The following is the chart of the
International Phonetic Alphabet
The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is an alphabetic system of phonetic transcription, phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin script. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standa ...
, a standardized system of
phonetic symbols devised and maintained by the
International Phonetic Association
The International Phonetic Association (IPA; French: ', ''API'') is an organization that promotes the scientific study of phonetics and the various practical applications of that science. The IPA's major contribution to phonetics is the Interna ...
. It is not a complete list of all possible speech sounds in the world's languages, only those about which stand-alone articles exist in this encyclopedia.
Official chart
Vowels
Consonants
Pulmonic consonants
Non-pulmonic consonants
Co-articulated consonants
Other consonants
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Nasal palatal approximant
The nasal palatal approximant is a type of consonantal sound used in some oral languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , that is, a j with a tilde. The equivalent X-SAMPA symbol is j~, and in the ...
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Nasal labial–velar approximant
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Voiceless nasal glottal approximant
The voiceless nasal glottal approximant is a type of consonantal sound, a nasal approximant, used in some oral languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents this sound is , that is, an ''h'' with a tilde.
Occurre ...
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Voiceless bilabially post-trilled dental stop
The voiceless bilabially post-trilled dental stop is a very rare consonantal sound reported to occur in a few spoken languages: the Oro Win and Wariʼ languages in South America and Sangtam in Northeast India.Coupe (2015"Prestopped bilabial tri ...
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Voiceless bidental fricative
The voiceless bidental fricative is a rare consonantal sound. The only natural language known to use it is the Shapsug dialect of Adyghe, where it appears as a variant of .
People with hypoglossia (abnormally small tongue) may use it for target ...
Tones
Auxiliary symbols
See also
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IPA vowel chart with audio
This chart provides audio examples for phonetic vowel symbols. The symbols shown include those in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and added material. The chart is based on the official IPA vowel chart.
The International Phonetic Alphab ...
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IPA pulmonic consonant chart with audio
The International Phonetic Alphabet, or IPA, is an alphabetic system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken la ...
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International Phonetic Alphabet chart for English dialects
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Extensions to the International Phonetic Alphabet
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Obsolete and nonstandard symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet
External links
The International Phonetic Alphabet and the IPA Chart
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