International Phonetic Alphabet chart for English dialects

This list shows the normal uses of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for sounds used in the English language.

AmE, American English
AuE, Australian English
BahE, Bahamian English
BarE, Barbadian English
CaE, Canadian English
CIE, Channel Island English
EnE, English English
FiE, Fiji English
InE, Indian English
IrE, Irish English
JSE, Jamaican English
NZE, New Zealand English
PaE, Palauan English
ScE, Scottish English
SIE, Solomon Islands English
SAE, South African English
SSE, Standard Singapore English
WaE, Welsh English

Chart

This chart gives a partial system of diaphonemes for English. The symbols for the diaphonemes are given in bolded text, followed by their most common phonetic values. For the vowels, a separate phonetic value is given for each major dialect, and words used to name corresponding lexical sets are also given. The diaphonemes and lexical sets given here are based on RP and General American; they are not sufficient to express all of the distinctions found in other dialects, such as Australian English.

English consonants
Dia- phoneme	Phones	Examples
p	pʰ	pen
p	p	spin, tip
b	b	web
b	b̥	but
t	t	sting, bet
t	tʰ, ɾ, h, ʔ	two
d	d	odd
d	d̥, ɾ	do, daddy
tʃ	tʃʰ	teach
tʃ	tʃ	chair, nature
dʒ	dʒ	edge
dʒ	d̥ʒ̊	gin, joy
k	k	skin, unique, thick
k	kʰ	cat, kill, queen
ɡ	ɡ	beg
ɡ	ɡ̊	go, get
f	f, ɸ	fool, enough, leaf, off, photo
v	v, β	have, of, verve
v	v̥	voice, verve
θ	θ, t̪, f	thing, teeth
ð	ð, ð̥, d̪, v	this, breathe, father
s	s	see, city, pass
z	z	rose
z	z̥	zoo
ʃ	ʃ	she, sure, session, emotion, leash
ʒ	ʒ	beige
ʒ	ʒ̊	genre, pleasure, equation, seizure
h	h, ɦ, ç	ham, hue
m	m, ɱ	man, ham
n	n	no, tin
ŋ	ŋ	ringer, sing, finger, drink
l	l, ɫ, l̥, ɫ̥, ɤ, o,	left, bell, sable, please
r	ɹʷ, ɹ, ɾ, r, ɻ, ɹ̥ʷ, ɹ̥, ɾ̥, ɻ̊, ʋ	run, very, probably
w	w, ʍ	we, queen
j	j	yes, nyala
hw	ʍ, w	what
