Words starting with C (Page 1 of 3)

300 words, each linking to its full pronunciation page — casual-American respell, IPA, audio, and the connected-speech rules at play.

cab KAB
cabbage KA-buhj
cabin KA-buhn
cabinet KA-buh-nuht
cabinets KA-buh-nuhts
cactus KAK-tuhs
cafeteria ka-fuh-TEE-ree-uh
cage KAYJ
cake KAYK
cakes KAYKS
calculated KAL-kyuh-lay-tuhd
california ka-luh-FORN-yuh
call KAHL
called KAHLD
calligraphy kuh-LIH-gruh-fee
calling KAH-luhng
calls KAHLZ
calm KAHM
calming KAH-muhng
calmly KAHM-lee
calories KA-luh-reez
camaraderie ka-muh-RAH-duh-ree
came KAYM
camels KA-muhlz
camera KAM-ruh
cameras KA-muh-ruhz
camouflage KA-muh-flahzh
camp KAMP
campaign kam-PAYN
campaigned kam-PAYND
campaigns kam-PAYNZ
campus KAM-puhs
can kuhn
can't KANT
cancel KAN-suhl
canceled KAN-suhld
cancelled KAN-suhld
cancer KAN-ser
candid KAN-duhd
candidates KAN-duh-dayts
candles KAN-duhlz
candy KAN-dee
canned KAND
cannot KA-naht
canvas KAN-vuhs
canyon KAN-yuhn
cap KAP
capable KAY-puh-buhl
capacity kuh-PA-suh-tee
capital KA-puh-tuhl
caps KAPS
captain KAP-tuhn
capture KAP-cher
captured KAP-cherd
captures KAP-cherz
car KAR
caramelized KAIR-uh-muh-lahyzd
carbon KAR-buhn
card KARD
cardiovascular kar-dee-oh-VA-skyuh-ler
cards KARDZ
care KAIR
career kuh-REER
careers kuh-REERZ
careful KAIR-fuhl
carefully KAIR-fuh-lee
caricature KAIR-ih-kuh-chuur
carpet KAR-puht
carpool KAR-pool
carries KAIR-eez
carry KAIR-ee
cart KART
carved KARVD
carves KARVZ
cascades ka-SKAYDZ
case KAYS
cases KAY-suhz
cash KASH
cashier ka-SHEER
casserole KA-suh-rohl
cast KAST
caster KA-ster
castle KA-suhl
casual KA-zhoo-uhl
casually KA-zhuh-lee
cat kat
catalysts KA-tuh-luhsts
catch KACH
categorize KA-tuh-guh-rahyz
caterpillar KA-ter-pih-ler
cattle KA-tuhl
caught KAHT
cause KAHZ
caused KAHZD
causes KAH-zuhz
causing KAH-zuhng
cautious KAH-shuhs
cautiously KAH-shuh-slee
cave KAYV
caves KAYVZ
cease SEES
ceasefire SEES-fahy-er
ceiling SEE-luhng
celebrate SEH-luh-brayt
celebrated SEH-luh-bray-tuhd
celebrates SEH-luh-brayts
celebrating SEH-luh-bray-tuhng
celebration seh-luh-BRAY-shuhn
cell SEHL
cells SEHLZ
censorship SEHN-ser-shihp
center SEHN-ter
central SEHN-truhl
cents SEHNTS
century SEHN-chuh-ree
ceo see-ee-OH
ceramic suh-RA-muhk
cereal SEER-ee-uhl
ceremony SEH-ruh-moh-nee
certain SUR-tuhn
certainly SUR-tuhn-lee
certificate ser-TIH-fuh-kuht
certification sur-tuh-fuh-KAY-shuhn
certified SUR-tuh-fahyd
certify SUR-tuh-fahy
chain CHAYN
chains CHAYNZ
chair CHAIR
chalk CHAHK
challenge CHA-luhnj
challenged CHA-luhnjd
challenges CHA-luhn-juhz
challenging CHA-luhn-juhng
championship CHAM-pee-uhn-shuhp
chance CHANS
chandler CHAND-ler
chanel shuh-NEHL
change CHAYNJ
changed CHAYNJD
changes CHAYN-juhz
changing CHAYN-juhng
channel CHA-nuhl
channels CHA-nuhlz
chaotic kay-AH-tuhk
