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  • b
b 'b' in 'buy'
  • d
d 'd' in 'dye'
  • (d)
(d) optional /d/
  • dj
  • dy
dj /dj/ 'd' in 'dew'
  • ð
  • D
  • dh
ð /ð/ 'th' in 'thy'
  • J
  • dZ
  • dzh
  • ʤ
/dʒ/ 'j' in 'jam'
  • f
f 'f' in 'find'
  • ɡ
  • g
ɡ 'g' in 'guy'
  • h
h 'h' in 'hi'
  • j
  • y
j /j/ 'y' in 'yes'
  • k
k 'k' in 'kind'
  • l
  • ɫ
l 'l' in 'lie'
  • lj
  • ly
lj /lj/ 'l' in 'lute'
  • m
m 'm' in 'my'
  • n
n 'n' in 'nigh'
  • nj
  • ny
nj /nj/ 'n' in 'new'
  • ŋ
  • N
  • ng
ŋ /ŋ/ 'ng' in 'sing'
  • ŋg
  • ngg
  • Ng
ŋɡ /ŋɡ/ 'ng' in 'finger'
  • θ
  • T
  • th
θ /θ/ 'th' in 'thigh'
  • θj
  • thy
  • thj
  • θʲ
θj /θj/ 'th' in 'enthusiasm'
  • p
p 'p' in 'pie'
  • r
  • ɹ
  • ɻ
r 'r' in 'rye'
  • s
s 's' in 'sigh'
  • sj
  • sy
sj /sj/ 's' in 'suit'
  • ʃ
  • S
  • sh
ʃ /ʃ/ 'sh' in 'shy'
  • t
t 't' in 'tie'
  • (t)
(t) optional /t/
  • tj
  • ty
tj /tj/ 't' in 'tune'
  • C
  • ch
  • tS
  • ʧ
/tʃ/ 'ch' in 'china'
  • v
v 'v' in 'vie'
  • w
w 'w' in 'wind'
  • hw
  • ʍ
  • wh
hw /hw/ 'wh' in 'why'
  • z
z 'z' in 'zebra'
  • zj
  • zy
zj /zj/ 'z' in 'Zeus'
  • ʒ
  • Z
  • zh
ʒ /ʒ/ 's' in 'pleasure'
  • x
  • kh
x /x/ 'ch' in 'loch'
  • ʔ
  • ?
ʔ /ʔ/ the catch in 'uh-oh'
  • ɑː
  • A:
  • a:
  • ah
  • aa
  • ɑ:
  • ä
  • â
ɑː /ɑː/ 'a' in 'father'
  • ɑr
  • ar
  • ɑɹ
  • är
  • âr
  • aːr
  • a:r
  • ɑ:r
  • ɑːr
  • Ar
ɑr /ɑr/ 'ar' in 'bard'
  • ɒ
  • Q
  • ŏ
ɒ /ɒ/ short 'o' in 'body'
  • ɒ̃
  • ɑ̃
  • ɒ~
  • ɑ~
  • ã
  • a~
  • Q~
ɒ̃ /ɒ̃/ nasal 'an' in 'vin blanc'
  • ɒr
  • ŏr
  • Qr
ɒr /ɒr/ 'or' in 'moral'
  • æ
  • ae
  • &
  • {
  • }
  • ă
æ /æ/ short 'a' in 'bad'
  • ai
  • aI
  • ye
  • eye
  • ī
/aɪ/ long 'i' in 'bide'
  • aɪər
  • aɪr
  • aIr
  • īr
  • aɪə
  • yr
aɪər /aɪər/ 'ire' in 'fire'
  • au
  • aU
  • ow
/aʊ/ 'ou' in 'pout'
  • aʊər
  • aʊr
  • aUr
  • aʊə
  • aur
aʊər /aʊər/ 'our' in 'hour'
  • ɛ
  • E
  • ĕ
ɛ /ɛ/ short 'e' in 'bed'
  • ɛr
  • Er
  • ĕr
  • err
ɛr /ɛr/ 'err' in 'merry'
  • ei
  • eI
  • ay
  • ā
  • e:
/eɪ/ long 'a' in 'base'
  • ær
  • aer
  • &r
  • æɹ
  • ăr
  • arr
ær /ær/ 'arr' in 'marry'
  • ɛər
  • eir
  • eIr
  • e@r
  • E@r
  • air
  • ɛɪɹ
  • eɪr
  • eːr
  • e:r
  • ɛəɹ
  • ār
  • ɛə
ɛər /ɛər/ 'are' in 'bare'
  • ɪ
  • I
  • ĭ
ɪ /ɪ/ short 'i' in 'bid'
  • ɪr
  • ĭr
  • irr
