees plaid: plad plain: pleen plane: pleen plant: plaant plate: pleet play: plee please: pliiz pleasure: plezjur plough: plau plumber: plcmqr pocket: poket poet: powet point: point poison: poizon polish (shine): polisj polish (national): poulisj political: politikql politician: politisjqn pony: pouni poor: puur porter: portqr posh: posj position: pozisjqn possible: posibql post: poust postage: poustidj pot: pot potatoes: poteetouz powder: paudqr power: pawqr present (gift/now): prezent present (give): priizent pressure: presjur pretty: priti prevalent: prevqlent price: prais print: print prison: prizon private: praivit probable: probqbql proceed: prousiid process: prouses produce (output): prodjuus produce (make): proudjuus profit: profit project (noun): prodjekt project (verb): proudjekt property: propqrti prose: prouz protein: proutiin protest: proutest psychological: saikolodjikql public: pcblik pull: pul pump: pcmp punishment: pcnisjment purpose: pqrpcs push: pusj put: put putt: pct pyrrhic: pirik |
quality: kwoliti quarter: kwortqr queen: kwiin question: kwestjon queue: kju quick: kwik quiet: kwajet quite: kwait rail: reel rain: reen range: reendj rat: rat rate: reet ratio: reesjijou ration: rasjon raw: roo ray: ree reaction: rijaksjon read (present): riid read (past): red reading: riiding ready: redi real: riil reality: rijaliti really: riili reason: riizon receipt: resiit receive: resiiv record (noun): rekord record (verb): rikord refuse (waste): refjuus refuse (object): rifjuuz regime: rezjiim region: riidjon regret: rigret regular: regjular rein: reen reign: reen relation: releesjqn relevant: relevqnt relieve: reliiv religion: relidjon representative: reprezentativ request: rikwest respect (noun): respekt respect (verb): rispekt responsible: responsibql rest: rest reward: riword rhythm: riyqm rice: rais right: rait ring: ring river: rivqr road: roud roar: ror robber: robqr robin: robin rod: rod role: roul roll: roul roo: ru roof: ruuf room: ruum root/route: ruut rough: rcf round: raund row (noise): rau row (line): rou rue: ru rub: rcb rule: ruul run: rcn |
sad: sad safe: seef said: sed sail: seel salt: soolt same: seem sand: sand saw: soo say: see scale: skeel scarce: skeers scents: sents scherzo: skqrtzou school: skuul science: sajens scissors: sizqz screw: skru sea: si seat: siit second: sekond secret: siikret secretary: sekretari see: si seed: siid seem: siim seismograph: saizmougraaf seize: siiz selection: seleksjon self: self sells: selz send: send sense: sens sentence: sentens separate (adjective): sepqrqt separate (verb): sepqreet separation: sepqreesjon serious: siirics servant: sqrvqnt set: set seven: seven sever: sevqr several: severql sewer (one who sews): sowqr sewer (conduit): suwqr sex: seks shade: sjeed shake: sjeek shall: sjal shame: sjeem sharp: sjarp shave: sjeev she: sji sheep: shiip shelf: sjelf ship: sjip shirt: sjqrt shock: sjok shoddy: sjodi shoe: sju short: sjort shorten: sjorten should: sjud shoulder: sjouldqr show: sjou shut: sjct side: said siege: siidj sieve: siv sigh: sai sign: sain silent: sailent silhouette: siluwet silk: silk silly: sili silver: silvqr simple: simpql simply: simpli since: sins sister: sistqr size: saiz skin: skin skirt: skqrt sky: skai slav: slaav slave: sleev slavish: sleevisj sleep: sliip sleeve: sliiv slight: slait slip: slip slope: sloup slow: slou small: smool smash: smasj smell: smel smile: smail smoke: smouk smooth: smuuy |
