is used. It reflects
.
clear
back
dull
high
[a]
► bel Language Belarusian : так [tak] 🔈
► deu Language German : lahm [laːm]
broad
[ʌ]
► eng Language English : cat [kʌt]
► fin Language Finnish : leipä [ˈlɛɪ.pʌ]
sharp
high
[o]
► deu Language German : Hof [hoːf]
► nor Language Norwegian : språk [sproːk]
broad
[u]
► deu Language German : Mut [muːt]
► eng Language English : boot [buːt]
front
dull
high
[e]
► deu Language German : Beet [beːt]
► slv Language Slovene : jezik [ˈjeː.zik]
broad
[i]
► cat Language Catalan : figa [ˈfiː.ga]
► deu Language German : Lied [liːt]
sharp
high
[ø]
► deu Language German : Öse [ˈʔøː.zə]
► swe Language Swedish : lördag [ˈløːr.dɑːɡ]
broad
[y]
► deu Language German : süß [zyːs]
► tur Language Turkish : gün [gyn]
pale
back
dull
high
[ᴀ]
► deu Language German : Ast [ʔᴀst]
► eng Language English : bye [bᴀɪ]
broad
[ə]
► deu Language German : Käse [ˈkeː.zə] 🔈
► sqi Language Albanian : zë [zə]
sharp
high
[ɔ]
► deu Language German : ob [ʔɔp]
► est Language Estonian : kroom [krɔːm]
broad
[ʊ]
► deu Language German : Butter [ˈbʊ.tɐ] 🔈
► ltz Language Luxembourgish : Sprooch [ʃpʀʊːx]
front
dull
high
[ɛ]
► deu Language German : nett [nɛt]
► srp Language Serbian : хлеб [xɫɛb] 🔈
broad
[ɪ]
► ces Language Czech : již [jɪʒ]
► deu Language German : mit [mɪt] 🔈
sharp
high
[ɵ]
► deu Language German : östlich [ˈʔɵst.lɪç]
► nor Language Norwegian : pølse [ˈpɵl.sɛ]
broad
[ʏ]
► deu Language German : Hütte [ˈhʏ.tə]
► isl Language Icelandic : ostur [ˈʔɔs.tʏr] 🔈
dark
back
dull
high
[ɑ]
► deu Language German : Harn [hɑʕn]
► eng Language English : barn [bɑːn]
broad
[ɐ]
► dan Language Danish : være [vɛːɐ] 🔈
► deu Language German : Tier [tiːɐ]
sharp
high
[ɒ]
► deu Language German : Born [bɒʕn]
► eng Language English : saw [sɒː]
broad
[ʉ]
► dan Language Danish : slurk [slʉʕk]
► deu Language German : Durst [dʉʕst] 🔈
front
dull
high
[ɜ]
► deu Language German : Bern [bɜʕn]
► eng Language English : butter [ˈba.tɜ]
broad
[ɨ]
► deu Language German : Wirt [vɨʕt]
► eng Language English : smirk [smɨːk]
sharp
high
[ɞ]
► deu Language German : Örtchen [ˈʔɞʕt.çn̩]
► eng Language English : learn [lɞːn]
broad
[ɤ]
► dan Language Danish : tyrk [tɤʕk]
► deu Language German : türmen [ˈtɤʕ.mn̩]
diphtong
steady
a-based
[ᴀʊ]
► deu Language German : Pauke [ˈpᴀʊ.kə]
► est Language Estonian : laupäev [ˈlᴀʊ.pʌ.ɛv]
[ᴀɪ]
► deu Language German : Mai [mᴀɪ]
► fin Language Finnish : aika [ˈʔᴀɪ.ka]
ə-based
[əʊ]
► eng Language English GBR Area of use: Region Great Britain : home [həʊm]
[əɪ]
► est Language Estonian : päike [ˈpəɪ.kɛ]
o-based
[ɔʊ]
► eng Language English USA Area of use: Region America : home [hɔʊm]
► zho Language Chinese : 豆 dòu [dɔʊ˥˩]
[ɔɪ]
► deu Language German : Heu [hɔɪ]
► mkd Language Macedonian : војна [ˈvɔɪ.na]
u-based
[ʊɪ]
► deu Language German : pfui [pfʊɪ]
► por Language Portuguese : muito [ˈmʊɪ.tɔ]
e-based
[ɛʊ]
► mlt Language Maltese : mewt [mɛʊt]
► spa Language Spanish : Europa [ʔɛʊˈrɔ.pa]
[ɛɪ]
► deu Language German : hey [hɛɪ]
► swe Language Swedish : nej [nɛɪ] 🔈
ø-based
[ɵɪ]
► nld Language Dutch : neus [nɵɪs]
► swe Language Swedish : färöiska [ˈfɛː.rɵɪs.ka]
y-based
[ʏɪ]
