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International Phonetic Alphabet chart for English dialects

This chart shows the most common applications of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to represent English language pronunciations.

See Pronunciation respelling for English for phonetic transcriptions used in different dictionaries.

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This chart gives a partial system of diaphonemes for English. The symbols for the diaphonemes are given in bold, followed by their most common phonetic values. For the vowels, a separate phonetic value is given for each major dialect, and words used to name corresponding lexical sets are also given. The diaphonemes and lexical sets given here are based on RP and General American; they are not sufficient to express all of the distinctions found in other dialects, such as Australian English.

English consonants
Dia-
phoneme
[1]
Phones Examples
p pen
p spin, tip
b b but
web
t t sting, bet
, ɾ, h, ʔ[2] two
d d do
, ɾ[3] odd, daddy
tʃʰ chair
teach, nature
gin, joy
d̥ʒ̊ edge
k k skin, unique, thick
cat, kill, queen
ɡ ɡ go, get
ɡ̊ beg
f f, ɸ[4] fool, enough, leaf, off, photo
v v, β[5] voice, verve
have, of, verve
θ θ, , f[6] thing, teeth
ð ð, ð̥, , v[7] this, breathe, father
s s see, city, pass
z z zoo
rose
ʃ ʃ she, sure, session, emotion, leash
ʒ ʒ genre, pleasure, equation, seizure
ʒ̊ beige
h h, ɦ,[8] ç[9] ham, hue
m m, ɱ[10] man, ham
n n no, tin
ŋ ŋ ringer, sing,[11] finger, drink
l l, ɫ,[12] , ɫ̥,[13] ɤ, o,[14] left, bell, sable, please
r ɹʷ, ɹ, ɾ,[15] r,[16] ɻ, ɹ̥ʷ, ɹ̥, ɾ̥, ɻ̊,[13] ʋ[17] run, very, probably
w w, ʍ[13] we, queen
j j yes, nyala
hw ʍ, w[18] what
Marginal consonants
x x, χ, k, , h, ɦ, ç loch (Scottish),[19] ugh[20]
ʔ ʔ uh-oh
ɬ ɬ, l[21] Llangefni
English vowels and diphthongs
Dia-
phoneme
[1]
AmE AuE[22][23] BahE BarE CaE[24] CIE EnE FiE InE[25] IrE[26] NZE[27][28] PaE ScE[29] SIE SAE[30][31] SSE WaE[32] Keyword Examples
AAVE Boston accent Cajun English California English General American[33][34][27] Inland Northern American English Mid-Atlantic accent Mid-Atlantic American English New York accent Southern American English Brummie[35] Southern England English Northern England English RP[36][37][38] Ulster English West & South-West Ireland English Dublin English Supraregional southern Irish English Abercraf English Port Talbot English Cardiff English
Non-Rhotic Rhotic Older Younger Northern Southern Non-Rhotic Older Rhotic Older Non-Rhotic Rhotic Cultivated General Broad Cockney Estuary English (EE) MLE[39] Cumbrian Geordie Lancashire Manchester Pitmatic Scouse Yorkshire Conservative Contemporary Belfast Mid-Ulster traditional Ulster Scots Local Dublin English New Dublin English Cultivated General Broad Cultivated General Broad
æ ɛː~ɛə̯~eə̯ eə̯~ɛə̯[40] æ eə~ɛə eə̯~ɛə̯~æ[40] eə̯~ɪə̯ æ æə̯~ɛə̯~eə̯[40] ɛə̯~eə̯~ɪə̯[40] æɛæ~eə eə̯~æjə[40] æː[41] æː~ɛː[41] æ̝ː~ɛː~e̞ː[41] æ~a a æ~ɛə̯[40] æ a æ~ɛ~ɛɪ æ~a~ɛ̞ ɐ̞ a~ä a a~ä a a~ä æ a æ æ~ɛ äː~a æ a æ~a æ ɛ ɛ̝ æ ä ɑ~æ æ a~æ æ~ɛ~ ɛ[42] a [41] ~æː[41] TRAP ham
æ~ɛː~ɛə̯ æ~ɛə̯ æ~ɛə̯ æ æ~æɛæ~ɐɛɐ æ~æjə~æ̠ɛæ̠ æ~a̝ bad
ɛ~æ~a~ä æ~æ̞ æ æ, ɛə̯~eə̯~ɪə̯[40] æ a̝~æ æ~ɛ æ a a~æ lad
ɑː / æ ä~a a æə̯~ɛə̯~eə̯[40] ɛə̯~eə̯~ɪə̯[40] æɛ~æe äː äː~ɐː ɑː ɑː ɑː~ɑ̟ː~ɑ̹ː ɑː ɑ̟ː ɑ̈ː~ʌ̞ː a~ɑ äː æː~ ɐː~äː ɑ ɑ̟ː ɑː ɒː~ɔː ä[43] BATH pass
ɑː a~ä~ɑ a~ä ɑ ä~ɑ~ɒ ɑ~ä a~ä ɑ̟ː ɑ ɑ~ä ɑ ɑ ɒ~ɑ ɑː äː ɒː~ɑː äː ~ɑː äː äː~ɑː ɑː ɑː ~æː PALM father
ɒ ɒ~ɑ ɒ ɒ ɒ~ɔ ɒ~ɑ ɒ ä~ɒ~ɔ̈~ɔ ɒ~ɔ ɒ~ɒ̈ ɒ~ɔ ɒ~ɑ̠ ɒ~ɔ ɒ ɒ~ɔ ɒ ɔ ɔ ɔ~ɒ~ä ɒ~ɑ~ä äː ɔː ä ɑ~ɒ~ɔ ɑ ɒ~ɔ ɑ ɔ ɒ̈ ɒ̈~ʌ̈ ɒ̈ ɔ ɒ ɑ̟ LOT not
ɒ / ɔː ɒ(ɔ̯)~ɔ(ʊ̯) a ɒ~ɔ~ɑ[44] ɒ~ɑ ɔə̯~ɒ̝ə̯ ɔə̯~oə̯~ʊə̯ ɔo̯~ɑɒ̯ ɑɒ̯~ɑ ɔ ɒː ɒː o̞ː ɒː ~ä ɔː ɒ ɒ̈, o̞ː ɒ̈~ʌ̈, ɒ̈, CLOTH off[45]
