English phonemic transcription chart

DISC (CELEX)WorldbetKlatteseARPABET (CMUdict)IPA (broad "American")Wells (1982) lexical sets (for stressed nuclei)
IIIIH[ɪ]KIT
EEEEH[ɛ]DRESS
{@@AE[æ]TRAP/BATHDISC merges BATH, PALM, and START
QAaAA[ɑ]LOT/PALMDISC merges BATH, PALM, and START
V^^AH[ʌ]STRUTMaybe identical to [ə] in some dialects
UUUUH[ʊ]FOOT
$>cAO[ɔ]CLOTH/THOUGHTDISC merges THOUGHT, NORTH, and FORCE
3&rXER[ɚ]NURSEUnclear phonological identity
ii:iIY[iː]FLEECEMay have front offglide
1eieEY[eɪ]FACE
5oUoOW[oʊ]GOAT
uuuUW[uː]GOOSEMay have front glide before or back glide after
2aIYAY[aɪ]PRICE
4>iOOY[ɔɪ]CHOICE
6aUWAW[aʊ]MOUTH
7i 9rI rIH R[ɪɚ]NEAR
8ei 9rE rEH R[ɛɚ]SQUARE
#A 9ra rAA R[aɚ]STARTDISC merges BATH, PALM, and START
$> 3rc rAO R[ɔɚ]NORTH/FORCEDISC merges THOUGHT, NORTH, and FORCE
9u 9rU rUH R[ʊɚ]CURE
@&xAH[ə]Maybe identical to [ʌ]/STRUT in some dialects
pppP[p]Aspirated initially
bbbB[b]
tttT[t]Aspirated initially; can be [ɾ] or even [ʔ] when intervocalic and immediately post-tonic
dddD[d]Can be [ɾ] or even [ʔ] when intervocalic and immediately post-tonic
kkkK[k]Aspirated initially
gggG[g]
JtSCCH[tʃ]DISC's is counterintuitive
_dZJJH[dʒ]
fffF[f]
vvvV[v]
TTTTH[θ]
DDDDH[ð]
sssS[s]
SSSSH[ʃ]
zzzZ[z]
ZZZZH[ʒ]Marginal (in type terms), but difficult to exclude by markedness principles
hhhHH[h]
r9rrR[ɹ]
mmmM[m]
nnnN[n]
NNGNG[ŋ]Generally thought to be a pure allophone of /n/ before dorsals
lllL[l]
P& lLAH L[əl]Maybe just syllabic allophone of /l/
H& nNAH N[ən]Maybe just syllabic allophone of /n/
jjjY[j]
wwwW[w]

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