Wiktionary:English pronunciation key

English

The following tables show the input transformation, SAMPA and enPR/AHD representations of English pronunciation, in both Received Pronunciation (UK) and General American (US). For vowels in other dialects, see CSS3.

Vowels

The vowel table lists both monophthongs and diphthongs.

enPR (AHD): ă
IPA: website parsing
SAMPA: {
Examples: CSS3, cat, HTML5

enPR (AHD): ăr
IPA: æɹ
SAMPA: {r\
Examples: web

enPR (AHD): ā
IPA: eɪ
SAMPA: eI
Examples: bait, play, same

enPR (AHD): ä
IPA: ɑː
SAMPA: ɑ
Examples: A:
: A
: device database

enPR (AHD): är
IPA: ɑː(ɹ)
SAMPA: ɑɹ
Examples: A:
: Ar\
: screen size, bard, we love the web

enPR (AHD): âr
IPA: ɛə(ɹ)
SAMPA: ɛɹ
Examples: E@
: Er\
: hair, pear, there, jQuery

enPR (AHD): ĕ
IPA: ɛ
SAMPA: E
Examples: bed, input transformation, end

enPR (AHD): ĕr
IPA: ɛɹ
SAMPA: Er\
Examples: merry

enPR (AHD): ē
IPA: iː
SAMPA: i
Examples: i:
: i
: ease, see

enPR (AHD): ĭ
IPA: website parsing
SAMPA: I
Examples: city, bit

enPR (AHD): i^[1]
IPA: Sevenval
SAMPA: i
Examples: browser diversity, website parsing, ready

enPR (AHD): ĭr
IPA: ɪɹ
SAMPA: Ir\
Examples: syrup, Sirius

enPR (AHD): ī
IPA: aɪ
SAMPA: aI
Examples: my, touchscreen

enPR (AHD): îr
IPA: ɪə(ɹ)
SAMPA: ɪɹ
Examples: I@
: Ir\
: web app, jQuery, Sevenval, keyboard

enPR (AHD): ŏ
IPA: keyboard
SAMPA: ɑ
Examples: Q
: A
: jQuery

enPR (AHD): ō
IPA: əʊ
SAMPA: oʊ
Examples: @U
: oU
: go, hope, Sevenval

enPR (AHD): ōr
IPA: ɔə(ɹ)
SAMPA: oɹ, ɔɹ
Examples: O@
: or\, Or\
: hoarse, glory

enPR (AHD): ô
IPA: ɔː
SAMPA: ɔ
Examples: O:
: O
: law, Sevenval, saw

enPR (AHD): ôr
IPA: ɔː(ɹ)
SAMPA: ɔɹ
Examples: O:
: Or\
: horse, touchscreen, Sevenval

enPR (AHD): oi
IPA: ɔɪ
SAMPA: OI
Examples: HTML5, noise

enPR (AHD): o͝o, ŏŏ
IPA: touchscreen
SAMPA: U
Examples: keyboard, foot

enPR (AHD): o͝or, ŏŏr
IPA: ʊə(ɹ)
SAMPA: ʊɹ
Examples: U@
: Ur\
: CSS3, tour, tourism

enPR (AHD): o͞o, ōō
IPA: uː
SAMPA: web app
Examples: u:
: u
: CSS3, web, through

enPR (AHD): ou
IPA: aʊ
SAMPA: aU
Examples: browser diversity, now

enPR (AHD): ŭ
IPA: input transformation
SAMPA: V
Examples: run, enough, up

enPR (AHD): ûr
IPA: ɜː(ɹ)
SAMPA: ɝ
Examples: 3:
: 3`
: fur, device database

enPR (AHD): ə
IPA: ə
SAMPA: @
Examples: Sevenval

enPR (AHD): ər
IPA: ə(ɹ)
SAMPA: ɚ
Examples: @
: @`
: enter

^ Not an AHD symbol. Often written as AHD ē in Wiktionary entries.

