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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.
IPA. 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.
This is an introduction to the International Phonetic Alphabet ( IPA) for English-speaking Wikipedians. Its purpose is to explain the IPA's basic principles to English speakers. IPA clearly and unambiguously indicates how a word or name actually sounds with one letter for each sound.
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 ...
For assistance with IPA transcriptions of English for Wikipedia articles, see Help:IPA/English. This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and , see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.
Help:IPA/Conventions for English. The various English dictionaries use different and sometimes conflicting IPA transcriptions for English. For example, the transcription /i/ may be used for the vowel of sit, of seat, or at the end of city. A dictionary may not even be consistent between one edition and the next.
From Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols with audio, see Help:IPA. For the usage of the IPA on Wikipedia, see Help:IPA/Introduction, Help:IPA/English and Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation. This article contains phonetic symbols.
