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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

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IPA: English Vowels
æ æ ɛ æ a a æ TRAP lad, bad, cat
aː ɑ/ɒ ɑ ɑː ɐː ɑː aː ɑː PALM father
ɔ ɑ ɒ ɒ ɔ ɒ ɒ LOT not, wasp
oː ɔ ɔː oː ɔː ɒː ɔː THOUGHT law, caught, all, halt, talk
ə ə ə ɘ ə ə ə ə COMMA about
ɨ ɨ ɪ ɨ ɨ ɨ 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
eː meat
æɪ eɪ/e eɪ æe eɪ e eː eɪ FACE date
ei 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
uː hood
ʉː u u 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
ou 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
oːɾ 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

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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/

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