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One thing that’s always bothered me about the musical term timbre is its pronunciation. The word begs to be pronounced “timber,” yet it’s widely pronounced “tamber” instead.

I understand the etymology of the word and why it’s spelled the way it is. My question is — why doesn’t the pronunciation match?

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