Wiktionary:IPA pronunciation key

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This is a chart of International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) pronunciations, arranged by symbol. For an explanation of IPA, see the International Phonetic Alphabet article on Wikipedia.

The bold letter or letters in each word shown represent the sound that corresponds to the IPA symbol. If no letter is bold now, check back later, as they are being added (a work in progress).

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Consonants, Digraphs, and Semivowels

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IPA

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Footnotes

¹British English.
²American English.
³Castilian Spanish.
⁴ In some pronunciations.
⁵Hollandic Dutch.
⁶Flemish Dutch.
⁷ Actually a close back compressed vowel, for which there is no single symbol in IPA.
⁸ In Portugal only. Not in Brazil and Africa.
⁹ In Portugal and Africa only. Not in Brazil.
¹⁰Phonetically, in Quebec.
¹¹Quebec

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See also

Wiktionary:Pronunciation (detailed tables for English pronunciation)
Wiktionary:IPA Characters
User:Hippietrail/IPA/English
Category:IPA symbols

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