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Is “e” always pronounced like /e/ before ss?

Either /e/ or /ɛ/ but very rarely /ə/ indeed. This is true for every E located before any double consonant. Despite the accented pronunciation, there is never an actual acute, grave or circumflex accent on these E’s, no exception.

On the other hand, there are a few words of this kind where the E is pronounced /ə/ like cresson in some regions.

A larger group of exceptions is composed of words having the prefixes de- or re- and where the double consonant is only there to keep the pronunciation of the unprefixed root:

  • dessus (a hypothetical desus would tend to be pronounced /dəzy/)
  • dessous
  • ressac
  • ressembler
  • ressentir
  • ressortir

Other exceptions:

  • Montpellier (except locally where it is pronounced /mɔ̃pelje/)
  • prunellier
  • travelling
  • ardennais (locally)

 

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