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Monophthongs

Diphthongs

R-colored vowels

Consonants

Highlighted: difficult symbols for non-native learners

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Monophthongs (Pure Vowels)

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/flis/
/si/
/məˈʃin/
/mit/
/bid/

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/kɪt/
/bɪt/
/ˈlɪmɪt/
/mɪlk/
/ˈbɪzi/

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/drɛs/
/bɛd/
/ˈmɛni/
/sɛd/
/frɛnd/

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/træp/
/kæt/
/bæk/
/læf/
/dæns/

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/ˈkɑmə/
/ˈsoʊfə/
/əˈbaʊt/
/bəˈnænə/
/ˈtʃaɪnə/

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/strʌt/
/kʌp/
/lʌv/
/sʌn/
/lʌk/

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/bɜrd/
/wɜrd/
/tɜrn/
/ɡɜrl/
/lɜrn/

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/ˈbʌɾər/
/ˈtitʃər/
/ˈkʌlər/
/ˈdɑktər/
/ˈsɪstər/

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/mɔr/
/fɔr/
/dɔr/
/nɔrθ/
/bɔrn/

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/kɑr/
/hɑrd/
/stɑrt/
/fɑr/
/ˈmɑrkət/

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/ɡus/
/fud/
/rud/
/blu/
/ʃu/

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/fʊt/
/ɡʊd/
/pʊt/
/kʊd/
/wʊd/

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/θɔt/
/lɔ/
/dʒɔ/
/kɔt/
/hɔk/

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/lɑt/
/ˈfɑðər/
/stɑrt/
/pɑm/
/spɑ/

Diphthongs (Gliding Vowels)

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/praɪs/
/taɪm/
/maɪl/
/kaɪt/
/faɪnd/

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/maʊθ/
/naʊ/
/haʊs/
/saʊnd/
/klaʊd/

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/tʃɔɪs/
/bɔɪ/
/tɔɪ/
/vɔɪs/
/bɔɪl/

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/feɪs/
/deɪ/
/meɪk/
/reɪn/
/leɪt/

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/ɡoʊt/
/noʊ/
/hoʊm/
/boʊt/
/roʊd/

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/nɪr/
/ɪr/
/bɪr/
/wɪrd/
/aɪˈdɪr/

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/skwɛr/
/hɛr/
/kɛr/
/bɛr/
/whɛr/

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/kjʊr/
/tʊr/
/pjʊr/
/ʃʊr/
/sɪˈkjʊr/

Consonants

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/pɪn/
/ˈpeɪpər/
/ˈhæpi/
/kæp/
/ˈoʊpən/

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/tɛn/
/taɪm/
/ˈwɔtər/
/ˈsɪti/
/ˈleɪtər/

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/kæt/
/kɑr/
/bæk/
/keɪk/
/wɔk/

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/sɪp/
/si/
/bʌs/
/ˈlɛsən/
/klæs/

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/ʃɪp/
/ʃi/
/bæʃ/
/ˈfæʃən/
/ˈneɪʃən/

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/mæn/
/seɪm/
/ˈsʌmər/
/rum/
/hoʊm/

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/noʊ/
/naɪn/
/nɪr/
/naɪt/
/ˈɛni/

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/lɪp/
/laɪt/
/flaɪ/
/kɔl/
/wɛl/

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/tʃɪn/
/tʃɜrtʃ/
/ˈtitʃər/
/tʃuz/
/rɪtʃ/

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/dʒɪn/
/dʒʌdʒ/
/dʒʌmp/
/ˈdʒænjuˌɛri/
/lɑrdʒ/

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/bɪn/
/bɪg/
/ˈbeɪbi/
/kæb/
/ˈteɪbəl/

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/dɛn/
/dɔg/
/dɛsk/
/roʊd/
/ˈrɛdi/

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/ɡæp/
/ɡoʊ/
/ɡeɪm/
/flæg/
/bɪg/

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/fæn/
/ˈkɔfi/
/lif/
/faɪnd/
/feɪs/

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/væn/
/hæv/
/muv/
/ˈvɛri/
/lʌv/

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/θɪn/
/θɪŋk/
/bæθ/
/boʊθ/
/ˈɔθər/

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/ðɪs/
/ðæt/
/ˈmʌðər/
/brið/
/ðoʊ/

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/zɪp/
/zu/
/ˈmjuzɪk/
/ˈbɪzi/
/noʊz/

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/ˈvɪʒən/
/ˈmɛʒər/
/dɪˈsɪʒən/
/beɪʒ/
/ˈliʒər/

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/hæt/
/hoʊm/
/əˈhɛd/
/bɪˈhaɪnd/
/hɛˈloʊ/

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/sɪŋ/
/sɔŋ/
/lɔŋ/
/ˈfɪŋɡər/
/strɔŋ/

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/rʌn/
/rɛd/
/raɪt/
/ˈvɛri/
/traɪ/

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/jɛs/
/ˈjɛloʊ/
/ˈjɛstərdeɪ/
/ˈmjuzɪk/
/juz/

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/wi/
/ˈwɔtər/
/əˈweɪ/
/wik/
/ˈwɪndoʊ/

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/ˈbʌɾər/
/ˈsɪɾi/
/ˈlɛɾər/
/ˈbɛɾər/
/ˈsæɾərdeɪ/

IPA Systems used on this platform

English is spoken with different accents around the world. Although accents vary slightly, the phoneme system is largely the same. To make pronunciation easier to learn, we use two widely accepted IPA systems:

General American (GA) IPA is used for articles from the United States, Vietnam, and articles by Topics.
Received Pronunciation (RP) IPA is used for articles from Australia.

VicaTalk currently uses the following broad IPA conventions for learner-facing pronunciation guides:

General American (GA): /ə/ for schwa, /ər/ for stressed r-colored vowel, /ɜr/ where needed in dictionary examples.
Received Pronunciation (RP): /ə/ for schwa, /ɜː/ for stressed NURSE vowel, with non-rhotic treatment in coda positions.

These transcriptions are optimized for learning clarity and consistency across our content, and may differ slightly from some dictionaries.

SVG Attribution

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RP English monophthongs chart by Moxfyre (derivative work listed on file page), licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
RP English diphthongs chart by Moxfyre (derivative work listed on file page), licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.
General American monophthong chart by Mr KEBAB (derivative work listed on file page), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
General American diphthong chart by Mr KEBAB (derivative work listed on file page), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.