Similar Combinations
A comparable group is omb, which can be pronounced in at least four ways: bomb /bɒm/ (rhymes with Tom), comb /koʊm/ (rhymes with home), sombre /ˈsɒmbə/, and tomb /tuːm/ (rhymes with gloom).
augh is visually rather similar to ough but admits much less pronunciation variation.
- /æf/, /ɑːf/ as in "laughter"
- /ɔː/ as in "daughter"
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