What words have the GH sound?

It is also occasionally pronounced [ə], such as in Edinburgh. When gh occurs at the beginning of a word in English, it is pronounced /ɡ/ as in “ghost”, “ghastly”, “ghoul”, “ghetto”, “ghee” etc.

Can GH sound like P?

In what English word (which is not a proper name) is “gh” pronounced as “p”? The more common alternative spelling of this word does indeed render the sound using the letter “p.” But the “gh” spelling is still common enough to be listed in dictionaries, and to get hundreds of thousands of Google hits.

What is GH doing in so many English words?

It’s a blight, a thoroughly tough plight, enough to make you want to fight … or laugh. There are so many ways to pronounce, or not pronounce, the English “gh,” almost none of which have anything to do with the usual “g” or “h” sound.

What does the word GH mean in German?

That back-of-the-throat fricative (written as /x/ in the International Phonetic Alphabet) is found in German, and if you look for the German counterpart of English “gh” words, you will often find the sound there: light… licht, night… nacht, eight… acht, high… hoch, neighbor… nachbar, though… doch.

What are three consonant sounds that start with the letter ch?

CH makes three sounds in English: most commonly /tʃ/: chair, child, church, & catch, march, watch. It also makes a /k/ sound in words of Greek origin: character, Christian, chorus, chronological. Sometimes it has the /ʃ/ (‘sh’) sound in words of French origin like champagne or machine. 2. GH is pronounced /g/ at the beginning of words like ghost.

Are there any Greek words that make a k sound?

It also makes a /k/ sound in words of Greek origin: character, Christian, chorus, chronological. Sometimes it has the /ʃ/ (‘sh’) sound in words of French origin like champagne or machine. 2. GH is pronounced /g/ at the beginning of words like ghost.