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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 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