► rus Language Russian : мы [mʏɪ]
► bel Language Belarusian : бык [bʏɪk]
front-heavy
u-based
[uːə]
► eng Language English GBR Area of use: Region Great Britain : tour [tuːə]
► gle Language Irish : suas [suːəs]
e-based
[ɛːə]
► eng Language English GBR Area of use: Region Great Britain : air [ʔɛːə]
i-based
[iːə]
► eng Language English GBR Area of use: Region Great Britain : near [niːə]
► gle Language Irish : bliain [bʲʎiːəɲ]
nasal
bilabial
[m]
► deu Language German : Meer [meːɐ]
► hrv Language Croatian : maslac [ˈmaːs.ɫats] 🔈
alveolar
[n]
► deu Language German : Nase [ˈnaː.zə]
► lit Language Lithuanian : namas [ˈna.məs]
retroflex
[ɳ]
► hin Language Hindi : ठंडा ṭhaṇḍā [ˈʈʰəɳ.ɖɑː]
► nep Language Nepali : अण्डा aṇḍā [ˈʔaɳ.ɖɑ]
palatal
[ɲ]
► bel Language Belarusian : неба [ˈɲe.ba]
► rus Language Russian : нет [ɲet] 🔈
velar
[ŋ]
► deu Language German : Gang [gᴀŋ]
► vie Language Vietnamese : ngàn [ŋaːn˨˩]
plosive
bilabial
fortis
[p]
► deu Language German : Park [pɑːk]
► por Language Portuguese : pão [paʊŋ] 🔈
lenis
[b]
► dan Language Danish : brød [bʀɵð]
► deu Language German : Buch [buːx] 🔈
alveolar
fortis
[t]
► deu Language German : Tisch [tɪʃ]
► ell Language Greek : τυρί [tiˈriː]
lenis
[d]
► deu Language German : Dose [ˈdoː.zə]
► eng Language English : disk [dɪsk]
retroflex
fortis
[ʈ]
► hin Language Hindi : टमाटर ṭamāṭar [ʈəˈmaː.ʈər]
► nep Language Nepali : टोली ṭolī [ˈʈoː.liː]
lenis
[ɖ]
► som Language Somali : dhul [ɖul]
► urd Language Urdu : ڈَنْڈا ḍanḍā [ɖənˈɖa]
palatal
fortis
[c]
► gle Language Irish : teach [cax]
► hun Language Hungarian : tyúk [cuːk]
lenis
[ɟ]
► gle Language Irish : dia [ɟiːə]
► hun Language Hungarian : gyom [ɟɔm]
velar
fortis
[k]
► deu Language German : kalt [kᴀlt]
► tur Language Turkish : kasım [kaˈsəm]
lenis
[g]
► deu Language German : Gold [gɔlt]
► mkd Language Macedonian : град [grat]
uvular
fortis
[q]
► ara Language Arabic : قَلَم qalam [ˈqa.lam] 🔈
► tgk Language Tajik : қошуқ [ˈqɔ.ʃuk]
lenis
[ɢ]
► pes Language Persian : غار ġār [ɢɒːr]
glottal
fortis
[ʔ]
► deu Language German : Esche [ˈʔɛ.ʃə]
► ita Language Italian : uno [ˈʔuː.nɔ] 🔈
fricative
labiodental
fortis
[f]
► bos Language Bosnian : flaša [ˈfɫa.ʃa]
► deu Language German : Fuß [fuːs]
lenis
[v]
► deu Language German : Wald [vᴀlt]
► nor Language Norwegian : vegg [vɛg]
dental
fortis
[θ]
► isl Language Icelandic : þú [θuː]
► spa Language Spanish : ciudad [θjuˈðað]
lenis
[ð]
► spa Language Spanish : dedo [ˈdɛ.ðɔ]
► sqi Language Albanian : dhomë [ðɔm]
alveolar
fortis
[s]
► deu Language German : Smaragd [smᴀˈʀᴀkt]
► lit Language Lithuanian : sausis [ˈsaʊ.sɪs]
lenis
[z]
► deu Language German : See [zeː]
► lav Language Latvian : zivs [zivs] 🔈
postalveolar
fortis
[ʃ]
► deu Language German : Schiff [ʃɪf]
► srp Language Serbian : шест [ʃɛːst]
lenis
[ʒ]
► bos Language Bosnian : žena [ˈʒɛː.na]
► deu Language German : Journal [ʒʉʕˈnaːl]
retroflex
fortis
[ʂ]
► urd Language Urdu : کشٹ kaṣṭ [kəʂʈ]
► zho Language Chinese : 山 shān [ʂan˥]
lenis
[ʐ]
► pol Language Polish : żaba [ˈʐa.ba]
► zho Language Chinese : 人 rén [ʐɛn˧˥]
prepalatal
fortis
[ɕ]
► pol Language Polish : świerk [ɕfjɛrk]
