Title: 44sounds

The 44 sounds of Eglish

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There are 44 sounds in English . In comparison, there are 37 sounds in French.

There are 24 consonant sounds, 12 monophtong vowel sounds and 8 diphtong vowel sounds. Diphtongs are a combination of two vowel sounds.

The most common sound in English is what makes it difficult for French learners to understand English:  it is called the SCHWA sound. Its symbol in IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is an reversed "e" /ə/

A chart illustrates all the sounds of English. It is called the "Phonemic chart" . All the sounds are organized in a specific way.