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Daily wordsMots du 27 juil. 2026

Letters that stay silent

Ten words that are spelled with sounds nobody says.

Dix mots pour tous les jours, en anglais : rhythm, salmon, island, queue, genre, sword, subtle, debt, height, vehicle. Chacun avec sa prononciation et une phrase à dire à voix haute.

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    rhythm/ˈrɪðəm/nounA regular repeated pattern of sound or movement.No vowel letters in the second syllable, but there is a vowel sound.
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    salmon/ˈsæmən/nounA large pink fish that swims up rivers to breed.The 'l' is silent: SAM-un.
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    island/ˈaɪlənd/nounA piece of land with water all around it.The 's' is silent. It sounds exactly like 'eye-land'.
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    queue/kjuː/nounA line of people waiting for their turn.Four of the five letters do nothing. It is just 'kyoo'.
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    genre/ˈʒɑːnrə/nounA category of art or writing with a shared style.French: the 'g' is soft, like the 's' in 'measure'.
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    sword/sɔːrd/nounA weapon with a long metal blade.The 'w' is silent. It rhymes with 'board'.
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    subtle/ˈsʌtəl/adjectiveSo slight that it is hard to notice.The 'b' is silent: SUT-ul.
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    debt/det/nounMoney that you owe to someone.The 'b' is silent. It sounds like 'det'.
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    height/haɪt/nounHow tall something is.Ends in a hard 't' sound, not 'th'.
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    vehicle/ˈviːhɪkəl/Se dit aussi ˈviːɪkəl.nounA machine that carries people or goods on roads.The 'h' is silent: VEE-i-kul.