Liste exhaustive de 500+ mots anglais courants dont la prononciation est piégeuse ======

===== SECTION 1 : VOYELLES TROMPEUSES (prononciation ≠ orthographe) =====

==== Mots en "ai" prononcés [e] ou [ɪ] ====

  - 1. said [sed] - pas [seɪd]
  - 2. says [sez] - pas [seɪz]
  - 3. again [əˈɡen] - pas [əˈɡeɪn]
  - 4. against [əˈɡenst]
  - 5. mountain [ˈmaʊntɪn] - "ai" = [ɪ]
  - 6. fountain [ˈfaʊntɪn]
  - 7. captain [ˈkæptɪn]
  - 8. certain [ˈsɜːtən]
  - 9. curtain [ˈkɜːtən]
  - 10. Britain [ˈbrɪtən]

==== Mots en "a" ou "any/eny" prononcés [e] ====

  - 11. any [ˈeni] - pas [ˈæni]
  - 12. many [ˈmeni] - pas [ˈmæni]
  - 13. Thames [temz] - la rivière à Londres

==== Mots en "ee" ou "ea" courts ====

  - 14. been [bɪn] - pas [biːn]
  - 15. coffee [ˈkɒfi] / [ˈkɔːfi]
  - 16. toffee [ˈtɒfi]

==== Mots en "o" prononcés [ʌ] ====

  - 17. come [kʌm] - pas [koʊm]
  - 18. some [sʌm]
  - 19. done [dʌn]
  - 20. none [nʌn]
  - 21. one [wʌn]
  - 22. once [wʌns]
  - 23. love [lʌv]
  - 24. dove [dʌv] (la colombe) - vs [doʊv] (plongé)
  - 25. above [əˈbʌv]
  - 26. glove [ɡlʌv]
  - 27. shove [ʃʌv]
  - 28. oven [ˈʌvən]
  - 29. cover [ˈkʌvə]
  - 30. discover [dɪˈskʌvə]
  - 31. mother [ˈmʌðə]
  - 32. brother [ˈbrʌðə]
  - 33. other [ˈʌðə]
  - 34. another [əˈnʌðə]
  - 35. nothing [ˈnʌθɪŋ]
  - 36. something [ˈsʌmθɪŋ]
  - 37. month [mʌnθ]
  - 38. Monday [ˈmʌndeɪ]
  - 39. money [ˈmʌni]
  - 40. honey [ˈhʌni]
  - 41. won [wʌn]
  - 42. son [sʌn]
  - 43. ton [tʌn]
  - 44. front [frʌnt]
  - 45. among [əˈmʌŋ]
  - 46. stomach [ˈstʌmək]
  - 47. London [ˈlʌndən]
  - 48. onion [ˈʌnjən]
  - 49. worry [ˈwʌri] / [ˈwɜːri]

==== Mots en "oo" courts [ʊ] ====

  - 50. book [bʊk] - pas [buːk]
  - 51. look [lʊk]
  - 52. took [tʊk]
  - 53. cook [kʊk]
  - 54. good [ɡʊd]
  - 55. wood [wʊd]
  - 56. foot [fʊt]
  - 57. stood [stʊd]
  - 58. understood [ˌʌndəˈstʊd]
  - 59. childhood [ˈtʃaɪldhʊd]
  - 60. neighborhood [ˈneɪbəhʊd]

==== Mots en "oo" ou "ou" prononcés [ʌ] ====

  - 61. blood [blʌd] - pas [bluːd]
  - 62. flood [flʌd]

==== Mots en "u" prononcés [ʊ] ====

  - 63. put [pʊt] - pas [pʌt]
  - 64. push [pʊʃ]
  - 65. pull [pʊl]
  - 66. full [fʊl]
  - 67. bull [bʊl]
  - 68. bullet [ˈbʊlɪt]
  - 69. bush [bʊʃ]
  - 70. cushion [ˈkʊʃən]