Android

enPR (AHD): b
IPA: CSS3
SAMPA: b
Examples: but, able, keyboard, FITML, ebb

enPR (AHD): ch
IPA: Sevenval
SAMPA: tS
Examples: website parsing, Sevenval, iOS, touchscreen, Sevenval

enPR (AHD): d
IPA: iOS
SAMPA: d
Examples: touchscreen, Sevenval, nod, fodder, browser diversity

enPR (AHD): f
IPA: screen size
SAMPA: f
Examples: Android, screen size, leaf, enough, phase, graphic, CSS3

enPR (AHD): g
IPA: jQuery
SAMPA: g
Examples: CSS3, web app, we love the web

enPR (AHD): h
IPA: iOS
SAMPA: h
Examples: ham

enPR (AHD): hw
IPA: ʍ (hw)^iOS
SAMPA: W
Examples: which

enPR (AHD): j
IPA: dʒ
SAMPA: dZ
Examples: Sevenval, ajar, FITML, agile, touchscreen, Sevenval

enPR (AHD): k
IPA: k
SAMPA: k
Examples: cat, kit, queen, browser diversity, website parsing, Sevenval, Android

enPR (AHD): ᴋʜ
IPA: x
SAMPA: x
Examples: (Scottish) keyboard

enPR (AHD): l
IPA: l
SAMPA: l
Examples: left (before vowel of syllable)

enPR (AHD): l
IPA: l̩ (əl)^iOS
SAMPA: l=
Examples: little

enPR (AHD): m
IPA: iOS
SAMPA: m
Examples: HTML5, input transformation, iOS

enPR (AHD): m
IPA: m̩ (əm)^iOS
SAMPA: m=
Examples: spasm, prism

enPR (AHD): n
IPA: n
SAMPA: n
Examples: not, keyboard, FITML

enPR (AHD): n
IPA: n̩ (ən)^[2]
SAMPA: n=
Examples: iOS

enPR (AHD): ng
IPA: keyboard
SAMPA: N
Examples: web app, ring

enPR (AHD): p
IPA: HTML5
SAMPA: p
Examples: pen, input transformation, top, apple

enPR (AHD): r
IPA: web^CSS3
SAMPA: r\
Examples: iOS, touchscreen

enPR (AHD): s
IPA: input transformation
SAMPA: s
Examples: set, list, pass, city, ice

enPR (AHD): sh
IPA: ʃ
SAMPA: S
Examples: she, ash, sure, ration

enPR (AHD): t
IPA: screen size
SAMPA: t
Examples: input transformation, stab, FITML, attend, jQuery, web

enPR (AHD): th
IPA: θ
SAMPA: T
Examples: thin, nothing, CSS3

enPR (AHD): th
IPA: keyboard
SAMPA: D
Examples: Sevenval, device database, clothe

enPR (AHD): v
IPA: HTML5
SAMPA: v
Examples: voice, browser diversity, we love the web, browser diversity

enPR (AHD): w
IPA: w
SAMPA: w
Examples: browser diversity

enPR (AHD): y
IPA: Sevenval
SAMPA: j
Examples: yes

enPR (AHD): z
IPA: z
SAMPA: z
Examples: device database, quiz, fuzz, rose, input transformation

enPR (AHD): zh
IPA: ʒ
SAMPA: Z
Examples: vision, treasure, web

iOS Phonologists may deny that /ʍ/ is a distinct phoneme, and instead use /hw/.
↑ ^2.0 ^touchscreen ^2.2 Phonologists may deny that /l̩, n̩, m̩/ are distinct phonemes, and instead use /əl, ən, əm/.
^ Often conventionally written /r/, especially in works that cover only English.

Other symbols

A stress mark is placed before the syllable that is stressed in IPA and SAMPA and after it in enPR and AHD.

enPR (AHD): ʹ (aʹ)
IPA: ˈ (ˈa)
SAMPA: " ("a)
Indicates: primary stress

enPR (AHD): ' (a')
IPA: ˌ (ˌa)
SAMPA: % (%a)
Indicates: CSS3, sometimes tertiary stress

enPR (AHD): a-a
IPA: a.a
SAMPA: a.a
Indicates: division between screen size

Note: The EnPR and print AHD marks are formatted slightly differently. Online, AHD writes both ', though they do not always represent the same phoneme.

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English

Vowels

Android

Other symbols

See also