Marginal consonants
x	x, χ, k, kʰ, h, ɦ, ç	loch (Scottish), ugh
ʔ	ʔ	uh-oh
ɬ	ɬ, l	Llangefni

English vowels and diphthongs
Dia- phoneme	AmE																	AuE			BahE	BarE	CaE	CIE	EnE													FiE	InE	IrE								NZE			PaE	ScE	SIE	SAE			SSE	WaE			Keyword	Examples
	AAVE		Boston accent		Cajun English	California English		General American	Inland Northern American English	Mid-Atlantic accent	Mid-Atlantic American English	New York accent			Southern American English			AuE							Brummie	Southern England English			Northern England English							RP				Ulster English				West & South-West Ireland English	Dublin English		Supraregional southern Irish English	NZE						SAE				Abercraf English	Port Talbot English	Cardiff English
	Non-Rhotic	Rhotic	Older	Younger	Cajun English	Northern	Southern	General American	Inland Northern American English	Mid-Atlantic accent	Mid-Atlantic American English	Non-Rhotic	Older	Rhotic	Older	Non-Rhotic	Rhotic	Cultivated	General	Broad					Brummie	Cockney	Estuary English	MLE	Cumbrian	Geordie	Lancashire	Manchester	Pitmatic	Scouse	Yorkshire	Conservative	Contemporary			Belfast	Mid-Ulster	traditional	Ulster Scots	West & South-West Ireland English	Local Dublin English	New Dublin English	Supraregional southern Irish English	Cultivated	General	Broad				Cultivated	General	Broad		Abercraf English	Port Talbot English	Cardiff English
æ	ɛː~ɛə̯~eə̯		eə̯~ɛə̯		æ	eə~ɛə		eə̯~ɛə̯~æ	eə̯~ɪə̯	æ	æə̯~ɛə̯~eə̯	ɛə̯~eə̯~ɪə̯			æɛæ~eə	eə̯~æjə		æː	æː~ɛː	æ̝ː~ɛː~e̞ː	æ~a	a	æ~ɛə̯	æ	a	æ~ɛ~ɛɪ	æ~a~ɛ̞	ɐ̞	a~ä	a	a~ä			a	a~ä	æ	a	æ	æ~ɛ	äː~a				æ		a	æ~a	æ	ɛ	ɛ̝	æ	ä	ɑ~æ	æ	a~æ	æ~ɛ~e̞	ɛ	a	aː	aː~æː	TRAP	ham
	æ~ɛː~ɛə̯		æ~ɛə̯	æ~ɛə̯		eə~ɛə		æ			æə̯~ɛə̯~eə̯	ɛə̯~eə̯~ɪə̯			æ~æɛæ~ɐɛɐ	æ~æjə~æ̠ɛæ̠		æː	æː~ɛː	æ̝ː~ɛː~e̞ː			æ~a̝			æ~ɛ~ɛɪ																																	aː	aː~æː		bad
			æ~ɛə̯			ɛ~æ~a~ä	æ~æ̞				æ	æ, ɛə̯~eə̯~ɪə̯			æ~æɛæ~ɐɛɐ			æ	a̝~æ	æ~ɛ						æ~ɛ																																	a	a~æ		lad
