How to pronounce Ionian Sea in American English

aɪ

ˈ

əʊ

n

iə

n

ˈ

s

iː

aɪ

from open front unrounded to near-close near-front unrounded diphthong

+1

a

open front unrounded vowel

vowel

IPA Name lower-case a

IPA Desc. open front unrounded vowel

IPA # 304

Unicode Hex 0061

ɪ

near-close near-front unrounded vowel

vowel

IPA Name small capital i

IPA Desc. near-close near-front unrounded vowel

IPA # 319

Unicode Hex 026A

ˈ

primary stress

ˈ

vertical stroke (superior)

IPA Name vertical stroke (superior)

IPA Desc. primary stress

IPA # 501

Unicode Hex 02C8

əʊ

from mid central unrounded to near-close near-back rounded diphthong

ə

mid central unrounded vowel

vowel

IPA Name schwa

IPA Desc. mid central vowel

IPA # 322

Unicode Hex 0259

ʊ

near-close near-back rounded vowel

vowel

IPA Name upsilon

IPA Desc. near-close near-back rounded vowel

IPA # 321

Unicode Hex 028A

n

voiced alveolar nasal consonant

+67

n

alveolar nasal

consonant

IPA Name lower-case n

IPA Desc. voiced dental or alveolar nasal

IPA # 116

Unicode Hex 006E

iə

from close front unrounded to mid central unrounded diphthong

+1

i

close front unrounded vowel

vowel

IPA Name lower-case i

IPA Desc. close front unrounded vowel

IPA # 301

Unicode Hex 0069

ə

mid central unrounded vowel

vowel

IPA Name schwa

IPA Desc. mid central vowel

IPA # 322

Unicode Hex 0259

n

voiced alveolar nasal consonant

+67

n

alveolar nasal

consonant

IPA Name lower-case n

IPA Desc. voiced dental or alveolar nasal

IPA # 116

Unicode Hex 006E

ˈ

primary stress

ˈ

vertical stroke (superior)

IPA Name vertical stroke (superior)

IPA Desc. primary stress

IPA # 501

Unicode Hex 02C8

s

voiceless alveolar sibilant fricative consonant

+69

s

voiceless alveolar fricative

consonant

IPA Name lower-case s

IPA Desc. voiceless alveolar fricative

IPA # 132

Unicode Hex 0073

iː

long close front unrounded vowel

+36

i

close front unrounded vowel

vowel

IPA Name lower-case i

IPA Desc. close front unrounded vowel

IPA # 301

Unicode Hex 0069

ː

long

diacritic

IPA Name length mark

IPA Desc. length mark

IPA # 503

Unicode Hex 02D0

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How to pronounce Ionian Sea in American English

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