Guide to IPA Pronunciation Symbols
Vowels
æ ask, bat, glad
ɑ cot, bomb, caught, paw
ɛ bet, fed
ə about, banana, collide
i very, any, thirty
i: eat, bead, bee
ɪ id, bid, pit
ʊ foot, should, put
u: boot, two, coo
ʌ under, putt, bud
ɚ merge, bird, further
eɪ eight, wade, bay
aɪ ice, bite, tie
aʊ out, gown, plow
oɪ oyster, coil, boy
oʊ oat, own, zone, blow
ɑɚ car, heart, bizarre
eɚ bare, fair, wear
iɚ near, deer, mere, pier
oɚ boar, port, door, shore
uɚ boor, tour, insure
ɒ British cot, bomb
ɔ British caught, paw, port
ə: British merge, bird
əʊ British oat, own, zone, blow
ɪə British near, deer
ɛə British bare, fair
ʊə British boor, tour Consonants
b baby, labor, cab
d day, kid
ʤ just, badger, fudge
ð then, either, bathe
f foe, tough, buff
g go, dagger, bag
h hot, ahead
j yes, vineyard
k lacquer, flock, skin
kʰ cat, keep, account
l law, hollow
l̟ pedal, battle, final
ɫ pool, boil
m mat, hemp, hammer, rim
n new, tent, tenor, run
n̩ button, satin, kitten
ŋ rung, hang, swinger
p lapse, top, lip, speed
pʰ pay, pet, appear
r rope, arrive
s sad, mist, kiss
ʃ shoe, mission, slush
t mat, stick, late
tʰ toe, attack
ɾ later, catty, riddle
tʃ batch, nature
tʃʰ choose, chin, achieve
θ thin, ether, bath
v vat, never, cave
w wet, software
z zoo, easy, buzz
ʒ vision, azure, beige
ʔ button, kitten, satin
Other Symbols
high stress: penmanship
low stress: penmanship
£ indicates British pronunciation variant