ɑː / æ			ä~a			ɛ~æ~a~ä	æ~æ̞			a	æə̯~ɛə̯~eə̯	ɛə̯~eə̯~ɪə̯			æɛ~æe			äː	äː~ɐː			aː		ɑː		ɑː	ɑː~ɑ̟ː~ɑ̹ː	ɑː								ɑ̟ː	ɑ̈ː~ʌ̞ː	a~ɑ	äː					æː~aː		aː		ɐː~äː					ɑ	ɑ̟ː	ɑː	ɒː~ɔː	ä		a	a~æ	BATH	pass
ɑː	a~ä~ɑ		ä~a	a~ä	ɑ	ä~ɑ~ɒ		ɑ~ä	a~ä	ɑ̟ː	ɑ	ɑ~ä			ɑ			äː	äː~ɐː		ɑ	aː	ɒ~ɑ	ɑː	ɑː	ɑː	ɑː~ɑ̟ː~ɑ̹ː	ɑː	äː	ɒː~ɑː	äː			aː~ɑː	äː	ɑ̟ː	ɑ̈ː~ʌ̞ː	aː	äː	äː~ɑː				æː~aː		aː		ɐː~äː			ɑː		ɑː	ɑ̟ː	ɑː	ɒː~ɔː	ä	aː		aː~æː	PALM	father
ɒ	a~ä~ɑ		ɒ~ɑ		ɑ			ɑ~ä	a~ä	ɒ	ɑ	ɑ~ä			ɑ			ɒ	ɒ~ɔ		ɑ	ɒ~ɑ		ɒ	ä~ɒ~ɔ̈~ɔ	ɒ~ɔ	ɒ~ɒ̈	ɒ~ɔ		ɒ~ɑ̠	ɒ~ɔ			ɒ	ɒ~ɔ	ɒ	ɔ	ɔ	ɔ~ɒ~ä	ɒ~ɑ~ä		äː	ɔː	ä		ɑ~ɒ~ɔ	ɑ	ɒ~ɔ			ɑ	ɔ		ɒ̈	ɒ̈~ʌ̈	ɒ̈	ɔ	ɒ		ɑ̟	LOT	not
ɒ / ɔː	ɒ(ɔ̯)~ɔ(ʊ̯)				a			ɒ~ɔ~ɑ	ɒ~ɑ	ɒ	ɔə̯~ɒ̝ə̯	ɔə̯~oə̯~ʊə̯			ɔo̯~ɑɒ̯	ɑɒ̯~ɑ		ɒ	ɒ~ɔ		ɔ	ɒː		ɒː	ä~ɒ~ɔ̈~ɔ	ɒ~ɔ	ɒ~ɒ̈	ɒ~ɔ		ɒ~ɑ̠	ɒ~ɔ			ɒ	ɒ~ɔ	o̞ː	ɔ		ɔ~ɒ~ä	ɒː				aː~ä		ɔː	ɒ	ɒ~ɔ						ɒ̈, o̞ː	ɒ̈~ʌ̈, oː	ɒ̈, oː		ɒ		ɑ̟	CLOTH	off
ɔː						ɑː~ɒː~ɔː				ɔː								o̞ː	oː			ɒː~ɑː		oː~ɔː	o̞ː~ɔː	ɔː~ɔ̝ə̯~ɔuə̯	ɔː~o̟ː~ɔə̯	oː	ɒː~ɔː	ɔː	ɒː~ɔː			o̞ː	ɒː~ɔː		o̞ː		ɔː~ɒː							ɒː~ɔː~oː	ɒː	oː						o̞ː	oː			ɒː		ʌ̈ː	THOUGHT	law
ɔː						ɑː~ɒː~ɔː				ɔː								o̞ː	oː			ɒː~ɑː		oː~ɔː	o̞ː~ɔː	oː~oʊ~ɔo	ɔː~o̟ː~ɔə̯	oː	ɒː~ɔː	ɔː	ɒː~ɔː			o̞ː	ɒː~ɔː		o̞ː		ɔː~ɒː							ɒː~ɔː~oː	ɒː	oː						o̞ː	oː			ɒː		ʌ̈ː	THOUGHT	pause
ə	ə																								ə~ɐ		ə~ə̝	ə~ɐ	ə	ə~ɐ	ə							ɐ~a	ə										ə		ə		ə~ɐ	ə		ə	ə				COMMA	about
ɪ	ɪ~iə̯		ɪ~ɪ̞~ɪ̈		ɪ	ɪ̞			ɪ~ɪ̈						ɪ	ɪ~ɪjə~iə̯		ɪ	ɪ~i	i	ɪ	ɪ			ɪ~i	ɪ	ɪ~ɪ̈		ɪ							ɪ	ɪ̞	ɪ		ɪ̈~ë		ə~ɘ	ɛ	ɪ				ɪ̈			ɪ	ɪ~ë̞~ə~ʌ	ɪ	ɪ	ɪ̈	ə	ɪ~i	ɪ		ɪ̞	KIT	bit
ɪ	ɪ~iə̯		ɪ~ɪ̞~ɪ̈		ɪ	ɪ̞			ɪ~ɪ̈						ɪ	ɪ~ɪjə~iə̯		ɪ	ɪ~i	i		ɪ			ɪ~i	ɪ	ɪ~ɪ̈		ɪ								ɪ̞	ɪ		ɪ̈~ë		ə~ɘ	ɛ	ɪ				ɪ̈			ɪ	ɪ~ë̞~ə~ʌ	ɪ		ɪ	i	ɪ~i	ɪ		ɪ̞	KIT	kit
i	i				ɪ~i	ɪi̯~i				ɪ~ɪ̈	i	ɪi̯~i			ɪ			ɪi̯~iː		ɪi̯~əi̯		iː	i	iː~i	əi̯~i	i	ɪi̯~iː	iː	i		ɪ~e		i		ɪ~e		ɪi̯~iː	i	iː	e				iː				ɪi̯	ɪi̯~əi̯		i	e~ɪ~i	i		iː		i	iː			HAPPY	city
iː	i				i	ɪi̯~i				iː	i	ɪi̯~i			iː~ɪi	ɪi̯~i		ɪi̯~iː		ɪi̯~əi̯	ɪi̯~i	iː	ɪi̯	ɪi̯~iː	əi̯~ɨi̯	əi~ɐi	ɪi̯~iː	iː	ɪi	iː, ei̯	ɪi		ɪi~iː	iː, ɪ̈i̯ ~ ɪ̈ɪ̯	ɪi~iː	ɪi̯	ɪi̯~iː	i	iː	iː		ɪi̯	iː	iː				ɪi̯	ɪi̯~əi̯		i	i	i	iː	iː		i	iː			FLEECE	see
