Phonetic Elements

Word   Element   Phonetic Element
usage
type
a 6 English
Phonetic element /ɑ/ in English names (often in an unstressed position, as /ə/).
ay 1 English
Phonetic element /eɪ/ in English names.
bray English
Phonetic element /bɹeɪ/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as bray, brae or brai.
bry English
Phonetic element /bɹaɪ/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as bry or bri.
col English
Phonetic element /koʊl/ in English names.
da 1 English
Phonetic element /dɑ/ in English names (often in an unstressed final position or, in African-American names, an unstressed initial position, as /də/).
day English
Phonetic element /deɪ/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as day, dey or dai.
den 1 English
Phonetic element /dɛn/ in English names (often in an unstressed final position, as /dən/).
der 1 English
Phonetic element /dɜɹ/ in English names.
dy 1 English
Phonetic element /daɪ/ in English names.
ee English
Phonetic element /i/ in English names.
en 1 English
Phonetic element /ɛn/ in English names (often in an unstressed final position, as /ən/). It can be realized in spelling as on, en, an, and so on.
gray English
Phonetic element /gɹeɪ/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as gray or grey.
ja 4 English
Phonetic element /d͡ʒɑ/ in English names (typically African American, often in an unstressed initial position, as /d͡ʒə/).
jair English
Phonetic element /d͡ʒɛɹ/ or /d͡ʒæɹ/ or in English names. It can be realized in spelling as jair, jer or jar.
jay English
Phonetic element /d͡ʒeɪ/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as jay, jae, jai, and so on.
jaz English
Phonetic element /d͡ʒæz/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as jaz or jas.
jy English
Phonetic element /d͡ʒaɪ/ in English names.
ka 11 English
Phonetic element /kɑ/ in English names (often in an unstressed final position or, in African-American names, an unstressed initial position, as /kə/).
kay 1 English
Phonetic element /keɪ/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as kay, kae, kai, cay, and so on.
ker English
Phonetic element /kɜɹ/ in English names.
ky English
Phonetic element /kaɪ/ in English names.
la English
Phonetic element /lɑ/ in English names (often in an unstressed final position or, in African-American names, an unstressed initial position, as /lə/).
lay English
Phonetic element /leɪ/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as lay, ley or leigh.
lee English
Phonetic element /li/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as lee, ly, ley or leigh.
lene English
Phonetic element /lin/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as lene or leen.
ler 1 English
Phonetic element /lɜɹ/ in English names.
lyn English
Phonetic element /lɪn/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as lyn, lynn, lin, and so on.
mar English
Phonetic element /mɑɹ/ in English names.
mee English
Phonetic element /mi/ in English names.
meer English
Phonetic element /miɹ/ in English names.
my English
Phonetic element /maɪ/ in English names.
na 4 English
Phonetic element /nɑ/ in English names (often in an unstressed final position or, in African-American names, an unstressed initial position, as /nə/).
nay English
Phonetic element /neɪ/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as nay, nae, ne, and so on.
nee English
Phonetic element /ni/ in English names.
neen English
Phonetic element /nin/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as nene, nine or neen.
nees English
Phonetic element /nis/ in English names.
ny English
Phonetic element /naɪ/ in English names.
on 1 English
Phonetic element /ɑn/ in English names.
pay English
Phonetic element /peɪ/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as pay, pey or pai.
qua English
Phonetic element /kwɑ/ in English names (often in an unstressed final position or, in African-American names, an unstressed initial position, as /kwə/).
quan English
Phonetic element /kwɑn/ in English names (typically African American).
ra 3 English
Phonetic element /ɹɑ/ in English names (often in an unstressed final position or, in African-American names, an unstressed initial position, as /ɹə/).
ray English
Phonetic element /ɹeɪ/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as ray, rae or rai.
ree English
Phonetic element /ɹi/ in English names.
reek English
Phonetic element /ɹik/ in English names (typically African American). It can be realized in spelling as reek, riq, rique, and so on.
rees English
Phonetic element /ɹis/ in English names (typically African American). It can be realized in spelling as rese, reese or reece.
ron 1 English
Phonetic element /ɹɑn/ in English names.
ry English
Phonetic element /ɹaɪ/ in English names.
see English
Phonetic element /si/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as sey, cy, cie, and so on.
sha English
Phonetic element /ʃɑ/ in English names (often in an unstressed final position or, in African-American names, an unstressed initial position, as /ʃə/). It can be realized in spelling as sha or she (when unstressed).
shair English
Phonetic element /ʃɛɹ/ or /ʃæɹ/ or in English names. It can be realized in spelling as sher, cher, shar, and so on.
shay English
Phonetic element /ʃeɪ/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as shay, shae or shai.
shy English
Phonetic element /ʃaɪ/ in English names.
sky English
Phonetic element /skaɪ/ in English names.
son 1 English
Phonetic element /sʌn/ in English names (often in an unstressed final position, as /sən/).
ta 5 English
Phonetic element /tɑ/ in English names (often in an unstressed final position or, in African-American names, an unstressed initial position, as /tə/).
tay English
Phonetic element /teɪ/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as tay, tae, te, te', and so on.
ton English
Phonetic element /tʌn/ in English names (often in an unstressed final position, as /tən/ or /ʔən/).
tre English
Phonetic element /tɹeɪ/ in English names (typically African American, sometimes unstressed in the initial position, as /tɹə/). It can be realized in spelling as tre or tray.
ty English
Phonetic element /taɪ/ in English names.
vee English
Phonetic element /vi/ in English names.
von English
Phonetic element /vɑn/ in English names.
ya 8 English
Phonetic element /jɑ/ in English names (often in an unstressed final position or, in African-American names, an unstressed initial position, as /jə/).
zay English
Phonetic element /zeɪ/ in English names. It can be realized in spelling as zay, zae, xay, and so on.