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English approximations are in some cases very approximate, and only intended to give a general idea of the pronunciation. See French phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of French.
Unlike most European languages, French has no stress at the level of the word, so stress marks should not be used in transcribing French words. See here for explanation.
^The French rhotic varies from region to region, though it is often uvular (especially in Northern France); the more common pronunciations include a voiced uvular fricative ([ʁ]) and a uvular trill ([ʀ])
^often replaced by [ɛ]; rare among younger speakers in France
^In French, /ə/ is pronounced with some lip rounding; for a number of speakers, it is also more front and may even be phonetically identical to the vowel of sœur.