eɪ	eɪ̯~ɛɪ̯		eɪ̯		eː	eɪ~ɛɪ		eɪ̯~e	eɪ̯			eɪ̯~ɛɪ̯			ɛɪ~ei	ɛi̯~æ̠i̯		ɛɪ̯	æɪ̯~ɐɪ̯	ɐɪ̯~äɪ̯	eɪ̯~ɛɪ̯	eɪ̯~eː~ɛ	eɪ̯		ɛi̯~aɪ̯~ɐɪ̯~ʌɪ̯	æɪ~aɪ	ɛɪ̯~eɪ̯~ë̞ɪ̯	eː~eɪ̯	ɛː~e̞ː	eː~eɪ̯~ɪə̯	ɛː~e̞ː	ɛɪ~e̞ɪ	ɛː~e̞ː	ɛɪ~e̞ɪ	ɛː~e̞ː	e̞ɪ̯		eː		eː~ɪː, eə̯~ɪə̯				eː	eː~eɪ̯~ɛɪ̯			ɛɪ̯	æe̯~ɐe̯	ɐe̯	eɪ̯~eː	e	eɪ̯~eː	eɪ̯	eɪ̯~ɛɪ̯~æɪ̯	æɪ̯~äɪ̯~ʌɪ̯	e	eː		ei̯	FACE	date
eɪ	eɪ̯~ɛɪ̯		eɪ̯		eː	eɪ~ɛɪ		eɪ̯~e	eɪ̯			eɪ̯~ɛɪ̯			ɛɪ~ei	ɛi̯~æ̠i̯		ɛɪ̯	æɪ̯~ɐɪ̯	ɐɪ̯~äɪ̯	eɪ̯~ɛɪ̯	eɪ̯~eː~ɛ	eɪ̯		ɛi̯~aɪ̯~ɐɪ̯~ʌɪ̯	æɪ~aɪ	ɛɪ̯~eɪ̯~ë̞ɪ̯	eː~eɪ̯	e̞ɪ	eː~eɪ̯~ɪə̯	e̞ɪ	ɛɪ~e̞ɪ	e̞ɪ	ɛɪ~e̞ɪ	e̞ɪ	e̞ɪ̯		eː		eː~ɪː, eə̯~ɪə̯				eː	eː~eɪ̯~ɛɪ̯			ɛɪ̯	æe̯~ɐe̯	ɐe̯	eɪ̯~eː	e	eɪ̯~eː	eɪ̯	eɪ̯~ɛɪ̯~æɪ̯	æɪ̯~äɪ̯~ʌɪ̯	e	eɪ̯		ei̯	FACE	day
ɛ	ɛ~eə̯		ɛ		ɛ~æ	ɛ~æ̝		ɛ	ɛ~ɜ	ɛ~e	ɛ				ɛ~eiə	ɛ~ɛjə		e̞	e̞~e	e~e̝	ɛ				ɛ~e	e, eɪ~eə~ɛɪ	ɛ~ɛ̞	ɛ								e̞	ɛ̝	ɛ		ɛ̝ə̯	ɛ							e̞	e~e̝	e̝	ɛ			e̞	e~e̝		ɛ, e	ɛ			DRESS	bed
	ɪ~iə̯				ɪ											ɪ~ɪjə~iə̯																																									ɛ					pen
	ɪ~iə̯				i											ɪ~ɪjə~iə̯																																									ɛ					length
ʌ	ʌ~ɜ		ʌ~ɐ		ʌ	ʌ~ɜ~ɛ̠	ɐ	ʌ~ɜ~ɐ	ʌ~ɔ	ɐ	ʌ	ʌ̈			ɜ			ä~ɐ			ʌ		ʌ~ɜ~ɐ	ʌ~ɔ	ɒ~ʌ~ə~ɤ~ʊ	ɐ̟~a	ɐ~ʌ̟~ɐ̟	ʌ~ʌ̝	ʊ	ʊ̞~ɤ	ʊ		ʊ, ʌ̈	ʊ		ɐ	ɐ~ʌ̈~ɑ̈	ʌ~ɐ	ə~ɜ~ɐ	ɞ~ʌ̈				ʌ̈~ʊ	ʊ	ɤ~ʊ	ʌ̈~ʊ	ɐ~ä			ʌ	ʌ~ɐ		ɐ~ä			ä	ə~ɜ			STRUT	run
ʊ	ʊ~ɵ~ø̞		ʊ			ʊ~ɜ̠	ʊ̞		ʊ						ʊ̈~ʏ			ʊ	ʊ~u	u	ʊ				ɤ~ʊ~ʊ̝	ʊ~ʊ̈	ʊ~ʊ̜̈	ʊ~ʊ̈					ʊ	ʊ		ʊ	ɵ~ɤ̈	ʊ		ʉ			ʊ̈	ʊ	ʊ	ʊ		ʊ~ʊ̈			ʊ	ʉ	ʊ	ʊ~ɵ			ʊ~u	ʊ		ɘ	FOOT	put
ʊ	ʊ~ɵ~ø̞		ʊ			ʊ~ɜ̠	ʊ̞		ʊ						ʊ̈~ʏ			ʊ	ʊ~u	u	ʊ				ɤ~ʊ~ʊ̝	ʊ~ʊ̈	ʊ~ʊ̜̈	ʊ~ʊ̈					ʊ	ʉː~ʊ	ʊ	ʊ	ɵ~ɤ̈	ʊ						uː~ʊ				ʊ~ʊ̈			ʊ		ʊ	ʊ~ɵ			ʊ~u	ʊ		ɘ	FOOT	hood
uː	ʊu̯~u		u~ʊu̯~ɵu̯		u	uː~ʉː~yː	ʉ̠ː	u̟~ʊu̯~ʉu̯~ɵu̯	u~ɵu̯	u̟ː	ʉu̯	u~ʊu̯~ɤʊ̯~ɤu̯			ʊu~ɵu~ʊ̈y~ʏy~ʉ̞u̟			ʊu̯	ʊ̈ʉ̯	ʊ̈ʉ̯~əʉ̯	ʉː	uː	ʉu̯	uː~ʉ	əʉ̯~əu̯	əʉ~ʉː~ɨː~ʊː	ʉː~ʉ̟ː~ʏː	ʏ̝ː~ʉː	ʉː	u̟ː~ʉː,ɵʊ̯	ʊu~uː	ʏː	ʉː	ʉː, ɪ̈u̯~ɪ̈ʊ̯	ʊu~uː	ʊu̯	ʊ̈ʉ̯~ʉː~ɨ̞ɯ̯̈	u	uː					uː				ʊ̈ʉ̯			u		u	u̟ː	ʉː~yː	ʉː	u	uː			GOOSE	through
