Possible spellings: é, es (in one-syllable words), ez (at the end of a word), er (at the end of a word), ai (rare, usually in verb endings and not followed by a consonant)
Examples: bébé, mes, étudiez, céder, j’ai
/ ø /
Possible spellings: eu, oeu (not followed by a sounded consonant)
Examples: feu, peu, noeud
/ o /
Possible spellings: o, au, eau
Examples: dos, faux, peau
~/ כ /
Possible spellings: on, om
Examples: bon, fond, ombre
/ ε /
Possible spellings: è, ê; (and with a consonant) ë, e, ai
Examples: père, fête, noël, bonnet, mais
~/ ε /
Possible spellings: in, im ( + p), ein, ain, aim, and (i)en
Examples: fin, important, rein, nain, faim, chien
/ œ /
Possible spellings: e, eu (+ sounded consonant), oeu (+ sounded consonant)
Examples: me, neuf, soeur
~/ œ /
Possible spellings: un, um
Examples: un, brun, parfum
/ כ /
Possible spellings: o + sounded consonant, au + sounded consonant (rare)
Examples: homme, bonne, auto
/ a /
Possible spellings: a (+ sounded consonant), à, e(mme) (rare)
Examples: bac, à, déjà, femme
/ α /
Possible spellings: a, â,
Examples: basse, grâce
~/ a /
Possible spellings: an, am, en, em
Examples: an, ambassade, enfant, emploi
/ wa /
Possible spellings: oi, oy
Examples: moi, roi, voyons
/ Ə /
Possible spellings: silent e unstressed or terminal e, es, ent (verb ending)