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This is the pronunciation key for IPA transcriptions of English on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of English in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them.
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- International Phonetic Alphabet Chart for English Dialects
Throughout Wikipedia, the pronunciation of words is indicated by means of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The following tables list the IPA symbols used for English words and pronunciations.
If you have trouble playing the files, see Wikipedia Media help. The latest official IPA chart, revised in 2020. Here is a basic key to the symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet. For the smaller set of symbols that is sufficient for English, see Help:IPA/English.
SymbolExamples[ a] ⓘModern RP c a t, German Mann, French ...[ ä] ⓘMandarin 他 tā, American English father, ...[ ɐ] ⓘRP cut, German Kaiserslautern[ ɑ] ⓘRP father, French pâte, Dutch badIPA. This article includes inline links to audio files. If you have trouble playing the files, see Wikipedia Media help. The latest official IPA chart, revised to 2020. Here is a basic key to the symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Several rare IPA symbols are not included.
SymbolExamples[ a] ( listen)German Mann, French gare[ ä] ( listen)Mandarin 他 tā, American English father, ...[ ɐ] ( listen)RP cut, German Kaiserslautern[ ɑ] ( listen)RP father, French pâte, Dutch badThis is an introduction to the International Phonetic Alphabet for English-speaking Wikipedians. Its purpose is to explain the IPA's basic principles to English speakers. IPA clearly and unambiguously indicates how a word or name actually sounds with one letter for each sound.
Pronunciation of English words in Wikipedia is most often given in the International Phonetic Alphabet, or IPA. The goal is that interpretation should not depend on the reader's dialect, and therefore a broad transcription is generally used.
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Help:IPA/Conventions for English. The various English dictionaries use different and sometimes conflicting IPA transcriptions for English. For example, the transcription /i/ may be used for the vowel of sit, of seat, or at the end of city. A dictionary may not even be consistent between one edition and the next.
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