A phoneme string consists of one or more phoneme symbols and stress marks, optionally separated by whitespace.
The table below gives the phoneme symbol and an example of its use.
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Phoneme Example Word Example Transcription
ey bait b ey t
ae bat b ae t
iy beat b iy t
eh bet b eh t
ay bite b ay t
ih bit b ih t
ow boat b ow t
aa bob b aa b
ao bought b ao t
aw brown b r aw n
oy boy b oy
ah but b ah t
ax about ax b ow t
uw boot b uw t
uh book b uh k
er bird b er d
b bet b eh t
ch church ch er ch
d dog d ao g
f fog f ao g
g got g aa t
hh hot hh aa t
jh jump jh ah m p
k kit k ih t
l lot l aa t
m Mom m aa m
n nod n aa d
ng thing th ih ng
p pot p aa t
r rat r ae t
s sat s ae t
sh shut sh ah t
t top t aa p
dh that dh aa t
th thick th ih k
v vat v aa t
w won w ah n
y you y uw
z zoo z uw
zh measure m eh zh erCode: Select all
Symbol Description
1 Primary stress
2 Secondary stress
0 No stress
pau Silence
Percy