A common misconception about Irish spelling is that it just doesn’t make sense! But did you know Irish is actually a mostly phonetic language just with a phonology vastly different to that of English’s?

In this section, you can find an in-depth guide to all the features Irish spelling and pronunciation. This guide is mostly based on a general Connacht pronunciation of the language without taking features too specific to one dialect.

If you are interested in a particular dialect’s pronunciation, be sure to check out the dialect page on the Irish hub.