==== Mots en "i" ou "y" prononcés [ɪ] ====

  - 71. pretty [ˈprɪti] - pas [ˈpriːti]
  - 72. city [ˈsɪti]
  - 73. pity [ˈpɪti]
  - 74. fifty [ˈfɪfti]
  - 75. busy [ˈbɪzi]
  - 76. business [ˈbɪznəs]
  - 77. build [bɪld]
  - 78. built [bɪlt]
  - 79. guilt [ɡɪlt]
  - 80. biscuit [ˈbɪskɪt]
  - 81. minute [ˈmɪnɪt] (temps) - vs [maɪˈnjuːt] (minuscule)

==== Mots en "o" prononcés [ə] ou [ɪ] ====

  - 82. women [ˈwɪmɪn] - pas [ˈwoʊmen]
  - 83. woman [ˈwʊmən]

===== SECTION 2 : LE SON "EA" (très instable) =====

==== "ea" prononcé [e] ====

  - 84. bread [bred] - pas [briːd]
  - 85. dead [ded]
  - 86. head [hed]
  - 87. lead [led] (le métal) - vs [liːd] (mener)
  - 88. read [red] (passé) - vs [riːd] (présent)
  - 89. ready [ˈredi]
  - 90. already [ɔːlˈredi]
  - 91. spread [spred]
  - 92. thread [θred]
  - 93. tread [tred]
  - 94. instead [ɪnˈsted]
  - 95. steady [ˈstedi]
  - 96. heavy [ˈhevi]
  - 97. heaven [ˈhevən]
  - 98. weather [ˈweðə]
  - 99. feather [ˈfeðə]
  - 100. leather [ˈleðə]
  - 101. measure [ˈmeʒə]
  - 102. pleasure [ˈpleʒə]
  - 103. treasure [ˈtreʒə]
  - 104. breakfast [ˈbrekfəst]
  - 105. breast [brest]
  - 106. breath [breθ]
  - 107. death [deθ]
  - 108. health [helθ]
  - 109. wealth [welθ]
  - 110. stealth [stelθ]
  - 111. sweat [swet]
  - 112. sweater [ˈswetə]
  - 113. threat [θret]
  - 114. weapon [ˈwepən]
  - 115. meadow [ˈmedəʊ]
  - 116. jealous [ˈdʒeləs]
  - 117. pleasant [ˈplezənt]
  - 118. peasant [ˈpezənt]

==== "ea" prononcé [eɪ] (exceptions) ====

  - 119. great [ɡreɪt]
  - 120. break [breɪk]
  - 121. steak [steɪk]

==== "ea" prononcé [ɜː] ====

  - 122. earth [ɜːθ]
  - 123. early [ˈɜːli]
  - 124. learn [lɜːn]
  - 125. heard [hɜːd]
  - 126. search [sɜːtʃ]
  - 127. pearl [pɜːl]

==== "ea" prononcé [ɪə] ====

  - 128. hear [hɪə]
  - 129. near [nɪə]
  - 130. fear [fɪə]
  - 131. year [jɪə]
  - 132. dear [dɪə]
  - 133. tear [tɪə] (larme) - vs [teə] (déchirer)

==== Autres "ea" ====

  - 134. idea [aɪˈdɪə]
  - 135. area [ˈeəriə]
  - 136. create [kriˈeɪt]

===== SECTION 3 : LE "OUGH" (cauchemar absolu) =====

  - 137. though [ðəʊ] - rime avec "go"
  - 138. although [ɔːlˈðəʊ]
  - 139. dough [dəʊ]
  - 140. through [θruː] - rime avec "too"
  - 141. throughout [θruːˈaʊt]
  - 142. thought [θɔːt] - rime avec "bought"
  - 143. brought [brɔːt]
  - 144. fought [fɔːt]
  - 145. bought [bɔːt]
  - 146. sought [sɔːt]
  - 147. ought [ɔːt]
  - 148. tough [tʌf] - rime avec "stuff"
  - 149. rough [rʌf]
  - 150. enough [ɪˈnʌf]
  - 151. cough [kɒf] / [kɔːf]
  - 152. trough [trɒf]
  - 153. bough [baʊ] - branche d'arbre