ɔː ɔː o̞ː ɒː~ɑː ~ɔː o̞ː~ɔː ɔː~ɔ̝ə̯~ɔuə̯ ɔə̯~ɔː~ɔ̝ː ɒː~ɔː ɔː ɒː~ɔː o̞ː ɒː~ɔː o̞ː ɔː~ɒː ɒː~ɔː~ ɒː o̞ː ɒː ʌ̈ː THOUGHT law
oː~oʊ~ɔo o̟ː~o̞ː pause
ə ə ə~ɐ ə~ə̝ ə~ɐ ə ə~ɐ ə ɐ~a ə ə ə ə~ɐ ə ə[46] ə COMMA about
ɪ ɪ~iə̯ ɪ~ɪ̞~ɪ̈ ɪ ɪ̞ ɪ~ɪ̈ ɪ ɪ~ɪjə~iə̯ ɪ ɪ~i i ɪ ɪ ɪ~i ɪ ɪ~ɪ̈ ɪ ɪ ɪ̞ ɪ ɪ̈~ë ə~ɘ ɛ ɪ ɪ̈ ɪ ɪ~ë̞~ə~ʌ ɪ ɪ ɪ̈ [46] ɪ~i ɪ ɪ̞ KIT bit
ɪ[46] i[46] kit
i i ɪ~i ɪi̯~i ɪ~ɪ̈ i ɪi̯~i ɪ ɪi̯~iː ɪi̯~əi̯ i ~i əi̯~i i ɪi̯~iː i ɪ~e i ɪ~e ɪi̯~iː i e ɪi̯ ɪi̯~əi̯ i e~ɪ~i i i HAPPY city
i iː~ɪi ɪi̯~i ɪi̯~i ɪi̯ ɪi̯~iː əi̯~ɨi̯ əi~ɐi ɪi , ei̯ ɪi ɪi~iː , ɪ̈i̯ ~ ɪ̈ɪ̯ ɪi~iː ɪi̯ ɪi̯ i FLEECE see
eɪ̯~ɛɪ̯ eɪ̯ eɪ~ɛɪ eɪ̯~e eɪ̯ eɪ̯~ɛɪ̯ ɛɪ~ei ɛi̯~æ̠i̯ ɛɪ̯ æɪ̯~ɐɪ̯ ɐɪ̯~äɪ̯ eɪ̯~ɛɪ̯ eɪ̯~ eɪ̯ ɛi̯~aɪ̯~ɐɪ̯~ʌɪ̯ æɪ~aɪ ɛɪ̯~eɪ̯~ë̞ɪ̯ eː~eɪ̯ ɛː~e̞ː ~eɪ̯~ɪə̯ ɛː~e̞ː ɛɪ~e̞ɪ ɛː~e̞ː ɛɪ~e̞ɪ ɛː~e̞ː e̞ɪ̯ eː~ɪː, eə̯~ɪə̯ eː~eɪ̯~ɛɪ̯ ɛɪ̯ æe̯~ɐe̯ ɐe̯ eɪ̯~ e eɪ̯~ eɪ̯ eɪ̯~ɛɪ̯~æɪ̯ æɪ̯~äɪ̯~ʌɪ̯ e[47] ei̯ FACE date
e̞ɪ e̞ɪ e̞ɪ e̞ɪ eɪ̯ day
ɛ ɛ~eə̯ ɛ ɛ~æ ɛ~æ̝ ɛ ɛ~ɜ ɛ~e ɛ ɛ~eiə ɛ~ɛjə ~e e~e̝ ɛ ɛ~e e, eɪ~eə~ɛɪ ɛ~ɛ̞ ɛ ɛ̝ ɛ ɛ̝ə̯ ɛ e~ ɛ e~ ɛ, e[48] ɛ DRESS bed[49]
ɪ~iə̯ ɪ ɪ~ɪjə~iə̯ ɛ pen
i length
ʌ ʌ~ɜ ʌ~ɐ ʌ ʌ~ɜ~ɛ̠ ɐ ʌ~ɜ~ɐ ʌ~ɔ ɐ ʌ ʌ̈ ɜ ä~ɐ ʌ ʌ~ɜ~ɐ ʌ~ɔ ɒ~ʌ~ə~ɤ~ʊ ɐ̟~a ɐ~ʌ̟~ɐ̟ ʌ~ʌ̝ ʊ ʊ̞~ɤ ʊ ʊ, ʌ̈ ʊ ɐ ɐ~ʌ̈~ɑ̈[50] ʌ~ɐ ə~ɜ~ɐ ɞ~ʌ̈ ʌ̈~ʊ ʊ ɤ~ʊ ʌ̈~ʊ ɐ~ä ʌ ʌ~ɐ ɐ~ä ä ə~ɜ STRUT run
ʊ ʊ~ɵ~ø̞ ʊ ʊ~ɜ̠ ʊ̞ ʊ ʊ̈~ʏ ʊ ʊ~u u ʊ ɤ~ʊ~ʊ̝ ʊ~ʊ̈ ʊ~ʊ̜̈ ʊ~ʊ̈ ʊ ʊ ɵ~ɤ̈ ʊ ʉ ʊ̈ ʊ ʊ ʊ~ʊ̈ ʊ ʉ ʊ ʊ~ɵ ʊ~u ʊ ɘ FOOT put
ʉː~ʊ ʊ ~ʊ hood
ʊu̯~u u~ʊu̯~ɵu̯ u uː~ʉː~yː ʉ̠ː ~ʊu̯~ʉu̯~ɵu̯ u~ɵu̯ u̟ː ʉu̯ u~ʊu̯~ɤʊ̯~ɤu̯ ʊu~ɵu~ʊ̈y~ʏy~ʉ̞u̟ ʊu̯ ʊ̈ʉ̯ ʊ̈ʉ̯~əʉ̯ ʉː ʉu̯ ~ʉ əʉ̯~əu̯ əʉ~ʉː~ɨː~ʊː ʉː~ʉ̟ː~ʏː ʏ̝ː~ʉː ʉː u̟ː~ʉː,ɵʊ̯ ʊu~uː ʏː ʉː ʉː, ɪ̈u̯~ɪ̈ʊ̯ ʊu~uː ʊu̯ ʊ̈ʉ̯~ʉː~ɨ̞ɯ̯̈ u ʊ̈ʉ̯ u u u̟ː ʉː~ ʉː u GOOSE through
ɪu̯[51] threw
juː (j)ʊu̯~(j)u (j)u~(j)ʊu̯~(j)ɵu̯ (j)uː~(j)ʉː~(j)yː (j)ʉ̠ː (j)u̟~(j)ʊu̯~(j)ʉu̯~(j)ɵu̯ (j)u~(j)ɵu̯ ju̟ː (j)ʉu̯ (j)u~(j)ʊu̯~(j)ɤʊ̯~(j)ɤu̯ jʊu~jɵu~jʊ̈y~jʏy~jʉ̞u̟ (j)ʊu~(j)ɵu~(j)ʊ̈y~(j)ʏy~(j)ʉ̞u̟ jʊu̯ jʊ̈ʉ̯ jʊ̈ʉ̯~jəʉ̯ jʉː juː (j)ʉu̯ juː~ jəʉ̯~jəu̯ jəʉ~jʉː~jɨː~jʊː jʉː~jʉ̟ː~jʏː jʏ̝ː~jʉː jʉː ju̟ː~jʉː,jɵʊ̯ jʊu~juː jʏː jʉː jʉː, jɪ̈u̯~jɪ̈ʊ̯ jʊu~juː jʊu̯ jʊ̈ʉ̯~jʉː~jɨ̞ɯ̯̈ ju juː jʊ̈ juː jʊ̈ʉ̯ ju ju ju̟ː jʉː~jyː jʉː ju cute
äɪ̯ ɐi̯[52] ɑɪ̯~aː äɪ~aɪ æɪ~aɪ~äɪ ʌɪ̯~ɜɪ̯~ɐɪ̯[52] äɪ̯ ɐɪ̯ äɪ̯ ai~aæ ɐi~äɪ~äɛ äɪ̯ ɑ̟e̯~ɑe̯ ɑe̯~ɒe̯ ɑɪ̯ ʌɪ̯ ʌɪ̯~ɜɪ̯~ɐɪ̯[52] aɪ̯~ɑɪ̯~ɒɪ̯ aɪ̯~ɒɪ̯~ɔɪ̯ ɑɪ̯~ɒɪ̯~ɑ̟ə̯~ɑ̟ː a̠ɪ̯~ɑɪ̯~ɑ̹ɪ̯ æː~aɪ̯~ɐɪ̯ aɪ~äɪ äi̯ aɪ~äɪ aɪ̯~ɑɪ̯~ äɪ~äː äɪ̯ ɑ̈ɪ̯~ʌ̞ɪ̯ ɐe̯ äɪ̯ ɐi̯~ɜi̯[52] æɪ̯~ɐɪ̯ əɪ̯~ɐɪ̯ ɑɪ̯~ɐɪ̯ aɪ̯~ɑɪ̯ ɑ̟ɪ̯ ɑe̯ ɒe̯ ɑɪ̯ ɜi̯, äe̯ ɑɪ̯ äɪ̯ äɪ̯~äː ɑɪ̯~ɑ̟ː ai̯ ɐ̟ɪ̯ ɜɪ̯ ɜi̯ PRICE flight
äː~äe̯~aː äɪ̯ äɪ̯ aɪ̯~ae̯~æɪ̯ äɪ̯ ɑɪ̯~ɒɪ̯~äɪ̯ aɪ~æɛ~aæ äː~äɛ ɑɪ̯ äe̯~ɜi̯ my
ɔɪ oɪ̯ ɔɪ̯~oɪ̯ ɔɪ̯ ɔɪ̯~oɪ̯ ɔɪ̯ ɔɪ̯~oɪ̯ ɔoɪ oi̯ o̞ɪ̯ oɪ̯ oɪ̯~ɑɪ̯ oɪ̯~ʌɪ̯ ɔɪ̯ ɔɪ̯~oɪ̯ ɔ̝ɪ~oɪ ɔɪ̯~oɪ̯ ɔ̝ɪ̯~oɪ̯ ɔɪ oe̯ ɔɪ ɔɪ ɔɪ̯ əɪ̯~ɑɪ̯ aɪ̯~äɪ̯ ɒɪ̯~oɪ̯ ɒɪ̯ oɪ̯ oe̯ ɔɪ̯ oi̯ ɔɪ̯ ɔɪ̯~ɒɪ̯ ɔɪ̯ ɔi̯ ɔɪ̯ ɒɪ̯ ʌ̈i̯ CHOICE boy
ʌʊ̯~ɔʊ̯ oʊ̯~ɔʊ̯ o̞ʊ̯~ʌʊ̯~ɔʊ̯~ ʌo̯~oʊ̯~o oʊ̯ ɘʊ̯~ɜʊ̯ oʊ̯~ʌ̈ʊ̯ ɔu~ɒu ɜʊ~ɜʊ̈~ɜʏ ɵ̞ʊ̯ ɜʉ̯~ɐʉ̯ ɐʉ̯~äʉ̯ oʊ̯~ɵʊ̯ ~oə̯ oʊ̯ əʊ̯ ʌʊ̯~ɐʊ̯~aʊ̯ æ̈ɤ̈~æ̈ɤ̝̈~ɐɤ̈~ɐɤ̝̈~
æ̈ʊ~ɐʊ~aʊ~ɐø~
œ̈ø~ʌ̈ː~œ̈
əʏ̯~əʊ̯ oː~oʊ̯~ɵʊ̯ oː~ɔː ~ʊə̯~ɵː oː~ɔː ɔʊ~ɔo oː~ɔː ɛʉ̯~ɛʊ̯~eʉ̯~
eʊ̯~əʉ̯~əʊ̯
oː~ɔː əʊ̯ əʉ̯ ʌo̯~ʌɔ̯ əʊ̯ oʊ̯~əʊ̯ ɵʊ̯ ɜʉ̯~ɐʉ̯ ɐʉ̯ oː~oʊ̯ oː~oʊ̯ ɛʊ̯~œʊ̯ œʉ̯~œɤ̯̈~œː ʌʊ̯ o[47] ɘu̯ GOAT no
ou̯ oʊ̯ tow
~oʊ̯ ɔu̯ ɒʊ̯~ɔʊ̯ ɒʊ~ɔo~aɤ ɒʊ̯~ɒɤ̯ ɔʊ̯ ɒʊ̯~ɔʊ̯ ɔo̯ soul
æɔ̯~æə̯ ɐʊ̯[52] aʊ̯~aː äʊ aʊ̯~æʊ̯ äʊ̯~ɐʊ̯ ɑ̈ʊ̯ æʊ̯~ɛɔ̯ aʊ̯~æʊ̯ æɒ~æɔ æɒ̯~ɛjɔ äʊ̯ aɔ̯~ao̯~æɔ̯~æo̯ æo̯~æə̯~ɛo̯~ɛə̯ ao̯~ɑə̯~aɵ~aɛ̯ ʌʊ̯ ʌʊ̯~ɜʊ̯[52] aʊ̯ æə̯~æʊ̯~ɛʉ̯~ɛ̝̈ʊ̯ æʊ~æə~æː~aː~æiə æʊ̯~æʏ̯~aʊ̯~aʏ̯ ɑʊ̯~aː äu̯~æu̯~ɛu̯~əu̯~ ɐʊ ɑ̟ʊ̯ aʊ̯ aɔ̯ äʊ̯ ɐʏ̯~ɜʉ̯ ɐʊ̯~ʌʊ̯ ɛʊ̯ aʊ̯~ɛʊ̯ aʊ̯ æo̯ ɛo̯~ɛə̯ ɑʊ̯ ɜʉ̯ ɑʊ̯ äʊ̯ äː æʊ̯ au̯ ɐu̯ ɜʊ̯ ɑ̟u̯ MOUTH about
aʊ̯ äʊ̯~ɑʊ̯ now
