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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. The apostrophe is treated as the last letter of the alphabet, after Z.
For a pronunciation key, click on the blue "Catalogs" link below the article title.[e]
J = jây bird = Jây
jáckal
jáckáss
Jáckie either sex = Jácky male = Jácqui female
Jácques French *Zhák, *Zhàk
Jâcques Hattie = Jâke's
jacûzzi *jəkoôzy
Jâin religion = Jâne person, cf. Jêan, Jôan, Jûne
jalópy
jámb door = jám bread, rhyming with lámb
Jánet
*Jángo Djángo
Jânus
Japán
Jarreau *Jərô
Járrow
jásmíne = Jásmíne = Jásmin
jéalous *jélləss
Jêan = Gêne persons = gêne genetics, cf. Jâne person, Jeàn French male name *Zhà (nasal à)
Jeanétte cf. Jánet
Jêanie, Jêannie = gênie
jêans trousers = gênes genetics
Jehôvah's Wítness
jejûne
jéll = gél
jélly
Jemîma
jéopardy *jéppardy, cf. silent o in léopard (cf. Déf Léppard), Léonard = Lénnard
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
jínn, djínn demon = gín drink
jínx bad luck = jínks high jinks
Jô Josephine, usually = Jôe Joseph
Jôan *Jône; Jôan's = Jônes
Joánna -ôwá- cf. Diána -îyá-
Joánne -ôwán cf. Diáne -îyán
Jôannie = Jôni
jób work
Jôb person
jóckey *jóckie
jódhpurs *jódpers
Jôêy Joseph = jôey animal
Johánnesburg
jŏined participle, adjective
jŏint noun, adjective
Jón = Jóhn
Jônes = Jôan's
Jôseph *Jôzif
jöurnal
jöurney
Jŏyce makes a minimal pair with chŏice
Juàn ≈ òne
Jûdâísm or *Jûdêísm
júdge *júj
júdgment = júdgement, *jújment
judíciary *jû-díshary
Jûdith
Jûdy
jûice fruit *jûce, cf. deûce two, equal
jûkebox one word
jûke jŏint two words, first stressed
Jûlia
Jûlian makes a minimal pair with Gíllian
Jûlie
Jûliet traditionally has a schwa for the e, *Joôlyət, cf. French-style Juliétte
Julŷ month cf. Jûdy, Jûlie
júmpstart one word
jùnta or ú; or h-
jûry justice = Jeŵry Jew, cf. Dûry person, Neŵry town
jústíce = Jústis, cf. Mr Jústíce judge
Jústin
Justìne
Jûvenal
Juvenâlia
jûvenîle
juvenília