= Phonetic alphabets for American English = This document displays IPA characters and other special characters in the Phonetic alphabets section. See also CzechPhoneticAlphabet. == Phonetic alphabets == Table version 4.0 === Vowel === {{{#!tr {{{#!th width="72" IPA }}} {{{#!th width="93" L&H+ }}} {{{#!th width="216" Description }}} {{{#!th width="144" IPA Unicode }}} {{{#!th width="144" Example }}} {{{#!th width="180" IPA Transcription }}} {{{#!th width="252" L&H+ Transcription }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td ɑ }}} {{{#!td A }}} {{{#!td open back }}} {{{#!td 0251 }}} {{{#!td g(o)t }}} {{{#!td ˈgɑt }}} {{{#!td 'gAt }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td ɛ }}} {{{#!td E }}} {{{#!td open-mid front }}} {{{#!td 025B }}} {{{#!td f(e)ll }}} {{{#!td ˈfɛl }}} {{{#!td 'fEl }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td i }}} {{{#!td i }}} {{{#!td close front }}} {{{#!td 0069 }}} {{{#!td f(ee)l }}} {{{#!td ˈfil }}} {{{#!td 'fil }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td ɪ }}} {{{#!td I }}} {{{#!td mid-high mid-front }}} {{{#!td 026A }}} {{{#!td f(i)ll }}} {{{#!td ˈfɪl }}} {{{#!td 'fIl }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td ɔ }}} {{{#!td O }}} {{{#!td open-mid back rounded }}} {{{#!td 0254 }}} {{{#!td f(a)ll }}} {{{#!td ˈfɔl }}} {{{#!td 'fOl }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td u }}} {{{#!td u }}} {{{#!td close back rounded }}} {{{#!td 0075 }}} {{{#!td f(oo)l }}} {{{#!td ˈful }}} {{{#!td 'ful }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td ə }}} {{{#!td $ }}} {{{#!td central (schwa) }}} {{{#!td 0259 }}} {{{#!td (a)llow }}} {{{#!td ə.ˈla͡ʊ }}} {{{#!td $.'la&U }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td æ }}} {{{#!td @ }}} {{{#!td mid-low front }}} {{{#!td 00E6 }}} {{{#!td c(a)t }}} {{{#!td ˈkæt }}} {{{#!td 'k@t }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td ʌ }}} {{{#!td !^ }}} {{{#!td open-mid back }}} {{{#!td 028C }}} {{{#!td c(u)t }}} {{{#!td ˈkʌt }}} {{{#!td 'k!^t }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td ʊ }}} {{{#!td U }}} {{{#!td mid-high back rounded }}} {{{#!td 028A }}} {{{#!td f(u)ll }}} {{{#!td ˈfʊl }}} {{{#!td 'fUl }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td ɜ }}} {{{#!td E0 }}} {{{#!td open-mid central }}} {{{#!td 025C }}} {{{#!td c(u)rt }}} {{{#!td ˈkɜɻt }}} {{{#!td 'kE0R+t }}} }}} === Diphthong === {{{#!tr {{{#!th width="72" IPA }}} {{{#!th width="93" L&H+ }}} {{{#!th width="216" Description }}} {{{#!th width="144" IPA Unicode }}} {{{#!th width="144" Example }}} {{{#!th width="180" IPA Transcription }}} {{{#!th width="252" L&H+ Transcription }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td e͡ɪ }}} {{{#!td e&I }}} {{{#!td from close-mid front to mid-high mid-front }}} {{{#!td 0065 +[[br]]0361 +[[br]] 026A }}} {{{#!td f(ai)l }}} {{{#!td ˈfe͡ɪl }}} {{{#!td 'fe&Il }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td ɔ͡ɪ }}} {{{#!td O&I }}} {{{#!td from open-mid back rounded to mid-high mid-front }}} {{{#!td 0254 +[[br]]0361 +[[br]] 026A }}} {{{#!td f(oi)l }}} {{{#!td ˈfɔ͡ɪl }}} {{{#!td 'fO&Il }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td a͡ɪ }}} {{{#!td a&I }}} {{{#!td from open front to mid-high mid-front }}} {{{#!td 0061 +[[br]]0361 +[[br]] 026A }}} {{{#!td f(i)le }}} {{{#!td ˈfa͡ɪl }}} {{{#!td 'fa&Il }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td a͡ʊ }}} {{{#!td a&U }}} {{{#!td from open front to mid-high back rounded }}} {{{#!td 0061 +[[br]]0361 +[[br]] 028A }}} {{{#!td f(ou)l }}} {{{#!td ˈfa͡ʊl }}} {{{#!td 'fa&Ul }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td o͡ʊ }}} {{{#!td o&U }}} {{{#!td from close-mid back rounded to mid-high back rounded }}} {{{#!td 