Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ë

/ˈi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: e
IPA: /ˈi/

0

Scrabble Score

1

Letters

1

Syllables

1

Unique Chars

Meaning

symbol

An orthographic ⟨e⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as being the FACE vowel, as in the word "cafe".

Dated

Usage

Dated

Homonyms

e. é è ē ĕ ė ẽ e᷍e

Rhymes With

d d. t t. b b. c c. e e. p p.

Questions

How do you pronounce ë?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈi/.
What does ë mean?: An orthographic ⟨e⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as being the FACE vowel, as in the word "cafe".

How to pronounce ë

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “ë”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈi/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “ë”.
Repeat and practice — Say “ë” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.