IPA vs. others
IPA = International Phonetic Alphabet
MW = Merriam-Webster® Dictionary
GT = Google Translate
| Vowels | ||
|---|---|---|
| IPA | MW | GT |
| ɑː | ä | ä |
| æ | a | a |
| ɛ | e | e |
| ʌ | ə | ə |
| ɜː | ə | ə |
| ə | ə | ə |
| ɪ | i | i |
| iː | ē | ē |
| ɔː | ȯ | ô |
| ʊ | u̇ | o͝o |
| uː | ü | o͞o |
| Semivowels | ||
|---|---|---|
| IPA | MW | GT |
| j | y | y |
| Dithtongs | ||
|---|---|---|
| IPA | MW | GT |
| aɪ | ī | ī |
| aʊ | au̇ | ou |
| eɪ | ā | ā |
| oʊ | ō | ō |
| ɔɪ | ȯi | oi |
| Consonants | ||
|---|---|---|
| IPA | MW | GT |
| ɡ | g | ɡ |
| ʃ | sh | SH |
| ʒ | zh | ZH |
| tʃ | ch | CH |
| dʒ | j | j |
| θ | th | TH |
| ð | t͟h | T͟H |
| ŋ | ŋ | NG |
All other sounds are represented the same way:
b, d,
f, h,
k, l,
m, n,
p, r,
s, t,
v, w,
z
Examples:
| word | IPA | MW | GT |
|---|---|---|---|
| car | kɑːr | ˈkär | kär |
| man | mæn | ˈman | man |
| set | sɛt | ˈset | set |
| cut | kʌt | ˈkət | kət |
| bird | bɜːrd | ˈbərd | bərd |
| about | əˈbaʊt | əˈbau̇t | əˈbout |
| sit | sɪt | ˈsit | sit |
| meet | miːt | ˈmēt | mēt |
| door | dɔːr | ˈdȯr | dôr |
| good | ɡʊd | ˈgu̇d | ɡo͝od |
| food | fuːd | ˈfüd | fo͞od |
| bye | baɪ | ˈbī | bī |
| cow | kaʊ | ˈkau̇ | kou |
| say | seɪ | ˈsā | sā |
| go | ɡoʊ | ˈgō | ɡō |
| boy | bɔɪ | ˈbȯi | boi |
| yes | jɛs | ˈyes | yes |
| web | wɛb | ˈweb | web |
| get | ɡɛt | ˈget | ɡet |
| cash | kæʃ | ˈkash | kaSH |
| vision | ˈvɪʒən | ˈvi-zhən | ˈviZHən |
| catch | kætʃ | ˈkach | kaCH |
| age | eɪdʒ | ˈāj | āj |
| math | mæθ | ˈmath | maTH |
| this | ðɪs | ˈt͟his | T͟His |
| sing | sɪŋ | ˈsiŋ | siNG |