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| other recognized transcriptions | IPA | pop-up |
|---|---|---|
| b | 'b' in 'buy' | |
| d | 'd' in 'dye' | |
| dʲ | dj | 'd' in 'dew' |
| (d) | ᵈ | optional 'd' |
| dh D | ð | 'th' in 'thy' |
| J dZ dzh ʤ | dʒ | 'j' in 'jam' |
| f | 'f' in 'find' | |
| g | ɡ | 'g' in 'guy' |
| h | 'h' in 'high' | |
| y | j | 'y' in 'yes' |
| (j) ʸ | ʲ | optional 'j' in 'Lucas' |
| k | 'k' in 'kind' | |
| ɫ | l | 'l' in 'lie' |
| lʲ | lj | 'l' in 'lute' |
| m | 'm' in 'my' | |
| n | 'n' in 'nigh' | |
| nʲ | nj | 'n' in 'onion' |
| ng N | ŋ | 'ng' in 'sing' |
| ngg Ng | ŋɡ | 'ng' in 'finger' |
| th T | θ | 'th' in 'thigh' |
| thy θʲ | θj | 'th' in 'enthusiasm' |
| p | 'p' in 'pie' | |
| ɹ ɻ | r | 'r' in 'rye' |
| s | 's' in 'sigh' | |
| sʲ | sj | 's' in 'suit' |
| sh S | ʃ | 'sh' in 'shy' |
| t | 't' in 'tie' | |
| tʲ | tj | 't' in 'tune' |
| (t) | ᵗ | optional 't' |
| ch C tS ʧ | tʃ | 'ch' in 'china' |
| v | 'v' in 'vie' | |
| w | 'w' in 'wind' | |
| wh ʍ | hw | 'wh' in 'why' |
| z | 'z' in 'Zion' | |
| zʲ | zj | 'z' in 'Zeus' |
| zh Z | ʒ | 's' in 'pleasure' |
| kh | x | 'ch' in 'loch' |
| ? | ʔ | the catch in 'uh-oh' |
| aa ah a: aː A: ɑ: ä â | ɑː | 'a' in 'father' |
| ar ɑɹ är âr aːr a:r ɑ:r ɑːr | ɑr | 'ar' in 'bard' |
| Q ŏ | ɒ | short 'o' in 'body' |
| ã a~ ɑ̃ ɒ~ ɑ~ Q~ | ɒ̃ | nasal 'an' in 'vin blanc' |
| ŏr Qr | ɒr | 'or' in 'moral' |
| ae ă & { } | æ | short 'a' in 'bad' |
| ai aI ye eye ī | aɪ | long 'i' in 'bide' |
| aɪr aIr īr aɪə yr | aɪər | 'ire' in 'fire' |
| au aU ow | aʊ | 'ou' in 'pout' |
| aur owr aʊr aUr aʊə | aʊər | 'our' in 'hour' |
| E ĕ | ɛ | short 'e' in 'bed' |
| Er ĕr err | ɛr | 'err' in 'merry' |
| ei eI ay ā eː e: | eɪ | long 'a' in 'base' |
| aer &r æɹ ăr arr | ær | 'arr' in 'marry' |
| eir eIr e@r E@r air ɛɪɹ eɪr eːr e:r ɛəɹ ār ɛə | ɛər | 'are' in 'bare' |
| I ĭ | ɪ | short 'i' in 'bid' |
| ĭr irr | ɪr | 'irr' in 'mirror' |
| i: ee ē | iː | long 'e' in 'bead' |
| (i) (ɪ) | ⁱ | optional 'i' in 'nasturtium' |
| ir i:r I@r i@r eer iːr ɪəɹ iːɹ ēr ɪə | ɪər | 'ear' in 'beard' |
| aw O O: ɔ: ô | ɔː | 'au' in 'fraud' |
| Or awr ɔɹ ôr | ɔr | 'or' in 'born' |
| oj ɔj oi OI oy oɪ ɔi | ɔɪ | 'oy' in 'boy' |
| ɔɪr oyr ɔɪə | ɔɪər | 'oir' in 'loir' (rare) |
| o: oː ou oU @u @U oh oe əʊ əu ɔʊ ɔu ō | oʊ | long 'o' in 'bode' |
| oUr ohr ɔəɹ ɔʊɹ oʊɹ oʊr oːr o:r ōr ɔə | ɔər | 'ore' in 'bore' |
| U uu ŏŏ | ʊ | short 'oo' in 'foot' |
| uur Ur ŏŏr | ʊr | 'our' in 'courier' |
| u: ōō | uː | long 'oo' in 'food' |
| u:r uːr u@r U@r oor ʊəɹ ōōr ʊə | ʊər | 'oor' in 'moor' |
| ju: yu: yew ew ū | juː | long 'u' in 'cute' |
| ūr yoor ju:r juːr jʊə | jʊər | 'ure' in 'cure' |
| V ŭ | ʌ | short 'u' in 'bud' |
| urr Vr ʌɹ ŭr | ʌr | 'urr' in 'hurry' |
| ɝː ɜ ɝ 3r 3:r @:r @: 3 3: ɜː ɜ: ûr | ɜr | 'ir' in 'bird' |
| schwa @ | ə | schwa 'a' in 'about' |
| ɚ @r əɹ | ər | 'er' in 'finger' |
| i- I- |
ɨ | schwa 'e' in 'roses' |
| o- ou- |
ɵ | variable 1st 'o' in 'omission' |
| u- U- |
ʉ | variable 'u' in 'beautiful' |
| ju- yu- jU- yU- j |
jʉ | variable 2nd 'u' in 'curriculum' |
| (ə) (@) | ᵊ | optional 'ə' in 'jewelry' |
| @n ᵊn n̩ | ən | 'on' in 'button' |
| @m ᵊm m̩ | əm | 'm' in 'rhythm' |
| @l ᵊl əɫ l̩ | əl | 'le' in 'bottle' |
| i | 'y' in 'happy' | |
| ' | ˈ | primary stress follows |
| , | ˌ | secondary stress follows |
| · | . | syllable break |
| – | - | (affix) |
| _ | none (space) | |
| (other) | [unsupported input] |
Because of the likelihood that they are due to a mistranscription, the ambiguous sequences a, e, o, u, oo, or, ir, er, ur are unsupported, and will place the page in an error category for review.