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Sound correspondences between English accents

This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) can be used to represent sound correspondences among various accents and dialects of the English language.

These charts give a diaphoneme for each sound, followed by its realization in different dialects. The symbols for the diaphonemes are given in bold, followed by their most common phonetic values.

Abbreviations list

The following abbreviations are used in this article for regional varieties of English:

Abbreviations list
Abbreviation Regional variety
AmE American English
AuE Australian English
BahE Bahamian English
BajE Bajan English
CaE Canadian English
CIE Channel Island English
EnE English English
FiE Fiji English
InE Indian English
IrE Irish English
JSE Jamaican English
NZE New Zealand English
PaE Palauan English
ScE Scottish English
SIE Solomon Islands English
SAE South African English
SSE Standard Singapore English
WaE Welsh English

See Pronunciation respelling for English for phonetic transcriptions used in different dictionaries.

Consonants

English consonants
Diaphoneme[i] Phones Examples
p pʰ pen
p spin, tip
b b but
b̥ web
t t, tʰ sting, two
ɾ,[ii] ʔ,[iii] t̞[iv] better
d d do
d̥, ɾ[v] odd, daddy
tʃ tʃʰ chair
tʃ teach, nature
dʒ dʒ gin, joy
d̥ʒ̊ edge
k k skin, unique, thick
kʰ cat, kill, queen
ɡ ɡ go, get
ɡ̊ beg
f f, ɸ[vi] fool, enough, leaf, off, photo
v v, β[vii] voice, verve
v̥ have, of, verve
θ θ, t̪, f[viii] thing, teeth
ð ð, ð̥, d̪, v[ix] this, breathe, father
s s see, city, pass
z z zoo
z̥ rose
ʃ ʃ she, sure, session, emotion, leash
ʒ ʒ genre, pleasure, equation, seizure
ʒ̊ beige
h h, ɦ,[x] ç[xi] ham, hue
m m, ɱ[xii] man, ham
n n no, tin
ŋ ŋ ringer, sing,[xiii] finger, drink
l l, ɫ,[xiv] l̥, ɫ̥,[xv] ɤ, o,[xvi] left, bell, sable, please
r ɹʷ, ɹ, ɾ,[xvii] r,[xviii] ɻ, ɹ̥ʷ, ɹ̥, ɾ̥, ɻ̊,[xv] ʋ[xix] run, very, probably
w w, ʍ[xv] we, queen
j j yes, Mayan
hw ʍ, w[xx] what
Marginal consonants
x x, χ, k, kʰ, h, ɦ loch,[xxi] ugh[xxii]
ç ç[xxiii] Hugh
ʔ ʔ uh-oh
ɬ ɬ, l Llangefni,[xxiv] hlala gahle[xxv][1]
ɮ ɮ ibandla[xxv][2]
  1. ^ This is a compromise IPA transcription, which covers most dialects of English.
  2. ^ /t/, is pronounced [ɾ] in some positions in AmE, AuE, and sometimes in EnE.
  3. ^ /t/ is pronounced [ʔ] in some positions in ScE, EnE, AmE and AuE.
  4. ^ /t/ is pronounced [t̞] non-initially in IrE.
  5. ^ /d/ is pronounced [ɾ] if preceded and followed by vowels in GA and Australian English.
  6. ^ The labiodental fricative /f/ is often pronounced as bilabial [ɸ] after the bilabials /p/, /b/, and /m/, as in up-front GA: [ʌpˈɸɹʌnt], Cub fan GA: [ˈkʰʌbɸæn], tomfoolery GA: [ˌtʰɑmˈɸuɫəɹi].
  7. ^ The labiodental fricative /v/ is often pronounced as bilabial [β] after the bilabials /p/, /b/, and /m/, as in upvote GA: [ˈʌpβəʊt], obviate GA: [ˈɑbβiˌeɪt], Humvee GA: [ˈhʌmβi].
  8. ^ /θ/ is pronounced as a dental stop [t̪] in Irish English, Newfoundland English, Indian English, and New York English, merges with /f/ in some varieties of English English, and merges with /t/ in some varieties of Caribbean English. The dental stop [t̪] also occurs in other dialects as an allophone of /θ/.
  9. ^ /ð/ is pronounced as a dental stop [d̪] in Irish English, Newfoundland English, Indian English, and New York English, merges with /v/ in some varieties of English English, and merges with /d/ in some varieties of Caribbean English. [d̪] also occurs in other dialects as an allophone of /ð/.
  10. ^ The glottal fricative /h/ is often pronounced as voiced [ɦ] between vowel sounds and after voiced consonants. Initial voiced [ɦ] occurs in some accents of the Southern Hemisphere.
  11. ^ /h/ is pronounced [ç] before the palatal approximant /j/, sometimes even replacing the cluster /hj/, and sometimes before high front vowels.
  12. ^ The bilabial nasal /m/ is often pronounced as labiodental [ɱ] before /f/ and /v/, as in symphony GA: [ˈsɪɱfəni], circumvent GA: [ˌsɝkəɱˈvɛnt], some value GA: [ˌsʌɱ‿ˈvæɫju̟].
  13. ^ In some dialects, such as Brummie, words like ringer [ˈɹɪŋə], sing [sɪŋ], which have a velar nasal [ŋ] in most dialects, are pronounced with an additional /ɡ/, like "finger": [ˈfɪŋɡə].
  14. ^ Velarized [ɫ] traditionally does not occur in Irish English; clear or plain [l] does not occur in Australian, New Zealand, Scottish, or American English. RP, some other English accents, and South African English, however, have clear [l] in syllable onsets and dark [ɫ] in syllable rimes.
  15. ^ a b c Sonorants are voiceless after a fortis (voiceless) stop at the beginning of a stressed syllable.
  16. ^ L-vocalization in which l is pronounced as a kind of a back vowel ([ɤ] or [o], or non-syllabic [ɤ̯, o̯], forming a diphthong with the preceding vowel) occurs in New Zealand English and many regional accents, such as African-American Vernacular English, Cockney, New York English, Estuary English, Pittsburgh English, Standard Singapore English.
  17. ^ /r/ is pronounced as a tap [ɾ] in some varieties of Scottish, Irish, Indian, Welsh, Northern England and South African English.
  18. ^ The alveolar trill [r] only occurs in some varieties of Scottish, Welsh, Indian and South African English.
  19. ^ R-labialization, in which r is pronounced as [ʋ], is found in some accents in Southern England.
  20. ^ Some dialects, such as Scottish English, Irish English, and many American South and New England dialects, distinguish voiceless [ʍ] from voiced [w]; see wine–whine merger and voiceless labiovelar approximant.
  21. ^ Marginal in most accents, and otherwise merged with /k/, see Lock–loch merger.
  22. ^ This common English interjection is usually pronounced with [x] in unscripted spoken English, but it is most often read /ʌɡ/ or /ʌk/
  23. ^ /hj/ can be /ç/ in Conservative RP.
  24. ^ ɬ exists in Welsh English as an allophone of /l/ in Welsh loan words. Other dialects usually replace it with l.
  25. ^ a b This sound exists in South African English in Zulu loan words.

