IPA Phonetic Transcription

Type English text to get its phonemic transcription in IPA (General American), with primary ˈ and secondary ˌ stress marks.

How to use the IPA Phonetic Transcription

  1. Type or paste English text.
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  3. Copy the transcription or listen to the text.

Questions

Which accent is used?

General American, from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It is a broad (phonemic) transcription, so /r/ is written as r.

What about words not in the dictionary?

They are shown in brackets unchanged so you can spot them.