Difference between revisions of "Orchard - orchid"
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| − | These are two words that may look as if they sound alike, but they do not. (They are not [[homophone]]s.) Both have the stress on the first syllable, but they are pronounced differently. | + | These are two words that may look as if they sound alike, but they do not. (They are '''heterophones''', not [[homophone]]s.) Both have the stress on the first syllable, but they are pronounced differently. |
| − | *'''orchard''' (the name of a group of fruit trees growing in one place) is pronounced with a 'soft' '-ch-', as in 'chest' or 'chest': 'ORT-shurd' {{IPA| | + | *'''orchard''' (the name of a group of fruit trees growing in one place) is pronounced with a '[[Hard (consonant)|soft]]' '-ch-', as in 'chest' or 'chest': 'ORT-shurd' {{IPA|ˈɔː<sup>r</sup> tʃɜ<sup>r</sup>d}} |
| − | *'''orchid''' (one of a large family of flowering plants, the ''Orchideae'') is pronounced with a hard '-ch-' (the Greek letter | + | *'''orchid''' (one of a large family of flowering plants, the ''Orchideae'') is pronounced with a [[Hard (consonant)|hard]] '-ch-' (the Greek letter χ, 'chi'): 'OR-kid', {{IPA|ˈɔ<sup>r</sup> kɪd}} |
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Latest revision as of 23:39, 17 April 2015
Beware!
These are two words that may look as if they sound alike, but they do not. (They are heterophones, not homophones.) Both have the stress on the first syllable, but they are pronounced differently.
- orchard (the name of a group of fruit trees growing in one place) is pronounced with a 'soft' '-ch-', as in 'chest' or 'chest': 'ORT-shurd' IPA: /ˈɔːr tʃɜrd/
- orchid (one of a large family of flowering plants, the Orchideae) is pronounced with a hard '-ch-' (the Greek letter χ, 'chi'): 'OR-kid', IPA: /ˈɔr kɪd/