Vowels

In the vowels charts, a separate phonetic value is given for each major dialect, alongside the words used to name their corresponding lexical sets. The diaphonemes for the lexical sets given here are based on RP and General American; they are not sufficient to express all of the distinctions found in other dialects, such as Australian English.

The groups are defined such that no mergers of each group's sets take place outside them.[disputed – discuss] Note that in most cases, the first set in the group will never merge with the last set, similar to how the furthest points of a dialect continuum are not mutually intelligible.

TRAP to THOUGHT

Dia-
phoneme[i] 		Lexical set Examples AmE AuE[3][4] BahE BajE CaE[5] Cameroonian English[6] CIE EnE FiE InE[7] IrE[8] NZE[9][10] Newfoundland English[11] PaE ScE[12] SIE SAE[13][14] SSE WaE[15]
AAVE Boston accent Cajun English California English Chicano English General American[16][17][9] Inland Northern American English Miami accent Mid-Atlantic accent New York accent Philadelphia English Southern American English Brummie[18] Southern England English Northern England English RP Ulster English South-West Irish English Dublin English Standard Irish English Abercraf English Port Talbot English Cardiff English
Non-Rhotic Rhotic Older Younger Northern Southern Non-Rhotic Older Rhotic Older Non-Rhotic Rhotic Cultivated General Broad Cockney Estuary English (EE) MLE[19] West Country Cumbrian Geordie Lancashire Manchester Pitmatic Scouse Yorkshire Conservative[20][21] Contemporary (SSBE)[22] Belfast Mid-Ulster Traditional Ulster Scots Local New Cultivated General Broad Cultivated General Broad
æ TRAP ham ɛː~ɛə̯~eə̯ ɪə̯~eə̯~ɛɐ̯[ii] æ eə~ɛə æ~ɛə̯~eə̯ eə̯~ɛə̯~æ[ii] eə̯~ɪə̯ æ ɛə̯~eə̯~ɪə̯[ii] æə̯~ɛə̯~eə̯[ii] æɛæ~eə eə̯~æjə[ii] æː[iii] æː~ɛː[iii] æ̝ː~ɛː~e̞ː[iii] æ~a a æ~ɛə̯[ii] a̽ æ a æ~ɛ~ɛɪ æ~a~ɛ̞ ɐ̞ æː~aː a~ä a a~ä a a~ä æ aː[iii] æ æ~ɛ äː~a æ a æ~a æ ɛ ɛ̝ æ æ ä ɑ~æ æ a~æ æ~ɛ~e̞ ɛ[23] a aː[iii] aː~æː[iii]
bad æ~ɛː~ɛə̯ æ~ɛə̯ æ~ɛə̯ ɛ~æ~a~ä æ~æ̞ æ æ, ɛə̯~eə̯~ɪə̯[ii] æ æ~æɛæ~ɐɛɐ æ~æjə~æ̠ɛæ̠ æ~a̝
lad æ a̝~æ æ~ɛ æ~ɛ a a a~æ
ɑː / æ BATH pass ä~a ɛə̯~eə̯~ɪə̯[ii] æə̯~ɛə̯~eə̯[ii] æɛ~æe äː äː~ɐː aː ɑː ɑː ɑː~ɑ̟ː~ɑ̹ː ɑː ɑ̟ː ɑ̈ː~ʌ̞ː a~ɑ äː æː~aː aː ɐː~äː æː ɑ ɑ̟ː ɑː ɒː~ɔː ä[24]
ɑː PALM father a~ä~ɑ a~ä ɑ ä~ɑ~ɒ ä~a ɑ~ä a~ä ɑ ɑ̟ː ɑ~ä ɑ ɑ ɒ~ɑ ɑː ɒ~ɑ äː ɒː~ɑː äː aː~ɑː äː aː äː~ɑː æ~ɑː ɑː ɑː aː aː~æː
ɒ LOT not ɒ~ɑ ɒ ɒ ɒ~ɔ ɒ~ɑ ɔ ɒ ä~ɒ~ɔ̈~ɔ ɒ~ɔ ɒ~ɒ̈ ɒ~ɔ ɒ~ɑ̠ ɒ~ɔ ɒ ɒ~ɔ ɒ ɔ ɔ ɔ~ɒ~ä ɒ~ɑ~ä äː ɔː ä ɑ~ɒ~ɔ ɑ ɒ~ɔ ɑ ɑ ɔ ɒ̈ ɒ̈~ʌ̈ ɒ̈ ɔ ɒ ɑ̟
ɒ / ɔː CLOTH off[iv] ɒ(ɔ̯)~ɔ(ʊ̯)~ɔə̯ a ɒ~ɔ~ɑ[v] ɒ~ɑ ɑ~ɔ ɔə̯~oə̯~ʊə̯ ɔə̯~ɒ̝ə̯ ɔo̯~ɑɒ̯ ɑɒ̯~ɑ ɔ ɒː ɒː o̞ː ɒː aː~ä ɔː ɒ ɑː ɒ̈, o̞ː ɒ̈~ʌ̈, oː ɒ̈, oː
ɔː THOUGHT law ɔː o̞ː oː ɒː~ɑː oː~ɔː o̞ː~ɔː ɔː~ɔ̝ə̯~ɔuə̯ ɔə̯~ɔː~ɔ̝ː oː ɒː~ɔː ɔː ɒː~ɔː o̞ː ɒː~ɔː o̞ː ɔː~ɒː ɒː~ɔː~oː ɒː oː o̞ː oː ɒː ʌ̈ː
pause oː~oʊ~ɔo o̟ː~o̞ː
  1. ^ This is a compromise IPA transcription, which covers most dialects of English.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i In most of the United States (with high dialectal variation), and to a lesser degree in Canada, special /æ/ tensing systems occur.
  3. ^ a b c d e f See bad–lad split for this distinction.
  4. ^ In American accents without the cot–caught merger, CLOTH words (usually words with a vowel written ⟨o⟩ preceding the fricatives /f/, /θ/ and /s/ and the velar nasal /ŋ/, e.g. off, cloth, boss, long), are pronounced with the vowel of THOUGHT, rather than the vowel of LOT as is the case in most other dialects of English, see Lot–cloth split. In American accents with the cot–caught merger (about half of today's speakers), LOT, CLOTH and THOUGHT all have the same vowel.
  5. ^ ɒ~ɔ occurs in American accents without the cot–caught merger (about half of today's speakers); the rest have ɑ.

