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The following pronunciation respelling key is used in some Wikipedia articles to respell the pronunciations of English words. It does not use special symbols or diacritics apart from the schwa (ə), which is used for the first sound in the word "about". See documentation for {} for examples and instructions on using the template.
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Help. : Pronunciation respelling key. This is an English pronunciation respelling key that may be used in Wikipedia articles. By using a simpler spelling of words, it helps readers of articles to learn how to pronounce (say) words that they are not familiar with.
Respelling SymbolExampleIpa Symbol (s)acat/æ/aa or ahfather/ɑː/airair/ɛəɹ/arcar/ɑɹ/Help. : Pronunciation. Pronunciation of English words in Wikipedia is most often given in the International Phonetic Alphabet, or IPA. The goal is that interpretation should not depend on the reader's dialect, and therefore a broad transcription is generally used. Since this key covers standard British, and Australian pronunciations, not all of ...
The Dictionary.com Unabridged Phonetic Respelling Key. Pronunciations written in phonetic respelling form are intended to be used by native speakers of English. This chart will tell you how to read the pronunciation symbols.