uː	ʊu̯~u		u~ʊu̯~ɵu̯			uː~ʉː~yː	ʉ̠ː	u̟~ʊu̯~ʉu̯~ɵu̯	u~ɵu̯	u̟ː	ʉu̯	u~ʊu̯~ɤʊ̯~ɤu̯			ʊu~ɵu~ʊ̈y~ʏy~ʉ̞u̟			ʊu̯	ʊ̈ʉ̯	ʊ̈ʉ̯~əʉ̯	ʉː	uː	ʉu̯	uː~ʉ	əʉ̯~əu̯	əʉ~ʉː~ɨː~ʊː	ʉː~ʉ̟ː~ʏː	ʏ̝ː~ʉː	ʉː	u̟ː~ʉː,ɵʊ̯	ʊu~uː	ʏː	ʉː	ʉː, ɪ̈u̯~ɪ̈ʊ̯	ʊu~uː	ʊu̯	ʊ̈ʉ̯~ʉː~ɨ̞ɯ̯̈	u	uː					uː				ʊ̈ʉ̯			u		u	u̟ː	ʉː~yː	ʉː	u	ɪu̯				threw
juː	(j)ʊu̯~(j)u		(j)u~(j)ʊu̯~(j)ɵu̯			(j)uː~(j)ʉː~(j)yː	(j)ʉ̠ː	(j)u̟~(j)ʊu̯~(j)ʉu̯~(j)ɵu̯	(j)u~(j)ɵu̯	ju̟ː	(j)ʉu̯	(j)u~(j)ʊu̯~(j)ɤʊ̯~(j)ɤu̯			jʊu~jɵu~jʊ̈y~jʏy~jʉ̞u̟	(j)ʊu~(j)ɵu~(j)ʊ̈y~(j)ʏy~(j)ʉ̞u̟		jʊu̯	jʊ̈ʉ̯	jʊ̈ʉ̯~jəʉ̯	jʉː	juː	(j)ʉu̯	juː~jʉ	jəʉ̯~jəu̯	jəʉ~jʉː~jɨː~jʊː	jʉː~jʉ̟ː~jʏː	jʏ̝ː~jʉː	jʉː	ju̟ː~jʉː,jɵʊ̯	jʊu~juː	jʏː	jʉː	jʉː, jɪ̈u̯~jɪ̈ʊ̯	jʊu~juː	jʊu̯	jʊ̈ʉ̯~jʉː~jɨ̞ɯ̯̈	ju	juː	jʉ			jʊ̈	juː				jʊ̈ʉ̯			ju	jʉ	ju	ju̟ː	jʉː~jyː	jʉː	ju	ɪu̯				cute
aɪ	äɪ̯		ɐi̯		ɑɪ̯~aː	äɪ~aɪ	æɪ~aɪ~äɪ	ʌɪ̯~ɜɪ̯~ɐɪ̯		äɪ̯	ɐɪ̯	äɪ̯			ɐi~äɪ~äɛ			äɪ̯	ɑ̟e̯~ɑe̯	ɑe̯~ɒe̯	ɑɪ̯	ʌɪ̯	ʌɪ̯~ɜɪ̯~ɐɪ̯	aɪ̯~ɑɪ̯~ɒɪ̯	aɪ̯~ɒɪ̯~ɔɪ̯	ɑɪ̯~ɒɪ̯~ɑ̟ə̯~ɑ̟ː	a̠ɪ̯~ɑɪ̯~ɑ̹ɪ̯	æː~aɪ̯~ɐɪ̯	aɪ~äɪ	äi̯	aɪ~äɪ			aɪ̯~ɑɪ̯~aː	äɪ~äː	äɪ̯	ɑ̈ɪ̯~ʌ̞ɪ̯	ɐe̯	äɪ̯	ɐi̯~ɜi̯				æɪ̯~ɐɪ̯	əɪ̯~ɐɪ̯	ɑɪ̯~ɐɪ̯	aɪ̯~ɑɪ̯	ɑ̟ɪ̯	ɑe̯	ɒe̯	ɑɪ̯	ɜi̯, äe̯	ɑɪ̯	äɪ̯	äɪ̯~äː	ɑɪ̯~ɑ̟ː	ai̯	ɐ̟ɪ̯	ɜɪ̯	ɜi̯	PRICE	flight
aɪ	äː~äe̯~aː		äɪ̯		ɑɪ̯~aː	äɪ~aɪ	æɪ~aɪ~äɪ	äɪ̯	aɪ̯~ae̯~æɪ̯	äɪ̯	äɪ̯	ɑɪ̯~ɒɪ̯~äɪ̯			äː~äɛ			äɪ̯	ɑ̟e̯~ɑe̯	ɑe̯~ɒe̯	ɑɪ̯	ʌɪ̯	ɑɪ̯	aɪ̯~ɑɪ̯~ɒɪ̯		ɑɪ̯~ɒɪ̯~ɑ̟ə̯~ɑ̟ː	a̠ɪ̯~ɑɪ̯~ɑ̹ɪ̯	æː~aɪ̯~ɐɪ̯	aɪ~äɪ	äi̯	aɪ~äɪ			aɪ̯~ɑɪ̯~aː	äɪ~äː	äɪ̯	ɑ̈ɪ̯~ʌ̞ɪ̯	ɐe̯	äɪ̯	äe̯~ɜi̯				æɪ̯~ɐɪ̯	əɪ̯~ɐɪ̯	ɑɪ̯~ɐɪ̯	aɪ̯~ɑɪ̯	ɑ̟ɪ̯	ɑe̯	ɒe̯	ɑɪ̯	ɜi̯, äe̯	ɑɪ̯	äɪ̯	äɪ̯~äː	ɑɪ̯~ɑ̟ː	ai̯	ɐ̟ɪ̯	ɜɪ̯	ɜi̯	PRICE	my
ɔɪ	oɪ̯		ɔɪ̯~oɪ̯		ɔɪ̯	ɔɪ̯~oɪ̯			ɔɪ̯		ɔɪ̯~oɪ̯				ɔoɪ	oi̯		o̞ɪ̯	oɪ̯		oɪ̯~ɑɪ̯	oɪ̯~ʌɪ̯	ɔɪ̯	ɔɪ̯~oɪ̯		ɔ̝ɪ~oɪ	ɔɪ̯~oɪ̯	ɔ̝ɪ̯~oɪ̯	ɔɪ	oe̯	ɔɪ			oɪ	ɔɪ	ɔɪ̯								əɪ̯~ɑɪ̯	aɪ̯~äɪ̯	ɒɪ̯~oɪ̯	ɒɪ̯	oɪ̯	oe̯		ɔɪ̯	oi̯	ɔɪ̯	ɔɪ̯~ɒɪ̯	ɔɪ̯		ɔi̯	ɔɪ̯	ɒɪ̯	ʌ̈i̯	CHOICE	boy
oʊ	ʌʊ̯~ɔʊ̯		oʊ̯~ɔʊ̯		oː	o̞ʊ̯~ʌʊ̯~ɔʊ̯~o̞			ʌo̯~oʊ̯~o	oʊ̯	ɘʊ̯~ɜʊ̯	oʊ̯~ʌ̈ʊ̯			ɔu~ɒu	ɜʊ~ɜʊ̈~ɜʏ		ɵ̞ʊ̯	ɜʉ̯~ɐʉ̯	ɐʉ̯~äʉ̯	oʊ̯~ɵʊ̯	oː~oə̯	oʊ̯	əʊ̯	ʌʊ̯~ɐʊ̯~aʊ̯	æ̈ɤ̈~æ̈ɤ̝̈~ɐɤ̈~ɐɤ̝̈~ æ̈ʊ~ɐʊ~aʊ~ɐø~ œ̈ø~ʌ̈ː~œ̈	əʏ̯~əʊ̯	oː~oʊ̯~ɵʊ̯	oː~ɔː	oː~ʊə̯~ɵː	oː~ɔː	ɔʊ~ɔo	oː~ɔː	ɛʉ̯~ɛʊ̯~eʉ̯~ eʊ̯~əʉ̯~əʊ̯	oː~ɔː	əʊ̯	əʉ̯	oː							ʌo̯~ʌɔ̯	əʊ̯	oʊ̯~əʊ̯	ɵʊ̯	ɜʉ̯~ɐʉ̯	ɐʉ̯	oː~oʊ̯	o̝	oː~oʊ̯	ɛʊ̯~œʊ̯	œʉ̯~œɤ̯̈~œː	ʌʊ̯	o	oː		ɘu̯	GOAT	no
