IPA Chart With Sounds

The International Phonetic Alphabet chart with sounds lets you listen to each of the sounds from the
IPA. Click on a symbol to hear the associated sound.
Our IPA chart is responsive, this means it adjusts to any screen size. If part of the chart is not visible,
please click the red and green arrows to see the additional symbols.

VOWELS

FRONT NEAR-FRONT CENTRAL NEAR-BACK BACK

Close i • y ɨ • ʉ ɯ • u

Near-Close ɪ ʏ ʊ

Close-mid e • ø ɘ • ɵ ɤ • o

Mid ə

Open-mid ɛ • œ ɜ • ɞ ʌ • ɔ

Near-Open æ ɐ

Open a • ä ɑ • ɒ

Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents a rounded vowel.
 PULMONIC CONSONANTS

BI- LABIO- POST

DENTA ALVEOLA RETROFLE
 LABIA DENTA ALVEOLA
L R X
L L R

PLOSIVE p b t d ʈ ɖ

NASAL m ɱ n ɳ

TRILL ʙ r

TAP OR FLAP ɾ ɽ

FRICATIVE ɸ β f v θ ð s z ʃ ʒ ʂ ʐ

LATERAL
ɬ ɮ
FRICATIVE

APPROXIMA
ʋ ɹ ɻ
NT

LATERAL

APPROXIMA l ɭ

NT
Where symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents a voiced consonant.
Areas shaded grey indicate articulations judged impossible.
 NON-PULMONIC CONSONANTS

CLICKS VOICED IMPLOSIVES EJECTIVES

ʘ Bilabial ɓ Bilabial pʼ Bilabial

ǀ Dental ɗ Dental/alveolar tʼ Dental/alveolar

ǃ (Post)alveoalar ʄ Palatal kʼ Velar

ǂ Palatoalveolar ɠ Velar sʼ Alveolar fricative

ǁ Alveolar lateral ʛ Uvular ʼetc…

OTHER SYMBOLS

ʍ Voiceless labial-velar fricative

w Voiced labial-velar approximant

ɥ Voiced labial-palatal approximant

ʜ Voiceless epiglottal fricative

ʢ Voiced epiglottal fricative

ʡ Epiglottal plosive

ɕ Voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative

ʑ Voiced alveolo-palatal fricative

ɺ Alveolar lateral flap

 ɧ Simultaneous ʃ and x

AFFRICATES

͡ts Voiceless alveolar affricate

͡tʃ Voiceless palato-alveolar affricate

͡tɕ Voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate

͡ʈʂ Voiceless retroflex affricate

d͡z Voiced alveolar affricate

d͡ʒ Voiced post-alveolar affricate

d͡ʑ Voiced alveolo-palatal affricate

ɖ͡ʐ Voiceless retroflex affricate