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For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and , see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. Throughout Wikipedia, the pronunciation of words is indicated using the International Phonetic Alphabet ( IPA ). The following tables list the IPA symbols used for English words and pronunciations.
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Help. : IPA/English. Throughout Wikipedia, the pronunciation of words is indicated by means of the International Phonetic Alphabet ( IPA ). The following tables list the IPA symbols used for English words and pronunciations. Please note that several of these symbols are used in ways that are specific to Wikipedia and differ from those used by ...
If you have trouble playing the files, see Wikipedia Media help. Here is a basic key to the symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet. For the smaller set of symbols that is sufficient for English, see Help:IPA/English. Several rare IPA symbols are not included; these are found in the main IPA article or on the extensive IPA chart.
SymbolExamples[ a] ⓘModern RP c a t, German Mann, French ...[ ä] ⓘMandarin 他 tā, American English father, ...[ ɐ] ⓘRP cut, German Kaiserslautern[ ɑ] ⓘRP father, French pâte, Dutch badA. [ a] ( listen) German Mann, French gare. For many English speakers, the first part of the ow sound in cow. Found in some dialects of English in cat or father . [ ä] ( listen) Mandarin 他 tā, American English father, Spanish casa, French patte. [ ɐ] ( listen) RP cut, German Kaiserslautern.
SymbolExamples[ a] ( listen)German Mann, French gare[ ä] ( listen)Mandarin 他 tā, American English father, ...[ ɐ] ( listen)RP cut, German Kaiserslautern[ ɑ] ( listen)RP father, French pâte, Dutch bad