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This template is used to display English International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The pronunciation is broken into individual diaphonemes so that they will have tooltips (mouse-over text) to indicate pronunciation. All diaphonemes from Help:IPA/English are available.

The transcription system of Help:IPA/English, upon which this template relies, is diaphonemic, i.e. meant to cover multiple major varieties of English at once. If you wish to give a narrow transcription of a pronunciation in a certain variety of English, use {{IPA-endia}} or {{IPA-all}} instead.

The initial argument can be used to indicate a pronunciation prescript. The available pronunciation codes are:

Pronunciation codes

Code	Output
lang	English:
local	locally
ipa	IPA:
uk	UK:
us	US:
uklang	British English:
uslang	American English:

The first argument that is not a pronunciation code will be treated as a diaphoneme. All diaphonemes listed at Help:IPA/English are available (except the ones that span two syllables such as /aɪ.ər/, /iːər/ and /iə/, which need to be input as aɪ|.|ər, iː|ər and i|ə). Also available are /ɪəˈr/, /ɛəˈr/, /ʊəˈr/, /ɪəˌr/, /ɛəˌr/, and /ʊəˌr/, preserved for when a centering diphthong precedes a stress.

There are some separator codes as well. Use an underscore _ to separate words. When multiple pronunciations for the same word(s) are possible, use a comma and an underscore ,_ to separate the variants. As necessary, use a hyphen - to indicate omitted syllables. Diaphonemes are underlined, but separators are not, and separators do not have any tooltip text.

See the collapsed table below for a full list of diaphoneme codes.

