English (Australian) symbols
The service supports the following symbols for Australian (AU) English.
Regular vowels
| SPR symbol | IPA symbol | IPA Unicode | Example words |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | a
aː ɑ ɑː ɐ |
0061
0061+02D0 0251 0251+02D0 0250 |
path, father, chant |
| A | æ | 00E6 | back, had |
| e | e
eɪ |
0065
0065+026A |
cake, pain |
| E | ɛ | 025B | hedge, let |
| i | iː | 0069+02D0 | see, speak, believe |
| I | ɪ | 026A | pick, ill |
| o | o
oʊ əʊ |
006F
006F+028A 0259+028A |
both, oak |
| c | ɔ
ɔː |
0254
0254+02D0 |
law, court, hall, water |
| @ | ɒ | 0252 | rod, cough |
| u | u
uː |
0075
0075+02D0 |
zoo, truth |
| U | ʊ | 028A | took, put |
| H | ʌ | 028C | but, mug, son |
| R | ɜ
ɜː ɚ ɝ |
025C
025C+02D0 025A 025D |
butter, hurt |
Diphthongs
| SPR symbol | IPA symbol | IPA Unicode | Example words |
|---|---|---|---|
| O | ɔɪ | 0254+026A | toil, boy |
| W | aʊ | 0061+028A | out, cow |
| Y | aɪ | 0061+026A | life, fine |
| Ex | eɪ
æɪ |
0065+026A
00E6+026A |
square, bared |
| Ix | ɪə | 026A+0259 | near, here |
| Ux | ʊə | 028A+0259 | tour, lured |
Reduced vowels
| SPR symbol | IPA symbol | IPA Unicode | Example words |
|---|---|---|---|
| x | ə | 0259 | sofa, alone, suppose, America |
| X | i
ɨ |
0069
0268 |
roses, hinted |
Consonants
| SPR symbol | IPA symbol | IPA Unicode | Example words |
|---|---|---|---|
| b | b | 0062 | bad, sob |
| C | tʃ
ʧ |
0074+0283
02A7 |
chip, witch, nature |
| d | d | 0064 | dip, had |
| D | ð | 00F0 | this, breathe |
| f | f | 0066 | field, if, graph |
| g | g
ɡ |
0067
0261 |
good, bug |
| G | ŋ | 014B | sing, finger |
| h | h
x χ ɦ |
0068
0078 03C7 0266 |
hot, hero |
| J | dʒ
ʤ |
0064+0292
02A4 |
Jane, huge |
| k | k | 006B | kill, make, back |
| l | l | 006C | low, hall |
| L | l̩ | 006C+0329 | candle |
| m | m | 006D | man, hum, summer |
| n | n | 006E | never, sun, winner |
| p | p | 0070 | pit, rip |
| r | r
ɹ ɾ |
0072
0279 027E |
borrow, rake |
| s | s | 0073 | seal, miss, ceiling |
| S | ʃ | 0283 | ship, wish |
| t | t | 0074 | tip, pet |
| T | θ | 03B8 | thing, Beth |
| v | v | 0076 | vase, save |
| w | w | 0077 | wear, quick |
| y | j | 006A | yes, Virginia |
| z | z | 007A | zip, phase |
| Z | ʒ | 0292 | treasure, garage |