English spellings > Catalogs > J
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This page lists pronunciations of English words that begin with J. To see a different letter navigate with the table above.[e]
J = jây bird
Jáckie either sex = Jácky male = Jácqui female
Jâin religion = Jâne person, cf. Jêan, Jôan, Jûne
jalópy
jámb door = jám bread, rhyming with lámb
Jánet
Jânus
Japán
jéalous *jélləss
Jêan = Gêne persons = gêne genetics, cf. Jâne person
jêans trousers = gênes genetics
Jehôvah's Wítness
jéll shape = gél hair
jélly
jéopardy *jéppardy, cf. léopard, also silent o
Jéricho -kô
Jerôme
Jérry = Gérry
Jéssê = Jéssìê
Jêsus -z-
Jésûít -z-
jéttison
jétty
Jeŵ cf. Jûdaism
jeŵel stone cf. dûel fight = dûal two
jeŵeller *jûəler
jihád
jínx bad luck = jínks high jinks
Jô Josephine, usually = Jôe Joseph
Jôêy Joseph = jôey animal
Jôan cf. Jônes = Jôan's
Joánna
Joánne
jób work
Jôb person
jóckey *jóckie
jódphurs *jódpers
jöurnal
jöurney
Jûdâísm AmE *Jûdêísm
júdgement or júdgment: soft g
jûice fruit *jûce, cf. deûce two, equal
Jûlie
Jûliet traditionally has a schwa for the e, cf. French-style Juliétte
Julŷ
júmpstart one word
jùnta or ú or h-
jûry justice = Jeŵry Jew, cf. Dûry person, Neŵry town
Jûvenal
jûvenîle