commA to FLEECE

Dia-
phoneme[i] 		Lexical set Examples AmE AuE[3][4] BahE BajE CaE[5] Cameroonian English[6] CIE EnE FiE InE[7] IrE[8] NZE[9][10] Newfoundland English[11] PaE ScE[12] SIE SAE[13][14] SSE WaE[15]
AAVE Boston accent Cajun English California English Chicano English General American[16][17][9] Inland Northern American English Miami accent Mid-Atlantic accent New York accent Philadelphia English Southern American English Brummie[18] Southern England English Northern England English RP Ulster English South-West Irish English Dublin English Standard Irish English Abercraf English Port Talbot English Cardiff English
Non-Rhotic Rhotic Older Younger Northern Southern Non-Rhotic Older Rhotic Older Non-Rhotic Rhotic Cultivated General Broad Cockney Estuary English (EE) MLE[19] West Country Cumbrian Geordie Lancashire Manchester Pitmatic Scouse Yorkshire Conservative[20][21] Contemporary (SSBE)[22] Belfast Mid-Ulster Traditional Ulster Scots Local New Cultivated General Broad Cultivated General Broad
ə commA about ə ə~a̽~ɔ~ɪ~ɛ ə ə~ɐ ə~ə̝ ə~ɐ ə~ɔː ə ə~ɐ ə ɐ~a ə ə ə ə~ɐ ə ə[ii] ə
ɪ KIT bit ɪ~iə̯ ɪ~ɪ̞~ɪ̈ ɪ ɪ̞ ɪ ɪ~ɪ̞~ɪ̈ ɪ~ɪ̈ ɪ ɪ~ɪjə~iə̯ ɪ ɪ~i i ɪ ɪ ɪ~i ɪ ɪ~i ɪ ɪ~ɪ̈ ɪ ɪ ɪ̞ ɪ ɪ̈~ë ə~ɘ ɛ ɪ ɪ̈ ɪ ɪ ɪ~ë̞~ə~ʌ ɪ ɪ ɪ̈[ii] ɪ~i ɪ ɪ̞
kit ɪ[ii] i[ii]
i happY city ɪ~i i ɪ~i ɪi̯~i i ɪi̯~i ɪ~ɪ̈ ɪi̯~i i ɪ ɪi̯~iː ɪi̯~əi̯ iː i i iː~i əi̯~i i ɪi̯~iː iː ei~ɪi i ɪ~e i ɪ~e ɪi̯~iː i iː e iː ɪi̯ ɪi̯~əi̯ i i e~ɪ~i i iː i iː
iː FLEECE see i i iː ɪi̯~i ɪi̯~i ɪi̯ ɪi̯~iː i əi̯~ɨi̯ əi~ɐi ɪi iː, ei̯ ɪi iː ɪi~iː iː, ɪ̈i̯ ~ ɪ̈ɪ̯ ɪi~iː ɪi̯ iː ɪi̯ iː iː i iː
  1. ^ This is a compromise IPA transcription, which covers most dialects of English.
  2. ^ a b c d It is not clear whether this a true phonemic split, since the distribution of the two sounds is predictable; see Kit–bit split.