											ɘʊ̯~ɜʊ̯					ɜʊ~ɜʊ̈~ɜʏ			ɜʉ̯~ɐʉ̯	ɐʉ̯~äʉ̯						æ̈ɤ̈~æ̈ɤ̝̈~ɐɤ̈~ɐɤ̝̈~ æ̈ʊ~ɐʊ~aʊ~ɐø~ œ̈ø~ʌ̈ː~œ̈	əʏ̯~əʊ̯	oː~oʊ̯~ɵʊ̯									əʉ̯												ɜʉ̯~ɐʉ̯	ɐʉ̯								ou̯	oʊ̯			tow
											oː~oʊ̯					ɔu̯			ɒʊ̯~ɔʊ̯							ɒʊ~ɔo~aɤ	ɒʊ̯~ɒɤ̯	ɔʊ̯									ɒʊ̯~ɔʊ̯												ɔo̯									ou̯	oʊ̯			soul
aʊ	æɔ̯~æə̯		ɐʊ̯		aʊ̯~aː	äʊ		aʊ̯~æʊ̯	äʊ̯~ɐʊ̯	ɑ̈ʊ̯	æʊ̯~ɛɔ̯	aʊ̯~æʊ̯			æɒ~æɔ	æɒ̯~ɛjɔ		äʊ̯	aɔ̯~ao̯~æɔ̯~æo̯	æo̯~æə̯~ɛo̯~ɛə̯	ao̯~ɑə̯~aɵ~aɛ̯	ʌʊ̯	ʌʊ̯~ɜʊ̯	aʊ̯	æə̯~æʊ̯~ɛʉ̯~ɛ̝̈ʊ̯	æʊ~æə~æː~aː~æiə	æʊ̯~æʏ̯~aʊ̯~aʏ̯	ɑʊ̯~aː	aʊ	äu̯~æu̯~ɛu̯~əu̯~uː	aʊ		ɐʊ	aʊ		ɑ̟ʊ̯	aʊ̯	aɔ̯	äʊ̯	ɐʏ̯~ɜʉ̯				ɐʊ̯~ʌʊ̯	ɛʊ̯		aʊ̯~ɛʊ̯	aʊ̯	æo̯	ɛo̯~ɛə̯	ɑʊ̯	ɜʉ̯	ɑʊ̯	äʊ̯	äː	æʊ̯	au̯	ɐu̯	ɜʊ̯	ɑ̟u̯	MOUTH	about
aʊ	æɔ̯~æə̯		aʊ̯		aʊ̯~aː	äʊ		aʊ̯~æʊ̯	äʊ̯~ɐʊ̯	ɑ̈ʊ̯	æʊ̯~ɛɔ̯	aʊ̯~æʊ̯			æɒ~æɔ	æɒ̯~ɛjɔ		äʊ̯	aɔ̯~ao̯~æɔ̯~æo̯	æo̯~æə̯~ɛo̯~ɛə̯	ao̯~ɑə̯~aɵ~aɛ̯	ʌʊ̯	äʊ̯~ɑʊ̯	aʊ̯	æə̯~æʊ̯~ɛʉ̯~ɛ̝̈ʊ̯	æʊ~æə~æː~aː~æiə	æʊ̯~æʏ̯~aʊ̯~aʏ̯	ɑʊ̯~aː	aʊ	äu̯~æu̯~ɛu̯~əu̯~uː	aʊ		ɐʊ	aʊ		ɑ̟ʊ̯	aʊ̯	aɔ̯	äʊ̯	ɐʏ̯~ɜʉ̯				ɐʊ̯~ʌʊ̯	ɛʊ̯		aʊ̯~ɛʊ̯	aʊ̯	æo̯	ɛo̯~ɛə̯	ɑʊ̯	ɜʉ̯	ɑʊ̯	äʊ̯	äː	æʊ̯	au̯	ɐu̯	ɜʊ̯	ɑ̟u̯	MOUTH	now
ɑːr	ɑ(ɹ)~ɒ(ɹ)	ɑɹ~ɒɹ	a(ɹ)~ä(ɹ)		ɑ(ɹ)~a(ɹ)	ɑː		ɑɹ	äɻ~ɐɻ	ɑ̟ə̯(ɹ)	ɑɹ	ɒə̯(ɹ)	äə̯(ɹ)	ɑɹ~ɒɹ	ɑː(ɹ)~ɒː(ɹ)		ɑɹ~ɒɹ	äː(ɹ)	äː(ɹ)~ɐː(ɹ)		ɑː(ɹ)	aːɹ	ɑɹ~ɐɹ	ɑː(ɾ)	ɑː(ɹ)		ɑː(ɹ)~ɑ̟ː(ɹ)~ɑ̹ː(ɹ)	ɑː(ɹ)	äː(ɹ)	ɒː(ɾ)~ɑː(ɹ)	äː(ɹ)			aː(ɾ)~ɑː(ɾ)	äː(ɹ)	ɑ̟ː(ɹ)	ɑ̈ː(ɹ)~ʌ̞ː(ɹ)	ɑː(ɹ)	äː(ɾ)	ɑɻ				æːɹ~aɹ		äːɹ~ɑɹ		ɐː(ɹ)~äː(ɹ)			ɑɹ	äɾ	ɑː(ɾ)	ɑ̟ː(ɹ)	ɑː(ɹ)	ɒː(ɾ)~ɔː(ɾ)	ä(ɹ)	aː(ɾ)		aː(ɹ)~æː(ɹ)	START	arm
ɪər	iə̯(ɹ)~iɤ̯(ɹ)	iɹ	ɪə̯(ɹ)~ɪɐ̯(ɹ)		i(ɹ)~ɪ(ɹ)	ɪɹ~iɹ			iɻ~iə̯ɻ	ɪə̯(ɹ)	iɹ	ɪə̯(ɹ)~iə̯(ɹ)		ɪɹ~iɹ	i(ɹ)		iɹ	ɪə̯(ɹ)	ɪə̯(ɹ)~ɪː(ɹ)~iː(ɹ)~iə̯(ɹ)	iː(ɹ)~iə̯(ɹ)	iə̯(ɹ)~eə̯(ɹ)	eːɹ	ɪɹ	iə̯(ɾ)~ɪə̯(ɾ)	ɘiɐ(ɹ)~iə̯(ɹ)~ɪə̯(ɹ)~ɜː(ɹ)	iə(ɹ)~ɪː(ɹ)~ɪiɐ(ɹ)	ɪː(ɹ)~ɪə̯(ɹ)	ɪː(ɹ)	ɪə(ɹ)	iɐ̯(ɹ)	ɪə			iɛ̯(ɾ)	ɪə̯(ɹ)		ɪ̞ː(ɹ)~ëː(ɹ)~ɪə̯(ɹ)	ɪə̯(ɹ)~iə̯(ɹ)	ɪə̯(ɾ)~iː(ɾ)	iːɹ								ɪə̯(ɹ)	ɪə̯(ɹ)		ɪɹ~iɹ	iə̯ɾ	ɪə̯(ɾ)~iə̯(ɾ)	ɪə̯(ɹ)		ɪə̯(ɾ)~ɪː(ɾ)	iə̯(ɹ)	iːə(ɾ)~jøː(ɾ)		iːə(ɹ)~jøː(ɹ)	NEAR	deer
