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