006F +[[br]]0361 +[[br]] 028A }}} {{{#!td g(oa)l }}} {{{#!td ˈgo͡ʊl }}} {{{#!td 'go&Ul }}} }}} === Consonant (Pulmonic) === {{{#!tr {{{#!th width="72" IPA }}} {{{#!th width="93" L&H+ }}} {{{#!th width="216" Description }}} {{{#!th width="144" IPA Unicode }}} {{{#!th width="144" Example }}} {{{#!th width="180" IPA Transcription }}} {{{#!th width="252" L&H+ Transcription }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td j }}} {{{#!td j }}} {{{#!td palatal approximant voiced }}} {{{#!td 006A }}} {{{#!td (y)es }}} {{{#!td ˈjɛs }}} {{{#!td 'jEs }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td w }}} {{{#!td w }}} {{{#!td labial velar approximant voiced }}} {{{#!td 0077 }}} {{{#!td (wh)y }}} {{{#!td ˈwa͡ɪ }}} {{{#!td 'wa&I }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td p }}} {{{#!td p }}} {{{#!td bilabial plosive voiceless }}} {{{#!td 0070 }}} {{{#!td (p)it }}} {{{#!td ˈpɪt }}} {{{#!td 'pIt }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td b }}} {{{#!td b }}} {{{#!td bilabial plosive voiced }}} {{{#!td 0062 }}} {{{#!td (b)it }}} {{{#!td ˈbɪt }}} {{{#!td 'bIt }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td t }}} {{{#!td t }}} {{{#!td alveolar plosive voiceless }}} {{{#!td 0074 }}} {{{#!td (t)op }}} {{{#!td ˈtɑp }}} {{{#!td 'tAp }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td d }}} {{{#!td d }}} {{{#!td alveolar plosive voiced }}} {{{#!td 0064 }}} {{{#!td (d)ig }}} {{{#!td ˈdɪg }}} {{{#!td 'dIg }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td k }}} {{{#!td k }}} {{{#!td velar plosive voiceless }}} {{{#!td 006B }}} {{{#!td (c)at }}} {{{#!td ˈkæt }}} {{{#!td 'k@t }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td g }}} {{{#!td g }}} {{{#!td velar plosive voiced }}} {{{#!td 0067 }}} {{{#!td (g)ot }}} {{{#!td ˈgɑt }}} {{{#!td 'gAt }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td f }}} {{{#!td f }}} {{{#!td labiodental fricative voiceless }}} {{{#!td 0066 }}} {{{#!td (f)at }}} {{{#!td ˈfæt }}} {{{#!td 'f@t }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td v }}} {{{#!td v }}} {{{#!td labiodental fricative voiced }}} {{{#!td 0076 }}} {{{#!td (v)at }}} {{{#!td ˈvæt }}} {{{#!td 'v@t }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td s }}} {{{#!td s }}} {{{#!td alveolar fricative voiceless }}} {{{#!td 0073 }}} {{{#!td (s)eal }}} {{{#!td ˈsil }}} {{{#!td 'sil }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td z }}} {{{#!td z }}} {{{#!td alveolar fricative voiced }}} {{{#!td 007A }}} {{{#!td (z)eal }}} {{{#!td ˈzil }}} {{{#!td 'zil }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td ʃ }}} {{{#!td S }}} {{{#!td postalveolar fricative voiceless }}} {{{#!td 0283 }}} {{{#!td (sh)ip }}} {{{#!td ˈʃɪp }}} {{{#!td 'SIp }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td ʒ }}} {{{#!td Z }}} {{{#!td postalveolar fricative voiced }}} {{{#!td 0292 }}} {{{#!td lei(s)ure }}} {{{#!td ˈli.ʒəɻ }}} {{{#!td 'li.Z$R+ }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td h }}} {{{#!td h }}} {{{#!td glottal fricative voiceless }}} {{{#!td 0068 }}} {{{#!td (h)at }}} {{{#!td ˈhæt }}} {{{#!td 'h@t }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td m }}} {{{#!td m }}} {{{#!td bilabial nasal voiced }}} {{{#!td 006D }}} {{{#!td (m)an }}} {{{#!td ˈmæn }}} {{{#!td 'm@n }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td n }}} {{{#!td n }}} {{{#!td alveolar nasal voiced }}} {{{#!td 006E }}} {{{#!td (n)ut }}} {{{#!td ˈnʌt }}} {{{#!td 'n!