ɛər	ɛə̯(ɹ)	ɛɹ	ɛə̯(ɹ)~ɛɐ̯(ɹ)		ɛ(ɹ)~æ(ɹ)	eɹ		ɛɹ	eə̯ɻ~eɻ	ɛə̯(ɹ)	eɹ	ɛə̯(ɹ)~eə̯(ɹ)		ɛɹ~eɹ	ɛ(j)(ɹ)		e̞ɹ~ɛ(j)ɹ	e̞ə̯(ɹ)	e̞ː(ɹ)~eː(ɹ)	eː(ɹ)~e̝ː(ɹ)	eə̯(ɹ)	eːɹ	ɛɹ	ɛə̯(ɾ)	ɛə̯(ɹ)~ɛː(ɹ)~ɜː(ɹ)	ɛ̝ə(ɹ)~ɛː(ɹ)~ɛiə(ɹ)	ɛ̝ː(ɹ)~e̞ː(ɹ)	ɛː(ɹ)						ɪː(ɾ)~eː(ɾ)~ëː(ɾ)~ɛː(ɾ)~ ɛ̈ː(ɾ)~œː(ɾ)~əː(ɾ)~ ɘː(ɾ)~ɜː(ɾ)~ɵː(ɾ)	ɛː(ɹ)	ɛə̯(ɹ)	ɛː(ɹ)~ɛə̯(ɹ)	ɛə̯(ɹ)	ɛə̯(ɾ)~eː(ɾ)	ɚː	ɛːɹ			eːɹ				e̞ə̯(ɹ)	ɪə̯(ɹ)		ɛɹ	eə̯ɾ	ɛə̯(ɾ)~ɛɐ̯(ɾ)	ɛə̯(ɹ)	ɛə̯(ɹ)~ɛː(ɹ)~eː(ɹ)	eː(ɾ)~e̝ː(ɾ)	ɛ(ɹ)	ɛː(ɾ)		ɛː(ɹ)~eː(ɹ)	SQUARE	mare
ɜːr	ɚ	ɚ	əː(ɹ)	ɚ	ʌə(ɹ)~ʌɹ	ɝ		ɚ	ɚ~əɻ	ɜː(ɹ)~əː(ɹ)	ɚ	ɚ	əɪ̯	ɚ	ɜ(ɹ)		ɚ~ɐɹ	əː(ɹ)	əː(ɹ)~ɘː(ɹ)	ɘː(ɹ)~ɵː(ɹ)	ə(ɹ)~ɜ(ɹ)~ɜi̯(ɹ)	ɤ	ɚ	əː(ɾ)	ɵ̝ː(ɹ)~əː(ɹ)~ɜː(ɹ)	ɜː(ɹ)~ɜ̟ː(ɹ)~œ̈ː(ɹ)	ɜː(ɹ)~əː(ɹ)	əː(ɹ)	ɜː~ɛ	øː(ɹ)~ɪː(ɹ)~əː(ɹ)~ɔː(ɹ)	ɜː~ɛ				ɜː~ɛ	əː(ɹ)~ɐː(ɹ)	əː(ɹ)	əː(ɹ)~ɐː(ɹ)	ɜː(ɾ)~äɾ		ɚː	ɚː	ɚː	ʊːɹ		ɚː		ɵː(ɹ)			ɚ	ʌɾ	əː(ɾ)~ɐː(ɾ)	əː(ɹ)~ɐː(ɹ)	ø̈ː(ɹ)~ø̞̈ː(ɹ)	ø̈ː(ɾ)~ø̞̈ː(ɾ)	ə(ɹ)	əː(ɾ)	øː(ɾ)	øː(ɹ)	NURSE	burn
					ʌə(ɹ)~ʌɹ																																					ɚː		ʊːɹ								ɪɾ~ʌɾ										bird
					əɹ																																					ɛːɹ		ɛːɹ								ɛɾ										earth
ər	ə(ɹ)		ə(ɹ)		əɹ	ɚ				ə(ɹ)		ə(ɹ)			ə(ɹ)		ɚ	ə(ɹ)						œ(ɾ)~ə(ɾ)	ə(ɹ)~ɐ(ɹ)		ə(ɹ)~ə̝(ɹ)	ə(ɹ)~ɐ(ɹ)	ə(ɹ)~ɜ(ɹ)							ə(ɹ)		ɐ(ɹ)~a(ɹ)	ə(ɾ)	ɚ								ə(ɹ)				əɾ	ə(ɾ)~ɐ(ɾ)	ə(ɹ)		ə(ɾ)		ə(ɾ)		ə(ɹ)	LETTER	winner
ər	ə(ɹ)		ə(ɹ)		ʌə(ɹ)~ʌɹ	ɚ				ə(ɹ)		ə(ɹ)			ə(ɹ)		ɚ	ə(ɹ)						œ(ɾ)~ə(ɾ)	ə(ɹ)~ɐ(ɹ)		ə(ɹ)~ə̝(ɹ)	ə(ɹ)~ɐ(ɹ)	ə(ɹ)~ɜ(ɹ)							ə(ɹ)		ɐ(ɹ)~a(ɹ)	ə(ɾ)	ɚ								ə(ɹ)				əɾ	ə(ɾ)~ɐ(ɾ)	ə(ɹ)		ə(ɾ)		ə(ɾ)		ə(ɹ)	LETTER	donor
ɔːr	oə̯(ɹ)~ɔə̯(ɹ)~ɔo̯(ɹ)	oɹ	ɔə̯(ɹ)~ɒə̯(ɹ)~ɒ(ɹ)		ɔə(ɹ)~ɔɹ	ɔɹ~oɹ			ɔɻ~oɻ	ɔə̯(ɹ)	oɹ~ɔɹ	oɐ̯(ɹ)~ɔə̯(ɹ)		oɹ~ɔɹ	ɔə̯(ɹ)		ɔɹ	o̞ː(ɹ)	oː(ɹ)		ɔə̯(ɹ)	ɒːɹ~ɑːɹ	ɔɹ	ɑː(ɾ)~əː(ɾ)	o̞ː(ɹ)~ɔː(ɹ)	ɔː(ɹ)~ɔ̝ə(ɹ)~ɔuə(ɹ), oː(ɹ)~oʊ(ɹ)~ɔo(ɹ)	ɔː(ɹ)~o̟ː(ɹ)~ɔə̯(ɹ)	oː(ɹ)	ɔː(ɹ)~ɒː(ɹ)	ɔː(ɹ)	ɔː(ɹ)~ɒː(ɹ)			o̞ː(ɹ)	ɔː(ɹ)~ɒː(ɹ)	o̞ː(ɹ)		oː(ɹ)	ɔː(ɾ)~ɒː(ɾ)	ɔːɹ				äːɹ~ɑːɹ		ɒːɹ~oːɹ		oː(ɹ)			oɹ	ɔɾ	oː(ɾ)	o̞ː(ɹ)	oː(ɹ)	oː(ɾ)	ɔ(ɹ)	ɒː(ɾ)		ʌ̈ː(ɹ)	NORTH	sort
