Table of vowels
This table lists the vowel letters of the International Phonetic Alphabet.
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Vowels beside dots are: unrounded • rounded |
name | height | backness | roundness | IPA number | IPA text | IPA image | Entity | X-SAMPA | Sound sample |
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Close front unrounded vowel | close | front | unrounded | 301 | i | ![]() |
i | i | ![]() |
Close front rounded vowel | close | front | rounded | 309 | y | ![]() |
y | y | ![]() |
Close central unrounded vowel | close | central | unrounded | 317 | ɨ | ![]() |
ɨ | 1 | ![]() |
Close central rounded vowel | close | central | rounded | 318 | ʉ | ![]() |
ʉ | } | ![]() |
Close back unrounded vowel | close | back | unrounded | 316 | ɯ | ![]() |
ɯ | M | ![]() |
Close back rounded vowel | close | back | rounded | 308 | u | ![]() |
u | u | ![]() |
Near-close front unrounded vowel | near-close | front | unrounded | 319 | ɪ | ![]() |
ɪ | I | ![]() |
Near-close front rounded vowel | near-close | front | rounded | 320 | ʏ | ![]() |
ʏ | Y | ![]() |
Near-close back rounded vowel | near-close | back | rounded | 321 | ʊ | ![]() |
ʊ | U | ![]() |
Close-mid front unrounded vowel | close-mid | front | unrounded | 302 | e | ![]() |
e | e | ![]() |
Close-mid front rounded vowel | close-mid | front | rounded | 310 | ø | ![]() |
ø | 2 | ![]() |
Close-mid central unrounded vowel | close-mid | central | unrounded | 397 | ɘ | ![]() |
ɘ | @\ | ![]() |
Close-mid central rounded vowel | close-mid | central | rounded | 323 | ɵ | ![]() |
ɵ | 8 | ![]() |
Close-mid back unrounded vowel | close-mid | back | unrounded | 315 | ɤ | ![]() |
ɤ | 7 | ![]() |
Close-mid back rounded vowel | close-mid | back | rounded | 307 | o | ![]() |
o | o | ![]() |
Mid central vowel | mid | central | undefined | 322 | ə | ![]() |
ə | @ | ![]() |
Open-mid front unrounded vowel | open-mid | front | unrounded | 303 | ɛ | ![]() |
ɛ | E | ![]() |
Open-mid front rounded vowel | open-mid | front | rounded | 311 | œ | ![]() |
œ | 9 | ![]() |
Open-mid central unrounded vowel | open-mid | central | unrounded | 326 | ɜ | ![]() |
ɜ | 3 | ![]() |
Open-mid central rounded vowel | open-mid | central | rounded | 395 | ɞ | ![]() |
ɞ | 3\ | ![]() |
Open-mid back unrounded vowel | open-mid | back | unrounded | 314 | ʌ | ![]() |
ʌ | V | ![]() |
Open-mid back rounded vowel | open-mid | back | rounded | 306 | ɔ | ![]() |
ɔ | O | ![]() |
Near-open front unrounded vowel | near-open | front | unrounded | 325 | æ | ![]() |
æ | { | ![]() |
Near-open central vowel | near-open | central | undefined | 324 | ɐ | ![]() |
ɐ | 6 | ![]() |
Open front unrounded vowel | open | front | unrounded | 304 | a | ![]() |
a | a | ![]() |
Open front rounded vowel | open | front | rounded | 312 | ɶ | ![]() |
ɶ | & | ![]() |
Open back unrounded vowel | open | back | unrounded | 305 | ɑ | ![]() |
ɑ | A | ![]() |
Open back rounded vowel | open | back | rounded | 313 | ɒ | ![]() |
ɒ | Q | ![]() |
See also[]
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