STRUT to GOOSE

Dia-
phoneme[i] 		Lexical set Examples AmE AuE[3][4] BahE BajE CaE[5] Cameroonian English[6] CIE EnE FiE InE[7] IrE[8] NZE[9][10] Newfoundland English[11] PaE ScE[12] SIE SAE[13][14] SSE WaE[15]
AAVE Boston accent Cajun English California English Chicano English General American[16][17][9] Inland Northern American English Miami accent Mid-Atlantic accent New York accent Philadelphia English Southern American English Brummie[18] Southern England English Northern England English RP Ulster English South-West Irish English Dublin English Standard Irish English Abercraf English Port Talbot English Cardiff English
Non-Rhotic Rhotic Older Younger Northern Southern Non-Rhotic Older Rhotic Older Non-Rhotic Rhotic Cultivated General Broad Cockney Estuary English (EE) MLE[19] West Country Cumbrian Geordie Lancashire Manchester Pitmatic Scouse Yorkshire Conservative[20][21] Contemporary (SSBE)[22] Belfast Mid-Ulster Traditional Ulster Scots Local New Cultivated General Broad Cultivated General Broad
ʌ STRUT run ʌ~ɜ ʌ~ɐ ʌ ʌ~ɜ~ɛ̠ ɐ ʌ~ɜ~ɑ̈ ʌ~ɜ~ɐ ʌ~ɔ ʌ ɐ ʌ̈ ʌ ɜ ä~ɐ ʌ ʌ~ɜ~ɐ ɔ ʌ~ɔ ɒ~ʌ~ə~ɤ~ʊ ɐ̟~a ɐ~ʌ̟~ɐ̟ ʌ~ʌ̝ ʌ~ʊ ʊ ʊ̞~ɤ ʊ ʊ, ʌ̈ ʊ ɐ ɐ~ʌ̈~ɑ̈[ii] ʌ~ɐ ə~ɜ~ɐ ɞ~ʌ̈ ʌ̈~ʊ ʊ ɤ~ʊ ʌ̈~ʊ ɐ~ä ɔ̈ ʌ ʌ~ɐ ɐ~ä ä ə~ɜ
ʊ FOOT put ʊ~ʊ̜̈~ɵ~ø̞ ʊ ʊ~ɜ̠ ʊ~ʊ̞ ʊ ə~ɔ̝ ʊ ʊ̈~ʏ ʊ ʊ~u u ʊ ʊ~u ʊ ɤ~ʊ~ʊ̝ ʊ~ʊ̈ ʊ~ʊ̜̈ ʊ~ʊ̈ ʊ ʊ ɵ~ɤ̈ ʊ ʉ ʊ̈ ʊ ʊ ʊ~ʊ̈ ʊ ʊ ʉ ʊ ʊ~ɵ ʊ~u ʊ ɘ
hood ʉː~ʊ ʊ uː~ʊ
uː GOOSE through ʊu̯~u u~ʊu̯~ɵu̯ u uː~ʉː~yː ʉ̠ː ʊ~uː u̟~ʊu̯~ʉu̯~ɵu̯ u~ɵu̯ ʊu̯~ɵu̯~yː u̟ː u~ʊu̯~ɤʊ̯~ɤu̯ ʉu̯ ʊu~ɵu~ʊ̈y~ʏy~ʉ̞u̟ ʊu̯ ʊ̈ʉ̯ ʊ̈ʉ̯~əʉ̯ ʉː uː ʉu̯ uː uː~ʉ əʉ̯~əu̯ əʉ~ʉː~ɨː~ʊː ʉː~ʉ̟ː~ʏː ʏ̝ː~ʉː uː~ʏː ʉː u̟ː~ʉː,ɵʊ̯ ʊu~uː ʏː ʉː ʉː, ɪ̈u̯~ɪ̈ʊ̯ ʊu~uː ʊu̯ ʊ̈ʉ̯~ʉː~ɨ̞ɯ̯̈ u uː uː ʊ̈ʉ̯ uː u u u̟ː ʉː~yː ʉː u uː
threw ɪu̯[iii]
juː cute (j)ʊu̯~(j)u (j)u~(j)ʊu̯~(j)ɵu̯ (j)uː~(j)ʉː~(j)yː (j)ʉ̠ː (j)ʊ~(j)u: (j)u̟~(j)ʊu̯~(j)ʉu̯~(j)ɵu̯ (j)u~(j)ɵu̯ (j)ʊu̯~(j)ɵu̯~(j)yː ju̟ː (j)u~(j)ʊu̯~(j)ɤʊ̯~(j)ɤu̯ (j)ʉu̯ jʊu~jɵu~jʊ̈y~jʏy~jʉ̞u̟ (j)ʊu~(j)ɵu~(j)ʊ̈y~(j)ʏy~(j)ʉ̞u̟ jʊu̯ jʊ̈ʉ̯ jʊ̈ʉ̯~jəʉ̯ jʉː juː (j)ʉu̯ juː juː~jʉ jəʉ̯~jəu̯ jəʉ~jʉː~jɨː~jʊː jʉː~jʉ̟ː~jʏː jʏ̝ː~jʉː (j)uː jʉː ju̟ː~jʉː,jɵʊ̯ jʊu~juː jʏː jʉː jʉː, jɪ̈u̯~jɪ̈ʊ̯ jʊu~juː jʊu̯ jʊ̈ʉ̯~jʉː~jɨ̞ɯ̯̈ ju juː jʉ jʊ̈ juː jʊ̈ʉ̯ juː ju jʉ ju ju̟ː jʉː~jyː jʉː ju
  1. ^ This is a compromise IPA transcription, which covers most dialects of English.
  2. ^ The STRUT vowel in BrE is highly variable in the triangle defined by ə, ʌ and ɑ, see 'STRUT for Dummies'