===== SECTION 4 : CONSONNES MUETTES =====

==== "k" muet au début ====

  - 154. know [nəʊ]
  - 155. knew [njuː]
  - 156. knowledge [ˈnɒlɪdʒ]
  - 157. knee [niː]
  - 158. kneel [niːl]
  - 159. knife [naɪf]
  - 160. knit [nɪt]
  - 161. knock [nɒk]
  - 162. knot [nɒt]

==== "w" muet ====

  - 163. write [raɪt]
  - 164. wrote [rəʊt]
  - 165. written [ˈrɪtən]
  - 166. wrong [rɒŋ] / [rɔːŋ]
  - 167. answer [ˈɑːnsə] / [ˈænsər]
  - 168. sword [sɔːd]
  - 169. two [tuː]
  - 170. who [huː]
  - 171. whom [huːm]
  - 172. whose [huːz]
  - 173. whole [həʊl]
  - 174. wrap [ræp]
  - 175. wrist [rɪst]
  - 176. wrestle [ˈresəl]

==== "t" muet ====

  - 177. listen [ˈlɪsən]
  - 178. fasten [ˈfɑːsən]
  - 179. castle [ˈkɑːsəl] / [ˈkæsəl]
  - 180. whistle [ˈwɪsəl]
  - 181. Christmas [ˈkrɪsməs]
  - 182. often [ˈɒfən] - "t" parfois prononcé
  - 183. soften [ˈsɒfən]
  - 184. ballet [ˈbæleɪ]
  - 185. buffet [ˈbʊfeɪ] / [bəˈfeɪ]
  - 186. mortgage [ˈmɔːɡɪdʒ]

==== "l" muet ====

  - 187. could [kʊd]
  - 188. would [wʊd]
  - 189. should [ʃʊd]
  - 190. walk [wɔːk]
  - 191. talk [tɔːk]
  - 192. chalk [tʃɔːk]
  - 193. half [hɑːf] / [hæf]
  - 194. calf [kɑːf] / [kæf]
  - 195. calm [kɑːm]
  - 196. palm [pɑːm]
  - 197. salmon [ˈsæmən]
  - 198. folk [fəʊk]
  - 199. yolk [jəʊk]
  - 200. colonel [ˈkɜːnəl] - prononcé comme "kernel"

==== "d" muet ====

  - 201. Wednesday [ˈwenzdeɪ]
  - 202. handsome [ˈhænsəm]
  - 203. handkerchief [ˈhæŋkətʃɪf]
  - 204. sandwich [ˈsænwɪdʒ] / [ˈsænwɪtʃ]
  - 205. grandfather [ˈɡrænfɑːðə]
  - 206. grandmother [ˈɡrænmʌðə]

==== "b" muet ====

  - 207. climb [klaɪm]
  - 208. comb [kəʊm]
  - 209. bomb [bɒm]
  - 210. thumb [θʌm]
  - 211. dumb [dʌm]
  - 212. numb [nʌm]
  - 213. plumber [ˈplʌmə]
  - 214. debt [det]
  - 215. doubt [daʊt]
  - 216. subtle [ˈsʌtəl]

==== "g" muet ====

  - 217. sign [saɪn]
  - 218. design [dɪˈzaɪn]
  - 219. foreign [ˈfɒrən]
  - 220. campaign [kæmˈpeɪn]
  - 221. champagne [ʃæmˈpeɪn]

==== "s" muet ====

  - 222. island [ˈaɪlənd]
  - 223. aisle [aɪl]

==== "p" muet ====

  - 224. receipt [rɪˈsiːt]
  - 225. psychology [saɪˈkɒlədʒi]
  - 226. pneumonia [njuːˈməʊniə]
  - 227. cupboard [ˈkʌbəd]
  - 228. raspberry [ˈrɑːzbəri]

==== "h" muet (parfois) ====

  - 229. honest [ˈɒnɪst]
  - 230. hour [aʊə]
  - 231. honor [ˈɒnə]
  - 232. heir [eə]
  - 233. vehicle [ˈviːɪkəl] - "h" prononcé mais faible
  - 234. exhibition [ˌeksɪˈbɪʃən]