ɪr /ɪr/ 'irr' in 'mirror'
  • i:
  • ee
  • ē
/iː/ long 'e' in 'seed'
  • ɪər
  • i:r
  • iːr
  • I@r
  • i@r
  • eer
  • ɪəɹ
  • iːɹ
  • ēr
  • ɪə
ɪər /ɪər/ 'ear' in 'beard'
  • (i)
  • (ɪ)
(i) optional /i/ in 'nasturtium'
  • (ə)
  • (@)
(ə) optional /ə/ in 'jewelry'
  • ʲ
  • (j)
  • (y)
  • ʸ
(j) optional /j/ in 'Lucas'
  • ɔː
  • O
  • O:
  • aw
  • ɔ:
  • ô
ɔː /ɔː/ 'au' in 'fraud'
  • ɔr
  • Or
  • awr
  • ɔɹ
  • ôr
  • ɔ(r)
ɔr /ɔr/ 'or' in 'born'
  • ɔɪ
  • oj
  • ɔj
  • oi
  • ɔi
  • OI
  • oy
ɔɪ /ɔɪ/ 'oy' in 'boy'
  • ɔɪər
  • ɔɪr
  • oyr
  • ɔɪə
ɔɪər /ɔɪər/ 'oir' in 'loir' (rare)
  • o:
  • ou
  • oU
  • @u
  • @U
  • oh
  • oe
  • əʊ
  • əu
  • ɔʊ
  • ɔu
  • ō
/oʊ/ long 'o' in 'bode'
  • ɔər
  • oUr
  • ohr
  • ɔəɹ
  • ɔʊɹ
  • oʊɹ
  • oʊr
  • oːr
  • o:r
  • ōr
  • ɔə
  • ɔə(r)
ɔər /ɔər/ 'ore' in 'bore'
  • ʊ
  • U
  • uu
  • ŏŏ
ʊ /ʊ/ short 'oo' in 'foot'
  • ʊr
  • uur
  • Ur
  • ŏŏr
ʊr /ʊr/ 'our' in 'courier'
  • u:
  • oo
  • ōō
/uː/ long 'oo' in 'food'
  • ʊər
  • u:r
  • uːr
  • u@r
  • U@r
  • oor
  • ʊəɹ
  • ōōr
  • ʊə
ʊər /ʊər/ 'our' in 'tour'
  • juː
  • ju:
  • yu:
  • yew
  • ew
  • ū
  • yoo
juː /juː/ long 'u' in 'cute'
  • jʊər
  • ūr
  • yoor
  • ju:r
  • juːr
  • jʊə
jʊər /jʊər/ 'ure' in 'cure'
  • ʌ
  • V
  • ŭ
ʌ /ʌ/ short 'u' in 'bud'
  • ʌr
  • urr
  • Vr
  • ʌɹ
  • ŭr
ʌr /ʌr/ 'urr' in 'hurry'
  • ɜr
  • 3
  • 3:
  • ɝː
  • ɝ
  • ɜː
  • ɜ:
  • ɜ
  • 3r
  • 3:r
  • @:r
  • @:
  • ɜɹ
  • ûr
  • ɜ(r)
ɜr /ɜr/ 'ir' in 'bird'
  • ə
  • schwa
  • @
ə /ə/ 'u' in 'syrup'
  • ər
  • ɚ
  • @r
  • əɹ
  • ə(r)
ər /ər/ 'er' in 'finger'
  • ən
  • @n
  • ᵊn
ən /ən/ 'on' in 'button'
  • ɵ
  • o
  • o-
  • ou-
  • oʊ-
ɵ /ɵ/ variable 1st 'o' in 'omission'
  • əm
  • @m
  • ᵊm
əm /əm/ 'm' in 'rhythm'
  • ɨ
  • ɪ
  • i-
  • I-
  • ɪ-
ɨ /ɨ/ 'e' in 'roses'
  • ʉ
  • ʊ
  • u-
  • U-
  • ʊ-
ʉ /ʉ/ variable 2nd 'u' in 'beautiful'
  • jʊ
  • yʊ
  • ju-
  • yu-
  • jU-
  • yU-
  • jʊ-
/jʉ/ variable 2nd 'u' in 'curriculum'
  • əl
  • @l
  • ᵊl
  • əɫ
əl /əl/ 'le' in 'bottle'
  • i
i /i/ 'y' in 'happy'
  • ˈ
  • '
  • "
ˈ /ˈ/ primary stress follows
  • ˌ
  • ,
  • %
ˌ /ˌ/ secondary stress follows
  • .
  • ·
. /./ syllable break
  • -
- /-/ affix
  • ,_
,
  • _
Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
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