Which word do we have in English where the letter B is silent?

Which word do we have in English where the letter B is silent?

Most silent b's come at the ends of words and just after m: bomb, climb, comb, crumb, dumb, lamb, limb, numb, plumb, thumb, tomb.

Why is there a silent b in doubt?

As a noun, it means uncertainty or confusion. The present-day English word "doubt" started as a Latin word, "dubitare". It first moved from Latin into French where it lost both its "buh" sound and its letter "b". Well, because they knew Latin, the scribes understood that the root of "doubt" had a "b" in it.

Is the B silent in obvious?

Yes. The position of the “b” to the following “v” is vocally difficult to say. The sound you actually make is more a “p”.