International Phonetic Alphabet
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International Phonetic Alphabet
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Pulmonic consonants
Where symbols appear in pairs, the left one is voiceless and the right one is voiced.
Bilabial
Labiodental
Dental
Alveolar
Postalveolar
Retroflex
Palatal
Velar
Uvular
Pharyngeal
Glottal
Plosive
Play IPA p b
p b
Play IPA t d
t d
Play IPA ʈ ɖ
ʈ ɖ
Play IPA c ɟ
c ɟ
Play IPA k ɡ
k ɡ
Play IPA q ɢ
q ɢ
Play IPA ʔ
ʔ
Nasal
Play IPA m
m
Play IPA ɱ
ɱ
Play IPA n
n
Play IPA ɳ
ɳ
Play IPA ɲ
ɲ
Play IPA ŋ
ŋ
Play IPA ɴ
ɴ
Trill
Play IPA ʙ
ʙ
Play IPA r
r
Play IPA ʀ
ʀ
Tap or flap
Play IPA ɾ
ɾ
Play IPA ɽ
ɽ
Fricative
Play IPA ɸ β
ɸ β
Play IPA f v
f v
Play IPA θ ð
θ ð
Play IPA s z
s z
Play IPA ʃ ʒ
ʃ ʒ
Play IPA ʂ ʐ
ʂ ʐ
Play IPA ç ʝ
ç ʝ
Play IPA x ɣ
x ɣ
Play IPA χ ʁ
χ ʁ
Play IPA ħ ʕ
ħ ʕ
Play IPA h ɦ
h ɦ
Lateral fricative
Play IPA ɬ ɮ
ɬ ɮ
Approximant
Play IPA ʋ
ʋ
Play IPA ɹ
ɹ
Play IPA ɻ
ɻ
Play IPA j
j
Play IPA ɰ
ɰ
Lateral approximant
Play IPA l
l
Play IPA ɭ
ɭ
Play IPA ʎ
ʎ
Play IPA ʟ
ʟ
Non-pulmonic consonants
Class
Symbol
Implosive
Place / note
Clicks
Play IPA ʘ
ʘ
Play IPA ɓ
ɓ
Bilabial
Clicks
Play IPA ǀ
ǀ
Play IPA ɗ
ɗ
Dental/alveolar
Clicks
Play IPA ǃ
ǃ
Play IPA ʄ
ʄ
Postalveolar
Clicks
Play IPA ǂ
ǂ
Play IPA ɠ
ɠ
Palatoalveolar
Clicks
Play IPA ǁ
ǁ
Play IPA ʛ
ʛ
Lateral
Ejectives
Play IPA pʼ
pʼ
Examples: pʼ tʼ kʼ sʼ
Other useful IPA marks
Coarticulated
Play IPA ʍ w ɥ ɧ
ʍ w ɥ ɧ
Affricates
Play IPA ts dz tʃ dʒ
ts dz tʃ dʒ
Length
ː ˑ
Stress
ˈ ˌ
Tone examples
˥ ˦ ˧ ˨ ˩
Vowels
Left symbol: unrounded. Right symbol: rounded.
Front
Central
Back
Close
Close-mid
Open-mid
Open
Play IPA i
i
Play IPA y
y
Play IPA ɨ
ɨ
Play IPA ʉ
ʉ
Play IPA ɯ
ɯ
Play IPA u
u
Play IPA ɪ
ɪ
Play IPA ʏ
ʏ
Play IPA ʊ
ʊ
Play IPA e
e
Play IPA ø
ø
Play IPA ɘ
ɘ
Play IPA ɵ
ɵ
Play IPA ɤ
ɤ
Play IPA o
o
Play IPA ɛ
ɛ
Play IPA œ
œ
Play IPA ɜ
ɜ
Play IPA ɞ
ɞ
Play IPA ʌ
ʌ
Play IPA ɔ
ɔ
Play IPA æ
æ
Play IPA a
a
Play IPA ɶ
ɶ
Play IPA ɑ
ɑ
Play IPA ɒ
ɒ