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| The -et ending in " ballet " is pronounced with a Spanish /ei/sound |
Pronunciation of French words varies a great deal , depending on when and where the word was introduced into English. Words brought to English by intellectuals usually keep the correct French pronunciation. Words used by less educated people have become distorted and are often mispronounced but , even so (aún así) , people usually know that French words ending in -et are pronounced with a Spanish /ei/ sound (ballet, parquet, filled, bidet) and that French words ending in -au , -aux, -eau, -ault, -aud, -auld, and -ot are pronounced with a Spanish /o/ sound ( Bordeaux,Rimbaud, beaud, nouveau, Renault, Perrot, argot ) These are just two examples of how the pronunciation is affected.
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