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cz represents a voiceless retroflex affricate (IPA: t͡ʂ ), similar to English "tch". It is known as "hard tch" and should not be confused with ć (or c followed by i), termed "soft tch", a voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate (IPA: t͡ɕ ).

cześć^ⓘ (hi, hello)

Compare ć:
być^ⓘ (to be)
pociąg^ⓘ (train)

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 '''Cz''' is a [[digraph (orthography)|digraph]] of the [[Latin alphabet]], used in [[Polish language|Polish]].
-'''cz''' represents [[Voiceless retroflex affricate|IPA: /t͡ʂ/]], similar to English "tch". It is known as "hard tch" and should not be confused with '''ć''' (or c followed by i) which is "soft tch" [[Voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate‎|IPA: /t͡ɕ/]].
+'''cz''' represents a [[voiceless retroflex affricate]] (IPA: t͡ʂ ), similar to English "tch". It is known as "hard tch" and should not be confused with '''ć''' (or c followed by i), termed "soft tch", a  [[voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate]] (IPA: t͡ɕ ).
-Examples of '''cz''':<br>
+===Examples of '''cz'''===
 {{audio|pl-cześć.ogg|'''cz'''eść}} (''hi, hello'')

v t e Latin-script multigraphs
Digraphs	ch dz dž gh ij lj ll ly nh nj ny sh sz th
Trigraphs	dzs eau
Tetragraphs	ough
Pentagraphs	tzsch