Lazy Dictionary
English words, spelled the way they sound.
The Lazy Alphabet
Standard English alphabet: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Lazy Alphabet: A B D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S SH T TH U V W Y Z CH NG ZH
Note: C, Q, and X are not used. Their sounds are covered by K, S, KW, and Z.
Key Spelling Rules
- ph → f — phone → fon
- ck → k — back → bak
- c (before e/i/y) → s — city → siti
- c (other) → k — cat → kat
- qu → kw — queen → kween
- x → ks — fox → foks
- gh (silent) → drop — night → nyt
- kn → n — knife → nyf
- wr → r — write → ryt
- wh → w — where → wer
- tion → shon — nation → nashon
- ough → oo/uf/ot — through → throo
- double letters → single — butter → buter
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