Diaphoneme codes

Note that the aliases include ones that are kept merely for compatibility reasons and therefore not recommended for further use, as they might not accurately represent the sound represented by the output. Code Aliases Display text Tooltip Type b b 'b' in 'buy' diaphoneme d d 'd' in 'dye' diaphoneme dj dy, dʲ dj /dj/: 'd' in 'dew' diaphoneme dʒ dZ, ʤ dʒ /dʒ/: 'j' in 'jam' diaphoneme ð D ð /ð/: 'th' in 'thy' diaphoneme f f 'f' in 'find' diaphoneme ɡ g ɡ /ɡ/: 'g' in 'guy' diaphoneme h h 'h' in 'hi' diaphoneme hw ʍ hw /hw/: 'wh' in 'why' diaphoneme j y j /j/: 'y' in 'yes' diaphoneme k k 'k' in 'kind' diaphoneme l l 'l' in 'lie' diaphoneme lj ly, lʲ lj /lj/: 'l' in 'lute' diaphoneme m m 'm' in 'my' diaphoneme n n 'n' in 'nigh' diaphoneme nj ny, nʲ nj /nj/: 'n' in 'new' diaphoneme ŋ N, ng ŋ /ŋ/: 'ng' in 'sing' diaphoneme p p 'p' in 'pie' diaphoneme r ɹ, ɻ r 'r' in 'rye' diaphoneme s s 's' in 'sigh' diaphoneme sj sy, sʲ sj /sj/: 's' in 'consume' diaphoneme ʃ S, sh ʃ /ʃ/: 'sh' in 'shy' diaphoneme t t 't' in 'tie' diaphoneme tj ty, tʲ tj /tj/: 't' in 'tune' diaphoneme tʃ tS, ʧ, ch tʃ /tʃ/: 'ch' in 'China' diaphoneme θ T θ /θ/: 'th' in 'thigh' diaphoneme θj θy, θʲ θj /θj/: 'th' in 'enthuse' diaphoneme v v 'v' in 'vie' diaphoneme w w 'w' in 'wind' diaphoneme z z 'z' in 'zoom' diaphoneme zj zy, zʲ zj /zj/: 'Z' in 'Zeus' diaphoneme ʒ Z, zh ʒ /ʒ/: 's' in 'pleasure' diaphoneme ɑː A:, ɑ:, aː, a: ɑː /ɑː/: 'a' in 'father' diaphoneme ɑːr ɑɹ, aːr, a:r, ɑ:r, ɑr ɑːr /ɑːr/: 'ar' in 'far' diaphoneme ɒ Q ɒ /ɒ/: 'o' in 'body' diaphoneme ɒr Qr ɒr /ɒr/: 'or' in 'moral' diaphoneme æ ae, { æ /æ/: 'a' in 'bad' diaphoneme ær aer, &r, æɹ ær /ær/: 'arr' in 'marry' diaphoneme aɪ ai, aI aɪ /aɪ/: 'i' in 'tide' diaphoneme aɪər aɪr, aIr, aɪə aɪər /aɪər/: 'ire' in 'fire' diaphoneme aʊ au, aU aʊ /aʊ/: 'ou' in 'mouth' diaphoneme aʊər aʊr, aUr, aʊə, aur aʊər /aʊər/: 'our' in 'hour' diaphoneme ɛ E ɛ /ɛ/: 'e' in 'dress' diaphoneme ɛr Er ɛr /ɛr/: 'err' in 'merry' diaphoneme eɪ ei, eI, eː, e: eɪ /eɪ/: 'a' in 'face' diaphoneme ɛər eir, eIr, e@r, E@r, ɛɪɹ, eɪr, eːr, e:r, ɛəɹ, ɛə, ɛːr, ɛ:r, ɛː, ɛ:, E:, E:r ɛər /ɛər/: 'are' in 'bare' diaphoneme ɛəˈr ɛə'r, eəˈr, eə'r, e@'r, E@'r, ɛːˈr, E:'r ɛəˈr /ɛəˈr/: 'ere' in 'thereof' diaphoneme ɛəˌr ɛə,r, eəˌr, eə,r, E@,r, E@%r, e@,r, e@%r, ɛːˌr, E:,r, E:%r ɛəˌr /ɛəˌr/: 'ere' in 'thereof' diaphoneme ɪ I, ᵻ ɪ /ɪ/: 'i' in 'kit' diaphoneme ɪr ɪr /ɪr/: 'irr' in 'mirror' diaphoneme iː i: iː /iː/: 'ee' in 'fleece' diaphoneme ɪər i:r, iːr, I@r, i@r, ɪəɹ, iːɹ, ɪə ɪər /ɪər/: 'ear' in 'near' diaphoneme ɪəˈr ɪə'r, I@'r ɪəˈr /ɪəˈr/: 'er' in 'spheroidal' diaphoneme ɪəˌr ɪə,r, I@,r, I@%r ɪəˌr /ɪəˌr/: 'er' in 'spheroidal' diaphoneme oʊ o:, oː, ou, oU, @u, @U, əʊ, əu, oʊ- oʊ /oʊ/: 'o' in 'code' diaphoneme ɔː O, O:, ɔ:, ɒː, Q: ɔː /ɔː/: 'au' in 'fraud' diaphoneme ɔːr Or, ɔɹ, ɔ(r), ɔr, ɔər, oUr, ɔəɹ, ɔʊɹ, oʊɹ, oʊr, oːr, o:r, ɔə, ɔə(r) ɔːr /ɔːr/: 'ar' in 'war' diaphoneme ɔɪ oj, ɔj, oi, oɪ, ɔi, OI, oy ɔɪ /ɔɪ/: 'oi' in 'choice' diaphoneme ɔɪər ɔɪr, oyr, ɔɪə ɔɪər /ɔɪər/: 'oir' in 'loir' diaphoneme ʊ U, ᵿ ʊ /ʊ/: 'u' in 'push' diaphoneme ʊr Ur ʊr /ʊr/: 'our' in 'courier' diaphoneme uː u: uː /uː/: 'oo' in 'goose' diaphoneme ʊər u:r, uːr, u@r, U@r, ʊəɹ, ʊə ʊər /ʊər/: 'our' in 'tour' diaphoneme ʊəˈr ʊə'r, U@'r ʊəˈr /ʊəˈr/: 'ur' in 'plurality' diaphoneme ʊəˌr ʊə,r, U@,r, U@%r ʊəˌr /ʊəˌr/: 'ur' in 'plurality' diaphoneme ʌ V ʌ /ʌ/: 'u' in 'cut' diaphoneme ʌr Vr, ʌɹ ʌr /ʌr/: 'urr' in 'hurry' diaphoneme ɜːr ɝː, ɝ, 3r, 3:r, əːr, @:r, ɜɹ, ɜ(r), ɜr ɜːr /ɜːr/: 'ur' in 'fur' diaphoneme ə @ ə /ə/: 'a' in 'about' diaphoneme ər ɚ, @r, əɹ, ə(r) ər /ər/: 'er' in 'letter' diaphoneme əl @l, ᵊl, l̩ əl /əl/: 'le' in 'bottle' diaphoneme ən @n, ᵊn, n̩ ən /ən/: 'on' in 'button' diaphoneme əm @m, ᵊm, m̩ əm /əm/: 'm' in 'rhythm' diaphoneme i i /i/: 'y' in 'happy' diaphoneme u u /u/: 'u' in 'influence' diaphoneme x kh x /x/: 'ch' in 'loch' diaphoneme ʔ ? ʔ /ʔ/: the catch in 'uh-oh' diaphoneme ɒ̃ ɑ̃, ɒ~, ɑ~, Q~ ɒ̃ /ɒ̃/: nasal 'an' in 'vin blanc' diaphoneme æ̃ ae~, {~, ã, a~ æ̃ /æ̃/: nasal 'in' in 'vin blanc' diaphoneme ɜː 3, 3:, ɜ:, ɜ, əː, @: ɜː /ɜː/: r-less 'ur' in 'nurse' diaphoneme ˈ ', " ˈ /ˈ/: primary stress follows diaphoneme ˌ ,, % ˌ /ˌ/: secondary stress follows diaphoneme . · . /./: syllable break diaphoneme # # /#/: morpheme break diaphoneme ! | /: prosodic break (minor) diaphoneme !! ‖ ‖ /‖/: prosodic break (major) diaphoneme _ separator ,_ , separator - – - separator ( ( separator ) ) separator ...  ...  separator juː juː /juː/: 'u' in 'cute' diaphoneme jʊər jʊər /jʊər/: 'ure' in 'cure' diaphoneme

