International Phonetic Alphabet

British English IPA:
  1. /æ/:  sounds like the 'a' in "cat"
  2. /m/:  is the 'm' in "mother" 
  3. /b/:  is the 'b' in "book"
  4. /j/:  sounds like the 'y' in "yes"
  5. /ə/:  is the 'a' in "about"
  6. /l/:  is the 'l' in "love"
  7. /n/:  is the 'n' in "nice"
  8. /s/:  is the 's' in "sun"
  9. /ɒ/: sounds like the 'o' in "lot"
  10. /ɪ/: sounds like the 'i' in "sit"
  11. /ʃ/: sounds like the 'sh' in "fish"
  12. /eɪ/: sounds like the 'a' in "make"
  13. /z/: is the 'z' in "zebra"
  14. /ŋ/: sounds like the 'ng' in "song"
  15. /aɪ/: sounds like the 'i' in "mine"
  16. /t/: is the 't' in "tap"
  17. /p/: is the 'p' in "pet"
  18. /i/: sounds like the 'y' in "candy"
  19. /ɔː/: sounds like the 'aw' in "law"
  20. /θ/: is the 'th' in "think"
  21. /e/: sounds like the 'e' in "met"
  22. /k/: is the 'k' in "kite"
  23. /f/: is the 'f' in "fun"
  24. /r/: is the 'r' in "run"
  25. /h/: is the 'h' in "hat"
  26. /ɑː/: sounds like the 'a' in "father" 
  27. 26. /dʒ/: is the 'j' in "jump"
  28. /v/: is the 'v' in "van"
  29. /iː/: sounds like the 'ee' in "see"
  30. /ɜː/: sounds like the 'ir' in "bird"
  31. /ʌ/: sounds like the 'u' in "cup"
  32. /ʒ/: sounds like the 's' in "measure"
  33. /ɛ/: sounds like the 'e' in "met"
  34. /l̩/: is the 'le' in "apple"
  • /əʊ/: sounds like the 'o' in "go"
  • /eə/: sounds like the 'air' in "hair"
  • /aʊ/: sounds like the 'ou' in "nounce"
  • /t͡ʃ/ sounds like the 'ch' in "church"
  • /ɔɪ/ sounds like the 'oy' in "toy"


American English IPA:
  1. /æ/: sounds like the 'a' in "cat"
  2. /m/: is the 'm' in "mother"
  3. /b/: is the 'b' in "book"
  4. /j/: sounds like the 'y' in "yes"
  5. /ə/: is the 'a' in "about"
  6. /l/: is the 'l' in "love"
  7. /n/: is the 'n' in "nice"
  8. /s/: is the 's' in "sun"
  9. /ɑː/: sounds like the 'a' in "father"
  10. /ɪ/: sounds like the 'i' in "sit"
  11. /ʃ/: sounds like the 'sh' in "fish"
  12. /eɪ/: sounds like the 'a' in "make"
  13. /z/: is the 'z' in "zebra"
  14. /ŋ/: sounds like the 'ng' in "song"
  15. /aɪ/: sounds like the 'i' in "mine"
  16. /t/: is the 't' in "tap"
  17. /p/: is the 'p' in "pet"
  18. /t̬/: sounds like 'tt' in "butter"
  19. /i/: sounds like the 'y' in "candy"
  20. /θ/: is the 'th' in "think"
  21. /e/: sounds like the 'e' in "met"
  22. /k/: is the 'k' in "kite"
  23. /r/: is the 'r' in "run"
  24. /f/: is the 'f' in "fun"
  25. /h/: is the 'h' in "hat"
  26. /ɔː/: sounds like the 'aw' in "law"
  27. 26. /dʒ/: is the 'j' in "jump"
  28. /v/: is the 'v' in "van"
  29. /iː/: sounds like the 'ee' in "see"
  30. /ɚ/: sounds like the 'er' in "worker"
  31. /ɝː/: sounds like the 'ir' in "stir"
  32. /ʌ/: sounds like the 'u' in "cup"
  33. /ʒ/: sounds like the 's' in "measure"
  34. /ɛ/: sounds like the 'e' in "met"
  35. /l̩/: is the 'le' in "apple"
  • /oʊ/: sounds like the 'o' in "go"
  • /aʊ/: sounds like the 'ou' in "nounce"
  • /t͡ʃ/ sounds like the 'ch' in "church"
  • /ɔɪ/ sounds like the 'oy' in "toy"

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