  3. ^ In Welsh English, you, yew and ewe are /juː/, /jɪu/ and /ɪu/ respectively; in most other varieties of English they are homophones.

PRICE to CHOICE

Dia-
phoneme[i] 		Lexical set Examples AmE AuE[3][4] BahE BajE CaE[5] Cameroonian English[6] CIE EnE FiE InE[7] IrE[8] NZE[9][10] Newfoundland English[11] PaE ScE[12] SIE SAE[13][14] SSE WaE[15]
AAVE Boston accent Cajun English California English Chicano English General American[16][17][9] Inland Northern American English Miami accent Mid-Atlantic accent New York accent Philadelphia English Southern American English Brummie[18] Southern England English Northern England English RP Ulster English South-West Irish English Dublin English Standard Irish English Abercraf English Port Talbot English Cardiff English
Non-Rhotic Rhotic Older Younger Northern Southern Non-Rhotic Older Rhotic Older Non-Rhotic Rhotic Cultivated General Broad Cockney Estuary English (EE) MLE[19] West Country Cumbrian Geordie Lancashire Manchester Pitmatic Scouse Yorkshire Conservative[20][21] Contemporary (SSBE)[22] Belfast Mid-Ulster Traditional Ulster Scots Local New Cultivated General Broad Cultivated General Broad
aɪ PRICE flight äɪ̯ ɐɪ̯[ii] ɑɪ̯~aː äɪ~aɪ æɪ~aɪ~äɪ ɐɪ̯ ʌɪ̯~ɜɪ̯~ɐɪ̯[ii] aɪ̯~äː äɪ̯ äɪ̯ ɐɪ̯ ai~aæ ɐi~äɪ~äɛ~äː äɪ̯ ɑ̟e̯~ɑe̯ ɑe̯~ɒe̯ ɑɪ̯ ʌɪ̯ ʌɪ̯~ɜɪ̯~ɐɪ̯[ii] a̽i aɪ̯~ɑɪ̯~ɒɪ̯ aɪ̯~ɒɪ̯~ɔɪ̯ ɑɪ̯~ɒɪ̯~ɑ̟ə̯~ɑ̟ː a̠ɪ̯~ɑɪ̯~ɑ̹ɪ̯ æː~aɪ̯~ɐɪ̯ ɒɪ̯~ɑɪ̯~əɪ̯ aɪ~äɪ äi̯ aɪ~äɪ aɪ̯~ɑɪ̯~aː äɪ~äː äɪ̯ ɑ̈ɪ̯~ʌ̞ɪ̯ ɐe̯ äɪ̯ ɐi̯~ɜi̯[ii] æɪ̯~ɐɪ̯ əɪ̯~ɐɪ̯ ɑɪ̯~ɐɪ̯ aɪ̯~ɑɪ̯ ɑ̟ɪ̯ ɑe̯ ɒe̯ əi ɑɪ̯ ɜi̯, äe̯ ɑɪ̯ äɪ̯ äɪ̯~äː ɑɪ̯~ɑ̟ː ai̯ ɐ̟ɪ̯ ɜɪ̯ ɜi̯
my äː~äe̯~aː äɪ̯ äɪ̯ aɪ̯~ae̯~æɪ̯ ɑɪ̯~ɒɪ̯~äɪ̯ äɪ̯ aɪ~æɛ~aæ äː~äɛ ɑɪ̯ äe̯~ɜi̯
ɔɪ CHOICE boy oɪ̯ ɔɪ̯~oɪ̯ ɔɪ̯ ɔɪ̯~oɪ̯ ɔɪ̯ oɪ̯ ɔɪ̯ ɔɪ̯~oɪ̯ ɔoɪ oi̯ o̞ɪ̯ oɪ̯ oɪ̯~ɑɪ̯ oɪ̯~ʌɪ̯ ɔɪ̯ oi ɔɪ̯~oɪ̯ ɔ̝ɪ~oɪ ɔɪ̯~oɪ̯ ɔ̝ɪ̯~oɪ̯ ɔɪ̯~oɪ̯ ɔɪ oe̯ ɔɪ oɪ ɔɪ ɔɪ̯ oɪ̯ ɔɪ̯ əɪ̯~ɑɪ̯ aɪ̯~äɪ̯ ɒɪ̯~oɪ̯ ɒɪ̯ oɪ̯ oe̯ ɔɪ̯ oi̯ ɔɪ̯ ɔɪ̯~ɒɪ̯ ɔɪ̯ ɔi̯ ɔɪ̯ ɒɪ̯ ʌ̈i̯
  1. ^ This is a compromise IPA transcription, which covers most dialects of English.
  2. ^ a b c d Some dialects of North American English have a vowel shift called Canadian raising, in which the first element of the diphthongs /aɪ, aʊ/ is raised in certain cases, yielding [ʌɪ̯, ʌʊ̯] or [əɪ̯, əʊ̯]. Canadian English has raising of both diphthongs, but most dialects in the United States only have raising of /aɪ/. In monosyllables, raising occurs before voiceless consonants, so right [ɹʌɪ̯t] and out [ʌʊ̯t] have raised vowels, but eyes [aɪz] and loud [laʊd] do not.

