Vowels and Consonants Phonetics

vowels
IPA examples listen

ʌ CU P, LU CK AM
ɑ: A RM, FA THER AM BR
æ CA T, BLA CK AM
e ME T, BE D AM 1
ə A WAY, CINE MA AM 2
ɜ:ʳ TUR N, LEAR N AM BR 2
ɪ HI T, SI TTI NG AM
i: SEE , HEA T AM
ɒ HO T, RO CK AM BR 3
ɔ: CA LL, FOU R AM BR 4 5
ʊ PU T, COUL D AM
u: BLUE , FOO D AM
aɪ FI VE, EYE AM
aʊ NOW , OU T AM
eɪ SAY , EIGH T AM
oʊ GO , HO ME AM 6
ɔɪ BOY , JOI N AM
eəʳ WHERE , AIR AM BR 1 7
ɪəʳ NEAR , HERE AM BR 7
ʊəʳ PURE , TOUR IST AM BR 7
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vowels
IPA examples listen
ʌ CU P, LU CK AM
æ CA T, BLA CK AM
e ME T, BE D AM 1
i: SEE , HEA T AM
ʊ PU T, COUL D AM
u: BLUE , FOO D AM
aɪ FI VE, EYE AM
aʊ NOW , OU T AM
eɪ SAY , EIGH T AM
oʊ GO , HO ME AM 6
ɔɪ BOY , JOI N AM
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vowels
IPA examples listen
ʌ CU P, LU CK AM
æ CA T, BLA CK AM
e ME T, BE D AM 1
i: SEE , HEA T AM
ʊ PU T, COUL D AM
u: BLUE , FOO D AM
aɪ FI VE, EYE AM
aʊ NOW , OU T AM
eɪ SAY , EIGH T AM
oʊ GO , HO ME AM 6
ɔɪ BOY , JOI N AM
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vowels
IPA examples listen
ʌ CU P, LU CK AM
æ CA T, BLA CK AM
e ME T, BE D AM 1
i: SEE , HEA T AM
ʊ PU T, COUL D AM
u: BLUE , FOO D AM
aɪ FI VE, EYE AM
aʊ NOW , OU T AM
eɪ SAY , EIGH T AM
oʊ GO , HO ME AM 6
ɔɪ BOY , JOI N AM
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vowels
IPA examples listen
ʌ CU P, LU CK AM
æ CA T, BLA CK AM
e ME T, BE D AM 1
i: SEE , HEA T AM
ʊ PU T, COUL D AM
u: BLUE , FOO D AM
aɪ FI VE, EYE AM
aʊ NOW , OU T AM
eɪ SAY , EIGH T AM
oʊ GO , HO ME AM 6
ɔɪ BOY , JOI N AM
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vowels
IPA examples listen
ʌ CU P, LU CK AM
æ CA T, BLA CK AM
e ME T, BE D AM 1
i: SEE , HEA T AM
ʊ PU T, COUL D AM
u: BLUE , FOO D AM
aɪ FI VE, EYE AM
aʊ NOW , OU T AM
eɪ SAY , EIGH T AM
oʊ GO , HO ME AM 6
ɔɪ BOY , JOI N AM
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vowels
IPA examples listen
ʌ CU P, LU CK AM
æ CA T, BLA CK AM
e ME T, BE D AM 1
i: SEE , HEA T AM
ʊ PU T, COUL D AM
u: BLUE , FOO D AM
aɪ FI VE, EYE AM
aʊ NOW , OU T AM
eɪ SAY , EIGH T AM
oʊ GO , HO ME AM 6
ɔɪ BOY , JOI N AM
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vowels
IPA examples listen
ʌ CU P, LU CK AM
æ CA T, BLA CK AM
e ME T, BE D AM 1
i: SEE , HEA T AM
ʊ PU T, COUL D AM
u: BLUE , FOO D AM
aɪ FI VE, EYE AM
aʊ NOW , OU T AM
eɪ SAY , EIGH T AM
oʊ GO , HO ME AM 6
ɔɪ BOY , JOI N AM
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vowels
IPA examples listen
ʌ CU P, LU CK AM
æ CA T, BLA CK AM
e ME T, BE D AM 1
i: SEE , HEA T AM
ʊ PU T, COUL D AM
u: BLUE , FOO D AM
aɪ FI VE, EYE AM
aʊ NOW , OU T AM
eɪ SAY , EIGH T AM
oʊ GO , HO ME AM 6
ɔɪ BOY , JOI N AM
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vowels
IPA examples listen
ʌ CU P, LU CK AM
æ CA T, BLA CK AM
e ME T, BE D AM 1
i: SEE , HEA T AM
ʊ PU T, COUL D AM
u: BLUE , FOO D AM
aɪ FI VE, EYE AM
aʊ NOW , OU T AM
eɪ SAY , EIGH T AM
oʊ GO , HO ME AM 6
ɔɪ BOY , JOI N AM
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vowels
IPA examples listen
ʌ CU P, LU CK AM
æ CA T, BLA CK AM
e ME T, BE D AM 1
i: SEE , HEA T AM
ʊ PU T, COUL D AM
u: BLUE , FOO D AM
