A guide to English pronunciation
 Sounds of English
1. /b/
2. /d/
3. /f/
4. /g/
5. /h/
6. /k/
7. /l/
8. /m/
9. /n/
10. /p/
11. /ɹ/
12. /s/
13. /t/
14. /v/
15. /w/
16. /j/
17. /z/
18. /θ/
19. /ð/
20. /ʃ/
21. /ʒ/
22. /ʧ/
23. /ʤ/
24. /ŋ/
25. /i/
26. /ɪ/
27. /eɪ/
28. /ɛ/
29. /æ/
30. /ɑ/
31. /ə/
32. /ɔ/
33. /oʊ/
34. /ʊ/
35. /u/
36. /ɚ/
37. /aɪ/
38. /aʊ/
39. /oɪ/
40. /iɚ/
41. /ɛɚ/
42. /ɑɚ/
43. /ɔɚ/
44. /ʊɚ/
45. /aɪɚ/
46. /aʊɚ/

The English vowel /ɔ/ Includes sound files!

There is a great variation in American English with the words pronounced with /ɔ/ and /ɑ/ : some people pronounce 'fog' /fɔg/ and others say /fɑg/; 'wash' is /wɑʃ/ or /wɔʃ/; 'orange' is /ɔrɪnʤ/ or /ɑrɪnʤ/. Notably, many words indicated in the dictionaries pronounced with /ɔ/ are pronounced with /ɑ/. In fact, in some accents (the Midwest and Canada), there is no difference between /ɔ/ and /ɑ/: words with /ɔ/ are pronounced more like /ɑ/ (with or without rounded lips). For example, 'Don' and 'dawn' are pronounced /dɑn/; 'stock' and 'stalk' are pronounced /stɑk/. If you have doubts about the pronunciation of a word, use /ɑ/. Its most common writing patterns are: 'o', 'al', 'au', 'aw'.
But, if they are confused, we are left with only the pronunciations of the University of Iowa. Click on the buttons to hear a native speaker pronounce the word indicated on the button.

The German flag  Sounds 1: Universidad de Iowa

/ˈɔl/
(todo)
   
/ˈhɔl
(vestíbulo)

/ˈʤɔ/
(mandíbula)		   


Weiter! The English vowel /oʊ/


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