English IPA Chart

Improve your pronunciation with the International Phonetic Alphabet. Learn the phonetic differences between British and American English
American English
i Heat |
ɪ Busy |
ʊ Should |
u Blue |
e Lesson |
ǝ Lion |
3 Learn |
ɔ Gone |
æ Fan |
ʌ Trouble |
ɑ Doctor |
ei Train |
ɔi Employ |
ai Realize |
au Sound |
ju Beautiful |
ou Toast |
p Pie |
b Table |
t Helped |
d Loved |
ʧ Kitchen |
ʤ Jacket |
k Screen |
g Bigger |
f Face |
v Active |
θ Think |
ð Mother |
s Sleep |
z Please |
ʃ Station |
ʒ Rouge |
m Summer |
n Knife |
ŋ Drink |
h Hand |
l Glass |
r Strange |
w Queen |
j Yard |
British English
i: Meet |
ɪ Kit |
ʊ Book |
u: Too |
e Net |
ə Water |
ɜ: Learn |
ɔ: Talk |
æ Map |
ʌ Study |
ɑ: Cart |
ɒ Follow |
ɪə Here |
eɪ Day |
ʊə Tour |
ɔɪ Boy |
əʊ Road |
eə Hair |
aɪ Time |
aʊ Now |
p Power |
b Web |
t Tea |
d Dog |
ʧ Teacher |
ʤ Large |
k Back |
g Give |
f Face |
v Verb |
θ Think |
ð Father |
s Sun |
z Zoo |
ʃ Sugar |
ʒ Vision |
m Lemon |
n Near |
ŋ Sing |
h Hello |
l Left |
r Very |
w Will |
j You |