Pronunciations in the American English and Essential American English dictionary do not use the 'long vowel' marker /ː/ and, in place of the syllable division marker /./, they use a raised dot /·/.
Vowels
Long Vowels
iː
sheep
ɑː
farm
uː
coo
ɔː
horse
ɜː
bird
Short Vowels
ɪ
ship
e
head
æ
hat
ə
above
ʊ
foot
ɚ
mother (US)
ɒ
sock (UK)
ɝ
worm (US)
ʌ
cup
Consonants
Voiced
b
book
d
day
ɡ
give
v
very
ð
the
z
zoo
ʒ
vision
dʒ
jump
l
look
r
run
j
yes
w
we
m
moon
n
name
ŋ
sing
Voiceless
p
pen
t
town
k
cat
f
fish
θ
think
s
say
ʃ
she
tʃ
cheese
Diphthongs
eɪ
day
aɪ
eye
ɔɪ
boy
aʊ
mouth
əʊ
nose (UK)
oʊ
nose (US)
ɪə
ear (UK)
eə
hair (UK)
ʊə
pure (UK)
Other symbols
h
/ˈhænd/
hand
ɒ̃
/ˈkwæs.ɒ̃/
croissant (UK)
i
/ˈhæp.i/
happy
t ̬
/ˈbʌt ̬.ɚ/
butter (US)
u
/ˌɪn.fluˈen.zə/
influenza
l ̩
/ˈlɪt.l ̩/
little
əl, əm, ən can be pronounced either: əl or l ̩ etc.:
/ˈleɪb.əl/ = /ˈleɪb.əl/ or /ˈleɪb.l̩/
r
linking r is pronounced only before a vowel in British English: fɔːr + ˈæp.l ̩z = fɔːˈræp.l ̩z
four + apples = four apples