The named parameter |audio= may be used to link to an audio file.

Examples

• {{IPAc-en|ˌ|æ|l|ə|ˈ|b|æ|m|ə}} → /ˌæləˈbæmə/
• {{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-Alabama.ogg|ˌ|æ|l|ə|ˈ|b|æ|m|ə}} → /ˌæləˈbæmə/ (listen)
• {{IPAc-en|US|audio=en-us-Alabama.ogg|ˌ|æ|l|ə|ˈ|b|æ|m|ə}} → US: /ˌæləˈbæmə/ (listen)

Examples using SAMPA spelling for individual diaphonemes:

• {{IPAc-en|,|{|l|@|'|b|{|m|@}} → /ˌæləˈbæmə/
• {{IPAc-en|lang|audio=en-us-Alabama.ogg|,|{|l|@|'|b|{|m|@}} → English: /ˌæləˈbæmə/ (listen)

If "[invalid input]" is displayed, it means that an unsupported input was used. Such instances are tallied at Category:Ill-formatted IPAc-en transclusions, where they can be reviewed and fixed.

Notations with audio links will appear at Category:Articles including recorded pronunciations (English), Category:Articles including recorded pronunciations (UK English) or Category:Articles including recorded pronunciations (US English) depending on the label parameter.

Behaviour changes from {{IPA-en}}

The default behaviour has changed to no prescript.

• {{IPA-en|ˌæləˈbæmə}} → English pronunciation: /ˌæləˈbæmə/
• {{IPAc-en|ˌ|æ|l|ə|ˈ|b|æ|m|ə}} → /ˌæləˈbæmə/

It can be partially reinstated using the flag lang.

• {{IPAc-en|lang|ˌ|æ|l|ə|ˈ|b|æ|m|ə}} → English: /ˌæləˈbæmə/

Audio files are specifically called:

• {{IPA-en|ˌæləˈbæmə|-|en-us-Alabama.ogg}} → English pronunciation: /ˌæləˈbæmə/ (listen)
• {{IPAc-en|audio=en-us-Alabama.ogg|ˌ|æ|l|ə|ˈ|b|æ|m|ə}} or {{IPAc-en|ˌ|æ|l|ə|ˈ|b|æ|m|ə|audio=en-us-Alabama.ogg}} → /ˌæləˈbæmə/ (listen)

See also

• {{Respell}}, for pronunciation respellings, which may be used for English words in addition to the IPA