Lists of spelling-to-sound correspondences in Catalan

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These are lists of spelling-to-sound correspondences in the Catalan language. The two main standard forms (Standard Catalan and Standard Valencian) are used as primary transcriptions norms of their respective spelling forms.

Consonants and combinations of consonant letters
SpellingMain values (IPA)ExamplesOther values (IPA)Examples
Cat. (IEC)Va. (AVL) Cat. (IEC)Va. (AVL)
binitially and medially (elsewhere)/b/blau, roba/p/Baotou
medially before a lateral/bː//b/poble
medially before a nasal/mː/[a]submarins
/nː/[b]obnoxi
medially before a voiceless cons./p/absolut
finallycub Ø Øamb
/p/tomb
bb/bː/abbàssida/b/lobby
bh/b/subhasta
bs/ps/[c]abstracte
bv/bː/[d]/bv/[e]obvietat
çfinal before vowels or a voiced cons./z/feliçment
elsewhere/s/açò
cbefore e, iciri/t͡ʃ/Versace
initially and medially (elsewhere)/k/casa/t͡s/Cao Zhi
finallyrec Ø/k/banc
medially before a voiced cons./ɡ/ècdisi
medially before a nasal/ŋ/[f]cnics
ccbefore e, i/ks/acc/t͡ʃ/Gucci
*ch[1] (old form and loanwords)/k/LluchAlborch
/ʃ/quiche
/x/Bach (Ge. surname)
cch (in loanwords)Crecchio
cht (in loanwords)/t/yacht
ck (in loanwords)/k/hacker
cks (in loanwords)/ks/snacks
csdacsa
ctinitially/t/ctònic
medially/kt/acte
czbefore e, i/gz/[g]èczema
dinitially and medially/d/dolç, cada/t/Dalian
finally/t/sord Ø/t/rotund
dd/dː/adduir
dgbefore e, i/dʒ//dd͡ʒ/pidgin/t͡ʃ/[h]bridge
elsewhere/dɡ/[i]Edgar
dh/d/adhesiu
dj/d͡ʒ/Django
/dʒ//dd͡ʒ/adjunt
dm/dm/[j]cadmi
dn/dn/[k]adnat
ds/t͡s/[c]adscriure
dv/db/[l]/dv/[m]ludvígia
fmedially before a voiced cons./v/hafni
elsewhere/f/fars
ff (in loanwords)/fː/affidavit/f/office
fh/f/sulfhídric
gbefore e, i/ʒ//d͡ʒ/gens/ʃ/[n]collage
/ɡ/bagel
initially and medially (elsewhere)/ɡ/gana, àgab/k/Gansu
medially before a lateral/ɡː//ɡ/regla
medially and finally after i (see ig)/t͡ʃ/mig/ɡ/amígdala
/d͡ʒ/migdia
finally/k/reg Ø/k/sang
gg[2]before e, i/ʒː//d͡ʒ/suggerir
elsewhere/ɡː/[o]burggravi/ɡ/ziggurat
gh (in loanwords)/ɡ/oghuz
ght (in loanwords)/t/light
gm/ŋm/[p]estigma
gninitially/n/gnom
medially/ŋn/[q]cigne/ɲ/cognac
gs/ks/regs
/t͡ʃ/[r]migs
h Øhivern/h/hàmster
j/ʒ//d͡ʒ/jocs/ʒ//j/ja
/j/Jotti
/x/jota (d.)
/ʃ//t͡ʃ/Rijkov
k (in loanwords)/k/kiwi Øknock-out
kh (in loanwords)/x/abkhaz/k/kha
ks (in loanwords)/ks/quarks
l/l/laca/l/ Øaltre
ł (in loanwords)/w/Wojtyła
ll[1]/ʎ/llac, cella, ell/ʎ//l/estrel(l)a
/l/ballet
/lː/allegro
ŀl[1]/lː/ceŀla
lh/l/alhora/lh/coolhunter
/ʎ/Vielha
lj/ʎʒ//ʎd͡ʒ/aljubLjubljana
minitially and finally/m/mut, em
before f or v/ɱ/nimfa, tramvia (Va.)
mm[1]/mː/immens
mninitially/n/mnemòtic
medially/mn/somni
Mc (in loanwords)/mək//mak/McCain
mh/m/amhàric
ninitially and finally/n/nou, ens
before f or v/ɱ/ínfim, canvi (Va.)
