American English Phonetics

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C – /siː/

Caesar – /ˈsiːzər/

café – /kæˈfeɪ/

calamity – /kəˈlæmət̬i/

camouflage – /ˈkæməflɑːʒ/

canal – /kəˈnæl/

canary – /kəˈnɛri/

cancel – /ˈkænsl̩/

cancer – /ˈkænsər/

candidate – /ˈkændɪdeɪt/

canoe – /kəˈnuː/

capacious – /kəˈpeɪʃəs/

capitulate – /kəˈpɪt͡ʃəleɪt/

Capone – /kəˈpoʊn/

Capote – /kəˈpoʊt̬i/

caprice – /kəˈpriːs/

capsule – /ˈkæpsl̩/

carbon monoxide – /ˈkɑrbən məˈnɑːksaɪd/

carburetor – /ˈkɑrbəreɪt̬ər/

caricature – /ˈkɛrəkət͡ʃʊr/

carriage – /ˈkɛrɪd͡ʒ/

cashier (n/v) – /kæˈʃɪr/

cassette – /kəˈsɛt/

catastrophe – /kəˈtæstrəfi/

catechism – /ˈkæt̬əkɪzm̩/

caterpillar – /ˈkæt̬ərpɪlər/

cathedral – /kəˈθiːdrəl/

catholic – /ˈkæθ(ə)lɪk/

catholicism – /ˈkəˈθɑːləsɪz(ə)m/

cease – /siːs/

cello – /ˈt͡ʃɛloʊ/

Celt(ic) – /ˈkɛltɪk/

centrifugal – /sɛnˈtrɪfəgl̩/

cereals – /ˈsɪriəlz/

ceremonious – /sɛrɪˈmoʊniəs/

chalet – /ʃæˈleɪ/

chalk – /t͡ʃɑːk/

chamber – /ˈt͡ʃeɪmbər/

Chamberlain – /ˈt͡ʃeɪmbərlɪn/

chameleon – /kəˈmiːliən/

chamois – /ˈʃæmi/

champagne – /ʃæmˈpeɪn/

chancellor – /ˈt͡ʃænsl̩ər/

chandelier – /ʃændəˈlɪr /

chaos – /ˈkeɪɑːs/

chaperon (n/v) – /ˈʃæpəroʊn/

charade – /ʃəˈreɪd/

charlatan – /ˈʃɑrlətn̩/

Charlemagne – /ˈʃɑrləmeɪn/

Charlotte – /ˈʃɑrlət/

chasm – /ˈkæzm̩/

chassis – /ˈʃæsi/

chaste – /t͡ʃeɪst/

chastity – /ˈt͡ʃæstət̬i/

chauffeur – /ʃoʊˈfɜr/

chauvinism – /ˈʃoʊvənɪzm̩/

chemical – /ˈkɛmɪkl̩/

chemist – /ˈkɛmɪst/

cherish – /ˈt͡ʃɛrɪʃ/

cherub – /ˈt͡ʃɛrəb/

chestnut – /ˈt͡ʃɛsnʌt/

chic – /ʃiːk/

Chicago – /ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ/

Chile – /ˈt͡ʃɪli/

chimpanzee – /t͡ʃɪmpænˈziː/

chisel – /ˈt͡ʃɪzl̩/

chivalrous – /ˈʃɪvl̩rəs/

chocolate – /ˈt͡ʃɑːklət/

choir – /ˈkwaɪər/

cholera – /ˈkɑːlərə/

choose – /t͡ʃuːz/

chore – /t͡ʃɔr/

chorus – /ˈkɔrəs/

Christ – /kraɪst/

christen – /ˈkrɪsn̩/

Christendom – /ˈkrɪsn̩dəm/

Christian – /ˈkrɪst͡ʃən/

chronicle – /ˈkrɑːnɪkl̩/

circuit – /ˈsɜrkɪt/

circumstance – /ˈsɜrkəmstæns/

citadel – /ˈsɪt̬ədɛl/

clamor (n/v) – /ˈklæmər/

clandestine – /klænˈdɛstɪn/

clapboard – /ˈklæbərd/

cleanly – /ˈklɛnli/

Cleopatra – /kliːəˈpætrə/

clerk – /klɜrk/

cliche – /kliːˈʃeɪ/

client – /ˈklaɪənt/

Clive – /klaɪv/

close (n) – /kloʊz/

close (adj) – /kloʊs/

close (adv) – /kloʊs/

close (v) – /kloʊz/

closet – /ˈklɑːzɪt/

close-up (n)- /ˈkloʊsʌp/

cloth – /klɑːθ/

clothes – /kloʊz/

clover – /ˈkloʊvər/

cloves – /kloʊvz/

