Welcome to English to IPA

Here you'll learn the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for American English. This will help you pronounce words accurately and improve your ability to hear and understand natural spoken English.

First, you'll need to learn the symbols for the 11 vowels, 5 diphthongs, 2 semivowels, and 22 consonants. In total, there are 40 phonemes in American English. Take a careful look at the tables below:

Now, let's see how the site works.