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'''Pronunciation''' is the way in which [[word]]s or [[name]]s are spoken or '''pronounced'''.

'''Pronunciation''' is the way in which [[word]]s or [[name]]s are spoken or '''pronounced'''.

Some languages have fixed rules of pronunciation.  For example, in [[French]], the same [[letter]]s and [[syllable]]s are almost invariably pronounced the same way whenever they occur.  In [[English]], however, letters can be pronounced in many different ways.  For example, there are approximately twenty-five different [[vowel]] sounds, which can be conveyed by only five vowels (or six if '''Y''' is counted), and the combination ''''ough'''' can be pronounced at least nine different ways.<ref>As in rough, through, thorough, bough, cough, dough, thought, though, and hiccough.</ref>

Some languages have fixed rules of pronunciation.  For example, in [[French]], the same [[letter]]s and [[syllable]]s are almost invariably pronounced the same way whenever they occur.  In [[English]], however, letters can be pronounced in many different ways.  For example, there are approximately twenty-five different [[vowel]] sounds, which can be conveyed by only five vowels (or six if '''Y''' is counted), and the combination ''''ough'''' can be pronounced at least eight different ways.<ref>As in rough, through, bough, cough, dough, thought, though, and hiccough.</ref>

Dictionaries use various [[notation]] systems and sometimes esoteric [[symbol]]s to convey how a word is pronounced.

Dictionaries use various [[notation]] systems and sometimes esoteric [[symbol]]s to convey how a word is pronounced.