===== SECTION 5 : "CH" NON STANDARD =====

==== "ch" = [k] ====

  - 235. school [skuːl]
  - 236. chemistry [ˈkemɪstri]
  - 237. character [ˈkærəktə]
  - 238. chaos [ˈkeɪɒs]
  - 239. stomach [ˈstʌmək]
  - 240. ache [eɪk]
  - 241. headache [ˈhedeɪk]
  - 242. architect [ˈɑːkɪtekt]
  - 243. Christmas [ˈkrɪsməs]
  - 244. choir [ˈkwaɪə]
  - 245. chord [kɔːd]
  - 246. echo [ˈekəʊ]
  - 247. orchestra [ˈɔːkɪstrə]
  - 248. scheme [skiːm]
  - 249. technical [ˈteknɪkəl]

==== "ch" = [ʃ] ====

  - 250. machine [məˈʃiːn]
  - 251. chef [ʃef]
  - 252. chic [ʃiːk]
  - 253. parachute [ˈpærəʃuːt]
  - 254. moustache [məˈstɑːʃ]
  - 255. brochure [ˈbrəʊʃə]

===== SECTION 6 : DIPHTONGUES SURPRENANTES =====

==== "ei/eigh" = [eɪ] ====

  - 256. eight [eɪt]
  - 257. weight [weɪt]
  - 258. neighbor [ˈneɪbə]
  - 259. weigh [weɪ]
  - 260. sleigh [sleɪ]
  - 261. freight [freɪt]

==== "ei/ie" variable ====

  - 262. either [ˈaɪðə] (UK) / [ˈiːðər] (US)
  - 263. neither [ˈnaɪðə] (UK) / [ˈniːðər] (US)
  - 264. receive [rɪˈsiːv]
  - 265. ceiling [ˈsiːlɪŋ]
  - 266. believe [bɪˈliːv]
  - 267. piece [piːs]
  - 268. field [fiːld]
  - 269. yield [jiːld]

==== "igh" = [aɪ] ====

  - 270. high [haɪ]
  - 271. height [haɪt] - **attention, pas [heɪt]**
  - 272. light [laɪt]
  - 273. night [naɪt]
  - 274. right [raɪt]
  - 275. might [maɪt]
  - 276. sight [saɪt]
  - 277. fight [faɪt]
  - 278. flight [flaɪt]
  - 279. tight [taɪt]
  - 280. bright [braɪt]

===== SECTION 7 : VOYELLES RÉDUITES (schwa [ə]) =====

  - 281. about [əˈbaʊt]
  - 282. above [əˈbʌv]
  - 283. around [əˈraʊnd]
  - 284. along [əˈlɒŋ]
  - 285. apart [əˈpɑːt]
  - 286. awake [əˈweɪk]
  - 287. away [əˈweɪ]
  - 288. tonight [təˈnaɪt]
  - 289. today [təˈdeɪ]
  - 290. tomorrow [təˈmɒrəʊ]
  - 291. together [təˈɡeðə]
  - 292. potato [pəˈteɪtəʊ]
  - 293. tomato [təˈmɑːtəʊ]
  - 294. banana [bəˈnɑːnə]
  - 295. America [əˈmerɪkə]
  - 296. family [ˈfæməli]
  - 297. chocolate [ˈtʃɒklət]
  - 298. different [ˈdɪfrənt]
  - 299. interest [ˈɪntrəst]
  - 300. camera [ˈkæmrə]

===== SECTION 8 : ACCENTUATION TROMPEUSE =====

==== Accent sur 2e syllabe ====

  - 301. hotel [həʊˈtel]
  - 302. police [pəˈliːs]
  - 303. machine [məˈʃiːn]
  - 304. guitar [ɡɪˈtɑː]
  - 305. balloon [bəˈluːn]
  - 306. cartoon [kɑːˈtuːn]
  - 307. kangaroo [ˌkæŋɡəˈruː]
  - 308. bamboo [bæmˈbuː]
  - 309. shampoo [ʃæmˈpuː]
  - 310. taboo [təˈbuː]

