PHONETIC "c" words in the English language

NOTE: These words are part of 9,000 words which were compiled and graciously contributed by Alan Beale from his master list of 30,000 words which show his speech-sound notation for those 30,000 words. This makes it possible for him to efficiently generate lists of words which meet any speech-sound criteria. The following words meet our "selected-phonetic" criteria and should therefor be useful for teaching beginners. Almost all these words are very easy to read because all words with irregular spelling have been eliminated.

Where two listings are given for the same word, that word can be pronounced in two different ways

cab
cabal
cabana
cabby
cabin
Cabinet
cabinet
caboose
cackle
cactus
cad
cadaver
cadenza
cadet
caftan
cahoots
Cain
cairn
caisson
calabash
calamine
calamity
caliber
calico
caliper
calisthenics
call
caller
calling
callus
caloric
calumny
Calvinist
calypso
cam
camber
camcorder
camel
camera
cameraman
camp
camper
campground
camping
campus
campy
camshaft
can
Canada
canal
canard
cancan
candid
candidly
candidness
candle
candlestick
candy
canister
cannabis
cannery
cannibal
cannibalistic
cannily
cannot
canny
canonical
cant
can’t
canteen
canter
canticle
canto
canvas
canvasback
canvass
canvasser
cap
capital
capitalist
capitalistic
caplet
Capricorn
capstan
captive
captivity
car
carcass
card
cardigan
cardinal
cards
cardsharp
cargo
carjacker
carjacking
Carl
carmine
carnal
carnally
carnival
carnivore
carp
carpal
carpel
carpenter
carpentry
carpet
carpetbagger
carpeted
carpeting
carport
carsick
carsickness
cart
cartel
cartoon
cartoonist
cartwheel
carve
carver
carving
cash

cask
casket
cassette
cast
castanet
castaway
caste
caster
casting
cat
cataclysmic
catalpa
catalysis
catalyst
catalytic
catapult
catatonic
catbird
catboat
catcall
categorical
categorically
category
catfish
catgut
catharsis
cathartic
Catherine
catheter
catkin
catnap
catnip
cattail
cattily
cattle
catty
cavalry
cavern
cavil
cavity
cavort
Celt
Celtic
chaff
chain
chair
chairlift
chairman
chairmanship
champ
chandler
channel
chant
chap
chapel
chaplet
chaps
chapter
char
charbroil
charcoal
charm
charmer
charming
charmingly
chart
charter
charts
chastity
chat
chattel
chatter
chatterbox
chatterer
chatty
cheap
cheapen
cheaply
cheapness
cheat
cheater
check
checker
checkers
checklist
checkmark
checkout
checkpoint
checkroom
checkup
cheek
cheekily
cheeky
cheep
cheese
cheesy
chess
chessman
chest
chick
chickadee
chicken
chickenpox
chickpea
chickweed
chicle
chid
chidden
chigger
chilblain
children
chil
chilling
chilly
chimp
chimpanzee
chin
chinchilla
chink
chinstrap
chip
chipper
chirp

chisel
chiseler
chit
chitchat
chock
chomp
choose
choosy
chop
chopper
choppy
chops
chopstick
chopsticks
chore
chortle
chow
chowder
chubby
chuck
chuckle
chug
chum
chummy
chump
church
churchman
churchyard
churl
churlish
churlishly
churlishness
churn
clack
clad
claim
claimant
clairvoyant
clam
clamber
clammy
clamp
clampdown
clan
clandestine
clannish
clap
clapper
claptrap
clash
clasp
class
classic
classical
classically
classics
classified
classroom
classy
clatter
clavicle
clay
clean
cleaner
cleaners
cleaning
cleanly
cleanness
cleanup
cleat
cleave
cleaver
clef
cleft
clematis
clement
clench
clerk
clever
cleverly
cleverness
click
cliff
clinch
clincher
cling
clinging
clingy
clinic
clinical
clinically
clink
clinker
clip
clipper
clippers
clipping
cloak
cloakroom
clobber
clock
clod
clodhopper
clog
cloister
clomp
clop
closet
clot
cloud
cloudburst
cloudless
cloudy
clout
clown
clownish
clownishness
cloy
club
clubhouse
clubs
cluck
clue

clueless
clump
clumsily
clumsy
cluster
clutter
coach
coachman
coal
coals
coast
coastal
coaster
coastline
coat
coating
coax
cob
cobble
cobbler
cobweb
cock
cockatoo
cockerel
cockily
cockle
cockleshell
cockpit
cockroach
cocktail
cocky
cod
coddle
codfish
cog
cognitive
cognizant
cogwheel
coif
coil
coin
colic
colicky
Colin
colloid
columbine
columnist
combat
combine
combo
comedy
comet
comic
comical
comically
comics
comma
commandant
comment
commissar
compact
competent
competently
complement
complement
complex
compliment
compliment
compliments
compound
comrade
con
concavity
concord
condiment
condo
conduct
conductivity
confidant
confident
confidently
conflict
conic
conical
conifer
conjugal
conjure
conjurer
conquest
conscript
consequent
consequently
consort
constable
constant
constantly
construct
consul
consulate
contact
content
contents
contest
context
continent
continental
contraband
contract
contradict
contrail
contrast
convent
converse
convert
convex
convict
convoy
coo
cool
coolant
cooler
coolly
coolness

coon
coop
cooper
coot
cop
copper
copse
copter
copy
coral
cord
cordless
corduroy
corduroys
core
cork
corn
cornball
corncob
corner
cornet
cornflower
cornmeal
cornstarch
corny
corpse
corpus
corsair
corset
cortex
cortical
cosmetic
cosmetics
cosmic
cosmically
cot
couch
counsel
counseling
count
countable
countdown
counter
counteract
counterattack
countermand
counterpart
counterpoint
countess
countless
county
cow
cowboy
cower
cowgirl
cowhand
cowl
cowlick
cowling
cowpox
cowpuncher
cowslip
coy
coyly
coyness
crab
crabby
crabgrass
crack
crackdown
cracker
crackerjack
crackle
crackpot
crackup
craft
craftily
craftsman
craftsmanship
crafty
crag
craggy
Craig
cram
cramp
cramps
cranny
crap
crappy
craps
crash
crass
crassly
crassness
cravat
crayfish
crayon
creak
creaky
cream
creamer
creamery
creampuff
creamy
crease
credibility
credible
credibly
credit
creditable
creditably
creed
creek
creel
creep
creeper
creepy
crept
cress
crest
crested
crestfallen
crevasse

crib
crick
cricket
criminal
criminally
crimp
crinkle
crinkly
cripple
crippled
crippling
crisp
crisply
crispness
crispy
critic
critical
critically
critter
croak
crock
crockery
croon
crooner
crop
crouch
crowd
crowded
crown
crowning
crud
cruddy
cruller
crumble
crumbly
crummy
crumpet
crumple
crunch
crunchy
crush
crushing
crust
crusty
crux
crypt
cryptic
cryptically
crystal
crystalline
cub
cud
cuddle
cuddly
cuff
cufflink
cull
culpability
culpable
culprit
cult
culvert
cumin
cummerbund
cunning
cunningly
cup
cur
curb
curd
curdle
curl
curler
curly
currant
current
currently
curry
curse
cursive
curt
curtail
curtailment
curtly
curtness
curtsy
curve
curvy
cusp
cuspid
cuss
cut
cutback
cutlass
cutlery
cutlet
cutter
cutthroat
cutting
cuttlefish
cutup