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IPA Phonetic Transcription of English Text - toPhonetics
Hi! Got an English text and want to see how to pronounce it? This online converter of English text to IPA phonetic transcription will translate your English text into its phonetic transcription using the International Phonetic Alphabet.
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Bonjour! Vous avez un texte en anglais et voulez le voir écrit en phonétique? Ce transcripteur en ligne vous donnera la transcription phonétique de votre texte en anglais, en utilisant l’Alphabet Phonétique International. Tapez ou collez votre texte en anglais dans la zone de texte ci-dessus, ...
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*) American transcriptions are based on the open Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary.
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Привет! Мы хотим сделать этот онлайн-переводчик английского текста в транскрипцию самым лучшим в Интернете (подробнее о проекте). Свои пожелания и отзывы ...
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As with so many words on your site, Chaldeans has the correct phonetics representation but the audio pronunciation differs and, in this case, is wrong. The second, not first, syllable should have stress, as in the transcription.
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Photransedit
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PhoTransEdit Online Text To Phonetics
Text2Phonetics is a PhoTransEdit Online application that transcribes small English texts into broad phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
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Is there a phonetic transcription dictionary or tool?
Your question is not clear but it seems to me you simply need pronouncing dictionaries. More on reddit.com
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December 27, 2017
Trying to make a cool-looking phonetic transcription of English, what do you think it looks like?
It's always fun to experiment. However, the diacritics and extra-alphabetic letters you chose often have pre-existing meanings that don't match yours: the thorn þ is more often associated with voiceless th than the voiced th ð, ō usually represents the sound of boat rather than bought, and the distinction between bet and bear is useful only in certain accents (which is a problem with any attempt to phonetically transcribe a universal form of English). The famous Irish writer George Bernard Shaw also experimented with phonetically updating English spelling, with little progress. Alas, too many options of pronunciation connected only by a common historical spelling. Also, monophthong means something. Monothong brings up mental images of a mankini. LOL. But your experiment probably helped you think through a few things. Good work. More on reddit.com
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Looking for open source phonetic transcription databases.
Does anyone know of a decent Database/array of English words with phonetic transcriptions? More on reddit.com
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How come there is no diphthong in the phonetic transcription of English "use"? Shouldn't it be [jyuz] and not [ju:z]?
That is definitely a dipthong in most variants of English, but I guess it is alright to write it as /ju:z/ in phonemic transcription. More on reddit.com
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Phonetic transcription (also known as Phonetic script or Phonetic notation) is the visual representation of speech sounds (or phonetics) by means of symbols. The most common type of phonetic transcription uses a … Wikipedia
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Phonetic transcription - Wikipedia
3 weeks ago - For example, the words bough, tough, cough, though and through do not rhyme in English even though their spellings might suggest otherwise. Other languages, such as Spanish and Italian have a more consistent (but still imperfect) relationship between orthography and pronunciation. In contrast, a few languages may claim to have a fully phonemic spelling system (a phonemic orthography). For most languages, phonetic transcription makes it possible to show pronunciation with something much nearer to a one-to-one relationship between sound and symbol than is possible with the language's orthography.
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Pronunciation Studio
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Phonemic & Phonetic Transcriptions Compared
December 20, 2023 - Key details such as aspiration, glottal stops, pre-fortis clipping and sounds in free variation, can be shown with a phonetic transcription. This is also true for those studying regional accents of English – a phonetic transcription can show the different vowel positions and subtle changes in consonant production.
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EasyPronunciation
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English Phonetic Spelling Generator. IPA Transcription.
Convert English text to IPA transcription or phonetic spelling (for native speakers). Audio/video recordings of 20,000 words. Free pronunciation trainer.
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Vocabulary.com
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IPA Pronunciation Guide | Vocabulary.com
To help with readability, we use /r/ instead of the standard /ɹ/ in our transcriptions to represent the voiced alveolar approximant found in American English (i.e., the "r"-sound in a word like "ring").
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IPA Typeit
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Type IPA phonetic symbols - online keyboard
This page allows you to easily type phonetic transcriptions of English words in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
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SpeakWrite
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The Complete Guide To Phonetic Transcription (2023)
June 20, 2024 - Phonological transcription is essentially a bridge between spoken and written communication. It can be described as the visual representation of spoken language in written form, and it’s achieved by using phonetic symbols to depict pronunciation ...
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English With Lucy
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Phonemic Chart - English With Lucy
September 26, 2020 - Learn all of the vowel and consonant sounds in British English (received pronunciation) with this free, interactive phonemic chart.
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Phonetizer
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Online converter of English texts to IPA phonetic transcription | Phonetizer
Instant phonetic transcription of English text for learners, teachers and voice professionals. Convert any English text to IPA symbols online.
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Cambridge University Press
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Phonetic Transcription Exercise: Practice 1
Incorrect. The English rhotic approximant is represented by turned r. Incorrect. In IPA, any sequence of vowels indicates a diphthong. Incorrect. That is crab not grab. ... Incorrect. That transcription gives you "pluke"
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Toipa
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toIPA: IPA Transcription
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Upodn
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English Phonetic Transcription
Turn your text into fənɛ́tɪks here Click here to learn phonetics from the Mockingbird
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Antimoon
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The sounds of English and the International Phonetic Alphabet | Antimoon
All the sounds used in the English language with sound recordings and symbols in the International Phonetic Alphabet
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Sonix
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What is Phonetic Transcription: Improving Language Skill Guide • Sonix
March 21, 2025 - Phonetic transcription aids learners in mastering correct pronunciation. For example, in English, the word through is written as /θruː/, helping learners recognize the silent letters and the correct vowel sound.
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Google Play
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toPhonetics Converter - Apps on Google Play
Got an English text and want to see how to pronounce it? This app will turn your English text into its phonetic transcription using International Phonetic Alphabet. Features: - See phonetic transcription of the whole text, not just the dictionary forms of separate words.
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Reddit
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r/EnglishLearning on Reddit: Trying to make a cool-looking phonetic transcription of English, what do you think it looks like?
July 1, 2023 -