ɑːr ɑ(ɹ)~ɒ(ɹ) ɑɹ~ɒɹ a(ɹ)~ä(ɹ) ɑ(ɹ)~a(ɹ) ɑɹ äɻ~ɐɻ ɑ̟ə̯(ɹ) ɑɹ ɒə̯(ɹ) äə̯(ɹ) ɑɹ~ɒɹ ɑː(ɹ)~ɒː(ɹ) ɑɹ~ɒɹ äː(ɹ) äː(ɹ)~ɐː(ɹ) ɑː(ɹ) aːɹ ɑɹ~ɐɹ ɑː(ɾ) ɑː(ɹ) ɑː(ɹ)~ɑ̟ː(ɹ)~ɑ̹ː(ɹ) ɑː(ɹ) äː(ɹ) ɒː(ɾ)~ɑː(ɹ) äː(ɹ) aː(ɾ)~ɑː(ɾ) äː(ɹ) ɑ̟ː(ɹ) ɑ̈ː(ɹ)~ʌ̞ː(ɹ) ɑː(ɹ) äː(ɾ) ɑɻ æːɹ~ äːɹ~ɑɹ ɐː(ɹ)~äː(ɹ) ɑɹ äɾ ɑː(ɾ) ɑ̟ː(ɹ) ɑː(ɹ) ɒː(ɾ)~ɔː(ɾ) ä(ɹ) aː(ɾ) aː(ɹ)~æː(ɹ) START arm
ɪər iə̯(ɹ)~iɤ̯(ɹ) ɪə̯(ɹ)~ɪɐ̯(ɹ) i(ɹ)~ɪ(ɹ) ɪɹ~iɹ iɻ~iə̯ɻ ɪə̯(ɹ) ɪə̯(ɹ)~iə̯(ɹ) ɪɹ~iɹ i(ɹ) ɪə̯(ɹ) ɪə̯(ɹ)~ɪː(ɹ)~iː(ɹ)~iə̯(ɹ) iː(ɹ)~iə̯(ɹ) iə̯(ɹ)~eə̯(ɹ) eːɹ ɪɹ iə̯(ɾ)~ɪə̯(ɾ) ɘiɐ(ɹ)~iə̯(ɹ)~ɪə̯(ɹ)~ɜː(ɹ) iə(ɹ)~ɪː(ɹ)~ɪiɐ(ɹ) ɪː(ɹ)~ɪə̯(ɹ) ɪː(ɹ) ɪə(ɹ) iɐ̯(ɹ) ɪə iɛ̯(ɾ) ɪə̯(ɹ) ɪ̞ː(ɹ)~ɪə̯(ɹ) ɪə̯(ɹ)~iə̯(ɹ) ɪə̯(ɾ)~iː(ɾ) iːɹ ɪə̯(ɹ) ɪə̯(ɹ)[53] ɪɹ~iɹ iə̯ɾ ɪə̯(ɾ)~iə̯(ɾ) ɪə̯(ɹ) ɪə̯(ɾ)~ɪː(ɾ) iə̯(ɹ) iːə(ɾ)~jøː(ɾ) iːə(ɹ)~jøː(ɹ) NEAR deer
ɛər ɛə̯(ɹ) ɛɹ ɛə̯(ɹ)~ɛɐ̯(ɹ) ɛ(ɹ)~æ(ɹ) ɛɹ eə̯ɻ~ ɛə̯(ɹ) ɛə̯(ɹ)~eə̯(ɹ) ɛɹ~eɹ ɛ(j)(ɹ) e̞ɹ~ɛ(j)ɹ e̞ə̯(ɹ) e̞ː(ɹ)~eː(ɹ) eː(ɹ)~e̝ː(ɹ) eə̯(ɹ) ɛɹ ɛə̯(ɾ) ɛə̯(ɹ)~ɛː(ɹ)~ɜː(ɹ) ɛ̝ə(ɹ)~ɛː(ɹ)~ɛiə(ɹ) ɛ̝ː(ɹ)~e̞ː(ɹ) ɛː(ɹ) ɪː(ɾ)~eː(ɾ)~ëː(ɾ)~ɛː(ɾ)~
ɛ̈ː(ɾ)~œː(ɾ)~əː(ɾ)~
ɘː(ɾ)~ɜː(ɾ)~ɵː(ɾ)
ɛː(ɹ) ɛə̯(ɹ) ɛː(ɹ)~ɛə̯(ɹ) ɛə̯(ɹ) ɛə̯(ɾ)~eː(ɾ) ɚː ɛːɹ eːɹ e̞ə̯(ɹ) ɛɹ eə̯ɾ ɛə̯(ɾ)~ɛɐ̯(ɾ) ɛə̯(ɹ) ɛə̯(ɹ)~ɛː(ɹ)~eː(ɹ) eː(ɾ)~e̝ː(ɾ) ɛ(ɹ) ɛː(ɾ) ɛː(ɹ)~eː(ɹ) SQUARE mare
ɜːr ɚ ɚ əː(ɹ) ɚ ʌə(ɹ)~ʌɹ ɝ ɚ ɚ~əɻ ɜː(ɹ)~əː(ɹ) ɚ ɚ əɪ̯ ɚ ɜ(ɹ) ɚ~ɐɹ əː(ɹ) əː(ɹ)~ɘː(ɹ) ɘː(ɹ)~ɵː(ɹ) ə(ɹ)~ɜ(ɹ)~ɜi̯(ɹ) ɤ ɚ əː(ɾ) ɵ̝ː(ɹ)~əː(ɹ)~ɜː(ɹ) ɜː(ɹ)~ɜ̟ː(ɹ)~œ̈ː(ɹ) ɜː(ɹ)~əː(ɹ) əː(ɹ) ɜː~ɛ øː(ɹ)~ɪː(ɹ)~əː(ɹ)~ɔː(ɹ) ɜː~ɛ ɜː~ɛ əː(ɹ)~ɐː(ɹ) əː(ɹ) əː(ɹ)~ɐː(ɹ) ɜː(ɾ)~äɾ ɚː ɚː[54] ɚː ʊːɹ[54] ɚː ɵː(ɹ) ɚ ʌɾ[54] əː(ɾ)~ɐː(ɾ) əː(ɹ)~ɐː(ɹ) ø̈ː(ɹ)~ø̞̈ː(ɹ) ø̈ː(ɾ)~ø̞̈ː(ɾ) ə(ɹ) əː(ɾ) øː(ɾ) øː(ɹ) NURSE burn
ɪɾ~ʌɾ[54] bird
əɹ ɛːɹ[54] ɛːɹ[54] ɛɾ[54] earth
ər ə(ɹ) ə(ɹ) ɚ ə(ɹ) ə(ɹ) ə(ɹ) ɚ ə(ɹ) œ(ɾ)~ə(ɾ) ə(ɹ)~ɐ(ɹ) ə(ɹ)~ə̝(ɹ) ə(ɹ)~ɐ(ɹ) ə(ɹ)~ɜ(ɹ) ə(ɹ) ɐ(ɹ)~a(ɹ) ə(ɾ) ɚ ə(ɹ) əɾ ə(ɾ)~ɐ(ɾ) ə(ɹ) ə(ɾ) ə(ɾ) ə(ɹ) LETTER winner[55]
ʌə(ɹ)~ʌɹ donor
ɔːr oə̯(ɹ)~ɔə̯(ɹ)~ɔo̯(ɹ) ɔə̯(ɹ)~ɒə̯(ɹ)~ɒ(ɹ) ɔə(ɹ)~ɔɹ ɔɹ~oɹ ɔɻ~oɻ ɔə̯(ɹ) oɹ~ɔɹ oɐ̯(ɹ)~ɔə̯(ɹ) oɹ~ɔɹ ɔə̯(ɹ) ɔɹ o̞ː(ɹ) oː(ɹ) ɔə̯(ɹ) ɒːɹ~ɑːɹ ɔɹ ɑː(ɾ)~əː(ɾ) o̞ː(ɹ)~ɔː(ɹ) ɔː(ɹ)~ɔ̝ə(ɹ)~ɔuə(ɹ), oː(ɹ)~oʊ(ɹ)~ɔo(ɹ) o̟ː~o̞ː, ɔə̯(ɹ)~ɔː(ɹ)~ɔ̝ː oː(ɹ) ɔː(ɹ)~ɒː(ɹ) ɔː(ɹ) ɔː(ɹ)~ɒː(ɹ) o̞ː(ɹ) ɔː(ɹ)~ɒː(ɹ) o̞ː(ɹ) oː(ɹ) ɔː(ɾ)~ɒː(ɾ) ɔːɹ äːɹ~ɑːɹ ɒːɹ~oːɹ oː(ɹ) ɔɾ oː(ɾ) o̞ː(ɹ) oː(ɹ) oː(ɾ) ɔ(ɹ) ɒː(ɾ) ʌ̈ː(ɹ) NORTH sort
ɔə̯(ɹ)~oɐ̯(ɹ) o(u)ə(ɹ) o(u)ɹ oə̯(ɹ) oːɹ oː(ɾ)~əː(ɾ) o̞ː(ɹ)~ɔː(ɹ), ʌʊ̯ə(ɹ) oːɹ ɔːɹ ɒːɹ oːɹ o̝(ə̯)ɾ oː(ɾ) FORCE tore
ʊər ʊə̯(ɹ)~ʊɐ̯(ɹ) uə(ɹ)~ʊə(ɹ) ʊɹ~ɔɹ~oɹ uɻ~oɻ ʊə̯(ɹ) uə̯(ɹ) uɹ~ɚ ʊə̯(ɹ) ʊ̈ʉ̯ə(ɹ), oː(ɹ) uə̯(ɹ) ʊɹ~ɔɹ uə̯(ɾ) ɘua(ɹ)~ɘʉa(ɹ)~ʊa̯(ɹ)~ʊə̯(ɹ), ɔː(ɹ)~o̞ː(ɹ) ʊə(ɹ)~ʊː(ɹ), ɔː(ɹ)~ɔ̝ə(ɹ)~ɔuə(ɹ), oː(ɹ)~oʊ(ɹ)~ɔo(ɹ) ʊə(ɹ) uɐ̯(ɹ) ʊə(ɹ) uɛ̯(ɾ)~ɪ̈u̯ə(ɾ)~ɪ̈ʊ̯ə(ɾ)~
o̞ː(ɾ)
ʊə̯(ɹ) ɵː(ɹ)~ɤ̈ː(ɹ), o̞ː(ɹ) oə̯(ɹ) ʊə̯(ɾ)~uː(ɾ) uːɹ ʊə̯(ɹ) ʊ̈ʉ̯ə(ɹ), oː(ɹ) ʉɾ oə̯(ɾ)~oɐ̯(ɾ) ʊə̯(ɹ) ʊə̯(ɹ)~oː(ɹ) uə̯(ɹ) uːə(ɾ) uːə(ɹ)~ʌ̈ː(ɹ) CURE tour
jʊər juə̯(ɹ)~jʊə̯(ɹ) juɹ~jʊɹ jʊə̯(ɹ)~jʊɐ̯(ɹ) jʊə̯(ɹ) jɔɹ~joɹ~jɚ juɐ̯(ɹ)~juə̯(ɹ) juɹ juə̯(ɹ) juɹ~jɚ jʊə̯(ɹ) jʊ̈ʉ̯ə(ɹ), joː(ɹ) juə̯(ɹ) joːɹ jɚ~jʊɹ~jɵɹ juə̯(ɾ) jɘua(ɹ)~jɘʉa(ɹ)~jʊa̯(ɹ)~jʊə̯(ɹ), jɔː(ɹ)~jo̞ː(ɹ) jʊə(ɹ)~jʊː(ɹ), jɔː(ɹ)~jɔ̝ə(ɹ)~jɔuə(ɹ), joː(ɹ)~joʊ(ɹ)~jɔo(ɹ) jʉ̜ə̯(ɹ)~jʊ̜ə̯(ɹ)~jɔ̝ː(ɹ) joː(ɹ) jʊə(ɹ) juɐ̯(ɹ) jʊə(ɹ) jo̞ː(ɾ) jʊə̯(ɹ) jɵː(ɹ)~jɤ̈ː(ɹ), jo̞ː(ɹ) joə̯(ɹ) jʊə̯(ɾ)~juː(ɾ) juːɹ jʊə̯(ɹ) jʊ̈ʉ̯ə(ɹ), joː(ɹ) joɚ jʉɾ joə̯(ɾ)~joɐ̯(ɾ) jʊə̯(ɹ) jʊə̯(ɹ)~joː(ɹ) joː(ɾ) jɔ(ɹ) ɪuːə(ɾ) juːə(ɹ)~jʌ̈ː(ɹ) pure
Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation
IPA Explanation
ˈ Primary stress indicator (placed before the stressed syllable); for example, rapping /ˈræpɪŋ/
ˌ Secondary stress/full vowel indicator (placed before the stressed syllable); for example, pronunciation /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/
. Syllable separation indicator; for example, ice cream /ˈaɪs.kriːm/ vs. I scream /ˌaɪ.ˈskriːm/