^t }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td ŋ }}} {{{#!td nK }}} {{{#!td velar nasal voiced }}} {{{#!td 014B }}} {{{#!td ri(ng) }}} {{{#!td ˈɻɪŋ }}} {{{#!td 'R+InK }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td l }}} {{{#!td l }}} {{{#!td alveolar lateral approximant }}} {{{#!td 006C }}} {{{#!td (l)ip }}} {{{#!td ˈlɪp }}} {{{#!td 'lIp }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td ʔ }}} {{{#!td ? }}} {{{#!td glottal plosive }}} {{{#!td 0294 }}} {{{#!td ()eat }}} {{{#!td ˈʔit }}} {{{#!td '?it }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td θ }}} {{{#!td T }}} {{{#!td dental fricative voiceless }}} {{{#!td 03B8 }}} {{{#!td (th)in }}} {{{#!td ˈθɪn }}} {{{#!td 'TIn }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td ð }}} {{{#!td D }}} {{{#!td dental fricative voiced }}} {{{#!td 00F0 }}} {{{#!td (th)en }}} {{{#!td ˈðɛn }}} {{{#!td 'DEn }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td ɻ }}} {{{#!td R+ }}} {{{#!td retroflex approximant voiced }}} {{{#!td 027B }}} {{{#!td (r)ip }}} {{{#!td ˈɻɪp }}} {{{#!td 'R+Ip }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td ɾ }}} {{{#!td !r6 }}} {{{#!td alveolar flap voiced }}} {{{#!td 027E }}} {{{#!td bu(tt)er }}} {{{#!td ˈbʌ.ɾəɻ }}} {{{#!td 'b!^.!r6$R+ }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td n̩ }}} {{{#!td n%) }}} {{{#!td alveolar nasal voiced syllabic }}} {{{#!td 006E +[[br]] 0329 }}} {{{#!td did(n')t }}} {{{#!td ˈdɪ.dn̩t }}} {{{#!td 'dI.dn%)t }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td l̩ }}} {{{#!td l%) }}} {{{#!td alveolar lateral approximant syllabic }}} {{{#!td 006C +[[br]] 0329 }}} {{{#!td batt(le) }}} {{{#!td ˈbæ.ɾl̩ }}} {{{#!td 'b@.!r6l%) }}} }}} === Affricate === {{{#!tr {{{#!th width="72" IPA }}} {{{#!th width="93" L&H+ }}} {{{#!th width="216" Description }}} {{{#!th width="144" IPA Unicode }}} {{{#!th width="144" Example }}} {{{#!th width="180" IPA Transcription }}} {{{#!th width="252" L&H+ Transcription }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td t͡ʃ }}} {{{#!td t&S }}} {{{#!td affricate voiceless from alveolar to postalveolar }}} {{{#!td 0074 +[[br]]0361 +[[br]] 0283 }}} {{{#!td ca(tch) }}} {{{#!td ˈkæt͡ʃ }}} {{{#!td 'k@t&S }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td d͡ʒ }}} {{{#!td d&Z }}} {{{#!td affricate voiced from alveolar to postalveolar }}} {{{#!td 0064 +[[br]]0361 +[[br]] 0292 }}} {{{#!td (j)ourney }}} {{{#!td ˈd͡ʒɜɻ.ni }}} {{{#!td 'd&ZE0R+.ni }}} }}} === Suprasegmental === {{{#!tr {{{#!th width="72" IPA }}} {{{#!th width="93" L&H+ }}} {{{#!th width="216" Description }}} {{{#!th width="144" IPA Unicode }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td . }}} {{{#!td . }}} {{{#!td syllable break }}} {{{#!td 002E }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td ˈ }}} {{{#!td ' }}} {{{#!td primary stress }}} {{{#!td 02C8 }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td ˌ }}} {{{#!td '2 }}} {{{#!td secondary stress }}} {{{#!td 02CC }}} }}} === Other symbol === {{{#!tr {{{#!th width="72" IPA }}} {{{#!th width="93" L&H+ }}} {{{#!th width="216" Description }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td None }}} {{{#!td " }}} {{{#!td sentence accent }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td None }}} {{{#!td # }}} {{{#!td silence (pause) }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td None }}} {{{#!td _ }}} {{{#!td word delimitor }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td None }}} {{{#!td *. }}} {{{#!td end of declarative }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td None }}} {{{#!td *, }}} {{{#!td comma }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td None }}} {{{#!td *! }}} {{{#!td end of exclamation }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td None }}} {{{#!td *? }}} {{{#!td end of question }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td None }}} {{{#!td *; }}} {{{#!td semicolon }}} }}} {{{#!tr {{{#!td None }}} {{{#!td *: }}} {{{#!td colon }}} }}}