aɪ FI VE, EYE AM
aʊ NOW , OU T AM
eɪ SAY , EIGH T AM
oʊ GO , HO ME AM 6
ɔɪ BOY , JOI N AM
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vowels
IPA examples listen
ʌ CU P, LU CK AM
æ CA T, BLA CK AM
e ME T, BE D AM 1
i: SEE , HEA T AM
ʊ PU T, COUL D AM
u: BLUE , FOO D AM
aɪ FI VE, EYE AM
aʊ NOW , OU T AM
eɪ SAY , EIGH T AM
oʊ GO , HO ME AM 6
ɔɪ BOY , JOI N AM
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vowels
IPA examples listen
ʌ CU P, LU CK AM
æ CA T, BLA CK AM
e ME T, BE D AM 1
i: SEE , HEA T AM
ʊ PU T, COUL D AM
u: BLUE , FOO D AM
aɪ FI VE, EYE AM
aʊ NOW , OU T AM
eɪ SAY , EIGH T AM
oʊ GO , HO ME AM 6
ɔɪ BOY , JOI N AM
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vowels
IPA examples listen
ʌ CU P, LU CK AM
æ CA T, BLA CK AM
e ME T, BE D AM 1
i: SEE , HEA T AM
ʊ PU T, COUL D AM
u: BLUE , FOO D AM
aɪ FI VE, EYE AM
aʊ NOW , OU T AM
eɪ SAY , EIGH T AM
oʊ GO , HO ME AM 6
ɔɪ BOY , JOI N AM
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vowels
IPA examples listen
ʌ CU P, LU CK AM
æ CA T, BLA CK AM
e ME T, BE D AM 1
i: SEE , HEA T AM
ʊ PU T, COUL D AM
u: BLUE , FOO D AM
aɪ FI VE, EYE AM
aʊ NOW , OU T AM
eɪ SAY , EIGH T AM
oʊ GO , HO ME AM 6
ɔɪ BOY , JOI N AM
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vowels
IPA examples listen
ʌ CU P, LU CK AM
æ CA T, BLA CK AM
e ME T, BE D AM 1
i: SEE , HEA T AM
ʊ PU T, COUL D AM
u: BLUE , FOO D AM
aɪ FI VE, EYE AM
aʊ NOW , OU T AM
eɪ SAY , EIGH T AM
oʊ GO , HO ME AM 6
ɔɪ BOY , JOI N AM
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vowels
IPA examples listen
ʌ CU P, LU CK AM
æ CA T, BLA CK AM
e ME T, BE D AM 1
i: SEE , HEA T AM
ʊ PU T, COUL D AM
u: BLUE , FOO D AM
aɪ FI VE, EYE AM
aʊ NOW , OU T AM
eɪ SAY , EIGH T AM
oʊ GO , HO ME AM 6
ɔɪ BOY , JOI N AM
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vowels
IPA examples listen
ʌ CU P, LU CK AM
æ CA T, BLA CK AM
e ME T, BE D AM 1
i: SEE , HEA T AM
ʊ PU T, COUL D AM
u: BLUE , FOO D AM
aɪ FI VE, EYE AM
aʊ NOW , OU T AM
eɪ SAY , EIGH T AM
oʊ GO , HO ME AM 6
ɔɪ BOY , JOI N AM
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vowels
IPA examples listen
ʌ CU P, LU CK AM
æ CA T, BLA CK AM
e ME T, BE D AM 1
i: SEE , HEA T AM
ʊ PU T, COUL D AM
u: BLUE , FOO D AM
aɪ FI VE, EYE AM
aʊ NOW , OU T AM
eɪ SAY , EIGH T AM
oʊ GO , HO ME AM 6
ɔɪ BOY , JOI N AM
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vowels
IPA examples listen
ʌ CU P, LU CK AM
æ CA T, BLA CK AM
e ME T, BE D AM 1
i: SEE , HEA T AM
ʊ PU T, COUL D AM
u: BLUE , FOO D AM
aɪ FI VE, EYE AM
aʊ NOW , OU T AM
eɪ SAY , EIGH T AM
oʊ GO , HO ME AM 6
ɔɪ BOY , JOI N AM
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vowels
IPA examples listen
ʌ CU P, LU CK AM
æ CA T, BLA CK AM
e ME T, BE D AM 1
i: SEE , HEA T AM
ʊ PU T, COUL D AM
u: BLUE , FOO D AM
aɪ FI VE, EYE AM
aʊ NOW , OU T AM
eɪ SAY , EIGH T AM
oʊ GO , HO ME AM 6
ɔɪ BOY , JOI N AM
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vowels
IPA examples listen
ʌ CU P, LU CK AM
æ CA T, BLA CK AM
e ME T, BE D AM 1
i: SEE , HEA T AM
ʊ PU T, COUL D AM
u: BLUE , FOO D AM
aɪ FI VE, EYE AM
aʊ NOW , OU T AM
eɪ SAY , EIGH T AM
oʊ GO , HO ME AM 6
ɔɪ BOY , JOI N AM
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vowels
