Table of vowels

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This table lists the vowel letters of the International Phonetic Alphabet.

IPA: Vowels
Front Central Back Close i y ɨ ʉ ɯ u Near-close ɪ ʏ ʊ Close-mid e ø ɘ ɵ ɤ o Mid e̞ ø̞ ə ɤ̞ o̞ Open-mid ɛ œ ɜ ɞ ʌ ɔ Near-open æ ɐ Open a ɶ ä ɑ ɒ
IPA help  audio full chart template Vowels beside dots are: unrounded • rounded

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

See also[]

• List of consonants
• Index of phonetics articles