SAMPA chart for English

This is a concise version of SAMPA for English sounds.

See a more complete SAMPA chart of sounds found in most of European languages. Note that the parentheses indicate optionality; the SAMPA code does not actually contain parentheses.

SAMPA: English Consonants
SAMPA Examples
p pen, tip
b but, web
t two, bet
d do, odd
tS chair, nature, teach
dZ gin, joy, edge
k cat, kill, queen, thick
g go, get, beg
f fool, enough, leaf
v voice, have
T thing, with
D this, breathe
s see, city , pass
z zoo, rose
S she, sure, emotion, leash
Z pleasure, beige
h ham
m man, ham
n no, tin
N singer, ring
l left
5 milk, bell (dark l)
r run, very
4 better (US)
w we
j yes
? bottle (Cockney), kitten (US)
W what (Scottish)
x loch (Scottish)
SAMPA: English Vowels
SAMPA Examples
RP US AU  
A: A 6: father
i: i i: see
I I I city
E E e bed
3: 3` 3: bird
{ { { lad, cat
A: Ar 6: arm
V V (or @) 6 run, enough
Q A O not, wasp
O: O o: law, caught
U U U put
u: u }: soon, through
@ @ @ about
@ @` @ winner
SAMPA: English Diphthongs
SAMPA Examples
RP US AU  
eI e(I) {I day
aI aI Ae my
OI OI OI boy
@U o(U) @} no
aU aU {O now
I@ ir I@ near, here
E@ Er e: hair, there
U@ Ur U@ tour
ju: ju j}: pupil
SAMPA: Other symbols used in transcription of English pronunciation
SAMPA Explanation
" Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), for example "happy" /"h{pi/
% Secondary stress, for example "battleship" /"b{tl=%SIp/
. Syllable separator
= Syllabic consonant, for example /"rIdn=/ for ridden

See also

nl:Klankinventaris van het Nederlands

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