IPA examples listen
ʌ CU P, LU CK AM
æ CA T, BLA CK AM
e ME T, BE D AM 1
i: SEE , HEA T AM
ʊ PU T, COUL D AM
u: BLUE , FOO D AM
aɪ FI VE, EYE AM
aʊ NOW , OU T AM
eɪ SAY , EIGH T AM
oʊ GO , HO ME AM 6
ɔɪ BOY , JOI N AM
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vowels
IPA examples listen
ʌ CU P, LU CK AM
æ CA T, BLA CK AM
e ME T, BE D AM 1
i: SEE , HEA T AM
ʊ PU T, COUL D AM
u: BLUE , FOO D AM
aɪ FI VE, EYE AM
aʊ NOW , OU T AM
eɪ SAY , EIGH T AM
oʊ GO , HO ME AM 6
ɔɪ BOY , JOI N AM
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1. 1.Almost all dictionaries use the e symbol for the vowel in BED . The problem with this
convention is that e in the IPA does not stand for the vowel in BED ; it stands for a different
vowel that is heard, for example, in the German word SEE LE . The “proper” symbol for
the BED -vowel is ɛ (do not confuse with ɜ:). The same goes for eə vs. ɛə.
2. 2.In əʳ and ɜ:ʳ, the ʳ is not pronounced in BrE, unless the sound comes before a vowel (as
in ANSWERING , ANSWER IT ). In AmE, the ʳ is always pronounced, and the sounds are
sometimes written as ɚ and ɝ.
3. 3.In AmE, ɑ: and ɒ are one vowel, so CALM and COT have the same vowel. In American
transcriptions, HOT is written as hɑ:t.
4. 4.About 40% of Americans pronounce ɔ: the same way as ɑ:, so
that CAUGHT and COT have the same vowel. See cot-caught merger.
5. 5.In American transcriptions, ɔ: is often written as ɒ: (e.g. LAW = lɒ:), unless it is followed
by r, in which case it remains an ɔ:.
6. 6.In British transcriptions, oʊ is usually represented as əʊ. For some BrE speakers, oʊ is
more appropriate (they use a rounded vowel) — for others, the proper symbol is əʊ. For
American speakers, oʊ is usually more accurate.
7. 7.In eəʳ ɪəʳ ʊəʳ, the r is not pronounced in BrE, unless the sound comes before a vowel (as
in DEAREST , DEAR ANN ). In AmE, the r is always pronounced, and the sounds are often
written as er ɪr ʊr.
8. 8.All dictionaries use the r symbol for the first sound in RED . The problem with this
convention is that r in the IPA does not stand for the British or American R ; it stands for the
“hard” R that is heard, for example, in the Spanish word REY or Italian VERO . The “proper”
symbol for the RED -consonant is ɹ. The reason r is used instead is that it’s easier to type and
read.
9. 9.In American English, t is often pronounced as a flap t, which sounds like d or (more
accurately) like the quick, hard r heard e.g. in the Spanish word PERO . For example: LETTER .
Some dictionaries use the t ̬ symbol for the flap t.
special symbols
IPA what it means
The vertical line (ˈ) is used to show word stress. It is placed before the stressed
syllable in a word. For example, /ˈkɒntrækt/ is pronounced like this, and/kən
ˈ
ˈtrækt/ like that. Word stress is explained in our article about phonetic
transcription.
ʳ means that r is always pronounced in American English, but not in British
English. For example, if we write that FAR is pronounced /fɑ:ʳ/, we mean that it is
ʳ pronounced /fɑ:r/ in American English, and /fɑ:/ in British English.
However, in BrE, r will be heard if ʳ is followed by a vowel. For example,FAR

