| XS !! IPA !! IPA !! Description !! Examples |
| a | open front unrounded vowel | Australian English father faD@, French dame dam, Spanish padre " title=""padre">"padre |
| b | voiced bilabial plosive | English bed bEd, French bon bO~ |
| b_< | voiced bilabial implosive | |
| c | voiceless palatal plosive | Hungarian latyak lAcAk |
| d | voiced alveolar plosive | English dig dIg, French doigt dwa |
| d` | voiced retroflex plosive | Svealand Swedish hord hu:d` |
| d_< | voiced alveolar implosive | |
| e | close-mid front unrounded vowel | French ses se |
| f | voiceless labiodental fricative | English five faIv, French femme fam |
| g | voiced velar plosive | English game geIm, French longue lO~g |
| g_< | voiced velar implosive | |
| h | voiceless glottal fricative | English house haUs |
| h\ | voiced glottal fricative | |
| i | close front unrounded vowel | English be bi:, French oui wi, Spanish si si |
| j | palatal approximant | English yes jEs, French yeux j2 |
| j\ | voiced palatal fricative | |
| k | voiceless velar plosive | English cat k{t, Spanish carro " title=""kar:o">"kar:o |
| l | alveolar lateral approximant | English lay leI, French mal mal |
| l` | retroflex lateral approximant | Svealand Swedish sorl so:l` |
| l\ | alveolar lateral flap | Japanese phoneme /r/ |
| m | bilabial nasal | English mouse maUs, French homme Om |
| n | alveolar nasal | English nap n{p, French non nO~ |
| n` | retroflex nasal | Svealand Swedish hrn h2:n` |
| o | close-mid back rounded vowel | French gros gRo |
| p | voiceless bilabial plosive | English leap li:p, French pose poz, Spanish perro " title=""per:o">"per:o |
| p\ | voiceless bilabial fricative | Japanese fuku p\M_0kM, Scanian sju p\@} |
| q | voiceless uvular plosive | Arabic qasbah " title=""qQs_Gba">"qQs_Gba |
| r | alveolar trill | Spanish perro " title=""per:o">"per:o |
| r` | retroflex flap | |
| r\ | alveolar approximant | English red r\Ed |
| r\` | retroflex approximant | |
| s | voiceless alveolar fricative | English seem si:m, French session se.sjO~ |
| s` | voiceless retroflex fricative | Svealand Swedish mars mas` |
| s\ | voiceless alveolo-palatal fricative | Polish świerszcz s\virStS |
| t | voiceless alveolar plosive | English too tu:, French rat Rate, Spanish tuyo tujo |
| t` | voiceless retroflex plosive | Svealand Swedish mrt m2t` |
| u | close back rounded vowel | English boom bu:m, Spanish su su |
| v | voiced labiodental fricative | English vest vEst, French voix vwa |
| v\ (or P) | labiodental approximant | |
| w | labial-velar approximant | English west wEst, French oui wi |
| x | voiceless velar fricative | Scots loch lQx |
| x\ | voiceless postalveolar and velar fricative | Swedish sjal x\A:l |
| y | close front rounded vowel | French tu ty German ber " title="y"b@r">y"b@r |
| z | voiced alveolar fricative | English zoo zu:, French azote azOt |
| z` | voiced retroflex fricative | |
| z\ | voiced alveolo-palatal fricative | Polish źrebak z\rEbak |
| XS !! IPA !! IPA !! Description !! Example |
| A | open back unrounded vowel | English father (r\)" title=""fA:D@(r\)">"fA:D@(r\) (RP and Gen.Am.) |
| B | voiced bilabial fricative | |
| B\ | bilabial trill | Reminiscent of shivering ("brrr") |
| C | voiceless palatal fricative | German ich IC, English human " title=""Cum@n">"Cum@n (broad transcription uses hj-) |
| D | voiced dental fricative | English then DEn |
| E | open-mid front unrounded vowel | French même mEm, English met mEt |
| F | labiodental nasal | English emphasis " title=""EFf@sIs">"EFf@sIs (spoken quickly, otherwise uses Emf-) |
| G | voiced velar fricative | Greek γονία " title="Go"nia">Go"nia |
| G\ | voiced uvular plosive | |
| G\_< | voiced uvular implosive | |
| H | labial-palatal approximant | French huit Hi |
| H\ | voiceless epiglottal fricative | |
| I | near-close near-front unrounded vowel | English kit kIt |
| I\ | | central lax close unrounded vowel, not in IPA | |
| J | palatal nasal | Spanish año aJo, English canyon " title=""k{J@n">"k{J@n (broad transcription uses -nj-) |
| J\ | voiced palatal plosive | Hungarian egy EJ\ |
| J\_< | voiced palatal implosive | |
| K | voiceless alveolar lateral fricative | Welsh llaw KaU_^ |
| K\ | voiced alveolar lateral fricative | |
| L | palatal lateral approximant | Italian famiglia famiLa, Castilian llamar " title="La"mar">La"mar, English million " title=""mIL@n">"mIL@n (broad transcription uses -lj-) |
| L\ | velar lateral approximant | English phoneme /5/ |
| M | close back unrounded vowel | Korean 으 (eu) |
| M\ | velar approximant | Spanish fuego fweM\o |
| N | velar nasal | English thing TIN |
| N\ | uvular nasal | Japanese san saN\ |
| O | open-mid back rounded vowel | British English thought TO:t, American English off O:f |
| O\ | bilabial click | |
| P (or v\) | labiodental approximant | Dutch phoneme /w/, allophone of English phoneme /r\/ |
| Q | open back rounded vowel | British English lot lQt |
| R | voiced uvular fricative | French roi Rwa |
| R\ | uvular trill | German phoneme /r/ |
| S | voiceless postalveolar fricative | English ship SIp |
| T | voiceless dental fricative | English thin TIn |
| U | near-close near-back rounded vowel | English foot fUt |
| U\ | | central lax close rounded vowel, not in IPA | |
| V | open-mid back unrounded vowel | English strut str\Vt |
| W | voiceless labial-velar fricative | Scots when WEn |
| X | voiceless uvular fricative | Welsh bach baX |
| X\ | voiceless pharyngeal fricative | Arabic ha’ X\? |
| Y | near-close near-front rounded vowel | German hbsch hYbS |
| Z | voiced postalveolar fricative | English vision " title=""vIZ@n">"vIZ@n |