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 |
| iː | i: | unique | ˌjuːˈniːk | %ju:"ni:k |
| ɔː | O: | more | ˈmɔːɹ | "mO:r\ |
| ʊ | U | could | ˈkʊd | "kUd |
| uː | u: | school | ˈskuːl | "sku:l |
| ʌ | V | pulse | ˈpʌls | "pVls |
| aɪ | aI | price | ˈpɹaɪs | "pr\aIs |
| aʊ | aU | flower | ˈflaʊɚ | "flaU@` |
| eɪ | eI | shade | ˈʃeɪd | "SeId |
| ɔɪ | OI | choice | ˈʧɔɪs | "tSOIs |
| oʊ | oU | boat | ˈboʊt | "boUt |
Levels of stress
| Symbol | IPA | X-SAMPA |
|---|---|---|
| Primary stress | ˈ | " |