GONE is pronounced /ˈfɑ: ˈgɒn/ in BrE, but FAR OUT is pronounced /ˈfɑ: ˈraʊt/.
i i is usually pronounced like a shorter version of i:, but sometimes (especially in an
old-fashioned British accent) it can sound like ɪ.
special symbols
IPA what it means
Examples: VERY /ˈveri/,CREATE /kriˈeɪt/, PREVIOUS /ˈpri:viəs/, ABILITY /əˈbɪlɪti/.
ə
l represents either a syllabic l or, less commonly, əl. Syllabic l is an l which acts as
ə ə
ə a vowel and forms a syllable, as in LITTLE /ˈlɪt l/, UNCLE /ˈʌŋk l/.
l
ə
Instead of l, some dictionaries use a regular l, as in /ˈlɪtl/.
ə
n represents either a syllabic n or, less commonly, ən. Syllabic n is an n which acts
ə ə
ə as a vowel and forms a syllable, as in WRITTEN /ˈrɪt n/, LISTEN /ˈlɪs n/.
n
ə
Instead of n, some dictionaries use a regular n, as in /ˈrɪtn/.
Does this chart list all the sounds that you can hear in
British and American English?
No. This page contains symbols used in phonetic transcriptions in
modern dictionaries for English learners. It does not list all the possible
sounds in American or British English.
For example, this page does not list the regular t (heard in this pronunciation
of LETTER ) and the flap t (heard in this one) with separate symbols. It groups
them under a single symbol: t. (In other words, it groups a number of
similar sounds under a single phoneme, for simplicity. To understand how
sounds are grouped into phonemes, read the article on phonemic
transcription.)
So this page actually lists phonemes (groups of sounds), not individual
sounds.Each symbol in the chart can correspond to many different
(but similar) sounds, depending on the word and the speaker’s
accent.
Take the phoneme p in the above chart. It occurs in the phonemic
transcriptions of PIN /pɪn/ and SPIN /spɪn/. In PIN , this phoneme is
pronounced with aspiration (breathing). This “aspirated p” sound has its own
special symbol in the IPA: pʰ. In SPIN , the phoneme is pronounced “normally”;
this “normal p” sound is represented by p in the IPA. So
the pphoneme represents two sounds: p and pʰ. (This can be confusing,
because pcan mean both the p phoneme and the p sound.)
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vowels