̩ ̍ Syllabic consonant indicator (placed under the syllabic consonant); for example, ridden [ˈɹɪdn̩]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b This is a compromise IPA transcription, which covers most dialects of English.
  2. ^ /t/, is pronounced [ɾ] in some positions in GA and Australian English, and is possible in RP in words like better, [ʔ] in some positions in Scottish English, English English, American English and Australian English, and [] non-initially in Irish English.
  3. ^ /d/ is pronounced [ɾ] if preceded and followed by vowels in GA and Australian English.
  4. ^ The labiodental fricative /f/ is often pronounced as bilabial [ɸ] after the bilabials /p/, /b/, and /m/, as in up-front GA: [ʌpˈɸɹʌnt], Cub fan GA: [ˈkʰʌbɸæn], tomfoolery GA: [ˌtʰɑmˈɸuɫəɹi].
  5. ^ The labiodental fricative /v/ is often pronounced as bilabial [β] after the bilabials /p/, /b/, and /m/, as in upvote GA: [ˈʌpβəʊt], obviate GA: [ˈɑbβiˌeɪt], Humvee GA: [ˈhʌmβi].
  6. ^ /θ/ is pronounced as a dental stop [] in Irish English, Newfoundland English, Indian English, and New York English, merges with /f/ in some varieties of English English, and merges with /t/ in some varieties of Caribbean English. The dental stop [] also occurs in other dialects as an allophone of /θ/.
  7. ^ /ð/ is pronounced as a dental stop [d̪] in Irish English, Newfoundland English, Indian English, and New York English, merges with /v/ in some varieties of English English, and merges with /d/ in some varieties of Caribbean English. [] also occurs in other dialects as an allophone of /ð/.
  8. ^ The glottal fricative /h/ is often pronounced as voiced [ɦ] between vowel sounds and after voiced consonants. Initial voiced [ɦ] occurs in some accents of the Southern Hemisphere.
  9. ^ /h/ is pronounced [ç] before the palatal approximant /j/, sometimes even replacing the cluster /hj/, and sometimes before high front vowels.
  10. ^ The bilabial nasal /m/ is often pronounced as labiodental [ɱ] before /f/ and /v/, as in symphony GA: [ˈsɪɱfəni], circumvent GA: [ˌsɝkəɱˈvɛnt], some value GA: [ˌsʌɱ‿ˈvæɫju̟].
  11. ^ In some dialects, such as Brummie, words like ringer [ˈɹɪŋə], sing [sɪŋ], which have a velar nasal [ŋ] in most dialects, are pronounced with an additional /ɡ/, like "finger": [ˈɹɪŋɡə].
  12. ^ Velarized [ɫ] traditionally does not occur in Irish English; clear or plain [l] does not occur in Australian, New Zealand, Scottish, or American English. RP, some other English accents, and South African English, however, have clear [l] in syllable onsets and dark [ɫ] in syllable rimes.
  13. ^ a b c Sonorants are voiceless after a fortis (voiceless) stop at the beginning of a stressed syllable.
  14. ^ L-vocalization in which l is pronounced as a kind of a back vowel ([ɤ] or [o], or non-syllabic [ɤ̯, o̯], forming a diphthong with the preceding vowel) occurs in New Zealand English and many regional accents, such as African-American Vernacular English, Cockney, New York English, Estuary English, Pittsburgh English, Standard Singapore English.
  15. ^ /r/ is pronounced as a tap [ɾ] in some varieties of Scottish, Irish, Indian, Welsh, Northern England and South African English.
  16. ^ The alveolar trill [r] only occurs in some varieties of Scottish, Welsh, Indian and South African English.
  17. ^ R-labialization, in which r is pronounced as [ʋ], is found in some accents in Southern England.
  18. ^ Some dialects, such as Scottish English, Irish English, and many American South and New England dialects, distinguish voiceless [ʍ] from voiced [w]; see winewhine merger and voiceless labiovelar approximant.
  19. ^ Marginal in most accents, and otherwise merged with /k/, see Lockloch merger.
