ʔ
Common English words with this sound
glottal stop
A CEFR-graded selection of the most common words that include this phoneme, sorted by learner level (A1 first). Both GA and RP shown when they differ. Tap Listen for audio.
| Word | GA | RP | Level | Listen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| button | /ˈbʌʔn̩/ | /ˈbʌtn̩/ | A1 | |
| eaten | /ˈiʔn̩/ | /ˈiːtən/ | A1 | |
| forgotten | /fɚˈɡɑʔn̩/ | /fəˈɡɒtən/ | A1 | |
| gotten | /ˈɡɑʔn̩/ | /ˈɡɒtn̩/ | A1 | |
| mountain | /ˈmaʊnʔn̩/ | /ˈmaʊntɪn/ | A1 | |
| written | /ˈrɪʔn̩/ | /ˈrɪtn̩/ | A1 | |
| badminton | /ˈbædˌmɪnʔn̩/ | /ˈbædmɪntən/ | A2 | |
| captain | /ˈkæpʔn̩/ | /ˈkæptɪn/ | A2 | |
| certain | /ˈsɝʔn̩/ | /ˈsɜːtn̩/ | A2 | |
| certainly | /ˈsɝʔn̩li/ | /ˈsɜːtn̩li/ | A2 | |
| frighten | /ˈfraɪʔn̩/ | /ˈfraɪtn̩/ | A2 | |
| frightened | /ˈfraɪʔn̩d/ | /ˈfraɪtn̩d/ | A2 | |
| frightening | /ˈfraɪʔn̩ɪŋ/ | /ˈfraɪtn̩ɪŋ/ | A2 | |
| uncertain | /ˌʌnˈsɝʔn̩/ | /ˌʌnˈsɜːtn̩/ | A2 | |
| carton | /ˈkɑrʔn̩/ | /ˈkɑːtən/ | B1 | |
| cotton | /ˈkɑʔn̩/ | /ˈkɒtn̩/ | B1 | |
| curtain | /ˈkɝʔn̩/ | /ˈkɜːtn̩/ | B1 | |
| fountain | /ˈfaʊnʔn̩/ | /ˈfaʊntɪn/ | B1 | |
| kitten | /ˈkɪʔn̩/ | /ˈkɪtn̩/ | B1 | |
| mountaintop | /ˈmaʊnʔn̩ˌtɑp/ | /ˈmaʊntɪntɒp/ | B1 |