IPA chart for English

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 tʃ chair, nature, teach dʒ 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 aː father ɪ ɪ ɪ sit ɪ i i city iː i iː see ɛ ɛ e bed ɜː ɝ ɜː bird æ æ æ lad, cat, ran ɑː ɑɹ aː arm ʌ ʌ a run, enough ɒ ɑ ɔ not, wasp ɔː ɔ oː law, caught ʊ ʊ ʊ put, wood uː u ʉː soon, through ə ə ə about ə ɚ ə winner   IPA: English Diphthongs IPA Examples RP GA AuE eɪ eɪ æɪ day, pain aɪ aɪ ɑe my, wise ɔɪ ɔɪ oɪ boy əʊ oʊ əʉ no, tow aʊ aʊ æɔ now ɪə ɪɹ ɪə near, here ɛə ɛɹ eː h'air, there" ʊə ʊɹ ʊə tour juː ju jʉː pupil

IPA: Marginal Sounds
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/

See also

• Pronunciation respelling for English
• SAMPA chart for English
• 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.
• Phonetic alphabets (military)

External links

• Learning the IPA for English, (Standard American English)
• Online keyboard with MP3 sound files for IPA symbols
• IPA chart with AIFF sound files for IPA symbols
• IPA chart with MP3 sound files for all IPA symbols on the chart (limited version is available to anyone)
• The International Phonetic Alphabet (revised to 2005) Symbols for all languages are shown on this one-page chart.