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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 dʒ.
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)