IPA examples listen

ɜ:ʳ TUR N, LEAR N AM BR 2

eəʳ WHERE , AIR AM BR 1 7

ɪəʳ NEAR , HERE AM BR 7

ʊəʳ PURE , TOUR IST AM BR 7

ɜ:ʳ TUR N, LEAR N AM BR 2

eəʳ WHERE , AIR AM BR 1 7

ɪəʳ NEAR , HERE AM BR 7

ʊəʳ PURE , TOUR IST AM BR 7

ɜ:ʳ TUR N, LEAR N AM BR 2

eəʳ WHERE , AIR AM BR 1 7

ɪəʳ NEAR , HERE AM BR 7

ʊəʳ PURE , TOUR IST AM BR 7

ɜ:ʳ TUR N, LEAR N AM BR 2

eəʳ WHERE , AIR AM BR 1 7

ɪəʳ NEAR , HERE AM BR 7

ʊəʳ PURE , TOUR IST AM BR 7

ɜ:ʳ TUR N, LEAR N AM BR 2

eəʳ WHERE , AIR AM BR 1 7

ɪəʳ NEAR , HERE AM BR 7

ʊəʳ PURE , TOUR IST AM BR 7

ɜ:ʳ TUR N, LEAR N AM BR 2

eəʳ WHERE , AIR AM BR 1 7

ɪəʳ NEAR , HERE AM BR 7

ʊəʳ PURE , TOUR IST AM BR 7

ɜ:ʳ TUR N, LEAR N AM BR 2

eəʳ WHERE , AIR AM BR 1 7

ɪəʳ NEAR , HERE AM BR 7

ʊəʳ PURE , TOUR IST AM BR 7

ɜ:ʳ TUR N, LEAR N AM BR 2

eəʳ WHERE , AIR AM BR 1 7

ɪəʳ NEAR , HERE AM BR 7

ʊəʳ PURE , TOUR IST AM BR 7

ɜ:ʳ TUR N, LEAR N AM BR 2

eəʳ WHERE , AIR AM BR 1 7

ɪəʳ NEAR , HERE AM BR 7

ʊəʳ PURE , TOUR IST AM BR 7

ɜ:ʳ TUR N, LEAR N AM BR 2

eəʳ WHERE , AIR AM BR 1 7

ɪəʳ NEAR , HERE AM BR 7

ʊəʳ PURE , TOUR IST AM BR 7

ɜ:ʳ TUR N, LEAR N AM BR 2

eəʳ WHERE , AIR AM BR 1 7

ɪəʳ NEAR , HERE AM BR 7

ʊəʳ PURE , TOUR IST AM BR 7

ɜ:ʳ TUR N, LEAR N AM BR 2

eəʳ WHERE , AIR AM BR 1 7

ɪəʳ NEAR , HERE AM BR 7

ʊəʳ PURE , TOUR IST AM BR 7

ɜ:ʳ TUR N, LEAR N AM BR 2

eəʳ WHERE , AIR AM BR 1 7

ɪəʳ NEAR , HERE AM BR 7

ʊəʳ PURE , TOUR IST AM BR 7

ɜ:ʳ TUR N, LEAR N AM BR 2

eəʳ WHERE , AIR AM BR 1 7

ɪəʳ NEAR , HERE AM BR 7

ʊəʳ PURE , TOUR IST AM BR 7

ɜ:ʳ TUR N, LEAR N AM BR 2

eəʳ WHERE , AIR AM BR 1 7

ɪəʳ NEAR , HERE AM BR 7

ʊəʳ PURE , TOUR IST AM BR 7

ɜ:ʳ TUR N, LEAR N AM BR 2

eəʳ WHERE , AIR AM BR 1 7