NEAR to lettER

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phoneme[i] 		Lexical set Examples AmE AuE[3][4] BahE BajE CaE[5] Cameroonian English[6] CIE EnE FiE InE[7] IrE[8] NZE[9][10] Newfoundland English[11] PaE ScE[12] SIE SAE[13][14] SSE WaE[15]
AAVE Boston accent Cajun English California English Chicano English General American[16][17][9] Inland Northern American English Miami accent Mid-Atlantic accent New York accent Philadelphia English Southern American English Brummie[18] Southern England English Northern England English RP Ulster English South-West Irish English Dublin English Standard Irish English Abercraf English Port Talbot English Cardiff English
Non-Rhotic Rhotic Older Younger Northern Southern Non-Rhotic Older Rhotic Older Non-Rhotic Rhotic Cultivated General Broad Cockney Estuary English (EE) MLE[19] West Country Cumbrian Geordie Lancashire Manchester Pitmatic Scouse Yorkshire Conservative[20][21] Contemporary (SSBE)[22] Belfast Mid-Ulster Traditional Ulster Scots Local New Cultivated General Broad Cultivated General Broad
ɪər NEAR deer iə̯(ɹ)~iɤ̯(ɹ) iɹ ɪə̯(ɹ)~ɪɐ̯(ɹ) i(ɹ)~ɪ(ɹ) ɪɹ~iɹ iɻ~iə̯ɻ iɹ ɪə̯(ɹ) ɪə̯(ɹ)~iə̯(ɹ) ɪɹ~iɹ iɹ i(ɹ) iɹ ɪə̯(ɹ) ɪə̯(ɹ)~ɪː(ɹ)~iː(ɹ)~iə̯(ɹ) iː(ɹ)~iə̯(ɹ) iə̯(ɹ)~eə̯(ɹ) eːɹ ɪɹ ia̽ iə̯(ɾ)~ɪə̯(ɾ) ɘiɐ(ɹ)~iə̯(ɹ)~ɪə̯(ɹ)~ɜː(ɹ) iə(ɹ)~ɪː(ɹ)~ɪiɐ(ɹ) ɪː(ɹ)~ɪə̯(ɹ) ɪː(ɹ) iɻ ɪə(ɹ) iɐ̯(ɹ) ɪə iɛ̯(ɾ) ɪə̯(ɹ) ɪ̞ː(ɹ)~ɪə̯(ɹ) ɪə̯(ɹ)~iə̯(ɹ) ɪə̯(ɾ)~iː(ɾ) iːɹ ɪə̯(ɹ) ɪə̯(ɹ)[ii] ɛr ɪɹ~iɹ iə̯ɾ ɪə̯(ɾ)~iə̯(ɾ) ɪə̯(ɹ) ɪə̯(ɾ)~ɪː(ɾ) iə̯(ɹ) iːə(ɾ)~jøː(ɾ) iːə(ɹ)~jøː(ɹ)
ɛər SQUARE mare ɛə̯(ɹ) ɛɹ ɛə̯(ɹ)~ɛɐ̯(ɹ) ɛ(ɹ)~æ(ɹ) eɹ eɹ~ɛɹ eə̯ɻ~eɻ eɹ ɛə̯(ɹ) ɛə̯(ɹ)~eə̯(ɹ) ɛɹ~eɹ eɹ ɛ(j)(ɹ) e̞ɹ~ɛ(j)ɹ e̞ə̯(ɹ) e̞ː(ɹ)~eː(ɹ) eː(ɹ)~e̝ː(ɹ) eə̯(ɹ) ɛɹ ɛ ɛə̯(ɾ) ɛə̯(ɹ)~ɛː(ɹ)~ɜː(ɹ) ɛ̝ə(ɹ)~ɛː(ɹ)~ɛiə(ɹ) ɛ̝ː(ɹ)~e̞ː(ɹ) ɛː(ɹ) eɻ ɛː(ɹ) ɪː(ɾ)~eː(ɾ)~ëː(ɾ)~ɛː(ɾ)~
ɛ̈ː(ɾ)~œː(ɾ)~əː(ɾ)~
ɘː(ɾ)~ɜː(ɾ)~ɵː(ɾ) 		ɛː(ɹ) ɛə̯(ɹ) ɛː(ɹ)~ɛə̯(ɹ) ɛə̯(ɹ) ɛə̯(ɾ)~eː(ɾ) ɚː ɛːɹ eːɹ e̞ə̯(ɹ) ɛɹ eə̯ɾ ɛə̯(ɾ)~ɛɐ̯(ɾ) ɛə̯(ɹ) ɛə̯(ɹ)~ɛː(ɹ)~eː(ɹ) eː(ɾ)~e̝ː(ɾ) ɛ(ɹ) ɛː(ɾ) ɛː(ɹ)~eː(ɹ)
ɜːr NURSE burn ɚ ɚ əː(ɹ) ɚ ʌə(ɹ)~ʌɹ ɝ ɚ ɚ~ɝ ɚ~əɻ ɚ ɜː(ɹ)~əː(ɹ) ɚ əɪ̯ ɚ ɜ(ɹ) ɚ~ɐɹ əː(ɹ) əː(ɹ)~ɘː(ɹ) ɘː(ɹ)~ɵː(ɹ) ə(ɹ)~ɜ(ɹ)~ɜi̯(ɹ) ɤ ɚ ɛ~ɔ əː(ɾ) ɵ̝ː(ɹ)~əː(ɹ)~ɜː(ɹ) ɜː(ɹ)~ɜ̟ː(ɹ)~œ̈ː(ɹ) ɜː(ɹ)~əː(ɹ) əː(ɹ) ɜɻ ɜː~ɛ øː(ɹ)~ɪː(ɹ)~əː(ɹ)~ɔː(ɹ) ɜː~ɛ ɜː~ɛ əː(ɹ)~ɐː(ɹ) əː(ɹ) əː(ɹ)~ɐː(ɹ) ɜː(ɾ)~äɾ ɚː ɚː[iii] ɚː ʊːɹ[iii] ɚː ɵː(ɹ) ɝ: ɚ ʌɾ[iii] əː(ɾ)~ɐː(ɾ) əː(ɹ)~ɐː(ɹ) ø̈ː(ɹ)~ø̞̈ː(ɹ) ø̈ː(ɾ)~ø̞̈ː(ɾ) ə(ɹ) əː(ɾ) øː(ɾ) øː(ɹ)
bird ɪɾ~ʌɾ[iii]
earth əɹ ɛːɹ[iii] ɛːɹ[iii] ɛɾ[iii]
ər lettER winner[iv] ə(ɹ) ə(ɹ) ɚ ɚ ə(ɹ) ə(ɹ) ə(ɹ) ɚ ə(ɹ) ə~a̽~ɔ~ɪ~ɛ œ(ɾ)~ə(ɾ) ə(ɹ)~ɐ(ɹ) ə(ɹ)~ə̝(ɹ) ə(ɹ)~ɐ(ɹ) əɻ ə(ɹ)~ɜ(ɹ) ə(ɹ) ɐ(ɹ)~a(ɹ) ə(ɾ) ɚ ə(ɹ) ɚ əɾ ə(ɾ)~ɐ(ɾ) ə(ɹ) ə(ɾ) ə(ɾ) ə(ɹ)
donor ʌə(ɹ)~ʌɹ
  1. ^ This is a compromise IPA transcription, which covers most dialects of English.
  2. ^ Merging NEAR and SQUARE is especially common amongst young New Zealanders.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g See Fern–fir–fur merger for this distinction in some varieties.
  4. ^ Sometimes transcribed for GA as [əɹ], especially in transcriptions that represent both rhotic and non-rhotic pronunciations, as [ə(ɹ)].

