IPA Phonetic Reader
International Phonetic Alphabet
word
polizeiliche Festnahme
phonetic respelling
pohleetseyeliçə fehstnahmə
dialect
German
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p
o
l
i
ˈ
t͡s
aɪ̯
l
ɪ
ç
ə
ˈ
f
ɛ
s
t
ˌ
n
aː
m
ə
p
voiceless bilabial stop consonant
+75
p
voiceless bilabial plosive
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case p
IPA Desc.
voiceless bilabial plosive
IPA #
101
Unicode Hex
0070
o
close-mid back rounded vowel
+50
o
close-mid back rounded vowel
vowel
IPA Name
lower-case o
IPA Desc.
close-mid back rounded vowel
IPA #
307
Unicode Hex
006F
l
voiced alveolar lateral approximant consonant
+73
l
alveolar lateral approximant
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case l
IPA Desc.
voiced dental or alveolar lateral approximant
IPA #
155
Unicode Hex
006C
i
close front unrounded vowel
+74
i
close front unrounded vowel
vowel
IPA Name
lower-case i
IPA Desc.
close front unrounded vowel
IPA #
301
Unicode Hex
0069
ˈ
primary stress
ˈ
vertical stroke (superior)
IPA Name
vertical stroke (superior)
IPA Desc.
primary stress
IPA #
501
Unicode Hex
02C8
t͡s
voiceless alveolar affricate consonant
t
voiceless alveolar plosive
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case t
IPA Desc.
voiceless dental or alveolar plosive
IPA #
103
Unicode Hex
0074
◌͡◌
tie bar
diacritic
IPA Name
top tie bar
IPA Desc.
affricate or double articulation
IPA #
433.1
Unicode Hex
0361
s
voiceless alveolar fricative
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case s
IPA Desc.
voiceless alveolar fricative
IPA #
132
Unicode Hex
0073
aɪ̯
from open front unrounded to non-syllabic near-close near-front unrounded diphthong
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
◌̯
non-syllabic
diacritic
IPA Name
subscript arch
IPA Desc.
non-syllabic
IPA #
432
Unicode Hex
032F
l
voiced alveolar lateral approximant consonant
+73
l
alveolar lateral approximant
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case l
IPA Desc.
voiced dental or alveolar lateral approximant
IPA #
155
Unicode Hex
006C
ɪ
near-close near-front unrounded vowel
+24
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
ç
voiceless palatal sibilant fricative consonant
+13
ç
voiceless palatal fricative
consonant
IPA Name
c cedilla
IPA Desc.
voiceless palatal fricative
IPA #
138
Unicode Hex
00E7
ə
mid central unrounded vowel
+30
ə
mid central unrounded vowel
vowel
IPA Name
schwa
IPA Desc.
mid central vowel
IPA #
322
Unicode Hex
0259
ˈ
primary stress
ˈ
vertical stroke (superior)
IPA Name
vertical stroke (superior)
IPA Desc.
primary stress
IPA #
501
Unicode Hex
02C8
f
voiceless labio-dental fricative consonant
+69
f
voiceless labiodental fricative
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case f
IPA Desc.
voiceless labiodental fricative
IPA #
128
Unicode Hex
0066
ɛ
open-mid front unrounded vowel
+53
ɛ
open-mid front unrounded vowel
vowel
IPA Name
epsilon
IPA Desc.
open-mid front unrounded vowel
IPA #
303
Unicode Hex
025B
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
t
voiceless alveolar stop consonant
+48
t
voiceless alveolar plosive
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case t
IPA Desc.
voiceless dental or alveolar plosive
IPA #
103
Unicode Hex
0074
ˌ
secondary stress
ˌ
vertical stroke (inferior)
IPA Name
vertical stroke (inferior)
IPA Desc.
secondary stress
IPA #
502
Unicode Hex
02CC
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
aː
long open front unrounded vowel
+25
a
open front unrounded vowel
vowel
IPA Name
lower-case a
IPA Desc.
open front unrounded vowel
IPA #
304
Unicode Hex
0061
ː
long
diacritic
IPA Name
length mark
IPA Desc.
length mark
IPA #
503
Unicode Hex
02D0
m
voiced bilabial nasal consonant
+80
m
bilabial nasal
consonant
IPA Name
lower-case m
IPA Desc.
voiced bilabial nasal
IPA #
114
Unicode Hex
006D
ə
mid central unrounded vowel
+30
ə
mid central unrounded vowel
vowel
IPA Name
schwa
IPA Desc.
mid central vowel
IPA #
322
Unicode Hex
0259
de-DE
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