Eu
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The sequence "eu" very reliably represents IPA phonetic sequence /juː/ or IPA phoneme /uː/, depending on the previous consonant. If the following consonant is "r" then it normally represents IPA phonetic sequence /jʊə/ or IPA phoneme /ʊə/.
At the beginning of the word "eu" sounds /juː/ or /jʊə/[edit | edit source]
- /juː/: eulogy, euphemism, euphoric
- /jʊə/: euro, Europe, European
After /b, f, g, h, k, m, p, v/ "eu" sounds /juː/ or /jʊə/[edit | edit source]
- /juː/: feudal, queue, therapeutic
- /jʊə/: heuristic
After /d, n, s, t, θ, z/ "eu" sounds /juː/,BrE /jʊə/,BrE /uː/AmE or /ʊə/AmE[edit | edit source]
- /juː,BrE uː/AmE: deuteronomy - manoeuvreBrE - neutral - neutron - pharmaceutical - pneumonia - pseudonym
- /jʊə,BrE ʊə/AmE: neuron, neurotic
After /dʒ, l, r, ʃ, tʃ, ʒ/ "eu" sounds /uː/ (or /ʊə/)[edit | edit source]
Other pronunciations[edit | edit source]
- amateur: /ˈæmətər, ˈæmətʃər/
- chauffeur: /ˈʃəʊfər, ʃəʊˈfɜrAmE/
- pasteurise,BrE pasteurize: /ˈpɑːstʃəraɪz,BrE ˈpæstʃəraɪzAmE/
Different syllables[edit | edit source]
- closeup - makeup - museum - reuse
Homophones[edit | edit source]
- queue - cue