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j

English spelling: The IPA j symbol is usually spelled in English with the letter y.

The IPA j symbol is NEVER spelled in English with the letter j, except in foreign loanwords.
These are mainly German or Scandinavian words like jaeger, junker and fjord.
For the English letter j, see the IPA symbol .

The IPA j symbol is used with uː to write words like cute and tune. See juː.

 

Compare year and ear

year, ear

 

Words with the IPA j sound

year, yes, yet, yellow, youth, yard, yacht, yield, young,
beyond, yesterday, youthful, yoga, yogurt, Yankee
(Technically, the IPA j sound is not used for words like saying, paying, hiya, Fayal and betrayal, but the difference is very small.)

 

Words with a surprise IPA j sound

uniform, united, union, unique, university
(but not unable, uneven, unusual, unknown, unofficial, unformed, etc)

 

 

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