IPA |
Examples
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IPA: English Consonants
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p(ʰ)
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pen, spin, tip
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b
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but, web
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t(ʰ)[1]
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two, sting, bet
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d[2]
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do, odd
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tʃʰ
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chair, nature, teach
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dʒ
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gin, joy, edge
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k(ʰ)
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cat, kill, skin, queen, unique, thick
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ɡ
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go, get, beg
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f
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fool, enough, leaf, off, photo
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v
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voice, have, of
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θ[3]
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thing, teeth
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ð[4]
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this, breathe, father
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s
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see, city, pass
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z
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zoo, rose
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ʃ
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she, sure, emotion, leash
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ʒ
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pleasure, beige, seizure
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x
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Scottish loch[5]
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h
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ham
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m[6]
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man, ham
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n
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no, tin
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ŋ
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ringer, sing,[7] finger, drink
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l, ɫ[8]
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left, bell
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ɹ(ʷ)
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run, very[9]
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w
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we, queen
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j
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yes
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ʍ
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what[10]
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IPA: Marginal Sounds
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ʔ
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uh-(ʔ)oh
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IPA
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Examples
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AuE
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CaE
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GA
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IrE
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NZE
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RP
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ScE
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SAE
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WaE
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compro- mise
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Lexical set
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IPA: English Vowels
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æ, æː[11]
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æ
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æ
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ɑ/æ
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ɛ
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æ
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a
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æ
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a
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æ
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TRAP
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lad, bad, cat[12]
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aː
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ɑ/ɒ
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ɑ
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ɑː
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ɐː
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ɑː
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aː
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ɑː
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PALM
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father
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ɔ
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ɑ
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ɒ
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ɒ
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ɔ
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ɔ
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ɒ
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ɒ
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LOT
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not, wasp
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oː
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ɔ
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ɔː
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oː
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ɔː
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oː
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ɒː
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ɔː
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THOUGHT
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law, caught[13], all, halt, talk
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ə
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ə
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ə
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ɘ
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ə
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ə
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ə
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ə
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ə
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COMMA
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about
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ɨ
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ɨ
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ɪ
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ɨ
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ɨ
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ɨ
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English
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ɪ
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ɪ
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ɪ
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ɪ
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ɪ
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ɪ
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ɪ[14]
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ɪ
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ɪ
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KIT
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sit
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i
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i
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i
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i
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i
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i
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iˑ
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iː
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i
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HAPPY
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city
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iː
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iː
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iː
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iː
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iː
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iː
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FLEECE
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see
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eː
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meat
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æɪ
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eɪ/e
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eɪ
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æe
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eɪ
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e
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eɪ
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eː
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eɪ
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FACE
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date
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ei
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day, pain, whey, rein
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e
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ɛ
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ɛ
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ɛ
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e
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ɛ
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ɛ
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e
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ɛ
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ɛ
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DRESS
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bed[15]
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ɜː(ɹ)
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ɝ/ɹ̩
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ɝ/ɹ̩
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ʌɾ[16]
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ɵː(ɹ)
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ɜː(ɹ)
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ʌɾ[16]
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øː(ɹ)
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ɜː(ɾ)
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ɜr
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NURSE
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burn
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ɛɾ[16]
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ɛɾ[16]
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herd, earth
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ɪɾ[16]
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ɪɾ[16]
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bird
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aː(ɹ)
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ɑɹ
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ɑɹ
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ɐː(ɹ)
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ɑː(ɹ)
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aɾ
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aː(ɾ)
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ɑr
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START
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arm, car
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a
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ʌ
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ʌ
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ɔ, ʊ
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ɐ
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ʌ
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ʌ
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ɐ
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ɜ
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ʌ
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STRUT
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run, won, flood
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ʊ
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ʊ
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ʊ
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ʊ
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ʊ
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ʉ
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ʊ
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ʊ
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ʊ
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FOOT
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put
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uː
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hood
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ʉː
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u
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u
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ʉː
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uː
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ʉː
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uː
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uː
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GOOSE
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soon, through
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ə(ɹ)
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ɚ/ɹ̩
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ɚ/ɹ̩
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ɘ(ɹ)
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ə(ɹ)
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əɾ
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ə(ɹ)
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ə(ɾ)
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ər
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LETTER
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winner[17]
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ɑe
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aɪ, ʌɪ[18]
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aɪ
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ɔɪ
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ɑe
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aɪ
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aɪ
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aː
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ai
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aɪ
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PRICE
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my, wise, high
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oɪ
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ɔɪ
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ɔɪ
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oe
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ɔɪ
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oi
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ɔɪ
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ɒi
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ɔɪ
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CHOICE
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boy, hoist
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əʉ
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oʊ/o
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oʊ
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oː
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ɐʉ
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əʊ
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o
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œʉ
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oː
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oʊ
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GOAT
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no, toe, soap
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ou
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tow, soul, roll, cold, folk
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æɔ
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aʊ, ʌʊ[18]
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aʊ
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æo
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aʊ
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aʊ
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ɑː
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au
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aʊ
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MOUTH
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now, trout
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jʉː
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(j)u
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(j)u
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juː
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jʉː
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juː
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jʉ
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ɪu
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juː
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-
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cute, few, dew
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ɪə(ɹ)
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ɪɹ
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ɪɹ
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iə(ɹ)
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ɪə(ɹ)
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iɾ
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ɪə(ɹ)
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ɪə(ɾ)
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ɪər
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NEAR
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deer, here
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eː(ɹ)
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ɛɹ
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ɛɹ
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eə(ɹ)
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eə(ɹ)[19]
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eɾ
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ɛː(ɹ}
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ɛː(ɾ)
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ɛər
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SQUARE
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mare, there, bear
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oː(ɹ)
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ɔɹ
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ɔɹ
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ɑɾ
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oː(ɹ)
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ɔː(ɹ)
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ɔɾ
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ɒː(ɾ)
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ɔr
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NORTH
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sort, warm
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oɹ, ɔɹ
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oːɾ
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oɾ
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oː(ɾ)
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ɔər
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FORCE
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tore, boar, port
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ʊə(ɹ), ʉːə(ɹ)
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ʊɹ
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ʊɹ
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ʊɐ(ɹ), ʉːə(ɹ)
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ʊə(ɹ)[20]
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uɾ
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ʊə(ɾ)
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ʊər
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CURE
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tour, moor
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jʊə(ɹ), jʉːə(ɹ)
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jʊɹ, jɝ
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jʊɹ, jɝ
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jʊɐ(ɹ), jʉːə(ɹ)
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jʊə(ɹ), jɔ:(ɹ)
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juɾ
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ɪʊə(ɾ)
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jʊər
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-
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pure, Europe
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AuE
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CaE
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GA
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IrE
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NZE
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RP
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ScE
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SAE
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WaE
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compro- mise
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Lexical set
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Examples
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