Fillable Printable Phonetic Alphabets Reference
Fillable Printable Phonetic Alphabets Reference
Phonetic Alphabets Reference
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Phonetic alphabets reference
The IPA column contains the symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet, as used in phonemic transcriptio ns in
modern English d ictio naries.
The ASCII column shows the corresponding symbol in the Antimoon ASCII Phonetic Alphabet, which can be used to
type the pronunc i ation of words on a computer without the use of spe cial fonts.
For a full description of the alphabets + audio recordings of the sounds, visit www.antimoon.com/ipa
vowels consonants
IPA ASCII examples IPA ASCII examples
U
^ cu
p
, luc
k
b
b
b
ad, la
b
@9
a: a
rm, fathe
r
d
d
d
i
d
, la
d
y
æ
@
cat, blac
k
fffind, if
?
.. a
wa
y
, cine
m
a
g
g
g
ive, fla
g
d
e
m
et, be
d
hhhow, hello
29
q
e:
(
r
)
tu
r
n, lea
r
n
j
j
y
es,
y
ellow
H
i hi
t, sittin
g
k
k
cat, bac
k
h9
i: see
, heat l l le
g
, little
P
o ho
t,
r
oc
k
m
m
m
an, le
m
on
N9
o: ca
ll, fou
r
nnno, ten
T
u
p
ut, coul
d
M
Nsin
g
, fin
g
e
r
t9
u:
b
lue, foo
d
p
p
p
et, ma
p
`H
ai fi
ve, e
y
e
r
r
r
ed, t
r
y
`T
au now
, out s s sun, miss
nT/?T
Ou
g
o, home
R
Sshe, crash
d?
q
e..
(
r
)
where, ai
r
tttea,
g
ettin
g
dH
ei sa
y
, ei
g
ht
s
R
tS check, chu
r
ch
H?
q
i..
(
r
)
nea
r
, here
S
th think, both
nH
oi
b
o
y
,
j
oin
C
TH this, mothe
r
T?
q
u..
(
r
)
p
ure, tou
r
ist
v
v
v
oice, five
www
et, window
zzz
oo, laz
y
Y
Z
p
leasure, vision
cY
dZ
j
ust, la
r
g
e
special symbols
IPA ASCII meaning
!
'
! is placed before the stressed syllable in a word. For example, the noun contract
is pronounced .!jPmsqæjs., and the verb to contract is pronounced .j?m!sqæjs..
q
(r)
.j`9
q
. means .j`9q. in American English and .j`9. in British English.
i i(:)
.h. means .h. or .H. or something in between.
Examples: very .!udqh., ability .?!aHkHsh., previous .!oqh9uh?r..
?
k -k-
.
?
k. shows that the consonant .k. is pronounced as a syllable. This means that
there is a short vowel (shorter than the .?. sound) before the consonant.
Examples: little .!kHs
?
k., uncle .!UMj
?
k..
?
m -m-
.
?
m. shows that the consonant .m. is pronounced as a syllable.
Examples: written .!qHs
?
m., listen .!kHr
?
m..