► zho Language Chinese : 西 xī [ɕiː˥]
lenis
[ʑ]
► jpn Language Japanese : 時期 jiki [ˈdʑi.kʲi]
► pol Language Polish : źle [ʑlɛ]
palatal
fortis
[ç]
► deu Language German : Chemie [çɛˈmiː]
► isl Language Icelandic : hjól [çɔʊl]
lenis
[j]
► deu Language German : ja [jaː] 🔈
► ltz Language Luxembourgish : jonk [jɔŋk]
velar
fortis
[x]
► deu Language German : Bach [bᴀx]
► ukr Language Ukrainian : хустка [ˈxust.ka]
lenis
[ʀ]
► deu Language German : rot [ʀoːt] 🔈
► heb Language Hebrew : רֹאשׁ roʾš [ʀɔʃ]
uvular
fortis
[ħ]
► ara Language Arabic : حَالْ ḥāl [ħaːl]
► som Language Somali : xood [ħoːd]
lenis
[ʕ]
► ara Language Arabic : عَقْرَبْ ʿaqrab [ˈʕaq.rab]
► deu Language German : Hort [hɒʕt]
glottal
fortis
[h]
► deu Language German : Hut [huːt]
► kat Language Georgian : ჰავა hava [ˈha.va]
percussive
alveolar
pulsative
[r]
► bul Language Bulgarian : резе [ˈrɛ.zɛ]
► ron Language Romanian : rest [rɛst]
retroflex
pulsative
[ɻ]
► ben Language Bengali : গাড়ি gaṛi [ˈɡa.ɻi]
► hin Language Hindi : बड़ा baṛā [bəˈɻa]
palatal
pulsative
[ɼ]
► ces Language Czech : řeka [ˈɼɛ.ka]
vibrant
[ɹ]
► slk Language Slovak : prst [pɹ̩st]
► spa Language Spanish : rata [ˈɹa.ta]
uvular
vibrant
[ʁ]
► hye Language Armenian : տղա tġa [dəˈʁɑ]
► swa Language Swahili : ghali [ˈʁaː.li]
diacritic
voiceless
[ ̥ ][ ̊ ]
► deu Language German (synophone): Brache [ˈb̥ʀaː.xə]
voiced
[ ̬ ][ ̌ ]
► deu Language German (synophone): Brache [ˈb̬ʀaː.xə]
nasalised
[˜]
► fra Language French : arranger [ʔaˈʀᴀ̃ˈʒe]
► pol Language Polish : sprężarka [sprɛ̃ˈʐar.ka]
postpositive
long
[ː]
► cat Language Catalan : jove [ˈʒoː.bə]
► ita Language Italian : pane [ˈpaː.nɛ]
aspirated
[ʰ]
► deu Language German : kahl [kʰaːl]
► hin Language Hindi : थका thakā [ˈtʰa.kaː]
palatalised
[ʲ]
► gle Language Irish : géag [gʲeːg]
► rus Language Russian : мясо [ˈmʲa.sa]
uvularised
[ˁ]
► ara Language Arabic : طَالِبْ ṭālib [ˈtˤaː.lib]
Carrier
syllabic
[ ̍ ][ ̩ ]
► deu Language German : reden [ˈʀeː.dn̩]
► slv Language Slovene : vrh [vɹ̩x]
syllable
unstressed
[.]
► deu Language German : koordinieren [koː.ɔʕ.diːˈniː.ʀn̩]
► ron Language Romanian : persoană [pɛr.sɔˈaː.nə]
primarily stressed
[ˈ]
► deu Language German : Sonne [ˈzɔ.nə]
► ell Language Greek : τεχνικός [tɛx.niˈkɔs]
secondarily stressed
[ˌ]
► est Language Estonian : vanaisa [ˈva.naˌi.sa]
► fin Language Finnish : sukunimi [ˈsu.kuˌni.mi]
word
separat
[ ]
► eng Language English USA Area of use: Region America : not at all [nad ʔɛd ʔɒːl]
► spa Language Spanish : la mano [la ˈma.nɔ]
syllabic
[_]
► eng Language English GBR Area of use: Region America : not at all [nɔt_ɛˈt‿ɒːl]
► ara Language Arabic : ٱَلْبَيْتْ ʹal-bait [ʔᴀl_ˈbᴀɪt]
intrasyllabic
[‿]
tonal
very high
[˥]
► vie Language Vietnamese : chính [cɨn˦˥]
► zho Language Chinese : 妈 mā [maː˥]
high
[˦]
► vie Language Vietnamese : kẽm [kɛm˦ʔ˥]
► zho Language Chinese : 北 běi [bɛɪ˨˩˦]
medium
[˧]
► vie Language Vietnamese : ba [baː˧]
► zho Language Chinese : 娘 niáng [njaŋ˧˥]
low
[˨]
► vie Language Vietnamese : gạch [ʀajk˧˨ʔ]
► zho Language Chinese : 主 zhǔ [ʒuː˨˩˦]
very low
[˩]
► vie Language Vietnamese : tàu [taw˨˩]
► zho Language Chinese : 万 mò [mɔː˥˩]