  20. ^ This common English interjection is usually pronounced with [x] in unscripted spoken English, but it is most often read /ʌɡ/ or /ʌk/
  21. ^ ɬ only exists in Welsh English as an allophone of /l/ in Welsh loan words. Other dialects usually replace it with l.
  22. ^ Harrington, Cox & Evans (1997)
  23. ^ Cox & Palethorpe (2007)
  24. ^ Boberg (2004)
  25. ^ Sailaja (2009:19–26)
  26. ^ Wells (1982:422)
  27. ^ a b Mannell, Cox & Harrington (2009)
  28. ^ Bauer et al. (2007:97–102)
  29. ^ Scobbie, Gordeeva & Matthews (2006:7)
  30. ^ Bekker (2008)
  31. ^ Lass (2002:111–119)
  32. ^ Coupland & Thomas (1990:93–136)
  33. ^ Kenyon & Knott (1953)
  34. ^ Kenyon (1950)
  35. ^ Wells (1982:364)
  36. ^ Roach (2004:241–243)
  37. ^ "Case Studies – Received Pronunciation Phonology – RP Vowel Sounds". British Library.
  38. ^ "The British English vowel system". 8 March 2012.
  39. ^ Fox, Susan (2015). The New Cockney: New Ethnicities and Adolescent Speech in the Traditional East End of London.
  40. ^ a b c d e f g h i In most of the United States (with high dialectal variation), and to a lesser degree in Canada, special /æ/ tensing systems occur.
  41. ^ a b c d e See badlad split for this distinction.
  42. ^ Suzanna Bet Hashim and Brown, Adam (2000) 'The [e] and [æ] vowels in Singapore English'. In Adam Brown, David Deterding and Low Ee Ling (eds.) The English Language in Singapore: Research on Pronunciation, Singapore: Singapore Association for Applied Linguistics ISBN 981-04-2598-8, pp. 84–92.
  43. ^ Deterding, David (2007). Singapore English. United Kingdom: Edinburgh University Press. pp. 24–26. ISBN 978-0-7486-3096-7.
  44. ^ ɒ~ɔ occurs in American accents without the cotcaught merger (about half of today's speakers); the rest have ɑ.
  45. ^ In American accents without the cotcaught merger, the LOT vowel (generally written o) appears as ɒ~ɔ instead of ɑ before the fricatives /f/, /θ/ and /s/ and the velar nasal /ŋ/; also usually before /ɡ/, especially in single-syllable words (dog, log, frog, etc.), and occasionally before /k/ (as in chocolate). See Lotcloth split. In American accents with the cotcaught merger (about half of today's speakers), only ɑ occurs.
  46. ^ a b c d It is not clear whether this a true phonemic split, since the distribution of the two sounds is predictable; see Kitbit split.
  47. ^ a b Deterding, David (2000) 'Measurements of the /eɪ/ and /oʊ/ vowels of young English speakers in Singapore'. In Adam Brown, David Deterding and Low Ee Ling (eds.), The English Language in Singapore: Research on Pronunciation, Singapore: Singapore Association for Applied Linguistics, pp. 93–99.
  48. ^ Mary W.J. Tay (1982). "'The phonology of educated Singapore English'". English World-Wide. 3 (2): 135–45. doi:10.1075/eww.3.2.02tay.
  49. ^ Often transcribed /e/ for RP, for example in Collins English Dictionary.
  50. ^ The STRUT vowel in BrE is highly variable in the triangle defined by ə, ʌ and ɑ, see 'STRUT for Dummies'
  51. ^ In Welsh English, you, yew and ewe are /juː/, /jɪu/ and /ɪu/ respectively; in most other varieties of English they are homophones.
  52. ^ a b c d e f Some dialects of North American English have a vowel shift called Canadian raising, in which the first element of the diphthongs /aɪ, aʊ/ is raised in certain cases, yielding [ʌɪ̯, ʌʊ̯] or [əɪ̯, əʊ̯]. Canadian English has raising of both diphthongs, but most dialects in the United States only have raising of /aɪ/. In monosyllables, raising occurs before voiceless consonants, so right [ɹʌɪ̯t] and out [ʌʊ̯t] have raised vowels, but eyes [aɪz] and loud [laʊd] do not.
  53. ^ Merging NEAR and SQUARE is especially common amongst young New Zealanders.
  54. ^ a b c d e f g See Fernfirfur merger for this distinction in some varieties.
  55. ^ Sometimes transcribed for GA as [əɹ], especially in transcriptions that represent both rhotic and non-rhotic pronunciations, as [ə(ɹ)].

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lexical sets are also given The diaphonemes and lexical sets given here are based on RP and General American they are not sufficient to express all of the distinctions found in other dialects such as Australian English English consonants Dia phoneme 1 Phones Examplesp pʰ penp spin tipb b butb webt t sting bettʰ ɾ h ʔ 2 twod d dod ɾ 3 odd daddytʃ tʃʰ chairtʃ teach naturedʒ dʒ gin joyd ʒ edgek k skin unique thickkʰ cat kill queenɡ ɡ go getɡ begf f ɸ 4 fool enough leaf off photov v b 5 voice vervev have of verve8 8 t f 6 thing teethd d d d v 7 this breathe fathers s see city passz z zooz roseʃ ʃ she sure session emotion leashʒ ʒ genre pleasure equation seizureʒ beigeh h ɦ 8 c 9 ham huem m ɱ 10 man hamn n no tinŋ ŋ ringer sing 11 finger drinkl l ɫ 12 l ɫ 13 ɤ o 14 left bell sable pleaser ɹʷ ɹ ɾ 15 r 16 ɻ ɹ ʷ ɹ ɾ ɻ 13 ʋ 17 run very probablyw w ʍ 13 we queenj j yes nyalahw ʍ w 18 whatMarginal consonantsx x x k kʰ h ɦ c loch Scottish 19 ugh 20 ʔ ʔ uh ohɬ ɬ l 21 LlangefniEnglish vowels and diphthongs Dia phoneme 1 AmE AuE 22 23 BahE BarE CaE 24 CIE EnE FiE InE 25 IrE 26 NZE 27 28 PaE ScE 29 SIE SAE 30 31 SSE WaE 32 Keyword ExamplesAAVE Boston accent Cajun English California English General American 33 34 27 Inland Northern American English Mid Atlantic accent Mid Atlantic American English New York accent Southern American English Brummie 35 Southern England English Northern England English RP 36 37 38 Ulster English West amp South West Ireland English Dublin English Supraregional southern Irish English Abercraf English Port