German symbols
The service supports the following symbols for German.
Regular vowels
SPR symbol | IPA symbol | IPA Unicode | Example words |
---|---|---|---|
i | i
iː |
0069
0069+02D0 |
lieben, Titel, tief |
I | ɪ | 026A | bitte, Tisch, Licht |
e | e
eː |
0065
0065+02D0 |
geben, Ehre, See |
E | ɛ | 025B | treffen, Geld, kämmen |
'E:' | ɛː | 025B+02D0 | Käse, Mädchen, wägen |
a | aː
ɑ |
0061+02D0
0251 |
Haar, haben, fahren |
A | a | 0061 | lassen, matt, Apfel |
u | u
uː |
0075
0075+02D0 |
gut, Uhr, Uwe |
U | ʊ | 028A | Hund, Fluss, Mutter |
o | o
oː |
006F
006F+02D0 |
Ober, ohne, Boot |
O | ɔ | 0254 | Kopf, Stopp |
y | y
yː |
0079
0079+02D0 |
Bücher, fühlen, Tür, kühn |
Y | ʏ | 028F | fünf, füllen, Künstler |
'oe' | ø
øː |
00F8
00F8+02D0 |
Löwe, hören, Söhne |
'OE' | œ
ɶ |
0153
0276 |
können, hölzern, östlich |
Diphthongs
SPR symbol | IPA symbol | IPA Unicode | Example words |
---|---|---|---|
'aj' | ai
aɪ |
0061+0069
0061+026A |
heim, Waise, Mai |
'aw' | au
aʊ |
0061+0075
0061+028A |
Haus, Maul, Frau |
'oj' | ɔi
ɔy ɔɪ ɔʏ |
0254+0069
0254+0079 0254+026A 0254+028F |
heute, Gebäude, Häuser |
Nasalized vowels
Nasalized vowels in German occur mostly in foreign loan words.
SPR symbol | IPA symbol | IPA Unicode | Example words |
---|---|---|---|
'a~' | ã
ɐ̃ |
0061+0303
0250+0303 |
Chance |
'E~' | ẽ
ɛ̃ |
0065+0303
025B+0303 |
Teint |
'o~' | õ
ɔ̃ |
006F+0303
0254+0303 |
Pardon |
'oe~' | ø̃
œ̃ |
00F8+0303
0153+0303 |
Parfum |
Reduced vowels
SPR symbol | IPA symbol | IPA Unicode | Example words |
---|---|---|---|
@ | ə
ɵ ɘ |
0259
0275 0258 |
bitte, Kamera, Boden |
Consonants
SPR symbol | IPA symbol | IPA Unicode | Example words |
---|---|---|---|
b | b | 0062 | Boden, Bett, oben |
C | tʃ
tʃ |
0074+0283
02A7 |
deutsch, Chile, Cello |
d | d
ð 1 |
0064
00F0 |
dunkel, kindisch, Helden |
f | f | 0066 | fast, hoffen, Vater |
g | g
ɡ ɣ |
0067
0261 0263 |
geben, grau, Tage |
G | ŋ | 014B | Finger, längs, Anfang |
h | h
ɦ |
0068
0266 |
hoch, Hand, Ahorn |
j | j
ʝ |
006A
029D |
Junge, ja, Jahr, Ministerium |
J | dʒ
ʤ |
0064+0292
02A4 |
Job, Dschungel |
k | k | 006B | Katze, Ecke, Skulptur, lag, quitt |
l | l | 006C | lesen, fallen, Pult |
m | m | 006D | Mann, kommen, Atem |
n | n | 006E | Nacht, können, Kind |
p | p | 0070 | Papier, Lippe, Grab |
P | pf | 0070+0066 | Pflanze, Stumpfen |
r | r
ɹ ʀ ʁ ɾ |
0072
0279 0280 0281 027E |
Rad, führen |
R | ɐ
ʌ ɚ ɝ |
0250
028C 025A 025D |
Wieder, über |
s | s | 0073 | Maß, lassen, Last, Haus |
S | ʃ | 0283 | schon, spielen, Stil, wäscht |
t | t | 0074 | Tag, bitte, Rad |
T | ts
ʦ θ 2 |
0074+0073
02A6 03B8 |
Zauber, Polizei, Glanz |
v | v | 0076 | Wagen, viskös, Volum, oval |
w | w
ʋ |
0077
028B |
Eduard, aktuell, Januar |
x | x
χ |
0078
03C7 |
Buch, Bach, Wochen |
X | ç | 00E7 | ich, Chemie, Kelch, mancher |
z | z | 007A | See, Satz, lesen |
Z | ʒ | 0292 | Garage, Genie |
? (glottal stop) | ʔ | 0294 | erobern (IPA ʔɛɐˈʔoːbɐn )erinnern (IPA ʔɛɐˈʁɪnɐn ) |
Notes:
- The IPA symbol
ð
(IPA Unicode00F0
) occurs only in loanwords from foreign languages, mostly English (for example, The New York Times). However, the service realizes that sound as IPA symbold
(IPA Unicode0064
). - The IPA symbol
θ
(IPA Unicode03B8
) occurs only in loanwords from foreign languages, mostly English (for example, thriller). However, the service realizes that sound as IPA symbolʦ
(IPA Unicode02A6
).