IPA chart for English

This is a concise version of the International Phonetic Alphabet for English sounds.

See International Phonetic Alphabet for English for a more complete version.

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 g go, get, beg f fool, enough, leaf v voice, have θ thing, breath ð this, breathe 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 [1] w we j yes ʍ what (some accents, such as Scottish) x loch (Scottish), Chanukah (Yinglish/Yeshivish)

IPA: English Vowels IPA Examples RP GenAm AuE   ɑː ɑ aː father iː i iː see ɪ ɪ ɪ city ɛ ɛ e bed [2] ɜː ɝ ɜː bird æ æ æ lad, cat, ran [3][4] ɑː ɑɹ aː arm ʌ ʌ a run, enough ɒ ɑ ɔ not, wasp ɔː ɔ oː law, caught [5] ʊ ʊ ʊ put uː u ʉː soon, through ə ə ə about ə ɚ ə winner   IPA: English Diphthongs IPA Examples RP GenAm AuE   eɪ eɪ or e æɪ day aɪ aɪ ɑe my ɔɪ ɔɪ oɪ boy əʊ oʊ or o əʉ no aʊ aʊ æɔ now ɪə ɪɹ ɪə near, here ɛə ɛɹ eː hair, there [6] ʊə ʊɹ ʊə tour juː ju jʉː pupil

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

1. ^  Although the symbol r technically represents an alveolar trill, which is absent from most dialects of English, it is nevertheless widely used instead of ɹ in phonemic transcriptions.
2. ^  Often transcribed /e/ for RP, for example in Collins English Dictionary.
3. ^  Often transcribed /a/ for RP, for example in dictionaries of the Oxford University Press.
4. ^  See bad-lad split for more discussion of this vowel in Australian English.
5. ^  See low back merger for more discussion of this vowel in American English.
6. ^  Alternative symbols used in British dictionaries are /ɛː/ (Oxford University Press) and /eə/.

See also

• Wikipedia:Manual of Style (pronunciation)/IPA vs. other pronunciation symbols
• SAMPA chart for English
• English vowel wheel

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