Talbot English Cardiff EnglishNon Rhotic Rhotic Older Younger Northern Southern Non Rhotic Older Rhotic Older Non Rhotic Rhotic Cultivated General Broad Cockney Estuary English EE MLE 39 Cumbrian Geordie Lancashire Manchester Pitmatic Scouse Yorkshire Conservative Contemporary Belfast Mid Ulster traditional Ulster Scots Local Dublin English New Dublin English Cultivated General Broad Cultivated General Broadae ɛː ɛe ee ee ɛe 40 ae ee ɛe ee ɛe ae 40 ee ɪe ae aee ɛe ee 40 ɛe ee ɪe 40 aeɛae ee ee aeje 40 aeː 41 aeː ɛː 41 ae ː ɛː e ː 41 ae a a ae ɛe 40 ae a ae ɛ ɛɪ ae a ɛ ɐ a a a a a a a a ae a ae ae ɛ aː a ae a ae a ae ɛ ɛ ae a ɑ ae ae a ae ae ɛ e ɛ 42 a aː 41 aː aeː 41 TRAP hamae ɛː ɛe ae ɛe ae ɛe ae ae aeɛae ɐɛɐ ae aeje ae ɛae ae a badɛ ae a a ae ae ae ae ɛe ee ɪe 40 ae a ae ae ɛ ae ɛ a a ae ladɑː ae a a a aee ɛe ee 40 ɛe ee ɪe 40 aeɛ aee aː aː ɐː aː ɑː ɑː ɑː ɑ ː ɑ ː ɑː ɑ ː ɑ ː ʌ ː a ɑ aː aeː aː aː ɐː aː ɑ ɑ ː ɑː ɒː ɔː a 43 BATH passɑː a a ɑ a a ɑ a ɑ ɒ ɑ a a a ɑ ː ɑ ɑ a ɑ ɑ ɒ ɑ ɑː aː ɒː ɑː aː aː ɑː aː aː aː ɑː ɑː ɑː aː aː aeː PALM fatherɒ ɒ ɑ ɒ ɒ ɒ ɔ ɒ ɑ ɒ a ɒ ɔ ɔ ɒ ɔ ɒ ɒ ɒ ɔ ɒ ɑ ɒ ɔ ɒ ɒ ɔ ɒ ɔ ɔ ɔ ɒ a ɒ ɑ a aː ɔː a ɑ ɒ ɔ ɑ ɒ ɔ ɑ ɔ ɒ ɒ ʌ ɒ ɔ ɒ ɑ LOT notɒ ɔː ɒ ɔ ɔ ʊ a ɒ ɔ ɑ 44 ɒ ɑ ɔe ɒ e ɔe oe ʊe ɔo ɑɒ ɑɒ ɑ ɔ ɒː ɒː o ː ɒː aː a ɔː ɒ ɒ o ː ɒ ʌ oː ɒ oː CLOTH off 45 ɔː ɔː o ː oː ɒː ɑː oː ɔː o ː ɔː ɔː ɔ e ɔue ɔe ɔː ɔ ː oː ɒː ɔː ɔː ɒː ɔː o ː ɒː ɔː o ː ɔː ɒː ɒː ɔː oː ɒː oː o ː oː ɒ ː ʌ ː THOUGHT lawoː oʊ ɔo o ː o ː pausee e e ɐ e e e ɐ e e ɐ e ɐ a e e e e ɐ e e 46 e COMMA aboutɪ ɪ ie ɪ ɪ ɪ ɪ ɪ ɪ ɪ ɪ ɪ ɪje ie ɪ ɪ i i ɪ ɪ ɪ i ɪ ɪ ɪ ɪ ɪ ɪ ɪ ɪ e e ɘ ɛ ɪ ɪ ɪ ɪ e e ʌ ɪ ɪ ɪ 46 ɪ i ɪ ɪ KIT bitɪ 46 i 46 kiti i ɪ i ɪi i ɪ ɪ i ɪi i ɪ ɪi iː ɪi ei iː i iː i ei i i ɪi iː iː i ɪ e i ɪ e ɪi iː i iː e iː ɪi ɪi ei i e ɪ i i iː i iː HAPPY cityiː i iː iː ɪi ɪi i ɪi i ɪi ɪi iː ei ɨi ei ɐi ɪi iː ei ɪi ɪi iː iː ɪ i ɪ ɪ ɪi iː ɪi iː ɪi iː i iː FLEECE seeeɪ eɪ ɛɪ eɪ eː eɪ ɛɪ eɪ e eɪ eɪ ɛɪ ɛɪ ei ɛi ae i ɛɪ aeɪ ɐɪ ɐɪ aɪ eɪ ɛɪ eɪ eː ɛ eɪ ɛi aɪ ɐɪ ʌɪ aeɪ aɪ ɛɪ eɪ e ɪ eː eɪ ɛː e ː eː eɪ ɪe ɛː e ː ɛɪ e ɪ ɛː e ː ɛɪ e ɪ ɛː e ː e ɪ eː eː ɪː ee ɪe eː eː eɪ ɛɪ ɛɪ aee ɐe ɐe eɪ eː e eɪ eː eɪ eɪ ɛɪ aeɪ aeɪ aɪ ʌɪ e 47 eː ei FACE datee ɪ e ɪ e ɪ e ɪ eɪ dayɛ ɛ ee ɛ ɛ ae ɛ ae ɛ ɛ ɜ ɛ e ɛ ɛ eie ɛ ɛje e e e e e ɛ ɛ e e eɪ ee ɛɪ ɛ ɛ ɛ e ɛ ɛ ɛ e ɛ e e e e ɛ e e e ɛ e 48 ɛ DRESS bed 49 ɪ ie ɪ ɪ ɪje ie ɛ peni lengthʌ ʌ ɜ ʌ ɐ ʌ ʌ ɜ ɛ ɐ ʌ ɜ ɐ ʌ ɔ ɐ ʌ ʌ ɜ a ɐ ʌ ʌ ɜ ɐ ʌ ɔ ɒ ʌ e ɤ ʊ ɐ a ɐ ʌ ɐ ʌ ʌ ʊ ʊ ɤ ʊ ʊ ʌ ʊ ɐ ɐ ʌ ɑ 50 ʌ ɐ e ɜ ɐ ɞ ʌ ʌ ʊ ʊ ɤ ʊ ʌ ʊ ɐ a ʌ ʌ ɐ ɐ a a e ɜ STRUT runʊ ʊ ɵ o ʊ ʊ ɜ ʊ ʊ ʊ ʏ ʊ ʊ u u ʊ ɤ ʊ ʊ ʊ ʊ ʊ ʊ ʊ ʊ ʊ ʊ ɵ ɤ ʊ ʉ ʊ ʊ ʊ ʊ ʊ ʊ ʉ ʊ ʊ ɵ ʊ u ʊ ɘ FOOT putʉː ʊ ʊ uː ʊ hooduː ʊu u u ʊu ɵu u uː ʉː yː ʉ ː u ʊu ʉu ɵu u ɵu u ː ʉu u ʊu ɤʊ ɤu ʊu ɵu ʊ y ʏy ʉ u ʊu ʊ ʉ ʊ ʉ eʉ ʉː uː ʉu uː ʉ eʉ eu eʉ ʉː ɨː ʊː ʉː ʉ ː ʏː ʏ ː ʉː ʉː u ː ʉː ɵʊ ʊu uː ʏː ʉː ʉː ɪ u ɪ ʊ ʊu uː ʊu ʊ ʉ ʉː ɨ ɯ u uː uː ʊ ʉ u u u ː ʉː yː ʉː u uː GOOSE throughɪu 51 threwjuː j ʊu j u j u j ʊu j ɵu j uː j ʉː j yː j ʉ ː j u j ʊu j ʉu j ɵu j u j ɵu ju ː j ʉu j u j ʊu j ɤʊ j ɤu jʊu jɵu jʊ y jʏy jʉ u j ʊu j ɵu j ʊ y j ʏy j ʉ u jʊu jʊ ʉ jʊ ʉ jeʉ jʉː juː j ʉu juː jʉ jeʉ jeu jeʉ jʉː jɨː jʊː jʉː jʉ ː jʏː jʏ ː jʉː jʉː ju ː jʉː jɵʊ jʊu juː jʏː jʉː jʉː jɪ u jɪ ʊ jʊu juː jʊu jʊ ʉ jʉː jɨ ɯ ju juː jʉ jʊ juː jʊ ʉ ju jʉ ju ju ː jʉː jyː jʉː ju cuteaɪ aɪ ɐi 52 ɑɪ aː aɪ aɪ aeɪ aɪ aɪ ʌɪ ɜɪ ɐɪ 52 aɪ ɐɪ aɪ ai aae ɐi aɪ aɛ aɪ ɑ e ɑe ɑe ɒe ɑɪ ʌɪ ʌɪ ɜɪ ɐɪ 52 aɪ ɑɪ ɒɪ aɪ ɒɪ ɔɪ ɑɪ ɒɪ ɑ e ɑ ː a ɪ ɑɪ ɑ ɪ aeː aɪ ɐɪ aɪ aɪ ai aɪ aɪ aɪ ɑɪ aː aɪ aː aɪ ɑ ɪ ʌ ɪ ɐe aɪ ɐi ɜi 52 aeɪ ɐɪ eɪ ɐɪ ɑɪ ɐɪ aɪ ɑɪ ɑ ɪ ɑe ɒe ɑɪ ɜi ae ɑɪ aɪ aɪ aː ɑɪ ɑ ː ai ɐ ɪ ɜɪ ɜi PRICE flightaː ae aː aɪ aɪ aɪ ae aeɪ aɪ ɑɪ ɒɪ aɪ aɪ aeɛ aae aː aɛ ɑɪ ae ɜi myɔɪ oɪ ɔɪ oɪ ɔɪ ɔɪ oɪ ɔɪ ɔɪ oɪ ɔoɪ oi o ɪ oɪ oɪ ɑɪ oɪ ʌɪ ɔɪ ɔɪ oɪ ɔ ɪ oɪ ɔɪ oɪ ɔ ɪ oɪ ɔɪ oe ɔɪ oɪ ɔɪ ɔɪ eɪ ɑɪ aɪ aɪ ɒɪ oɪ ɒɪ oɪ oe ɔɪ oi ɔɪ ɔɪ ɒɪ ɔɪ ɔi ɔɪ ɒɪ ʌ i CHOICE boyoʊ ʌʊ ɔʊ oʊ ɔʊ oː o ʊ ʌʊ ɔʊ o ʌo oʊ o oʊ ɘʊ ɜʊ oʊ ʌ ʊ ɔu ɒu ɜʊ ɜʊ ɜʏ ɵ ʊ ɜʉ ɐʉ ɐʉ aʉ oʊ ɵʊ oː oe oʊ eʊ ʌʊ ɐʊ aʊ ae ɤ ae ɤ ɐɤ ɐɤ ae ʊ ɐʊ aʊ ɐo œ o ʌ ː œ eʏ eʊ oː oʊ ɵʊ oː ɔː oː ʊe ɵː oː ɔː ɔʊ ɔo oː ɔː ɛʉ ɛʊ eʉ eʊ eʉ eʊ oː ɔː eʊ eʉ oː ʌo ʌɔ eʊ oʊ eʊ ɵʊ ɜʉ ɐʉ ɐʉ oː oʊ o oː oʊ ɛʊ œʊ œʉ œɤ œː ʌʊ o 47 oː ɘu GOAT noou oʊ towoː oʊ ɔu ɒʊ ɔʊ ɒʊ ɔo aɤ ɒʊ ɒɤ ɔʊ ɒʊ ɔʊ ɔo soulaʊ aeɔ aee ɐʊ 52 aʊ aː aʊ aʊ aeʊ aʊ ɐʊ ɑ ʊ aeʊ ɛɔ aʊ aeʊ aeɒ aeɔ aeɒ ɛjɔ aʊ aɔ ao aeɔ aeo aeo aee ɛo ɛe ao ɑe aɵ aɛ ʌʊ ʌʊ ɜʊ 52 aʊ aee aeʊ ɛʉ ɛ ʊ aeʊ aee aeː aː aeie aeʊ aeʏ aʊ aʏ ɑʊ aː aʊ au aeu ɛu eu uː aʊ ɐʊ aʊ ɑ ʊ aʊ aɔ aʊ ɐʏ ɜʉ ɐʊ ʌʊ ɛʊ aʊ ɛʊ aʊ aeo ɛo ɛe ɑʊ ɜʉ ɑʊ aʊ aː aeʊ au ɐu ɜʊ ɑ u MOUTH aboutaʊ aʊ ɑʊ nowɑːr ɑ ɹ ɒ ɹ ɑɹ ɒɹ a ɹ a ɹ ɑ ɹ a ɹ ɑɹ aɻ ɐɻ ɑ e ɹ ɑɹ ɒe ɹ ae ɹ ɑɹ ɒɹ ɑː ɹ ɒː ɹ ɑɹ ɒɹ aː ɹ aː ɹ ɐː ɹ ɑː ɹ aːɹ ɑɹ ɐɹ ɑː ɾ ɑː ɹ ɑː ɹ ɑ ː ɹ ɑ ː ɹ ɑː ɹ aː ɹ ɒː ɾ ɑː ɹ aː ɹ aː ɾ ɑː ɾ aː ɹ ɑ ː ɹ ɑ ː ɹ ʌ ː ɹ ɑː ɹ aː ɾ ɑɻ aeːɹ aɹ aːɹ ɑɹ ɐː ɹ aː ɹ ɑɹ aɾ ɑː ɾ ɑ ː ɹ ɑː ɹ ɒː ɾ ɔː ɾ a ɹ aː ɾ aː ɹ aeː ɹ START armɪer ie ɹ iɤ ɹ iɹ ɪe ɹ ɪɐ ɹ i ɹ ɪ ɹ ɪɹ iɹ iɻ ie ɻ ɪe ɹ iɹ ɪe ɹ ie ɹ ɪɹ iɹ i ɹ iɹ ɪe ɹ ɪe ɹ ɪː ɹ iː ɹ ie ɹ iː ɹ ie ɹ ie ɹ ee ɹ eːɹ ɪɹ ie ɾ ɪe ɾ ɘiɐ ɹ ie ɹ ɪe ɹ ɜː ɹ ie ɹ ɪː ɹ ɪiɐ ɹ ɪː ɹ ɪe ɹ ɪː ɹ ɪe ɹ iɐ ɹ ɪe iɛ ɾ ɪe ɹ ɪ ː ɹ ɪe ɹ ɪe ɹ ie ɹ ɪe ɾ iː ɾ iːɹ ɪe ɹ ɪe ɹ 53 ɪɹ iɹ ie ɾ ɪe ɾ ie ɾ ɪe ɹ ɪe ɾ ɪː ɾ ie ɹ iːe ɾ joː ɾ iːe ɹ joː ɹ NEAR deerɛer ɛe ɹ ɛɹ ɛe ɹ ɛɐ ɹ ɛ ɹ ae ɹ eɹ ɛɹ ee ɻ eɻ ɛe ɹ eɹ ɛe ɹ ee ɹ ɛɹ eɹ ɛ j ɹ e ɹ ɛ j ɹ e e ɹ e ː ɹ eː ɹ eː ɹ e ː ɹ ee ɹ ɛɹ ɛe ɾ ɛe ɹ ɛː ɹ ɜː ɹ ɛ e ɹ ɛː ɹ ɛie ɹ ɛ ː ɹ e ː ɹ ɛː ɹ ɪː ɾ eː ɾ eː ɾ ɛː ɾ ɛ ː ɾ œː ɾ eː ɾ ɘː ɾ ɜː ɾ ɵː ɾ ɛː ɹ ɛe ɹ ɛː ɹ ɛe ɹ ɛe ɹ ɛe ɾ eː ɾ ɚː ɛːɹ eːɹ e e ɹ ɛɹ ee ɾ ɛe ɾ ɛɐ ɾ ɛe ɹ ɛe ɹ ɛː ɹ eː ɹ eː ɾ e ː ɾ ɛ ɹ ɛː ɾ ɛː ɹ eː ɹ SQUARE mareɜːr ɚ ɚ eː ɹ ɚ ʌe ɹ ʌɹ ɝ ɚ ɚ eɻ ɜː ɹ eː ɹ ɚ ɚ eɪ ɚ ɜ ɹ ɚ ɐɹ eː ɹ eː ɹ ɘː ɹ ɘː ɹ ɵː ɹ e ɹ ɜ ɹ ɜi ɹ ɤ ɚ eː ɾ ɵ ː ɹ eː ɹ ɜː ɹ ɜː ɹ ɜ ː ɹ œ ː ɹ ɜː ɹ eː ɹ eː ɹ ɜː ɛ oː ɹ ɪː ɹ eː ɹ ɔː ɹ ɜː ɛ ɜː ɛ eː ɹ ɐː ɹ eː ɹ eː ɹ ɐː ɹ ɜː ɾ aɾ ɚː ɚː 54 ɚː ʊːɹ 54 ɚː ɵː ɹ ɚ ʌɾ 54 eː ɾ ɐː ɾ eː ɹ ɐː ɹ o ː ɹ o ː ɹ o ː ɾ o ː ɾ e ɹ eː ɾ oː ɾ oː ɹ NURSE burnɪɾ ʌɾ 54 birdeɹ ɛːɹ 54 ɛːɹ 54 ɛɾ 54 earther e ɹ e ɹ ɚ e ɹ e ɹ e ɹ ɚ e ɹ œ ɾ e ɾ e ɹ ɐ ɹ e ɹ e ɹ e ɹ ɐ ɹ e ɹ ɜ ɹ e ɹ ɐ ɹ a ɹ e ɾ ɚ e ɹ eɾ e ɾ ɐ ɾ e ɹ e ɾ e ɾ e ɹ LETTER winner 55 ʌe ɹ ʌɹ donorɔːr oe ɹ ɔe ɹ ɔo ɹ oɹ ɔe ɹ ɒe ɹ ɒ ɹ ɔe ɹ ɔɹ ɔɹ oɹ ɔɻ oɻ ɔe ɹ oɹ ɔɹ oɐ ɹ ɔe ɹ oɹ ɔɹ ɔe ɹ ɔɹ o ː ɹ oː ɹ ɔe ɹ ɒːɹ ɑːɹ ɔɹ ɑː ɾ eː ɾ o ː ɹ ɔː ɹ ɔː ɹ ɔ e ɹ ɔue ɹ oː ɹ oʊ ɹ ɔo ɹ o ː o ː ɔe ɹ ɔː ɹ ɔ ː oː ɹ ɔː ɹ ɒː ɹ ɔː ɹ ɔː ɹ ɒː ɹ o ː ɹ ɔː ɹ ɒː ɹ o ː ɹ oː ɹ ɔː ɾ ɒː ɾ ɔːɹ aːɹ ɑːɹ ɒːɹ oːɹ oː ɹ oɹ ɔɾ oː ɾ o ː ɹ oː ɹ oː ɾ ɔ ɹ ɒː ɾ ʌ ː ɹ NORTH sortɔe ɹ oɐ ɹ o u e ɹ o u ɹ oe ɹ oːɹ oː ɾ eː ɾ o ː ɹ ɔː ɹ ʌʊ e ɹ oːɹ ɔːɹ ɒːɹ oːɹ o e ɾ oː ɾ FORCE toreʊer ʊe ɹ ʊɐ ɹ ue ɹ ʊe ɹ ʊɹ ɔɹ oɹ uɻ oɻ ʊe ɹ ue ɹ uɹ ɚ ʊe ɹ ʊ ʉ e ɹ oː ɹ ue ɹ ʊɹ ɔɹ ue ɾ ɘua ɹ ɘʉa ɹ ʊa ɹ ʊe ɹ ɔː ɹ o ː ɹ ʊe ɹ ʊː ɹ ɔː ɹ ɔ e ɹ ɔue ɹ oː ɹ oʊ ɹ ɔo ɹ ʊe ɹ uɐ ɹ ʊe ɹ uɛ ɾ ɪ u e ɾ ɪ ʊ e ɾ o ː ɾ ʊe ɹ ɵː ɹ ɤ ː ɹ o ː ɹ oe ɹ ʊe ɾ uː ɾ uːɹ ʊe ɹ ʊ ʉ e ɹ oː ɹ oɚ ʉɾ oe ɾ oɐ ɾ ʊe ɹ ʊe ɹ oː ɹ ue ɹ uːe ɾ uːe ɹ ʌ ː ɹ CURE tourjʊer jue ɹ jʊe ɹ juɹ jʊɹ jʊe ɹ jʊɐ ɹ jɚ jʊe ɹ jɔɹ joɹ jɚ juɐ ɹ jue ɹ juɹ jue ɹ juɹ jɚ jʊe ɹ jʊ ʉ e ɹ joː ɹ jue ɹ joːɹ jɚ jʊɹ jɵɹ jue ɾ jɘua ɹ jɘʉa ɹ jʊa ɹ jʊe ɹ jɔː ɹ jo ː ɹ jʊe ɹ jʊː ɹ jɔː ɹ jɔ e ɹ jɔue ɹ joː ɹ joʊ ɹ jɔo ɹ jʉ e ɹ jʊ e ɹ jɔ ː ɹ joː ɹ jʊe ɹ juɐ ɹ jʊe ɹ jo ː ɾ jʊe ɹ jɵː ɹ jɤ ː ɹ jo ː ɹ joe ɹ jʊe ɾ juː ɾ juːɹ jʊe ɹ jʊ ʉ e ɹ joː ɹ joɚ jʉɾ joe ɾ joɐ ɾ jʊe ɹ jʊe ɹ joː ɹ joː ɾ jɔ ɹ ɪuːe ɾ juːe ɹ jʌ ː ɹ pureOther symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation IPA Explanationˈ Primary stress indicator placed before the stressed syllable for example rapping ˈraepɪŋ ˌ Secondary stress full vowel indicator placed before the stressed syllable for example pronunciation preˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃen Syllable separation indicator for example ice cream ˈaɪs kriːm vs I scream ˌaɪ ˈskriːm Syllabic consonant indicator placed under the syllabic consonant for example ridden ˈɹɪdn See also EditEnglish phonology List of dialects of the English language Phonetic alphabets Pronunciation respelling for English SAMPA chart for English Help IPA English Help IPA Conventions for EnglishNotes Edit a b This is a compromise IPA transcription which covers most dialects of English t is pronounced ɾ in some positions in GA and Australian English and is possible in RP in words like better ʔ in some positions in Scottish English English English American English and Australian English and t non initially in Irish English d is pronounced ɾ if preceded and followed by vowels in GA and Australian English The labiodental fricative f is often pronounced as bilabial ɸ after the bilabials p b and m as in up front GA ʌpˈɸɹʌnt Cub fan GA ˈkʰʌbɸaen tomfoolery GA ˌtʰɑmˈɸuɫeɹi The labiodental fricative v is often pronounced as bilabial b after the bilabials p b and m as in upvote GA ˈʌpbeʊt obviate GA ˈɑbbiˌeɪt Humvee GA ˈhʌmbi 8 is pronounced as a dental stop t in Irish English Newfoundland English Indian English and New York English merges with f in some varieties of English English and merges with t in some varieties of Caribbean English The dental stop t also occurs in other dialects as an allophone of 8 d is pronounced as a dental stop d in Irish English Newfoundland English Indian English and New York English merges with v in some varieties of English English and merges with d in some varieties of Caribbean English d also occurs in other dialects as an allophone of d The glottal fricative h is often pronounced as voiced ɦ between vowel sounds and after voiced consonants Initial voiced ɦ occurs in some accents of the Southern Hemisphere h is pronounced c before the palatal approximant j sometimes even replacing the cluster hj and sometimes before high front vowels The bilabial nasal m is often pronounced as labiodental ɱ before f and v as in symphony GA ˈsɪɱfeni circumvent GA ˌsɝkeɱˈvɛnt some value GA ˌsʌɱ ˈvaeɫju In some dialects such as Brummie words like ringer ˈɹɪŋe sing sɪŋ which have a velar nasal ŋ in most dialects are pronounced with an additional ɡ like finger ˈɹɪŋɡe Velarized ɫ traditionally does not occur in Irish English clear or plain l does not occur in Australian New Zealand Scottish or American English RP some other English accents and South African English however have clear l in syllable onsets and dark ɫ in syllable rimes a b c Sonorants are voiceless after a fortis voiceless stop at the beginning of a stressed syllable L vocalization in which l is pronounced as a kind of a back vowel ɤ or o or non syllabic ɤ o forming a diphthong with the preceding vowel occurs in New Zealand English and many regional accents such as African American Vernacular English Cockney New York English Estuary English Pittsburgh English Standard Singapore English r is pronounced as a tap ɾ in some varieties of Scottish Irish Indian Welsh Northern England and South African English The alveolar trill r only occurs in some varieties of Scottish Welsh Indian and South African English R labialization in which r is pronounced as ʋ is found in some accents in Southern England Some dialects such as Scottish English Irish English and many American South and New England dialects distinguish voiceless ʍ from voiced w see wine whine merger and voiceless labiovelar approximant Marginal in most accents and otherwise merged with k see Lock loch merger This common English interjection