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Learn the secret to perfect pronunciation in any language.

The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a universal code to decipher any sound humans can make while speaking. It was designed by linguists in the 19th century as a code to help with learning and teaching languages.

With only a few weeks or months of practice, you can unlock a map to sounding like a native in languages from Arabic to Zulu.

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IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Bilabial nasal

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless Bilabial Nasal

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless labiodental nasal

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Labiodental nasal

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Linguolabial nasal

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless Alveolar Nasal

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Alveolar nasal

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Retroflex nasal

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless retroflex nasal

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless palatal nasal

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Palatal nasal

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Velar nasal

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless uvular nasal

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Uvular nasal

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless bilabial plosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced bilabial plosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless velar nasal

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless linguolabial stop

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced linguolabial stop

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless retroflex stop

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless dental stop

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced dental stop

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless alveolar plosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced alveolar plosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced retroflex stop

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced palatal plosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless palatal plosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless velar plosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced velar plosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless uvular plosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced uvular stop

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Glottal stop

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Epiglottal stop

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced dental sibilant affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless dental sibilant affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless alveolar sibilant affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless palato-alveolar affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced alveolar sibilant affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced palato-alveolar affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless retroflex affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced retroflex affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless alveolo-palatal affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced alveolo-palatal affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless bilabial affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced bilabial affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless labiodental affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced labiodental affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless dental non-sibilant affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced dental non-sibilant affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless alveolar non-sibilant affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced alveolar non-sibilant affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless postalveolar non-sibilant affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced postalveolar non-sibilant affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless palatal affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced palatal affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless velar affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced velar affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless uvular affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced uvular affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless epiglottal affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless glottal affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced epiglottal affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless palato-alveolar sibilant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced palato-alveolar sibilant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced alveolar sibilant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless alveolar sibilant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless retroflex sibilant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced retroflex sibilant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless alveolo-palatal sibilant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced alveolo-palatal sibilant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless bilabial fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced bilabial fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless labio-dental fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced labio-dental fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless linguolabial fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced linguolabial fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless dental fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced dental fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless alveolar non-sibilant fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced alveolar non-sibilant fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless postalveolar non-sibilant fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless palatal fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced postalveolar non-sibilant fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced palatal fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless velar fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced velar fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced uvular fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless uvular fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless glottal fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless pharyngeal fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced pharyngeal fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Bilabial approximant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced glottal fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Labiodental approximant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced dental approximant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Postalveolar approximant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Alveolar approximant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Retroflex approximant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Palatal approximant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced velar approximant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced uvular approximant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced bilabial flap

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Creaky-voiced glottal approximant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Labiodental flap

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless alveolar tap

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced linguolabial tap

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Retroflex flap

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Alveolar tap

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced uvular tap

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Epiglottal flap

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless bilabial trill with aspiration

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Bilabial trill

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless alveolar trill

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Alveolar trill

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless retroflex trill

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless uvular trill

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced postalveolar trill

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced retroflex trill

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Uvular trill

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced epiglottal trill

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless epiglottal trill

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless alveolar lateral affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced alveolar lateral affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless velar lateral affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced velar lateral affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless palatal lateral affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless alveolar lateral fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced alveolar lateral fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless retroflex lateral fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless palatal lateral fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless velar lateral fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced velar lateral fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced dental lateral approximant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Alveolar lateral approximant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced postalveolar lateral approximant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Retroflex lateral approximant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Palatal lateral approximant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Velar lateral approximant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Uvular lateral approximant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless alveolar lateral flap

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced alveolar lateral flap

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless retroflex lateral flap

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced retroflex lateral flap

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced palatal lateral flap

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced velar lateral tap

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless labial-velar plosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Labial-velar nasal stop

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless labial-uvular plosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced labial-velar plosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless labio-velar fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced labio-velar approximant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Velarized alveolar lateral approximant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Labial-palatal approximant

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless dorso-palatal velar fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless labial–velar implosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Bilabial ejective plosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced labial-velar implosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Alveolar ejective plosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Palatal ejective

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Velar ejective plosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Retroflex ejective

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Epiglottal ejective

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Uvular ejective plosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Labiodental ejective fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Dental ejective fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Palato-alveolar ejective fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Alveolar ejective fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Retroflex ejective fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Alveolo-palatal ejective fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Velar ejective fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Uvular ejective fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Alveolar ejective affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Palato-alveolar ejective affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Retroflex ejective affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Velar ejective affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Uvular ejective affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Alveolar lateral ejective fricative

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Alveolar lateral ejective affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Palatal lateral ejective affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Velar lateral ejective affricate

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Bilabial click

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Postalveolar click

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Dental click

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Palatoalveolar click

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Alveolar lateral click

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced bilabial implosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced alveolar implosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced palatal implosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced retroflex implosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced uvular implosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiced velar implosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless bilabial implosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless alveolar implosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless retroflex implosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless palatal implosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless velar implosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Voiceless uvular implosive

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Close front rounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Close central unrounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Close front unrounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Close central rounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Close back unrounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Close back rounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Near-close near-front unrounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Near-close near-front rounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Near-close near-back rounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Close-mid front unrounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Close-mid front rounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Close-mid central unrounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Close-mid back unrounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Close-mid central rounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Mid front unrounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Close-mid back rounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Mid front rounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Mid-central vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Mid back rounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Open-mid front unrounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Open-mid front rounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Open-mid central rounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Open-mid central unrounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Open-mid back unrounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Near-open front unrounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Open-mid back rounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Open front unrounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Near-open central unrounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Open front rounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Open back rounded vowel

IPA Symbol Loading...	Pronunciation Open back unrounded vowel