// czech words by sound
Czech words by sound
Pick a Czech-specific phoneme to see every phrase in the library that uses it. Each listing has native audio, IPA, and a one-tap recorder so you can drill the sound across many words.
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ř /r̝/
Czech words with ř (the famous trill+fricative)
Words featuring the Czech ř — both voiced /r̝/ (between vowels) and voiceless /r̝̊/ (next to voiceless consonants).
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č /t͡ʃ/
Czech words with č ("ch" as in "church")
Czech č is the same sound as English "ch" in church.
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š /ʃ/
Czech words with š ("sh" as in "ship")
Czech š is the same sound as English "sh" in ship.
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ž /ʒ/
Czech words with ž ("s" as in "treasure")
Czech ž is /ʒ/ — same sound as the s in "treasure" or French j.
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ť /c/
Czech words with ť (soft palatal t)
Czech ť is a palatalised t — middle of the tongue against the front roof of the mouth.
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ď /ɟ/
Czech words with ď (soft palatal d)
Czech ď is the voiced counterpart of ť.
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ň /ɲ/
Czech words with ň ("ny" as in "canyon")
Czech ň is the palatal n — the "ny" sound in canyon.
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á /aː/
Czech words with long á
Czech á is a long /aː/ — same vowel as a, held twice as long. Length is meaningful in Czech.
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é /ɛː/
Czech words with long é
Czech é is a long /ɛː/ — same as e, held twice as long.
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í/ý /iː/
Czech words with long í or ý
Czech í and ý are both pronounced /iː/ — long "ee" sound. Spelling differs by grammar; the sound is identical.
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ó /oː/
Czech words with long ó
Czech ó is a long /oː/. Rare in native words — mostly appears in loanwords.
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ú/ů /uː/
Czech words with long ú or ů
Both ú and ů are long /uː/. Same sound, different spelling: ú at word start, ů elsewhere.
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ch /x/
Czech words with ch (back-of-throat fricative)
Czech ch is /x/ — the back-of-throat sound in Scottish loch.
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h /ɦ/
Czech words with voiced h
Czech h is voiced /ɦ/ — vocal cords vibrate, unlike English h which is just breath.