clumsy – /ˈklʌmzi/

coalesce – /koʊəˈlɛs/

cocaine – /koʊˈkeɪn(-oʊkræt)/

cocoa – /ˈkoʊkoʊ/

cognac – /ˈkoʊnjæk/

coincidence – /koʊˈɪnsɪdəns/

collar – /ˈkɑːlər/

collide – /kəˈlaɪd/

collier – /ˈkɑːliər/

colliery – /ˈkɑːliəri/

collision – /kəˈlɪʒn̩/

Cologne – /kəˈloʊn/

colon – /ˈkoʊlən/

colonel – /ˈkɜrnəl/

colony – /ˈkɑːləni/

color – /ˈkʌlər/

Colorado – /kɑːləˈrædoʊ (-ˈrɑːdoʊ)/

colt – /koʊlt/

combatant – /kəmˈbætn̩t/

comfort – /ˈkʌmfərt/

comfortable – /ˈkʌmftr̩bl̩/

commence – /kəˈmɛns/

commentary – /ˈkɑːməntɛri/

committee – /kəˈmɪt̬i/

company – /ˈkʌmpəni/

compass – /ˈkʌmpəs/

complex (adj) – /kɑːmˈplɛks (kəm-)/

complex (n) – /ˈkɑːmplɛks/

composition – /kɑːmpəˈzɪʃn̩/

comrade – /ˈkɑːmræd/

conceited – /kənˈsiːt̬ɪd/

concise – /kənˈsaɪs/

concord (n) – /ˈkɑːŋkɔrd/

concrete (n) – /ˈkɑːŋkriːt/

concrete (adj) – /ˈkɑːŋkriːt/

concur – /kəŋˈkɜr/

condolences – /kənˈdoʊlənsɪz/

congress – /ˈkɑːŋgrɛs (-grəs)/

congruent – /ˈkɑːŋgruənt/

conjurer – /ˈkɑːnd͡ʒər(ər)/

connoisseur – /kɑːnəˈsɜr (-ˈsʊr)/

conquer – /ˈkɑːŋkər/

conquest – /ˈkɑːŋkwɛst/

consequence – /ˈkɑːnsəkwɛns/

console (n) – /ˈkɑːnsoʊl/

conspiracy – /kənˈspɪrəsi /

conspirator – /kənˈspɪrət̬ər/

consul – /ˈkɑːnsl̩/

consulate – /ˈkɑːnsl̩ət/

contagious – /kənˈteɪd͡ʒəs/

controversial – /kɑːntrəˈvɜrziəl (-ʒl, -ʃl)/

controversy – /ˈkɑːntrəvɜrsi/

corps – /kɔr/

corpse – /kɔrps/

cosmopolitan – /kɑːzməˈpɑːlətən/

couch – /kaʊt͡ʃ/

cough (n/v) – /kɑːf/

counterfeit – /ˈkaʊntərfɪt/

country – /ˈkʌntri/

county – /ˈkaʊnti/

coup – /kuː/

couplet – /ˈkʌplət/

coupon – /ˈkuːpɑːn (kjuː-)/

courageous – /kəˈreɪd͡ʒəs/

courier – /ˈkɜriər/

courteous – /ˈkɜrt̬iəs/

courtesy – /ˈkɜrt̬əsi/

cover – /ˈkʌvər/

covert – /ˈkoʊvɜrt/

covet – /ˈkʌvət/

cowardice – /ˈkaʊərdɪs/

cradle – /ˈkreɪdl̩/

creator – /kriˈeɪt̬ər/

creature – /ˈkriːt͡ʃər/

credence – /ˈkrɪːdəns/

crevice – /ˈkrɛvɪs/

criterion- /kraɪˈtiːriən/

critic – /ˈkrɪtɪk/

critique – /krəˈtiːk/

crooked – /ˈkrʊkɪd/

crow – /kroʊ/

cruise – /kruːz/

crusade – /kruːˈseɪd/

Crusoe – /ˈkruːsoʊ/

cuckold – /ˈkʌkoʊld/

cuckoo – /ˈkuːkuː/

cucumber – /ˈkjuːkʌmbər/

cuisine – /kwɪˈziːn/

culprit – /ˈkʌlprɪt (-prət)/

cupboard – /ˈkʌbərd/

Curacao – /ˈkʊrəsaʊ/

curiosity – /kjʊriˈɑːsət̩i/

currant – /ˈkɜrənt/

current – /ˈkɜrənt/

curriculum – /kəˈrɪkjələm/

cursed (adj) – /ˈkɜrsɪd/

curts(e)y – /ˈkɜrtsi/

cushion – /ˈkʊʃn̩/

cussed – /ˈkʌst/

cylinder – /ˈsɪlɪndər/

Czar/Tsar – /zɑr/

Czech – /t͡ʃɛk/