Supported phonemes and levels of stress

The tables below list the phonemes and levels of stress available for each language that supports the <phoneme> SSML tag. You can use the table of contents at the right of this page to navigate to your language. For more information on using the <phoneme> SSML tag, see the SSML reference documentation.

English (United States), en-US

Phonemes

IPA Phoneme X-SAMPA Phoneme Example Word IPA X-SAMPA
p p popular ˈpɑːpjəlɚ "pA:pj@l@`
b b bubble ˈbʌbəl "bVb@l
t t tinker ˈtɪŋkɚ "tINk@`
d d dog ˈdɑːg "dA:g
k k crown ˈkɹaʊn "kr\aUn
ɡ g gravely ˈgɹeɪˌvliː "gr\eI%vli:
m m mapping ˈmæpəŋ "m{p@N
n n nine ˈnaɪn "naIn
ŋ N bank ˈbæŋk "b{Nk
f f frog ˈfɹɑːg "fr\A:g
v v valve ˈvælv "v{lv
s s massage məˈsɑːʒ m@"sA:Z
z z zoom ˈzuːm "zu:m
θ T thigh ˈθaɪ "TaI
ð D mother ˈmʌðɚ "mVD@`
ʃ S shopping ˈʃɑːpəŋ "SA:p@N
ʒ Z leisure ˈliːʒɚ "li:Z@
h h mahogany məˈhɑːgəˌniː m@"hA:g@%ni:
l l lately ˈleɪtˌliː "leIt%li:
ɹ r\ roaring ˈɹɔːɹəŋ "r\O:r\@N
ʧ tS changed ˈʧeɪnʤd "tSeIndZd
ʤ dZ magenta məˈʤɛntə m@"dZEnt@
j j younger ˈjʌŋgɚ "jVNg@`
w w whirlwind ˈwɚlˌwɪnd "w@`l%wInd
æ { cat ˈkæt "k{t
ɑː A: cot ˈkɑːt "kA:t
ə @ again əˈgɛn @"gEn
ɚ @` bird ˈbɚd "b@`d
ɛ E bed ˈbɛd "bEd
ɪ I kit ˈkɪt "kIt
i: unique ˌjuːˈniːk %ju:"ni:k
ɔː O: more ˈmɔːɹ "mO:r\
ʊ U could ˈkʊd "kUd
u: school ˈskuːl "sku:l
ʌ V pulse ˈpʌls "pVls
aI price ˈpɹaɪs "pr\aIs
aU flower ˈflaʊɚ "flaU@`
eI shade ˈʃeɪd "SeId
ɔɪ OI choice ˈʧɔɪs "tSOIs
oU boat ˈboʊt "boUt

Levels of stress

Symbol IPA X-SAMPA
Primary stress ˈ "