is usually pronounced with x in unscripted spoken English but it is most often read ʌɡ or ʌk ɬ only exists in Welsh English as an allophone of l in Welsh loan words Other dialects usually replace it with l Harrington Cox amp Evans 1997 Cox amp Palethorpe 2007 Boberg 2004 Sailaja 2009 19 26 Wells 1982 422 a b Mannell Cox amp Harrington 2009 Bauer et al 2007 97 102 Scobbie Gordeeva amp Matthews 2006 7 Bekker 2008 Lass 2002 111 119 Coupland amp Thomas 1990 93 136 Kenyon amp Knott 1953 Kenyon 1950 Wells 1982 364 Roach 2004 241 243 Case Studies Received Pronunciation Phonology RP Vowel Sounds British Library The British English vowel system 8 March 2012 Fox Susan 2015 The New Cockney New Ethnicities and Adolescent Speech in the Traditional East End of London a b c d e f g h i In most of the United States with high dialectal variation and to a lesser degree in Canada special ae tensing systems occur a b c d e See bad lad split for this distinction Suzanna Bet Hashim and Brown Adam 2000 The e and ae vowels in Singapore English In Adam Brown David Deterding and Low Ee Ling eds The English Language in Singapore Research on Pronunciation Singapore Singapore Association for Applied Linguistics ISBN 981 04 2598 8 pp 84 92 Deterding David 2007 Singapore English United Kingdom Edinburgh University Press pp 24 26 ISBN 978 0 7486 3096 7 ɒ ɔ occurs in American accents without the cot caught merger about half of today s speakers the rest have ɑ In American accents without the cot caught merger the LOT vowel generally written o appears as ɒ ɔ instead of ɑ before the fricatives f 8 and s and the velar nasal ŋ also usually before ɡ especially in single syllable words dog log frog etc and occasionally before k as in chocolate See Lot cloth split In American accents with the cot caught merger about half of today s speakers only ɑ occurs a b c d It is not clear whether this a true phonemic split since the distribution of the two sounds is predictable see Kit bit split a b Deterding David 2000 Measurements of the eɪ and oʊ vowels of young English speakers in Singapore In Adam Brown David Deterding and Low Ee Ling eds The English Language in Singapore Research on Pronunciation Singapore Singapore Association for Applied Linguistics pp 93 99 Mary W J Tay 1982 The phonology of educated Singapore English English World Wide 3 2 135 45 doi 10 1075 eww 3 2 02tay Often transcribed e for RP for example in Collins English Dictionary The STRUT vowel in BrE is highly variable in the triangle defined by e ʌ and ɑ see STRUT for Dummies In Welsh English you yew and ewe are juː jɪu and ɪu respectively in most other varieties of English they are homophones a b c d e f Some dialects of North American English have a vowel shift called Canadian raising in which the first element of the diphthongs aɪ aʊ is raised in certain cases yielding ʌɪ ʌʊ or eɪ eʊ Canadian English has raising of both diphthongs but most dialects in the United States only have raising of aɪ In monosyllables raising occurs before voiceless consonants so right ɹʌɪ t and out ʌʊ t have raised vowels but eyes aɪz and loud laʊd do not Merging NEAR and SQUARE is especially common amongst young New Zealanders a b c d e f g See Fern fir fur merger for this distinction in some varieties Sometimes transcribed for GA as eɹ especially in transcriptions that represent both rhotic and non rhotic pronunciations as e ɹ References EditBauer Laurie Warren Paul Bardsley Dianne Kennedy Marianna Major George 2007 New Zealand English Journal of the International Phonetic Association 37 1 97 102 doi 10 1017 S0025100306002830 Boberg Charles 2004 English in Canada phonology In Schneider Edgar W Burridge Kate Kortmann Bernd Mesthrie Rajend Upton Clive eds A Handbook of Varieties of English Vol 1 Phonology Mouton de Gruyter pp 351 365 ISBN 978 3 11 017532 5 Bekker Ian 2008 The vowels of South African English PDF Coupland Nikolas Thomas Alan R eds 1990 English in Wales Diversity Conflict and Change Multilingual Matters Ltd ISBN 1 85359 032 0 Gimson A C 1980 An Introduction to the Pronunciation of English 3rd ed London Edward Arnold ISBN 0 7131 6287 2 Harrington J Cox F Evans Z 1997 An acoustic phonetic study of broad general and cultivated Australian English vowels Australian Journal of Linguistics 17 2 155 84 doi 10 1080 07268609708599550 Cox Felicity Palethorpe Sallyanne 2007 Australian English PDF Journal of the International Phonetic Association 37 3 341 350 doi 10 1017 S0025100307003192 Kenyon John S 1950 American Pronunciation 10th ed Ann Arbor George Wahr Kenyon John S Knott Thomas A 1953 1944 A Pronouncing Dictionary of American English Springfield Mass Merriam Webster ISBN 0 87779 047 7 Lass Roger 2002 South African English In Mesthrie Rajend ed Language in South Africa Cambridge University Press ISBN 9780521791052 Mannell R Cox F Harrington J 2009 An Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology Macquarie University Roach Peter 2004 British English Received Pronunciation Journal of the International Phonetic Association 34 2 239 245 doi 10 1017 S0025100304001768 Sailaja Pingali 2009 Indian English Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press Ltd pp 17 38 ISBN 9780748625949 Schneider Edgar W Kortmann Bernd 2004 A Handbook of Varieties of English Berlin Mouton de Gruyter ISBN 3 11 017532 0 Scobbie James M Gordeeva Olga B Matthews Benjamin 2006 Acquisition of Scottish English Phonology an overview Edinburgh QMU Speech Science Research Centre 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