before a labial cons./m/benparlat
before a palatal cons./ɲ/menja, àngel
before a velar cons./ŋ/vincle, fang
nn[1]/nː/innat/n/sonne
ng (in loanwords)/ŋ/víking
nh/n/anhel/nh/skinhead
/ɲ/caipirinha
nj/ɲʒ//ɲd͡ʒ/penjaroranje
nm/mː/enmig
ny[1] /ɲ/any
ñ (in loanwords)El Niño
pinitially and finally/p/pont, cup Ø/p/camp
before a voiced cons./b/capgròs
before a nasal/mː/[a]/b/capmàs
pp/pː/proppassat/p/hippy
ph (in compounds and classical terms)/p/caphuitada (Va.)/f/pholis
pninitially/n/pneuma
medially/bn/[s]apnea
psinitially/s/psicòleg
medially/ps/capsa
ptinitially/t/ptilosi
medially/pt/apte/t/comptar
q (see qu)/k/Qatar/t͡ʃ/Qinghai
rinitially/r/ratolí
medially after l, n, sfolro
medially (elsewhere)/ɾ/però/r/infraroig
 Ø[t]prendre
finallymar Ø Ødimarts
/ɾ/córrer
rr[1]/r/marró
rhinitiallyrhodesià
medially/ɾ/superhome/ɾh/rham
sinitially/s/sac/z/Saarland (Ge.)
medially next to a cons.estimaresma
after a nasalinstituttrànsit
most cases between two vowels/z/rosa/s/contrasenya
finally/s/dins, repòs/ʃ/ells
ss[1]rossa
sc[1]before e, iascens/ʃ/crescendo
elsewhere/sk/escriure/ʃk/[u]visca
-scs/sks/[v]boscs
sch (in loanwords)/sk/[w]scherzo
/ʃ/jiddisch
sh (in compounds and loanwords)/z/deshora/ʃ/sushi
/ʒ/[x]flashback
-st/st/est/t//st/aquest
-sts/sts/[y]gusts/ts/[y]/sts/[y]aquests
sx/(s)ʃ//st͡ʃ/[z]desxifrat
sz (in loanwords)/s/Szolnok
/ʃ/Tomasz
szcz (in loanwords)/t͡ʃ/[aa]Szczecin
tinitially and medially/t/tamís
finallysort Ø/t/font
tt/tː/posttònic/t/dittografia
tb (in loanwords)/db/[ab]futbol
tg[1]before e, i/d͡ʒ/fetge
th (in compounds and loanwords)/t/tothom/θ/theta
/ð/The Times
/th/apartheid
ti/ti/ties/ʃ/National Mall (En.)
tj[1]/d͡ʒ/mitjà
tl[1]/lː/vetl(l)a/dl/[ac]atles
tll[1]/ʎː//ʎː//ʎ/bitllet
tm[1]initially/m/tmesi
medially/mː/[ad]sotmetre/dm/[j]ritme
tn[1]/nː/cotna/dn/[k]ètnic
tch (in loanwords)/t͡ʃ/sketch
tsch (in loanwords)kitsch
tsinitially/t͡s/[ae]tsar
medially and finallypotser, bits
tx[1]/t͡ʃ/cotxe
tz[1]/d͡z/dotze/d͡z//z/utilitzar
/t͡s/hertz
tzsch (in loanwords)/t͡ʃ/nitzsch
vinitially and medially/b/[af]/v/[ag]vila/f/von (Ge.)
finally/p/[ah]/f/[ai]salvKíev
w (in loanwords)/w/western/b/[af]/v/[ag]watt
/f/Bukowski
wh (in loanwords)whisky/h/The Who
xinitially/ʃ//t͡ʃ/xiular/ʃ/Xàtiva
next to a voiceless cons./ks/expert
medially (elsewhere)/ɡz/examen/ks/fixar
medially and finally after i (see ix)/ʃ/guixmix
/ʒ/guix verd
finally/ks/índex
xcbefore e, iexcel·lent
elsewhere/(k)sk/excavar
xh/gz/exhaust
xs/ks/exsudar
-xt/(k)st/mixt
-xts/(k)sts/[aj]texts
y (in loanwords, except the digraph ny)/j/yuppie
/i/husky/ai̯/bypass
yy (in loanwords)/j/Hudaybiyya
zmost cases/z/zona/d͡z/scherzo
/t͡s/Zemin
finally/s/brunz/θ/[ak]López
zz (in loanwords)/d͡z/mezzo/z/jacuzzi
/t͡s/pizza/s/jazz
zh (in loanwords)/z/alzhèimer/d͡ʒ/Zhou
 
Vowels and combinations of vowel letters
SpellingMain values (IPA)ExamplesOther values (IPA)Examples
Cat. (IEC)Va. (AVL) Cat. (IEC)Va. (AVL)
a, à, âstressed position/a//a/arc, àtom, pâ (Va.)/ei̯//ei̯/lady
/ɔ/yacht
unstressed position/ə/anís, mitja/a/allegretto
/ə/ ~ ɔ/terra, dona
/e/artista (m.)