NORTH to CURE

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phoneme[i] 		Lexical set Examples AmE AuE[3][4] BahE BajE CaE[5] Cameroonian English[6] CIE EnE FiE InE[7] IrE[8] NZE[9][10] Newfoundland English[11] PaE ScE[12] SIE SAE[13][14] SSE WaE[15]
AAVE Boston accent Cajun English California English Chicano English General American[16][17][9] Inland Northern American English Miami accent Mid-Atlantic accent New York accent Philadelphia English Southern American English Brummie[18] Southern England English Northern England English RP Ulster English South-West Irish English Dublin English Standard Irish English Abercraf English Port Talbot English Cardiff English
Non-Rhotic Rhotic Older Younger Northern Southern Non-Rhotic Older Rhotic Older Non-Rhotic Rhotic Cultivated General Broad Cockney Estuary English (EE) MLE[19] West Country Cumbrian Geordie Lancashire Manchester Pitmatic Scouse Yorkshire Conservative[20][21] Contemporary (SSBE)[22] Belfast Mid-Ulster Traditional Ulster Scots Local New Cultivated General Broad Cultivated General Broad
ɔːr NORTH sort oə̯(ɹ)~ɔə̯(ɹ)~ɔo̯(ɹ) oɹ ɔə̯(ɹ)~ɒə̯(ɹ)~ɒ(ɹ) ɔə(ɹ)~ɔɹ ɔɹ~oɹ oɹ~ɔɹ oɹ~ɔɹ ɔɻ~oɻ oɹ~ɔɹ ɔə̯(ɹ) oɐ̯(ɹ)~ɔə̯(ɹ) oɹ~ɔɹ ɔə̯(ɹ) ɔɹ o̞ː(ɹ) oː(ɹ) ɔə̯(ɹ) ɒːɹ~ɑːɹ ɔɹ ɔ ɑː(ɾ)~əː(ɾ) o̞ː(ɹ)~ɔː(ɹ) ɔː(ɹ)~ɔ̝ə(ɹ)~ɔuə(ɹ), oː(ɹ)~oʊ(ɹ)~ɔo(ɹ) o̟ː~o̞ː, ɔə̯(ɹ)~ɔː(ɹ)~ɔ̝ː oː(ɹ) ɔɻ~oɻ ɔː(ɹ)~ɒː(ɹ) ɔː(ɹ) ɔː(ɹ)~ɒː(ɹ) o̞ː(ɹ) ɔː(ɹ)~ɒː(ɹ) o̞ː(ɹ) oː(ɹ) ɔː(ɾ)~ɒː(ɾ) ɔːɹ äːɹ~ɑːɹ ɒːɹ~oːɹ oː(ɹ) ɔ̈r oɹ ɔɾ oː(ɾ) o̞ː(ɹ) oː(ɹ) oː(ɾ) ɔ(ɹ) ɒː(ɾ) ʌ̈ː(ɹ)
FORCE tore ɔə̯(ɹ)~oɐ̯(ɹ) o(u)ə(ɹ) o(u)ɹ oə̯(ɹ) oːɹ oː(ɾ)~əː(ɾ) o̞ː(ɹ)~ɔː(ɹ), ʌʊ̯ə(ɹ) oːɹ ɔːɹ ɒːɹ oːɹ o̝(ə̯)ɾ oː(ɾ)
ʊər CURE tour ʊə̯(ɹ)~ʊɐ̯(ɹ) uə(ɹ)~ʊə(ɹ) ʊɹ~ɔɹ~oɹ ʊɹ~ɔɹ~oɹ uɻ~oɻ uɹ~ɚ ʊə̯(ɹ) uə̯(ɹ) uɹ~ɚ ʊə̯(ɹ) ʊ̈ʉ̯ə(ɹ), oː(ɹ) uə̯(ɹ) ʊɹ~ɔɹ uə̯(ɾ) ɘua(ɹ)~ɘʉa(ɹ)~ʊa̯(ɹ)~ʊə̯(ɹ), ɔː(ɹ)~o̞ː(ɹ) ʊə(ɹ)~ʊː(ɹ), ɔː(ɹ)~ɔ̝ə(ɹ)~ɔuə(ɹ), oː(ɹ)~oʊ(ɹ)~ɔo(ɹ) ʊə(ɹ) uɐ̯(ɹ) ʊə(ɹ) uɛ̯(ɾ)~ɪ̈u̯ə(ɾ)~ɪ̈ʊ̯ə(ɾ)~
o̞ː(ɾ) 		ʊə̯(ɹ) ɵː(ɹ)~ɤ̈ː(ɹ), o̞ː(ɹ) oə̯(ɹ) ʊə̯(ɾ)~uː(ɾ) uːɹ ʊə̯(ɹ) ʊ̈ʉ̯ə(ɹ), oː(ɹ) oɚ ʉɾ oə̯(ɾ)~oɐ̯(ɾ) ʊə̯(ɹ) ʊə̯(ɹ)~oː(ɹ) uə̯(ɹ) uːə(ɾ) uːə(ɹ)~ʌ̈ː(ɹ)
jʊər pure juə̯(ɹ)~jʊə̯(ɹ) juɹ~jʊɹ jʊə̯(ɹ)~jʊɐ̯(ɹ) juə(ɹ)~jʊə(ɹ) jʊɹ~jɔɹ~joɹ jʊɹ~jɔɹ~joɹ~jɚ jʊɹ~juɹ~jɚ jɚ jʊ~juɹ~jɚ jʊə̯(ɹ) juɐ̯(ɹ)~juə̯(ɹ) juɹ jɔɹ~joɹ~jɚ juə̯(ɹ) juɹ~jɚ jʊə̯(ɹ) jʊ̈ʉ̯ə(ɹ), joː(ɹ) juə̯(ɹ) joːɹ jɚ~jʊɹ~jɵɹ jɔ juə̯(ɾ) jɘua(ɹ)~jɘʉa(ɹ)~jʊa̯(ɹ)~jʊə̯(ɹ), jɔː(ɹ)~jo̞ː(ɹ) jʊə(ɹ)~jʊː(ɹ), jɔː(ɹ)~jɔ̝ə(ɹ)~jɔuə(ɹ), joː(ɹ)~joʊ(ɹ)~jɔo(ɹ) jʉ̜ə̯(ɹ)~jʊ̜ə̯(ɹ)~jɔ̝ː(ɹ) joː(ɹ) jʊɻ jʊə(ɹ) juɐ̯(ɹ) jʊə(ɹ) jo̞ː(ɾ) jʊə̯(ɹ) jɵː(ɹ)~jɤ̈ː(ɹ), jo̞ː(ɹ) joə̯(ɹ) jʊə̯(ɾ)~juː(ɾ) juːɹ jʊə̯(ɹ) jʊ̈ʉ̯ə(ɹ), joː(ɹ) jɔ̈r joɚ jʉɾ joə̯(ɾ)~joɐ̯(ɾ) jʊə̯(ɹ) jʊə̯(ɹ)~joː(ɹ) joː(ɾ) jɔ(ɹ) ɪuːə(ɾ) juːə(ɹ)~jʌ̈ː(ɹ)
  1. ^ This is a compromise IPA transcription, which covers most dialects of English.

