In an alphabetic writing system, a silent letter is a letter that, in a particular word, does not correspond to any sound in the word’s pronunciation. In linguistics, a silent letter is often symbolized with a null sign.
Here are the list of most common silent words or silent letters.
Silent Words
- Campaign
- Gnarly
- Government
- cupboard
- raspberries
- pneumonia
- design
- aisle
- island
- Proverb
- gnash
- island
- psychoanalyst
- Receipt
- chat
- Almond
- of softness
- whistle
- Christmas
- mortgage
- gourmet
- column
- salmon
- yolk
- Palm
- balm
- listen
- Castle
- Autumn
- damn
- Hymn
- Condemn
- Serious
- Bridge
- ascent
- Knee
- Wednesday
- Handkerchief
- Attractive
- gadget
- anchor
- archeology
- Disorder
- Character
- Ascend
- badge
- Doubt
- numb
- thumb
- plumber
- Climbing
- loan
- bomb
- pneumonia
- false
- Inspired
- Hair raised
- stir
- Butcher
- pain
- age
- breathe
- Bridge
- Change
- Clothes
- Jean
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