 Ømitja hora
/o/Quartet (En.)
unstressed position
(in contact with rhotics)
 Øbarana/e/software
/eə//ea/Square
ä (in loanwords)/ɛ/Händel
aastressed position/əˈa//aˈa/Isaac
unstressed position/əː//aː/aalenià
aestressed position (open)/əˈɛ//aˈɛ/aeri
stressed position (closed)/əˈe//aˈe/graella
unstressed position/əe//ae/aeròbic/i/reggae
/ə//e/Michael
/ai̯/[al]taekwondo
/əˈe//aˈe/tac
aistressed position/ai̯//ai̯/aigua/e/affaire
/ei̯/container
unstressed position/əi̯/airós
stressed position/əˈi//aˈi/rm
unstressed position/ə.i//a.i/llat
/əˈi//aˈi/ps
ao/au//ao/caos
/əˈo//aˈo/graons
r
austressed position/au̯//au̯/caus/o/Foucault
unstressed position/əu̯/hauFaubourg
stressed position/əˈu//aˈu/tt/ɔi̯/fräulein
unstressed position/ə.u//a.u/llar
/əˈu//aˈu/Es
e, é, èstressed position (open/closed)/ɛ/dens, èxit/ɛ//e/alè/alé, què
stressed position (closed/open)/e/ella, bé
stressed position (closed)/i/[am]reggae
unstressed position/ə//e/en, rere/e/ídem
/ə//a/espill
/i/naixement
/i/reality
 Øfanzines
no el té
unstressed position
(in contact with rhotics)
 Ø/e/veritat
eastressed position/eˈa/crear/i/beat
/ɛ/spread
/e(i̯)ə//ea/idea/ɔ/Sean
unstressed position/eə/àrea/ə//e/bearnesa
/eˈa/oc
eau (in loanwords)/o/Rousseau
eestressed position/əˈɛ//eˈe/creença
/i/jeep
/e(i̯)ə//eː/idees
unstressed position/eə/àrees
/əː/reeixir
eistressed position (open/closed)/ɛi̯/oleic/ɛi̯//ei̯/remei
stressed position (closed/open)/ei̯//ei̯/reina
unstressed position/əi̯/eivissenc
stressed position (in loanwords)/ai̯/eingang
stressed position/əˈi//eˈi/obt
unstressed position/ə.i//e.i/vnat
èi/ɛi̯/plèiade
eostressed position (open)/əˈɔ//eˈɔ/beoci
stressed position (closed)/əˈo//eˈo/eons
unstressed position/əu//eo/teoria/eo/vídeo
/əˈɔ//eˈɔ/lic
eustressed position (open)/ɛu̯/peu/ɔi̯/Bayreuth
stressed position (closed)/eu̯//eu̯/seu/e/[an]amateur
unstressed position/əu̯/europea
/əˈu//eˈu/pc
i, í, ïstressed position/i/illa, ací/ai̯/copyright
/ɛ/[ao][ap]Rodin, birdie
unstressed position Øbusiness
after vowels (hiatus)/ˈi/naïf
after vowels (unstressed position)/i̯/creies
iastressed position/i̯a//i̯a/iaio
unstressed position/i̯ə/veia
iestressed position/i̯e//i̯e/veient (Cat.)/i/briefing
unstressed position/i̯ə/feien
ii/iː/xiisme
/iˈi/xta
iostressed position (open)/i̯ɔ/iode
stressed position (closed)/i̯o//i̯o/io-io
unstressed position/i̯u/iogurt
iu/i̯u/iuguslau
o, ó, òstressed position (open)/ɔ/bo, allò
stressed position (closed)/o//o/mot, ós/ou̯/pincode
/u/Guangdong
unstressed position/u/ferro/o/ego
/u/cobert
/u̯/posa-ho
/ə//a/Ogariov
oastressed position/uˈa//oˈa/poal/uˈa/Joan
/ou̯/coach
/oə//oa/quinoa/o/snowboard
unstressed position/uə/lloador/uə//ua/Joaquim
oestressed position (open/closed)/uˈɛ//oˈe/coet
stressed position (closed)/uˈe/poeta
unstressed position/uə//oe/àloe
