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Words with multiple points of difference of pronunciation are in the table after this one. Accent-based differences are ignored. For example, Moscow is RP /ˈmɒskoʊ/ and GAm /ˈmɑːskaʊ/, but only the/oʊ/-/aʊ/ difference is highlighted here, since the /ɒ/-/ɑː/ difference is predictable from the accent. Also, tiara is listed with AmE /æ/; the marry–merry–Mary merger changes this vowel for many Americans. Some AmE types are listed as /ɒ/ where GAm merges to /ɑː/ .

BrE AmE Words
/æ/ /ɑː/ annato, Caracas, chiantiA2, GalapagosA2, GdańskA2, grappaA2, gulagA2, HanoiA2, JanA2 (male name, e.g. Jan Palach), KantA2, kebab, Las (placenames, e.g. Las Vegas),MafiaB2, MombasaA2, Natasha, Nissan, Pablo, pasta,B2 PicassoA2, ralentando, SanA2 (names outside USA; e.g. San Juan), SlovakA2, Sri LankaA2, Vivaldi, wigwamA2,YasserA2 (and A in many other foreign names and loanwords)
/iː/ /ɛ/ aesthete, anaesthetize, breveA2, catenaryA2, Daedalus, devolutionA2,B2, ecumenicalB2, epochA2, evolutionA2,B2, febrileA2, Hephaestus, KenyaB2, leverA2, methane,OedipusA2, (o)estrus, (o)estrogen, penalizeA2, predecessorA2, pyrethrinA2, senileA2, hygienic
/ɒ/ /oʊ/ Aeroflot, compost, homosexualB2, Interpol, Lod, pogrom, polkaB2, produce (noun), Rosh Hashanah, sconeA2,B2, shone, sojourn, trollB2, yogurt
/ɑː/ /æ/ (Excluding trap–bath split words) banana, khakiA2, morale, NevadaA2, scenarioA2, sopranoA2, Pakistani
/ɛ/ /iː/ CecilA2,B2, crematoriumA2, cretin, depot, inherentA2,B2, leisureA2, reconnoit(re/er)A2, zebraB2, zenithA2,B2
/æ/ /eɪ/ compatriot, patriotB2, patronise, phalanx, plait, repatriate, Sabine, satrapA2, basilA2 (plant)
/ɪ/ /aɪ/ dynasty, housewifery, idyll, livelongA2, long-livedA2, privacyB2, simultaneous, vicariousA2, vitamin. See also -ine.
/z/ /s/ AussieA2, blouse (noun), complaisantA2, crescent, diagnoseA2, erase, GlasgowA2, parse, valise, trans-A2,B2 (in some words)
/ɑː/ /eɪ/ amenA2, charadeB2, cicada, galaA2, promenadeA2, pro rata, tomato, stratum
/oʊ/ /ɒ/ codify, goffer, ogleA2, processor, progress (noun), slothA2,B2, wont A2, wroth
/ʌ/ /ɒ/ accomplice, accomplish, colanderB2, constableB2, Lombardy, monetaryA2, -mongerA2
/ɒ/ /ʌ/ hovelA2,B2, hover. Also the strong forms of these function words: anybodyA2 (likewise every-, some-, and no-), becauseA2,B2 (and clipping 'cos/'cause), ofA2, fromA2, wasA2, whatA2
(sounded) (silent) Beethoven, chthonicA2, herbA2 (plant), KnossosA2,B2, phthisicA2,B2, salveA2, solder
/ɑː(r)/ /ɜr/ Berkeley, Berkshire, clerk, Derby, Hertford. (The only AmE word with <er> = [ɑr] is sergeant).
/aɪ/ /iː/ eitherA2,B2, neitherA2,B2, Pleiades. See also -ine.
/iː/ /aɪ/ albino, migraineB2. Also the prefixes anti-A2, multi-A2, semi-A2 in loose compounds (e.g. in anti-establishment, but not in antibody). See also -ine.
