Ô 1. This letter most commonly makes the sound /oʊ/. It also suggests the stress of the word. E.g. hypnosis -> hipnôsiʃ promotion -> promôcion devotion -> devôcion host -> hôst post -> pôst ghost -> gôst 2. Before the letters m and n, it is often pronounced /ɔr/: E.g. corn -> côn storm -> stôm to comform -> ta confôme 3. Before the letter v, it is pronounced /ər/: E.g. curve -> côve hors d'oeuvre -> ordôve to survive -> ta sôvîve And sometimes in other words: worm -> ɯôm 4. Where û would come after the letter ɯ, ô is used instead: E.g. woman -> ɯôman wolf -> ɯôlf would -> ɯoûd