==== Verbe vs nom (accent différent) ====

  - 311. present : [prɪˈzent] (verbe) vs [ˈprezənt] (nom)
  - 312. record : [rɪˈkɔːd] (verbe) vs [ˈrekɔːd] (nom)
  - 313. address : [əˈdres] (verbe) vs [ˈædres] (nom)
  - 314. produce : [prəˈdjuːs] (verbe) vs [ˈprɒdjuːs] (nom)
  - 315. import : [ɪmˈpɔːt] (verbe) vs [ˈɪmpɔːt] (nom)
  - 316. export : [ɪkˈspɔːt] (verbe) vs [ˈekspɔːt] (nom)
  - 317. object : [əbˈdʒekt] (verbe) vs [ˈɒbdʒɪkt] (nom)
  - 318. subject : [səbˈdʒekt] (verbe) vs [ˈsʌbdʒɪkt] (nom)
  - 319. conflict : [kənˈflɪkt] (verbe) vs [ˈkɒnflɪkt] (nom)
  - 320. content : [kənˈtent] (satisfait) vs [ˈkɒntent] (contenu)

===== SECTION 9 : MOTS TRÈS BIZARRES =====

  - 321. people [ˈpiːpəl] - pas [ˈpeopəl]
  - 322. have [hæv] - pas [heɪv]
  - 323. give [ɡɪv] - pas [ɡaɪv]
  - 324. live [lɪv] (verbe) vs [laɪv] (adjectif/adverbe)
  - 325. eye [aɪ] - pas [iː]
  - 326. buy [baɪ]
  - 327. guy [ɡaɪ]
  - 328. fruit [fruːt]
  - 329. suit [suːt] / [sjuːt]
  - 330. juice [dʒuːs]
  - 331. sew [səʊ] - coudre, rime avec "go"
  - 332. sow [səʊ] (semer) vs [saʊ] (truie)
  - 333. bow [bəʊ] (s'incliner) vs [baʊ] (arc, nœud)
  - 334. row [rəʊ] (ramer) vs [raʊ] (dispute)
  - 335. wind [wɪnd] (vent) vs [waɪnd] (enrouler)
  - 336. close [kləʊz] (fermer) vs [kləʊs] (proche)
  - 337. tear [tɪə] (larme) vs [teə] (déchirer)
  - 338. wound [wuːnd] (blessure) vs [waʊnd] (enrouler au passé)
  - 339. use [juːz] (verbe) vs [juːs] (nom)
  - 340. house [haʊs] (nom) vs [haʊz] (verbe : loger)
  - 341. mouth [maʊθ] (nom) vs [maʊð] (verbe)
  - 342. excuse [ɪkˈskjuːz] (verbe) vs [ɪkˈskjuːs] (nom)

===== SECTION 10 : VOYELLES LONGUES/COURTES TROMPEUSES =====

  - 343. food [fuːd] - long
  - 344. mood [muːd]
  - 345. soon [suːn]
  - 346. moon [muːn]
  - 347. spoon [spuːn]
  - 348. pool [puːl]
  - 349. cool [kuːl]
  - 350. boot [buːt]
  - 351. root [ruːt]

<note>vs voyelles courtes déjà vues (book, foot, good, etc.)</note>

===== SECTION 11 : "TH" - PRATIQUE INTENSIVE =====

==== "th" sonore [ð] ====

  - 352. the [ðə] / [ðiː]
  - 353. this [ðɪs]
  - 354. that [ðæt]
  - 355. these [ðiːz]
  - 356. those [ðəʊz]
  - 357. they [ðeɪ]
  - 358. them [ðem]
  - 359. their [ðeə]
  - 360. there [ðeə]
  - 361. then [ðen]
  - 362. than [ðæn]
  - 363. though [ðəʊ]
  - 364. father [ˈfɑːðə]
  - 365. mother [ˈmʌðə]
  - 366. brother [ˈbrʌðə]
  - 367. weather [ˈweðə]
  - 368. either [ˈaɪðə] / [ˈiːðər]
  - 369. neither [ˈnaɪðə] / [ˈniːðər]
  - 370. together [təˈɡeðə]
  - 371. other [ˈʌðə]
  - 372. another [əˈnʌðə]
  - 373. further [ˈfɜːðə]
  - 374. smooth [smuːð]
  - 375. breathe [briːð]
  - 376. bathe [beɪð]
  - 377. clothe [kləʊð]

