In an effort to avoid future exile, I compiled a list of all the words with easily-forgotten silent letters. They may not be as wretched as colonel but most of them are still pretty cringe-worthy.

However, the consonant combinations “ts” and “ps” aren’t used to start words in English, so the first letters became silent so it would meet the language’s phonological rules.

Silent letters are very often hidden remnants of how words passed through different languages on their way to English. ... 15 Words Plagued by Unusual Silent Letters. By Arika Okrent | ...

2. When final t is preceded by b, the b may be silent. B. Silent t 3. Before final –en, the letter t is sometimes silent (as in listen). 4. Before final –le, the letter t is sometimes silent (as in ...

This quirky A-to-Z primer by Raj Haldar and Chris Carpenter features words that start with silent letters: C is for Czar, K is for Knight and so on.

The number of words starting with the letter X continued to rise until it reached the 400 that we have today. Next, see if you can guess the most common letter in the English language . Author ...

But the silent letters are very often hidden remnants of how the words passed through different languages on their way to English. Here, from our friends at Vocabulary.com , are 15 words that ...