Sets not merged here

The lexical sets FACE, DRESS, GOAT, MOUTH, and START do not merge with other sets.[disputed – discuss]

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phoneme[i] 		Lexical set Examples AmE AuE[3][4] BahE BajE CaE[5] Cameroonian English[6] CIE EnE FiE InE[7] IrE[8] NZE[9][10] Newfoundland English[11] PaE ScE[12] SIE SAE[13][14] SSE WaE[15]
AAVE Boston accent Cajun English California English Chicano English General American[16][17][9] Inland Northern American English Miami accent Mid-Atlantic accent New York accent Philadelphia English Southern American English Brummie[18] Southern England English Northern England English RP Ulster English South-West Irish English Dublin English Standard Irish English Abercraf English Port Talbot English Cardiff English
Non-Rhotic Rhotic Older Younger Northern Southern Non-Rhotic Older Rhotic Older Non-Rhotic Rhotic Cultivated General Broad Cockney Estuary English (EE) MLE[19] West Country Cumbrian Geordie Lancashire Manchester Pitmatic Scouse Yorkshire Conservative[20][21] Contemporary (SSBE)[22] Belfast Mid-Ulster Traditional Ulster Scots Local New Cultivated General Broad Cultivated General Broad
eɪ FACE date eɪ̯~ɛɪ̯ eɪ̯ eː eɪ̯~ɛɪ̯ eː eɪ̯~e eɪ̯ eɪ̯~ɛɪ̯ eɪ̯ ɛɪ~ei ɛi̯~æ̠i̯ ɛɪ̯ æɪ̯~ɐɪ̯ ɐɪ̯~äɪ̯ eɪ̯~ɛɪ̯ eɪ̯~eː~ɛ eɪ̯ eː~ɛː eɪ̯ ɛi̯~aɪ̯~ɐɪ̯~ʌɪ̯ æɪ~aɪ ɛɪ̯~eɪ̯~ë̞ɪ̯ eɪ̯ eː~eɪ̯ ɛː~e̞ː eː~eɪ̯~ɪə̯ ɛː~e̞ː ɛɪ~e̞ɪ ɛː~e̞ː ɛɪ~e̞ɪ ɛː~e̞ː e̞ɪ̯ ɛɪ̯ eː eː~ɪː, eə̯~ɪə̯ eː eː~eɪ̯~ɛɪ̯ ɛɪ̯ æe̯~ɐe̯ ɐe̯ ɛː~ɛɪ eɪ̯~eː e eɪ̯~eː eɪ̯ eɪ̯~ɛɪ̯~æɪ̯ æɪ̯~äɪ̯~ʌɪ̯ e[25] eː ei̯
day e̞ɪ e̞ɪ e̞ɪ e̞ɪ eɪ̯
ɛ DRESS bed[ii] ɛ~eə̯ ɛ ɛ~æ ɛ~æ̝ ɛ ɛ ɛ~ɜ ɛ ɛ~e ɛ ɛ~eiə ɛ~ɛjə e̞ e̞~e e~e̝ ɛ ɛ~e e, eɪ~eə~ɛɪ ɛ~ɛ̞ ɛ e̞ ɛ ɛ ɛ̝ə̯ ɛ e̞ e~e̝ e̝ ɛ~ɪ[26] ɛ e̞ e~e̝ ɛ, e[27] ɛ
pen ɪ~iə̯, ɛ~eə̯ ɪ ɛ~ɪ ɪ~ɪjə~iə̯ ɛ
length i
oʊ GOAT no ʌʊ̯~ɔʊ̯ oʊ̯~ɔʊ̯ oː oʊ̯~ʌʊ̯~o̞ o̞~o oʊ̯~ʌʊ̯~o̞ ʌo̯~oʊ̯~o oʊ̯~oː oʊ̯ oʊ̯~ʌ̈ʊ̯ ɘʊ̯~ɜʊ̯ ɔu~ɒu ɜʊ~ɜʊ̈~ɜʏ~ɘʊ̯ ɵ̞ʊ̯ ɜʉ̯~ɐʉ̯ ɐʉ̯~äʉ̯ oʊ̯~ɵʊ̯ oː~oə̯ oʊ̯ o əʊ̯ ʌʊ̯~ɐʊ̯~aʊ̯ æ̈ɤ̈~æ̈ɤ̝̈~ɐɤ̈~ɐɤ̝̈~
æ̈ʊ~ɐʊ~aʊ~ɐø~
œ̈ø~ʌ̈ː~œ̈ 		əʏ̯~əʊ̯ oː~oʊ̯~ɵʊ̯ oʊ̯ oː~ɔː oː~ʊə̯~ɵː oː~ɔː ɔʊ~ɔo oː~ɔː ɛʉ̯~ɛʊ̯~eʉ̯~
eʊ̯~əʉ̯~əʊ̯~
ɔʊ̯~ɒʊ̯ 		oː~ɔː əʊ̯ əʉ̯ oː ʌo̯~ʌɔ̯ əʊ̯ oʊ̯~əʊ̯ ɵʊ̯ ɜʉ̯~ɐʉ̯ ɐʉ̯ ʌʊ oː~oʊ̯ o̝ oː~oʊ̯ ɛʊ̯~œʊ̯ œʉ̯~œɤ̯̈~œː ʌʊ̯ o[25] oː ɘu̯
tow ou̯ oʊ̯
soul ɔʊ̯~oː oʊ̯~ʌʊ̯~ɔʊ̯~oː ɔʊ̯~oː oː~oʊ̯ ɔu̯ ɒʊ̯~ɔʊ̯ ɒʊ~ɔo~aɤ ɒʊ̯~ɒɤ̯ ɔʊ̯ ɒʊ̯~ɔʊ̯ ɔo̯
aʊ MOUTH about æɔ̯~æə̯ ɐʊ̯[iii] aʊ̯~aː äʊ̯ äʊ̯~aʊ̯~æʊ̯ äʊ̯~ɐʊ̯ æʊ̯ ɑ̈ʊ̯ aʊ̯~æʊ̯ æʊ̯~ɛɔ̯ æɒ~æɔ æɒ̯~ɛjɔ~ɜʊ̯ äʊ̯ aɔ̯~ao̯~æɔ̯~æo̯ æo̯~æə̯~ɛo̯~ɛə̯ ao̯~ɑə̯~aɵ~aɛ̯ ʌʊ̯ ʌʊ̯~ɜʊ̯[iii] a̽u aʊ̯ æə̯~æʊ̯~ɛʉ̯~ɛ̝̈ʊ̯ æʊ~æə~æː~aː~æiə æʊ̯~æʏ̯~aʊ̯~aʏ̯ ɑʊ̯~aː æy~ɐʏ̯~ɐʊ̯~ɛɪ̯ aʊ äu̯~æu̯~ɛu̯~əu̯~uː aʊ ɐʊ aʊ ɑ̟ʊ̯ aʊ̯ aɔ̯ äʊ̯ ɐʏ̯~ɜʉ̯ ɐʊ̯~ʌʊ̯ ɛʊ̯ aʊ̯~ɛʊ̯ aʊ̯ æo̯ ɛo̯~ɛə̯ əu ɑʊ̯ ɜʉ̯ ɑʊ̯ äʊ̯ äː æʊ̯ au̯ ɐu̯ ɜʊ̯ ɑ̟u̯
now ɑ̟ʊ̯ äʊ̯~ɑʊ̯
ɑːr START arm ɑ(ɹ)~ɒ(ɹ) ɑɹ~ɒɹ a(ɹ)~ä(ɹ) ɑ(ɹ)~a(ɹ) ɑɹ ɑɹ~ɒɹ ɑɹ äɻ~ɐɻ ɑɹ ɑ̟ə̯(ɹ) ɒə̯(ɹ) äə̯(ɹ) ɑɹ~ɒɹ ɑɹ ɑː(ɹ)~ɒː(ɹ) ɑɹ~ɒɹ äː(ɹ) äː(ɹ)~ɐː(ɹ) ɑː(ɹ) aːɹ ɑɹ~ɐɹ a̽~a̽ː ɑː(ɾ) ɑː(ɹ) ɑː(ɹ)~ɑ̟ː(ɹ)~ɑ̹ː(ɹ) ɑː(ɹ) äɻ äː(ɹ) ɒː(ɾ)~ɑː(ɹ) äː(ɹ) aː(ɾ)~ɑː(ɾ) äː(ɹ) ɑ̟ː(ɹ) ɑ̈ː(ɹ)~ʌ̞ː(ɹ) ɑː(ɹ) äː(ɾ) ɑɻ æːɹ~aɹ äːɹ~ɑɹ ɐː(ɹ)~äː(ɹ) ær ɑɹ äɾ ɑː(ɾ) ɑ̟ː(ɹ) ɑː(ɹ) ɒː(ɾ)~ɔː(ɾ) ä(ɹ) aː(ɾ) aː(ɹ)~æː(ɹ)
  1. ^ This is a compromise IPA transcription, which covers most dialects of English.
  2. ^ Often transcribed /e/ for RP, for example in Collins English Dictionary.
  3. ^ a b Some dialects of North American English have a vowel shift called Canadian raising, in which the first element of the diphthongs /aɪ, aʊ/ is raised in certain cases, yielding [ʌɪ̯, ʌʊ̯] or [əɪ̯, əʊ̯]. Canadian English has raising of both diphthongs, but most dialects in the United States only have raising of /aɪ/. In monosyllables, raising occurs before voiceless consonants, so right [ɹʌɪ̯t] and out [ʌʊ̯t] have raised vowels, but eyes [aɪz] and loud [laʊd] do not.

See also

References

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