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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.
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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 |
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