Is there any German words where the /ps/ cluster occurs in the onset?
September 302009
/ps/ cluster means that I have to pronounce both the ‘p’ and the ’s’ sound, instead of just the ’s’. Plus, is the ‘p’ in the German word ‘Psychologie’ silent or not?
usually you always have to pronounce both the ‘p’ and the ’s’ on most words in German. The ‘p’ is never silent. So, you have to pronounce it in ‘Psychologie’. Just as in:
- Psalm
- Pseudonym
- psychisch
September 30th, 2009 at 5:23 am
usually you always have to pronounce both the ‘p’ and the ’s’ on most words in German. The ‘p’ is never silent. So, you have to pronounce it in ‘Psychologie’. Just as in:
- Psalm
- Pseudonym
- psychisch
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Native German speaker