IPA Chart for Italian

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IPA chart for English dialects

This concise 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.

Note: An IPA Chart for English 2.png is also available.

IPA	Examples
IPA: English Consonants
	pen, spin, tip
b	but, web
	two, sting, bet
d	do, odd
tʃʰ	chair, nature, teach
dʒ	gin, joy, edge
	cat, kill, skin, queen, unique, thick
ɡ	go, get, beg
f	fool, enough, leaf, off, photo
v	voice, have, of
θ	thing, teeth
ð	this, breathe, father
s	see, city, pass
z	zoo, rose
ʃ	she, sure, emotion, leash
ʒ	pleasure, beige, seizure
x	Scottish loch
h	ham
m	man, ham
n	no, tin
ŋ	ringer, sing, finger, drink
	left, bell
	run, very
w	we, queen
j	yes
ʍ	what

IPA: Marginal Sounds
ʔ	uh-(ʔ)oh

IPA											Examples
AuE	CaE	GA	IrE	NZE	RP	ScE	SAE	WaE	Pronunciation	Lexical set	Examples
IPA: English Vowels
	æ	æ		ɛ	æ	a		a	æ	TRAP	lad, bad, cat
aː	ɑ/ɒ	ɑ	ɑː	ɐː	ɑː	a		aː	ɑː	PALM	father
ɔ		ɑ	ɑ	ɒ	ɒ	ɔ		ɒ	ɒ	LOT	not, wasp
oː		ɔ	ɔː	oː	ɔː	ɔ		ɒː	ɔː	THOUGHT	law, caught, all, halt, talk
ə	ə	ə		ɘ	ə	ə		ə	ə	COMMA	about
ə	ɨ	ɨ			ɪ	ɨ		ɨ	ɨ	COMMA	English
ɪ	ɪ	ɪ	ɪ		ɪ	ɪ		ɪ	ɪ	KIT	sit
i	i	i		i	i	i		iː	i	HAPPY	city
iː			iː	iː	iː				iː	FLEECE	see
iː			eː	iː	iː				iː	FLEECE	meat
æɪ	eɪ/e	eɪ		æe	eɪ	e		eː	eɪ	FACE	date
æɪ	eɪ/e	eɪ		æe	eɪ	e		ei	eɪ	FACE	day, pain, whey, rein
e	ɛ	ɛ	ɛ	e	ɛ	ɛ		ɛ	ɛ	DRESS	bed
ɜː(ɹ)	ɝ/ɹ̩	ɝ/ɹ̩	ʌɾ	ɵː(ɹ)	ɜː(ɹ)	ʌɾ		ɜː(ɾ)	ɜr	NURSE	burn
			ɛɾ			ɛɾ					herd, earth
			ɪɾ			ɪɾ					bird
aː(ɹ)	ɑɹ	ɑɹ		ɐː(ɹ)	ɑː(ɹ)	aɾ		aː(ɾ)	ɑr	START	arm, car
a	ʌ	ʌ		ɐ	ʌ	ʌ		ɜ	ʌ	STRUT	run, won, flood
ʊ	ʊ	ʊ		ʊ	ʊ	ʉ		ʊ	ʊ	FOOT	put
ʊ	ʊ	ʊ	uː	ʊ	ʊ			ʊ	ʊ	FOOT	hood
ʉː	u	u	uː	ʉː	uː			uː	uː	GOOSE	soon, through
ə(ɹ)	ɚ/ɹ̩	ɚ/ɹ̩		ɘ(ɹ)	ə(ɹ)	əɾ		ə(ɾ)	ər	LETTER	winner
ɑe	aɪ, ʌɪ	aɪ, ʌɪ	ɔɪ	ɑe	aɪ	aɪ		ai	aɪ	PRICE	my, wise, high
oɪ	ɔɪ	ɔɪ		oe	ɔɪ	oi		ɒi	ɔɪ	CHOICE	boy, hoist
əʉ	oʊ/o	oʊ	oː	ɐʉ	əʊ	o		oː	oʊ	GOAT	no, toe, soap
əʉ	oʊ/o	oʊ	oː	ɐʉ	əʊ	o		ou	oʊ	GOAT	tow, soul, roll, cold, folk
æɔ	aʊ, ʌʊ	aʊ		æo	aʊ	aʊ		au	aʊ	MOUTH	now, trout
jʉː	(j)u	(j)u	juː	jʉː	juː	jʉ		ɪu	juː	-	cute, few, dew
ɪə(ɹ)	ɪɹ	ɪɹ		iə(ɹ)	ɪə(ɹ)	iɾ		ɪə(ɾ)	ɪər	NEAR	deer, here
eː(ɹ)	ɛɹ	ɛɹ		eə(ɹ)	eə(ɹ)	eɾ		ɛː(ɾ)	ɛər	SQUARE	mare, there, bear
oː(ɹ)	ɔɹ	ɔɹ	ɑɾ	oː(ɹ)	ɔː(ɹ)	ɔɾ		ɒː(ɾ)	ɔr	NORTH	sort, warm
oː(ɹ)	ɔɹ		oːɾ	oː(ɹ)	ɔː(ɹ)	oɾ		oː(ɾ)	ɔər	FORCE	tore, boar, port
ʊə(ɹ), ʉːə(ɹ)	ʊɹ	ʊɹ		ʊɐ(ɹ), ʉːə(ɹ)	ʊə(ɹ)	uɾ		ʊə(ɾ)	ʊər	CURE	tour
jʊə(ɹ), jʉːə(ɹ)				jʊɐ(ɹ), jʉːə(ɹ)	jʊə(ɹ), jɔ:(ɹ)	juɾ		ɪʊə(ɾ)	jʊər	-	pure, Europe
AuE	CaE	GA	IrE	NZE	RP	ScE	SAE	WaE	Pronunciation	Lexical set	Examples

IPA: Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation
IPA	Explanation
ˈ	Primary stress indicator (placed before the stressed syllable); for example, rapping /ˈɹæpɪŋ/
ˌ	Secondary stress/full vowel indicator (placed before the stressed syllable); for example, battleship /ˈbætl̩ˌʃɪp/
.	Syllable separation indicator; for example, ice cream /ˈaɪs.krim/ vs. I scream /aɪ.ˈskrim/
̩	Syllabic consonant indicator (placed under the syllabic consonant); for example, ridden /ˈɹɪdn̩/

Notes

References

Gimson, A. C. (1980). An Introduction to the Pronunciation of English. 3rd edn., London: Edward Arnold. ISBN 0-7131-6287-2.
Kenyon, John Samuel (1950). American Pronunciation. 10th edn., Ann Arbor: George Wahr.
Kenyon, John S.; Thomas A. Knott (1944/1953). A Pronouncing Dictionary of American English. Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster. ISBN 0-87779-047-7.
Wells, J. C. (2000). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary. 2nd edn., Harlow, Essex: Pearson Education Limited. ISBN 0-582-36468-X.