Recently I started this hobby of trying to create a good-looking phonetic transcription for English.

This transcription is based on the IPA, but I tried to make it more cool-looking and more intuitive/readable when transcribing sentences and texts.

The IPA has a unique symbol for every vowel. I tried simplifying it by having short-long vowel pairs (monothongs) with every vowel of the alphabet (a, e, i, o, u). All long vowels have diacritics and if it has diacritics then it's a long vowel.

Monothong Vowels in Short-Long Vowel Pairs

a (cat)

ȃ (car)

e (bet)

ë (bear)

i (it)

í (eat)

o (bot)

ō (bought)

u (book)

ú (boot)

ʌ (but)

ǝ̄ (nurse)

ǝ (a of about, also known as the 'schwa')

Diphthong Vowels:

əu (coat)

au (out)

ai (eye)

ei (day)

oi (joy)

iə (here)

uə (tour)

Consonants:

f, s, p, t, k, v, z, b, d, g, m, n, r, l, y, w, h remain the same as in English

θ (think)

þ (though)

ʃ (show)

ʒ (measure)

tʃ (chair)

dʒ (jelly)

ŋ (king)

These can be substituted in the transcrition to make it look better:

ks = x

kw = qu

dʒ = j

tʃ = ch

Overall there are 20 vowels and 24 consonants. Some dialects have merged some of the vowels. I think this would be a cool-looking dictionary transcription.

Sample text:

Ōl hyúmǝn bíiŋz ȃ bōn frí ǝnd íquǝl in dignǝti ǝnd raits. Þei ȃr in'daud wiþ rízǝn ǝnd konʃǝns ǝnd ʃud akt tǝwōdz wʌn ǝnʌþǝr in ǝ spirit ǝv brʌþǝhud.

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Amazon
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Amazon.com: British English Phonetic Transcription: 9780367441371: Carley, Paul, Mees, Inger M.: Books
British English Phonetic Transcription provides an accessible introduction to phonemic, phonetic and intonational transcription with a focus on British English.