/ə/ /ɒ/ Amazon, hexagon, octagon, paragon, pentagon, phenomenonA2, pythonA2
/iː/ /eɪ/ eta, beta, quayA2, theta, zeta
/aɪ/ /ɪ/ butylB2, divergeA2, minorityA2,B2, primer (schoolbook). See also -ine.
/ɛ/ /eɪ/ ateB2 ("et" is nonstandard in America), mêléeA2, chaise longue
/ɜːz/ /uːs/ Betelgeuse, chanteuse, chartreuseA2, masseuse
/eɪ/ /æ/ apricotA2, dahliaA2, digitalis, patentA2,B2, comrade
(silent) (sounded) medicineB2. See also -ary -ery -ory -bury, -berry
/ɒ/ /ə/ Amos, condom, Enoch
/ʃ/ /ʒ/ AsiaB2, PersiaB2, versionB2
/ə/ /oʊ/ boroughA2, thoroughA2, also place names such as EdinburghA2 (see also -ory and -mony)
/ɪr/ /ər/ chirrupA2, stirrupA2, sirupA2, squirrel
/siː/ /ʃ/ cassiaA2, CassiusA2, hessian
/tiː/ /ʃ/ consortium
/uː/ /juː/ couponA2, fuchsine, HoustonB2
/uː/ /ʊ/ boulevard, snooker, woofA2 (weaving)
/ɜː(r)/ /ʊr/ connoisseurA2, entrepreneurA2
/ɜː/ /oʊ/ föhnB2, MöbiusB2
/ə/ /eɪ/ DraconianA2, hurricaneB2
/eɪ/ /iː/ deityA2,B2, HeleneA2, IsraelA2
/juː/ /w/ iguana, jaguar, Nicaragua
/ɔː(r)/ /ər/ record (noun), stridorA2,B2
/ziː/ /ʒ/ Frasier, Parisian, Malaysia, Tunisia
/æ/ /ɒ/ twatB2
/ɒ/ /æ/ wrath
/ɑː/ /ət/ nougat
/ɑː/ /ɔː/ UtahA2,B2
/ɑː/ /ɔːr/ quarkA2,B2
/æ/ /ɛ/ femme fataleA2
/aɪ/ /eɪ/ Isaiah
/aʊ/ /uː/ nousA2
/ð/ /θ/ boothB2
/di/ /dʒi/ cordiality
/dʒ/ /ɡdʒ/ suggestA2
/eɪ/ /ɛ/ nonpareilA2
/eɪ/ /ə/ template
/eɪ/ /ət/ tourniquet
/ə(r)/ /ɑr/ MadagascarA2
/ə(r)/ /jər/ figureA2 for the verb
/ə/ /ɛ/ nonsense
/ɛ/ /ɑ/ envelopeA2,B2
/ɛ/ /ə/ Kentucky
/ə/ /æ/ trapeze
/ɜː(r)/ /ɛr/ errA2
/oʊ/ /ɒt/ HuguenotA2
/oʊ/ /aʊ/ MoscowA2
/oʊ/ /uː/ broochA2
/ɪ/ /iː/ pi(t)taB2, Tunisia
/iː/ /ɪ/ beenB2
/iːʃ/ /ɪtʃ/ nicheA2,B2
/jɜː/ /juː/ milieu
/juː/ /uː/ (Excluding words with predictable yod-dropping) barracuda, pumaA2
/ɔː/ /æ/ falconA2
/s/ /z/ asthma
/ʃ/ /sk/ scheduleB2
/t/ /θ/ AnthonyA2,B2
/ts/ /z/ piazzaA2
/ʊ/ /ɪ/ kümmel
/ʊ/ /uː/ BuddhaA2
/ʊ/ /ʌ/ brusque, hummus
/uː/ /aʊ/ routeA2
/uː/ /oʊ/ cantaloup(e)
/ʌ/ /oʊ/ covertA2,B2
/z/ /ʃ/ Dionysius
/ziː/ /ʃ/ transientA2, nausea

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