Words with the [ɑ] sound
Open back unrounded; drop the jaw and relax the tongue low.
Common spellings: o, a. Examples: father, lot, spa.
- arkwright
- armadillo
- artois
- oligocene
- oliver's
- oratorio
- agostino
- aguirre
- anastasio
- arbitrator
- archetypal
- arlen
- artie
- auditing
- auditioning
- audits
- avraham
- honorably
- octahedral
- opposites
- opry
- opulence
- ostensible
- aga
- alegre
- anselmo
- archetypes
- architect's
- argentina's
- arm's
- azerbaijanis
- obviate
- omelet
- ominously
- ops
- optimus
- oxnard
- abruzzo
- agua
- alves
- arafat
- arbiter
- arno
- artur
- octavia
- octet
- oddity
- ombudsman
- osmotic
- ostentatious
- oxidizer
- albini
- andres
- ansari
- argonaut
- armani
- arming
- arne
- oliphant
- onshore
- optimists
- opting
- oscillate
- osgood
- osteoarthritis
- oxbow
- adrienne
- alcorn
- allende
- alois
- arbour
- arcane
- argonne
- armchairs
- arter
- enclaves
- occupiers
- octahedron
- omnibuses
- omniscient
- ontological
- operettas
- ott
- oxidant
- adriano
- aldi
- aleph
- ali's
- aquamarine
- archer's
- arnaz
- augmentation
- honoree
- obdurate
- ochs
- oddities
- oncologist
- onslow
- ossetia
- ossetian