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J anet janet 'ʤænɪt / 'ʤænət

P eter peter 'pi:tə

g iraffe giraffe ʤə'ra:f

J apan japan ʤə'pæn

e lephant elephant 'elɪfənt / 'eləfənt

A nthony anthony 'æntəni

A mazon amazon 'æməzən

J emima jemima ʤɪ'maɪmə / ʤə'maɪmə

M ississippi mississippi mɪsɪ'sɪpi / mɪsə'sɪpi

The most common sound is represented by the symbol ə; and it is the only vowel important enough to be given its own name: the schwa.

The schwa (sometimes spelled shwa) is not only the most common vowel sound in weak syllables; it is by far the most common vowel sound in the whole of the English system. It is found:

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  at the start of words, just before the main stress;