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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 eight different ways.<ref>The number of ways varies according to accent as well as the variety of English, such as American, British, or Australian English.  Examples of the different ways are ''rough'', ''through'', ''bough'', ''cough'', ''dough'', ''thought'', ''though'', ''thorough'', 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 six different ways in most dialects of English, varying up to eight in certain dialects of English.<ref>The number of ways varies according to accent as well as the variety of English, such as American, British, or Australian English.  Examples of the different ways are ''rough'', ''through'', ''bough'', ''cough'', ''dough'', ''thought'', ''though'', ''thorough'', 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.