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This chart shows concisely the most common way in which the '''[[International Phonetic Alphabet|International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)]]''' is applied to represent the [[English language]].
 
This chart shows concisely the most common way in which the '''[[International Phonetic Alphabet|International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)]]''' is applied to represent the [[English language]].
  
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!colspan=2 style="color: white; background: darkred;"|IPA: English [[Consonant]]s
 
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!colspan=2 style="color: white; background: darkred;"| IPA: Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation
 
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==See also==
 
 
*[[Pronunciation respelling for English]]
 
*[[SAMPA chart for English]]
 
*[[:Image:Kinesthetic English-IPA Vowel Wheel.PNG|English vowel wheel]]
 
*[[NATO phonetic alphabet]] - also known as the international radiotelephony spelling alphabet or military alphabet. The NATO phonetic alphabet is often confused with the IPA because of the occurrence of "phonetic" in its name. However, the NATO alphabet is a [[cipher]] of the [[Latin alphabet]], while the IPA strives for one-to-one representation of the sounds of all languages.
 
*[[List of writing systems#Phonetic alphabets (military)|Phonetic alphabets (military)]]
 
  
 
==External links==
 
==External links==

Latest revision as of 09:21, 7 October 2009


This chart shows concisely the most common way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is applied to represent the English language.

See International Phonetic Alphabet for English for a more complete version and Pronunciation respelling for English for phonetic transcriptions used in different dictionaries.

IPA: English Consonants
IPA Examples
p pen, spin, tip
b but, web
t two, sting, bet
d do, odd
chair, nature, teach
gin, joy, edge
k cat, kill, skin, queen, thick
ɡ go, get, beg
f fool, enough, leaf
v voice, have
θ thing, teeth
ð this, breathe, father
s see, city, pass
z zoo, rose
ʃ she, sure, emotion, leash
ʒ pleasure, beige
h ham
m man, ham
n no, tin
ŋ singer, ring
l left, bell
ɹ run, very
w we
j yes
ʍ what
IPA: English Vowels
IPA Examples
RP GA AuE
ɑː ɑ father
ɪ ɪ ɪ sit
ɪ i i city
i see
ɛ ɛ e bed
ɜː ɝ ɜː bird
æ æ æ lad, cat, ran
ɑː ɑɹ arm
ʌ ʌ a run, enough
ɒ ɑ ɔ not, wasp
ɔː ɔ law, caught
ʊ ʊ ʊ put, wood
u ʉː soon, through
ə ə ə about
ə ɚ ə winner
 
IPA: English Diphthongs
IPA Examples
RP GA AuE
æɪ day, pain
ɑe my, wise
ɔɪ ɔɪ boy
əʊ əʉ no, tow
æɔ now
ɪə ɪɹ ɪə near, here
ɛə ɛɹ h'air, there"
ʊə ʊɹ ʊə tour
juː ju jʉː pupil


IPA Examples
x Scottish loch
ʔ uh-(ʔ)oh


IPA: Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation
IPA Explanation
ˈ Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), for example rapping /ˈɹæpɪŋ/
ˌ Secondary stress, for example battleship /ˈbætl̩ˌʃɪp/
. Syllable separator, for example plankton /ˈplæŋk.tən/
 ̩ Syllabic consonant, for example ridden /ˈɹɪdn̩/


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