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.

Many different versions of the standard British English IPA chart exist, with each major dictionary displaying some variation. ‘The Sound of English’ uses a similar set of symbols to the OED (Oxford English Dictionary).

Got an English text and want to see how to pronounce it? This online converter of English text to IPA phonetic transcription will translate your English text into its phonetic transcription using the International Phonetic Alphabet.

International Phonetic Alphabet, also called IPA, is an international alphabet used by linguists to accurately represent the wide variety of sounds (phones or phonemes) in human speech. A phoneme is a unit of sound that can distinguish one word from another in a given language.

The IPA pronunciation guide is a standardized system of symbols used to represent how words in the English language are pronounced.

The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a set of symbols that linguists use to describe the sounds of spoken languages. This page lets you hear the sounds that the symbols represent, but remember that it is only a rough guide.

On this page, you will find charts with all American English consonant and vowel sounds. You can choose one of the two phonetic transcription systems — both use the symbols of International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA):

This is a tool for reading International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) notation aloud. It makes it easy to actually hear how words are pronounced based on their phonetic spelling, without having to look up each character in the IPA chart and string the sounds together yourself.

An American IPA chart with sounds and examples. All the sounds of American English (General American): consonants, simple vowels and diphthongs. Interactive infographic + audio + PDF; easy to remember.

The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) offers a practical solution by breaking down speech sounds into clear and consistent symbols. By understanding and applying the IPA, learners can confidently address common pronunciation hurdles.