IPA Pronunciation table




IPA Symbol Example Pronunciation
ɑ father [ɑ] as in “father”
æ cat [æ] as in “cat”
ɐ comma [ɐ] as in “comma”
ɒ lot [ɒ] as in “lot”
ʌ cup [ʌ] as in “cup”
ɔ dog [ɔ] as in “dog”
a barn [a] as in “barn”
ɛ red [ɛ] as in “red”
e bait [e] as in “bait”
ə sofa [ə] as in “sofa”
ɜ bird [ɜ] as in “bird”
ɪ sit [ɪ] as in “sit”
i tree [i] as in “tree”
ɨ roses [ɨ] as in “roses”
ʏ fun [ʏ] as in “fun”
o note [o] as in “note”
ø bird [ø] as in “bird”
œ hurt [œ] as in “hurt”
ʊ book [ʊ] as in “book”
u food [u] as in “food”
y few [y] as in “few”
ʷ swim [ʷ] as in “swim”
ʰ pop [ʰ] as in “pop”
ʲ music [ʲ] as in “music”
ˠ lock [ˠ] as in “lock”
ˤ loch [ˤ] as in “loch”
⁴ four [⁴] as in “four”
⁵ five [⁵] as in “five”
³ three [³] as in “three”
² square [²] as in “square”
ˡ fly [ˡ] as in “fly”
ʳ park [ʳ] as in “park”
ⁿ thin [ⁿ] as in “thin”
ᵐ ham [ᵐ] as in “ham”
̊ ski [̊] as in “ski”
̈ hurt [̈] as in “hurt”