==== "th" sourd [θ] ====

  - 378. think [θɪŋk]
  - 379. thank [θæŋk]
  - 380. thing [θɪŋ]
  - 381. three [θriː]
  - 382. thirty [ˈθɜːti]
  - 383. thousand [ˈθaʊzənd]
  - 384. Thursday [ˈθɜːzdeɪ]
  - 385. through [θruː]
  - 386. throw [θrəʊ]
  - 387. threat [θret]
  - 388. thick [θɪk]
  - 389. thin [θɪn]
  - 390. thief [θiːf]
  - 391. thought [θɔːt]
  - 392. thumb [θʌm]
  - 393. thunder [ˈθʌndə]
  - 394. therapy [ˈθerəpi]
  - 395. theory [ˈθɪəri]
  - 396. theme [θiːm]
  - 397. author [ˈɔːθə]
  - 398. athlete [ˈæθliːt]
  - 399. mathematics [ˌmæθəˈmætɪks]
  - 400. bath [bɑːθ]
  - 401. path [pɑːθ]
  - 402. math [mæθ]
  - 403. north [nɔːθ]
  - 404. south [saʊθ]
  - 405. mouth [maʊθ]
  - 406. youth [juːθ]
  - 407. truth [truːθ]
  - 408. tooth [tuːθ]
  - 409. teeth [tiːθ]
  - 410. breath [breθ]
  - 411. death [deθ]
  - 412. birth [bɜːθ]
  - 413


  - 492. horses [ˈhɔːsɪz]
  - 493. roses [ˈrəʊzɪz]
  - 494. churches [ˈtʃɜːtʃɪz]
  - 495. watches [ˈwɒtʃɪz]
  - 496. boxes [ˈbɒksɪz]
  - 497. dishes [ˈdɪʃɪz]
  - 498. pages [ˈpeɪdʒɪz]
  - 499. bridges [ˈbrɪdʒɪz]
  - 500. clothes [kləʊðz] - **attention à la prononciation**

===== BONUS - Mots particulièrement trompeurs =====

  - 1. entrepreneur [ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː]
  - 2. rendezvous [ˈrɒndɪvuː]
  - 3. lingerie [ˈlænʒəri]
  - 4. croissant [ˈkrwæsɒŋ]
  - 5. lettuce [ˈletɪs]
  - 6. cabbage [ˈkæbɪdʒ]
  - 7. sausage [ˈsɒsɪdʒ]
  - 8. village [ˈvɪlɪdʒ]
  - 9. garage [ˈɡærɑːʒ] / [ɡəˈrɑːʒ]
  - 10. marriage [ˈmærɪdʒ]
  - 11. carriage [ˈkærɪdʒ]
  - 12. courage [ˈkʌrɪdʒ]
  - 13. image [ˈɪmɪdʒ]
  - 14. damage [ˈdæmɪdʒ]
  - 15. manage [ˈmænɪdʒ]
  - 16. language [ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ]
  - 17. anxious [ˈæŋkʃəs]
  - 18. conscious [ˈkɒnʃəs]
  - 19. delicious [dɪˈlɪʃəs]
  - 20. precious [ˈpreʃəs]

===== Stratégies d'apprentissage recommandées =====

  - Groupez par patterns similaires et apprenez-les ensemble
  - Créez des cartes [[apu:lecons:langues:universel:methodes:anki:start|Anki]] avec prononciation audio
  - Pratiquez avec des paires minimales (ex: live/leave, ship/sheep)
  - Utilisez Forvo.com ou YouGlish.com pour entendre des natifs
  - Enregistrez-vous et comparez avec des natifs
  - Concentrez-vous d'abord sur les 100 premiers mots (les plus fréquents)
  - Révisez régulièrement les mots qui vous posent le plus de problèmes

<note>Cette liste couvre les principaux pièges phonétiques de l'anglais pour les francophones !</note>

J'ai utilisé : - ===== pour les titres de niveau 1 - - pour les listes à puces - **texte** pour le texte en gras - <note> pour mettre en évidence la note finale