oi (see ix)stressed position (open)/ɔi̯/boira/u̯a/foie
stressed position (closed)/oi̯/coix
unstressed position/ui̯/joiós/uə//ua/croissant
/uˈi//oˈi/rns
oo/oː/zoo/u/zoom
/uˈo//oˈo/microones
oustressed position (open)/ɔu̯/bou/au̯/cloud
/ɔ/final four
stressed position (closed)/ou̯//ou̯/sou (v.)/u/tour
/w/ouija
unstressed position/ɵu̯/[aq]clou
u, ú, üstressed position/u/tu, ús/i/business
/y/[ar]déjà vu, Müller
/a/punk
/iu̯/duty-free
/ɛ/[ap]return
after vowels (hiatus)/ˈu/reüll
after vowels (unstressed position)/u̯/creua
uastressed position/uˈa/suat
unstressed position/uə//ua/cua
uestressed position (open)/uˈɛ//uˈɛ/duel/u/blues
/y/[ar]fondue
stressed position (open/closed)/uˈe/fuet
unstressed position/uə//ue/duen
ui/ui̯//ui̯/
(in. /u̯i/)
buit/u̯ei̯/Anhui
/uˈi/flt
uostressed position (open)/uˈɔ/cuot
stressed position (closed)/uˈo/suor
unstressed position/uː/suo/uo/duo
uu/uː/lluu
 
Combinations of vowel and consonant letters
SpellingMain values (IPA)ExamplesOther values (IPA)Examples
Cat. (IEC)Va. (AVL) Cat. (IEC)Va. (AVL
aha/əː//aː/bahamià/əha//aha/Kalahari
ahà/əˈa//aˈa/sahàric
ahe/əe//ae/sahelians
/əˈe//aˈe/subtrahend
ahi/əi//ai/Tahi
/əˈi//aˈi/ahir
ahítahírida
aho/əˈo//aˈo/Mahoma/aho/navaho
/əu//ao/mahometà
ahò/əˈɔ//aˈɔ/mahònia
ahu/əu//au/infrahumans
aw (in loanwords)/ɔ/Law
ay (old form and loanwords)/ai̯/faraday/ɛ//e/Quai d'Orsay
/ei̯/play
ci (in loanwords)/t͡ʃ/ciao
cci (in loanwords)carpaccio
cqu (in loanwords)/k/jacquard
dqubefore e, i/tk/[as]adquirir
eha/eə//ea/rehabilitar
ehe/əˈɛ//eˈe/aprehendre
/əː//eː/vehement
ehi/əˈi//eˈi/vehicle
/əi//ei/dehiscent
ehí/əˈi//eˈi/aldehídic
eho/əu//eo/prehomínids
ehu/eu/sobrehu
ew (in loanwords)/iu̯/newton/u/crew
ey (old form and loanwords)/ei̯/keynesià/i/bogey
gi (in loanwords)/d͡ʒ/adagio
ggi (in loanwords)appoggiatura
gu[1]before a, o/ɡw/guant
before a cons./ɡu/agut
before e, i/ɡ/guitza
/ɡw/piní
iha/iə//ia/polihalita/iha/jihad
ihe/iˈɛ/periheli
/iə//ie/antiheroi
ihè/iɛ/dihèlia
ihi/iː/anihilar
ihí/iˈi/polihídric
iho/iu//io/antihorari
ihu/iu/antihumitat/iu̯/marihuana
ig[1] finally/t͡ʃ/reig
/it͡ʃ/mig
before a vowel or voiced cons./d͡ʒ/reig blanc
/id͡ʒ/migdia
igs/t͡ʃ/[at]reigs
/it͡ʃ/[r]migs
ix[1] finally/ʃ//i̯ʃ/coix
/iʃ/guix
before a vowel or voiced cons./ʒ//i̯ʒ/coix i cec
/iʒ/guix verd
ïxfinally/iʃ/reïx
before a vowel or voiced cons./iʒ/reïx
le (in loanwords)/əl//el/paddle surf
oha/uə//oa/cohabitar
ohà/uˈa//oˈa/bohàiric
ohe/uə//oe/cohesió
ohè/uɛ//oɛ/bohèmia
ohi/ui//oi/prohibir
ohí/uˈi//oˈi/microhílids
oho/uˈɔ//oˈɔ/cohort
/uː//oː/cohobació
ohò/uˈɔ//oˈɔ/alcohòlic
ohu/uː//ou/argiŀlohumífer
ow (in loanwords)/ou̯/flow
/au̯/cowboy
oy (old form and loanwords)/ɔi̯/Roy/u̯a/Troyes
qu[1] before a, o/kw/quan
before e, i/k/quina
/kw/estió

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