chapter CHAP-ter
chapters CHAP-terz
character KEH-ruhk-ter
characterized KA-ruhk-tuh-rahyzd
characters KA-ruhk-terz
charge CHARJ
charged CHARJD
charger CHAR-jer
charges CHAR-juhz
charity CHEH-ruh-tee
charles CHARLZ
chart CHART
chased CHAYST
cheap CHEEP
check CHEHK
checkbook CHEHK-buuk
checked CHEHKT
checker CHEH-ker
checking CHEH-kuhng
checkout CHEHK-owt
checkpoint CHEHK-poynt
checks CHEHKS
checkup CHEH-kuhp
cheer CHEER
cheered CHEERD
cheering CHEER-uhng
cheese CHEEZ
cheeses CHEE-zuhz
cheetah CHEE-tuh
chef SHEHF
chemical KEH-muh-kuhl
chemicals KEH-muh-kuhlz
chemistry CHEH-muh-stree
cherry CHAIR-ee
chess CHEHS
chew CHOO
chicago shuh-KAH-goh
chicken CHIH-kuhn
chickens CHIH-kuhnz
chief cheef
child CHAHYLD
childhood CHAHYLD-huud
children CHIHL-druhn
chip CHIHP
chips CHIHPS
chirp CHURP
chocolate CHAH-kluht
choice CHOYS
choices CHOY-suhz
choir KWAHY-er
choke CHOHK
cholesterol kuh-LEH-stuh-rohl
choose CHOOZ
choosing CHOO-zuhng
chopped CHAHPT
choreography kor-ee-AH-gruh-fee
chores CHORZ
chorus KOR-uhs
chose CHOHZ
chronic KRAH-nuhk
chrysalis KRIH-suh-luhs
chunk CHUHNGK
church CHURCH
cinema SIH-nuh-muh
cinematography suh-nuh-muh-TAH-gruh-fee
cinnamon SIH-nuh-muhn
circle SUR-kuhl
circles SUR-kuhlz
circulation surk-yuh-LAY-shuhn
circulatory SUR-kyuh-luh-tor-ee
circumstances SUR-kuhm-stan-suhz
citation sahy-TAY-shuhn
cite SAHYT
cited SAHY-tuhd
cities SIH-teez
citizen SIH-tuh-zuhn
citizens SIH-tuh-zuhnz
city SIH-tee
city's SIH-teez
civic SIH-vuhk
civil SIH-vuhl
claim KLAYM
claimed KLAYMD
claims KLAYMZ
clam KLAM
clarification klair-uh-fuh-KAY-shuhn
clarify KLAIR-uh-fahy
clarity KLA-ruh-tee
class KLAS
classes KLA-suhz
classic KLA-suhk
classical KLA-suh-kuhl
classmate KLAS-mayt
classroom KLAS-room
clause KLAHZ
clay KLAY
clean KLEEN
cleaned KLEEND
cleaning KLEE-nuhng
cleanup KLEEN-uhp
clear KLEER
cleared KLEERD
clearly KLEER-lee
cleats KLEETS
clerk KLURK
clever KLEH-ver
clicking KLIH-kuhng
client KLAHY-uhnt
clients KLAHY-uhnts
cliff KLIHF
climate KLAHY-muht
climb KLAHYM
climbed KLAHYMD
climbing KLAHY-muhng
clinic KLIH-nuhk
clinical KLIH-nuh-kuhl
clips KLIHPS
clock KLAHK
clogged KLAHGD
cloning KLOH-nuhng
close KLOHZ
closed KLOHZD
closely KLOH-slee
closer KLOH-ser
closet KLAH-zuht
closing KLOH-zuhng
closure KLOH-zher
cloth KLAHTH
clothes KLOHZ
clothing KLOH-dhuhng
cloud KLOWD
clouds KLOWDZ
cloudy KLOW-dee
clown KLOWN
club KLUHB
clubs KLUHBZ
clues KLOOZ
co KOH
coach KOHCH
coalition koh-uh-LIH-shuhn
coast KOHST
coastal KOH-stuhl
coastline KOHST-lahyn
coat KOHT
coats KOHTS
code KOHD
coding KOH-duhng
coffee KAH-fee
coin KOYN
cold KOHLD
collaborated kuh-LA-buh-ray-tuhd
collaboration kuh-la-buh-RAY-shuhn
collaborations kuh-la-buh-RAY-shuhnz
collaborative kuh-LA-buh-ruh-tuhv
colleague KAH-leeg
colleagues KAH-leegz