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This page is about the pronunciation of words in English. For sounds not found in English, see Help:IPA. For a basic introduction to the IPA, see Help:IPA/Introduction. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters. Throughout Wikipedia, the pronunciation of ...
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The IPA is the international standard for phonetic...
- Manual of Style/Pronunciation
Pronunciation in Wikipedia should be transcribed using the...
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This is an introduction to the International Phonetic...
- International Phonetic Alphabet
International Phonetic Alphabet. For the international...
- Help:IPA/Conventions
Help:IPA/Conventions for English. The various English...
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If you have trouble playing the files, see Wikipedia Media help. The latest official IPA chart, revised in 2020. 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.
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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 dictionaries.
This article includes inline links to audio files. If you have trouble playing the files, see Wikipedia Media help. The latest official IPA chart, revised to 2020. Here is a basic key to the symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Several rare IPA symbols are not included.