---
name: text-to-speech-symbols-pt-br
title: Portuguese (Brazilian) symbols
description: The service supports the following symbols for Brazilian Portuguese.
last-updated: 2023-03-23
---

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# Portuguese (Brazilian) symbols
{: #ptSymbols}

The service supports the following symbols for Brazilian Portuguese.

## Regular vowels
{: #ptRegularVowels}

| SPR symbol | IPA symbol | IPA Unicode | Example words |
|:----------:|:----------:|:-----------:|---------------|
| a ^**1**^ | a  \n   \n ɐ | 0061  \n   \n 0250 | vir**ar**, m**a**r  \n   \n Terr**a**, muit**a** |
| e | e | 0065 | d**e**do, portugu**ê**s |
| E | ɛ | 025B | **é**s, b**e**lo, **e**co |
| i | i | 0069 | l**i**gar, bod**e** |
| o | o | 006F | c**o**r, b**o**lha |
| c | ɔ | 0254 | pr**ó**ximo, p**o**rta |
| u | u | 0075 | l**u**gar, per**u** |
| 'a~' | ɐ̃ | 0250+0303 | b**a**nco, l**ã** |
| 'e~' | ẽ | 0065+0303  \n 1EBD | inc**en**so, ag**en**te |
| 'i~' | ĩ | 0069+0303  \n 0129 | ass**im**, **in**censo |
| 'o~' | õ | 006F+0303  \n 00F5 | c**ôn**sul, t**om** |
| 'u~' | ũ | 0075+0303  \n 0169 | alg**un**s, **um** |
{: caption="Regular vowels (Brazilian Portuguese)"}

**Note:**

1.  The SPR symbol `a` maps to two different IPA symbols with different pronunciations: `a` and `ɐ`. In general, the SPR symbol maps to `a` for synthesis of stressed syllables and to `ɐ` for synthesis of unstressed syllables.

## Semi-vowels
{: #ptSemiVowels}

| SPR symbol | IPA symbol | IPA Unicode | Example words |
|:----------:|:----------:|:-----------:|---------------|
| y | j | 006A | do**i**s, no**i**va |
| Y | j̃ | 006A+0303 | mã**e**, mu**i**to |
| w | w | 0077 | me**u**, q**u**arto |
| W | w̃ | 0077+0303 | capitã**o**, Sã**o** |
{: caption="Semi-vowels (Brazilian Portuguese)"}

## Consonants
{: #ptConsonants}

| SPR symbol | IPA symbol | IPA Unicode | Example words |
|:----------:|:----------:|:-----------:|---------------|
| b | b | 0062 | a**b**raço, **B**rasil |
| C | tʃ  \n   \n ʧ | 0074+0283  \n   \n 02A7 | se**t**e, bo**t**e |
| d | d | 0064 | **d**ar, **d**ente |
| f | f | 0066 | **f**lauta, **f**aixa |
| g | g | 0067  \n 0261 | **g**ato, **g**uarda |
| J | dʒ  \n   \n ʤ | 0064+0292  \n   \n 02A4 | bo**d**e, **d**iz |
| k | k | 006B | **c**ama, **qu**eda |
| l | l | 006C | **l**eite, cava**l**o |
| 'ly' | ʎ | 028E | **lh**e, bagu**lh**o |
| m | m | 006D | for**m**a, **m**acaco |
| n | n | 006E | do**n**o, **n**ovo |
| N | ɲ | 0272 | cu**nh**a, ni**nh**o |
| p | p | 0070 | **p**luma, **p**rimo |
| r | ɾ | 027E | ca**r**o, t**r**em |
| R | ʁ | 0281 | ca**rr**o, **r**io |
| s | s | 0073 | **c**erto, avan**ç**ar, **s**ete |
| S | ʃ | 0283 | **ch**ave, bai**x**a |
| t | t | 0074 | **t**rono, por**t**a |
| v | v | 0076 | **v**ila, bre**v**e |
| z | z | 007A | **z**ero, ca**s**o |
| Z | ʒ | 0292 | **g**eral, **j**ogo |
{: caption="Consonants (Brazilian Portuguese)"}