ɔːr			ɔə̯(ɹ)~oɐ̯(ɹ)		ɔə(ɹ)~ɔɹ	ɔɹ~oɹ			ɔɻ~oɻ	ɔə̯(ɹ)					o(u)ə(ɹ)		o(u)ɹ	o̞ː(ɹ)	oː(ɹ)		oə̯(ɹ)	oːɹ	ɔɹ	oː(ɾ)~əː(ɾ)	o̞ː(ɹ)~ɔː(ɹ), ʌʊ̯ə(ɹ)	ɔː(ɹ)~ɔ̝ə(ɹ)~ɔuə(ɹ), oː(ɹ)~oʊ(ɹ)~ɔo(ɹ)			ɔː(ɹ)~ɒː(ɹ)	ɔː(ɹ)	ɔː(ɹ)~ɒː(ɹ)			o̞ː(ɹ)	ɔː(ɹ)~ɒː(ɹ)	o̞ː(ɹ)		oː(ɹ)	ɔː(ɾ)~ɒː(ɾ)	oːɹ				ɔːɹ	ɒːɹ	oːɹ		oː(ɹ)			oɹ	o̝(ə̯)ɾ	oː(ɾ)	o̞ː(ɹ)	oː(ɹ)		ɔ(ɹ)	oː(ɾ)		ʌ̈ː(ɹ)	FORCE	tore
ʊər			ʊə̯(ɹ)~ʊɐ̯(ɹ)		uə(ɹ)~ʊə(ɹ)	ʊɹ~ɔɹ~oɹ			uɻ~oɻ	ʊə̯(ɹ)					uə̯(ɹ)		uɹ~ɚ	ʊə̯(ɹ)	ʊ̈ʉ̯ə(ɹ), oː(ɹ)		uə̯(ɹ)	oːɹ	ʊɹ~ɔɹ	uə̯(ɾ)	ɘua(ɹ)~ɘʉa(ɹ)~ʊa̯(ɹ)~ʊə̯(ɹ), ɔː(ɹ)~o̞ː(ɹ)	ʊə(ɹ)~ʊː(ɹ), ɔː(ɹ)~ɔ̝ə(ɹ)~ɔuə(ɹ), oː(ɹ)~oʊ(ɹ)~ɔo(ɹ)			ʊə(ɹ)	uɐ̯(ɹ)	ʊə(ɹ)			uɛ̯(ɾ)~ɪ̈u̯ə(ɾ)~ɪ̈ʊ̯ə(ɾ)~ o̞ː(ɾ)	ʊə̯(ɹ)		ɵː(ɹ)~ɤ̈ː(ɹ), o̞ː(ɹ)	oə̯(ɹ)	ʊə̯(ɾ)~uː(ɾ)	uːɹ								ʊə̯(ɹ)	ʊ̈ʉ̯ə(ɹ), oː(ɹ)		oɚ	ʉɾ	oə̯(ɾ)~oɐ̯(ɾ)	ʊə̯(ɹ)	ʊə̯(ɹ)~oː(ɹ)		uə̯(ɹ)	uːə(ɾ)		uːə(ɹ)~ʌ̈ː(ɹ)	CURE	tour
jʊər	juə̯(ɹ)~jʊə̯(ɹ)	juɹ~jʊɹ	jʊə̯(ɹ)~jʊɐ̯(ɹ)		uə(ɹ)~ʊə(ɹ)	ʊɹ~ɔɹ~oɹ			jɚ	jʊə̯(ɹ)	jɔɹ~joɹ~jɚ	juɐ̯(ɹ)~juə̯(ɹ)		juɹ	juə̯(ɹ)		juɹ~jɚ	jʊə̯(ɹ)	jʊ̈ʉ̯ə(ɹ), joː(ɹ)		juə̯(ɹ)	joːɹ	jɚ~jʊɹ~jɵɹ	juə̯(ɾ)	jɘua(ɹ)~jɘʉa(ɹ)~jʊa̯(ɹ)~jʊə̯(ɹ), jɔː(ɹ)~jo̞ː(ɹ)	jʊə(ɹ)~jʊː(ɹ), jɔː(ɹ)~jɔ̝ə(ɹ)~jɔuə(ɹ), joː(ɹ)~joʊ(ɹ)~jɔo(ɹ)	jʉ̜ə̯(ɹ)~jʊ̜ə̯(ɹ)~jɔ̝ː(ɹ)	joː(ɹ)	jʊə(ɹ)	juɐ̯(ɹ)	jʊə(ɹ)			jo̞ː(ɾ)	jʊə̯(ɹ)		jɵː(ɹ)~jɤ̈ː(ɹ), jo̞ː(ɹ)	joə̯(ɹ)	jʊə̯(ɾ)~juː(ɾ)	juːɹ								jʊə̯(ɹ)	jʊ̈ʉ̯ə(ɹ), joː(ɹ)		joɚ	jʉɾ	joə̯(ɾ)~joɐ̯(ɾ)	jʊə̯(ɹ)	jʊə̯(ɹ)~joː(ɹ)	joː(ɾ)	jɔ(ɹ)	ɪuːə(ɾ)		juːə(ɹ)~jʌ̈ː(ɹ)	CURE	pure

Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation
IPA		Explanation
ˈ		Primary stress indicator (placed before the stressed syllable); for example, rapping /ˈræpɪŋ/
ˌ		Secondary stress/full vowel indicator (placed before the stressed syllable); for example, pronunciation /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/
.		Syllable separation indicator; for example, ice cream /ˈaɪs.kriːm/ vs. I scream /ˌaɪ.ˈskriːm/
̩	̍	Syllabic consonant indicator (placed under the syllabic consonant); for example, ridden [ˈɹɪdn̩]

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