ipa chart for english

A concise version of the International Phonetic Alphabet for English sounds. See International Phonetic Alphabet for English for a more complete version.

colspan=2\| IPA: English Consonants
idth="20%"\| IPA !! Examples
\| English 'p'en
\| English 'b'ut
\| English 't'wo
\| English 'd'o
\| English 'chair, nat'ure
\| English 'gin, j'oy
\| English 'cat, kill, q'ueen
\| English 'go, g'et
\| English 'fool, enough'
\| English 'v'oice
\| English 'th'ing
\| English 'th'is
\| English 'see, pass , c'ity
\| English 'zoo, ros'es
\| English 'she, sure, emoti'on
\| English plea's'ure
\| English 'h'am
\| English 'm'an
\| English 'n'o
\| English si'nger, ring'
\| English 'l'eft
\| English mi'l'k (dark l)
\| English 'run, ver'y
\| US English be'tt'er
\| English 'w'e
\| English 'y'es
\| Cockney bo'tt'le
\|Scottish ''what''
\|Scottish lo'ch'

colspan=4\| IPA: English Diphthongs
colspan=3\| IPA!! Examples
RP !! US !! AU !!
!! !!	d'ay'
!! !!	m'y'
!! !!	b'oy'
!! !!	n'o'
!! !!	n'ow'
!! !!	n'ear , here'
!! !!	h'air, there'
!! !!	t'our'
!! !!	p'u'pil

Note that the parentheses indicate optionality; the IPA code does not actually contain parentheses.

US winner might be pronounced (Gen.Am.), (non-rhotic Southern US), or (New England, US region).
Realization may occasionally be .

colspan=3\| IPA: Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation
IPA!! Explanation
\| Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable) — "phonetic"
\| Secondary stress — "phonetician" (US) ,
\| Syllable separator
\| Syllabic consonant — for kitt'en'

See also