All 38 English phonemes with audio (General American IPA)

Phoneme uses General American English with a house notation of 38 phonemes: 14 vowels (9 monophthongs and 5 diphthongs) and 24 consonants. Stressed /ʌ/ is merged with schwa /ə/, and the LOT and THOUGHT vowels are merged as /ɑ/ (the cot–caught merger). British RP equivalents are noted on each sound page where they differ.

Vowels

• /i/leaf
• /ɪ/pig
• /e/bed
• /æ/bag
• /ə/bus
• /ɑ/dog
• /ʊ/book
• /u/moon
• /ɝ/bird

Diphthongs

• /eɪ/game
• /aɪ/bike
• /ɔɪ/toy
• /oʊ/rose
• /aʊ/house

Consonants

• /p/pen
• /b/ball
• /t/tea
• /d/door
• /k/cat
• /g/goat
• /tʃ/chair
• /dʒ/jar
• /f/fish
• /v/van
• /θ/thumb
• /ð/feather
• /s/sun
• /z/zoo
• /ʃ/shoe
• /ʒ/treasure
• /m/map
• /n/note
• /ŋ/ring
• /h/hat
• /l/lamp
• /r/rain
• /j/yo-yo
• /w/water

Each cell links to a full sound page with native audio, an articulation guide, and minimal pairs. Diphthongs glide between two vowel positions; consonants are grouped by manner of articulation.