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Interactive IPA chart for English
In short
All 44 sounds of English on one screen. Tap any symbol to hear it inside a real word — in British or American English — and open the full guide for mouth position, spellings, and the mistakes learners make with that sound.
The chart
Tap a symbol to hear it. Audio accent:
Vowels (12)
Pure vowels — length marks (ː) mean the sound is held longer.
Diphthongs (8)
Two vowel positions glided together in one syllable.
Consonants (24)
Paired columns are voiceless/voiced twins (p/b, t/d, s/z…).
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Frequently asked questions
What is the IPA?
The International Phonetic Alphabet is a system where one symbol always equals one sound. English spelling can't do that — 'ough' has at least six pronunciations — so dictionaries and pronunciation guides use IPA symbols instead.
Is this the full IPA chart?
It's the English subset — the 44 phonemes of standard British English, which is what learners actually need. The full academic IPA covers every sound in every human language and is far bigger.
Do British and American English use different IPA symbols?
Mostly the same, with a few systematic differences: British /əʊ/ is American /oʊ/ (go), British /ɒ/ becomes American /ɑ/ (hot), and American English pronounces r everywhere, so vowels like /ɜː/ become r-coloured /ɝ/ (bird).
How should I use this chart to improve?
Don't memorise it top to bottom. Find the sounds that give you trouble (your first language predicts them well), tap to hear each one, open its guide for the mouth position, and drill it with feedback a few minutes a day.
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