This table lists the vowel letters of the International Phonetic Alphabet.
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 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 List of consonants Index of phonetics articles
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