Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Ough is a letter sequence often seen in words in the English language. In Middle English, where the spelling arose, it was probably pronounced with a back rounded vowel and a velar fricative, e.g., [oːx] or [uːx]. It is by far the sequence of letters with the most unpredictable pronunciation, having at least six pronunciations in North American English and over ten in British English. A few of the more common are these:/oʊ/ as in "though" (cf. toe)./uː/ as in "through" (cf. true)./ʌf/ as in "rough" (cf. ruffian)./ɒf/ as in "cough" (cf. coffin)./ɔː/ as in "thought" (cf. taut)./aʊ/ as in "bough" (cf. to cow).. }
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- Ough_(orthography) abstract "Ough is a letter sequence often seen in words in the English language. In Middle English, where the spelling arose, it was probably pronounced with a back rounded vowel and a velar fricative, e.g., [oːx] or [uːx]. It is by far the sequence of letters with the most unpredictable pronunciation, having at least six pronunciations in North American English and over ten in British English. A few of the more common are these:/oʊ/ as in "though" (cf. toe)./uː/ as in "through" (cf. true)./ʌf/ as in "rough" (cf. ruffian)./ɒf/ as in "cough" (cf. coffin)./ɔː/ as in "thought" (cf. taut)./aʊ/ as in "bough" (cf. to cow).".