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This concise chart shows the most common applications of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) to represent English language pronunciations. *CaE = Canadian English

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

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  1. ^ Pronounced [ɾ] in some positions in GA, [ʔ] in some positions in English English, and [t̞] non-initially in Irish English.
  2. ^ Pronounced [ɾ] in some positions in GA.
  3. ^ Pronounced [t̪] in some varieties of Irish English and merges with /f/ in some varieties of English English.
  4. ^ Pronounced [d̪] in some varieties of Irish English and merges with /v/ in some varieties of English English.
  5. ^ Marginal elsewhere.
  6. ^ Pronounced [ɱ] in most varaties of English before f (e.g. symphony [ˈsɪɱfəni)
  7. ^ In some dialects (e.g. Brummie) "ringer", "sing" etc are pronounced with an additional /ɡ/, like "finger": /ˈɹɪŋɡə/ rather than /ˈɹɪŋə/
  8. ^ [ɫ] does not occur in Irish English, and [l] does not occur in Australian or Scottish English.
  9. ^ The tap [ɾ] is found in some varieties of Scottish and Irish English.
  10. ^ Some dialects, such as Scottish English, Irish English, and much of the American South dialects; see whine and wine and voiceless labiovelar approximant
  11. ^ See bad-lad split for this distinction.
  12. ^ Often transcribed /a/ for RP, for example in dictionaries of the Oxford University Press.
  13. ^ See low back merger for more discussion of this vowel in American English.
  14. ^ Becomes more centralized (often [ə]) in contexts that are not velar or palatal.
  15. ^ Often transcribed /e/ for RP, for example in Collins English Dictionary.
  16. ^ a b c d e f See Fern-fir-fur merger for this distinction.
  17. ^ Sometimes transcribed for GA as [əɹ], especially in transcriptions that represent both rhotic and non-rhotic pronunciations, as [ə(ɹ)].
  18. ^ a b In Canadian English, the raised diphthongs /ʌɪ/ and /ʌʊ/ are found before voiceless consonants, as in right /ɹʌɪt/ and out /ʌʊt/; in other environments, /aɪ/ and /aʊ/ are used. See Canadian raising.
  19. ^ Alternative symbols used in British dictionaries are /ɛː/ (Oxford University Press) and /ɛə/.
  20. ^ >Roach, 2004 & 241-243, pp. 21-22, 25-26. Roach notes that many people in England use /ɔː/ for this vowel, but the RP is to distinguish between maw /mɔː/ and moor /mʊə/, tore /tɔː/ and tour /tʊə/, paw /pɔː/ and poor /pʊə/.