IPA: ENGLISH

Consonants Vowels

IP Strong vowels ...followed by R[11]

Examples
A
IP
Examples IPA Examples
A
b buy, cab

ɑː PALM, bra ɑːr START

d dye, cad, ladder[1]

ɒ LOT, blockade[12] ɒr moral[13]

dj dew[2]

æ TRAP, tattoo[14] ær marry[15]

dʒ giant, badge

aɪər hire [17]

ð thy, breathe, father

aɪ PRICE, pie[16]

aɪ.ər higher [18]

f fan, leaf

aʊər flour [17]

ɡ guy, bag
aʊ MOUTH, how[16]
aʊ.ə
flower [18]

h high, ahead r

hw whine[3] ɛ DRESS, prestige[19] ɛr merry[15]

eɪ FACE ɛər SQUARE, Mary[15][20]

j[4] yes, hallelujah
k sky, crack eɪər player [18]

l lie, sly, gal[5] ɪ KIT, historic[21] ɪr mirror

lj lute[2] ɪər NEAR, serious[20]

FLEECE, pedigree,
iː idea[22]
iːər freer
m my, smile, cam

oʊ GOAT[23][21] oʊər mower

n nigh, snide, can

[2]
ɔːr NORTH, FORCE[25]
nj new
ɔː THOUGHT[24]

ɔːər sawer
ŋ sang, sink, singer

ɔɪər coir [17]

p pie, spy, cap

ɔɪ CHOICE

ɔɪ.ər employer [18]

r[6] rye, try, very

ʊ FOOT ʊr courier
s sigh, mass
ʊər tour, CURE (/ˈkjʊər/)[20][26]
sj consume[2] uː GOOSE, cruel[22]

uːər truer
ʃ shy, cash, emotion
NURSE, blurry, Ernesto,
ɜːr foreword[29]
[1]
t tie, sty, cat, latter ʌ
STRUT, untidy,
justiciable[27][28]

ʌr hurry[30]
[2]
tj tune

Weak vowels
tʃ China, catch
 θ thigh, math IPA Examples IPA Examples

LETTER, forward,
θj enthuse[2] ə COMMA, about ər history[31]

v vine, leave edition, rabbit, Latin, motto, retroactive,

ɪ heating[21][32]
oʊ follower[21][33]

w wine, swine
i HAPPY, mediocre[34] iə California[35]

z zoo, has
u fruition[33][34] uə influence[36]

zj Zeus[2] Syllabic consonants[31]

ʒ pleasure, beige[7] IPA Examples IPA Examples

  ən button (either [ən] or [n̩])

Marginal segments əm rhythm (either [əm] or [m̩])

 
IPA Examples

Stress[37] Syllabification
ugh,
x
loch, Chanukah[8]
IPA Examples IPA Examples

ʔ uh-oh /ˈʔʌʔoʊ/
ˈ

ɒ̃ bon vivant[9]
ˌ

æ̃ fin de siècle[9]

ɜː Möbius (UK only)
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