snake: sneek sneeze: sniiz snow: snou so: sou soap: soup soar: sor soccer: sokqr society: sosajeti sock: sok socks: soks soft: soft soldier: soldjqr solid: solid some: scm sometimes: scmtaimz something: scmxing son: scn song: song soon: suun sore: sor sort: sort sound: saund soup: suup sour: saur south: saux sovreign: sovren sow (ewe): sau sow (seed): sou space: spees spade: speed spare: speer sparse: spars speak: spiik special: spesjql speech: spiitj sponge: spcndj spoon: spuun spring: spring square: skweer stage: steedj stake: steek stamp: stamp star: star start: start statement: steetment station: steesjqn steak: steek steam: stiim steel: stiil steeple: stiipql stem: stem step: step stick: stik sticky: stiki stiff: stif still: stil stitch: stitj stocking: stoking stomach: stcmqk stomp: stomp stone: stoun stop: stop store: stor storm: storm story: stori straight: street strange: streendj stray: stree street: striit stretch: stretj strong: strong structure: strcktjur study: stcdi sturdy: stqrdi substance: scbstans subject: scbdjekt such: sctj sudden: scden suede: sweed sugar: sjugar suggestion: scdjestjqn summer: scmqr sun: scn super: suupqr support: scport sure: sjuur surprise: sqrpraiz swam: swam swamp: swomp swastika: swostikq swayed: sweed swear: sweer sweet: swiit swim: swim symbol: simbol system: sistem systematic: sistematik |
table: teebql tail: teel take: teek talk: took tall: tool taste: teest taught: toot taut: toot tax: taks taxi: taksi teaching: tiitjing team: tiim tear (rip): teer tear (drop): tiir teeth: tiix teething: tiiying tell: tel tendency: tendensi terminal: tqrminql tern: tqrn test: test than: yan that: yat the (unstressed): yq the (stressed): yi theatre: xijetq their: yeer them: yem then: yen theory: xijori there: yeer these: yiiz they: yee thick: xik thin: xin thing: xing things: xingz think: xink this: yis those: youz though: you thought: xoot thread: xred three: xri throat: xrout through: xru thumb: xcm thunder: xcndqr thyme: taim ticket: tiket tight: tait till: til timer: taimqr times: taimz tin: tin tired: tajqd to: tu today: tudee toe: tou told: tould tolled: tould too: tu took: tuk together: tugeyqr tomb: tuum tomorrow: tumorou tongue: tcng tooth: tuux top: top tort: tort touch: tctj tow: tou towards: tuwordz town: taun trade: treed train: treen transport: tranzport tray: tree trick: trik trouble: trcbql troupe: truup trousers: trauzqrz true: tru truth: truux try: trai turn: tqrn turned: tqrnd twist: twist two: tu |
umbrella: cmbrelq under: cndqr undermine: cndqrmain unit: juunit unnatural: cnnatjurql unnecessary: cnnesesari until: cntil up: cp us: cz use (verb): juuz use (noun): juus used: juuzd using: juuzing usually: juuzjuwqli u-tube: ju-tjuub value: valju variable: veerijqbql vary: veeri vault: voolt veal: viil veil: veel verse: vqrs very: veri vessel: vesql vestige: vestidj viable: vaijqbql vicar: vikar vicious: visjcs view: vju villa: vilq village: vilidj violent: vajolent visual: vizjuwql vital: vaital voice: vois vow: vau |
waited: weeted waiting: weeting walk: wook wall: wool want: wont war: wor warm: woom warp: woop was: woz wash: wosj waste: weest watch: wotj water: wootqr wave: weev wax: waks way: wee ways: weez we: wi wear: weer weather: weyqr web: web wedding: weding week: wiik weigh: wee weight: weet weird: wiird well: wel went: went were: wqr west: west wet: wet what: wot wheel: wiil when: wen where: weer which: witj while: wail whinger: windjqr whip: wip whistle: wisql white: wait who: hu whoa: wowq whole: houl whooping: wuuping/huuping why: wai wide: waid will: wil wind (noun): wind wind (verb): waind wined: waind window: windou wine: wain wing: wing winger: wingqr winter: wintqr wire: wair wise: waiz witch: witj with: wiy without: wiyaut woe: wou woman: wumqn women: wimin won: wcn wonder: wcndqr woo: wu wood: wud wooed: wuud wool: wul word: wqrd words: wqrdz work: wqrk world: wqrld worm: wqrm would: wud wound (hurt): wuund wound (up/about): waund wow: wau write: rait writing: raiting wrong: rong x-ray: eks-ree xylophone: zailofoun yacht: yot yea: yee year: yir years: yirz yellow: yelou yes: yes yesterday: yestqrdee yet: yet you: yu young: ycng your: yor zebra: zebrq zoo: zu zoology: zuwolodji |