Template:IPAc-en
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Description[edit source]
This template is used to display English International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The pronunciation is broken up into individual phonemes, so they will have tooltip text that can assist the reader in identifying IPA characters. All phonemes from IPA for English are available. For characters not in that set, use {{IPA}} instead.
Prescripts[edit source]
The |prescript =, |prescript2 =, and |prescript3 = parameters can be used to indicate a pronunciation prescript (e.g., English pronunciation:). The available pronunciation codes are:
| Code | Aliases | Output |
|---|---|---|
| lang | english | English |
| pron | pronunciation | pronunciation: |
| local | local | |
| ipa | IPA | |
| aus | AU | |
| ca | CA | |
| ie | IE | |
| nz | NZ | |
| uk | UK | |
| us | US | |
| za | ZA |
Phonemes[edit source]
All other parameters will be treated as a phoneme. See the table below for a full list of phoneme codes. As well as phonemes, there are some separator codes as well. For example, you can use a keyboard underscore _ for a space between words. Phonemes are underlined, but separators are not, and separators do not have any tooltip text.
This template supports a maximum of 50 phonemes, although more can be added in the future.
| Code | Aliases | Display text | Tooltip | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | b | 'b' in 'buy' | phoneme | |
| d | d | 'd' in 'dye' | phoneme | |
| ᵈ | (d) | ᵈ | optional 'd' | phoneme |
| dj | dy, dʲ | dj | /dj/ 'd' in 'dew' | phoneme |
| ð | D, dh | ð | /ð/ 'th' in 'thy' | phoneme |
| dʒ | J, dZ, dzh, ʤ | dʒ | /dʒ/ 'j' in 'jam' | phoneme |
| f | f | 'f' in 'find' | phoneme | |
| ɡ | g | ɡ | 'g' in 'guy' | phoneme |
| h | h | 'h' in 'hi' | phoneme | |
| j | y | j | /j/ 'y' in 'yes' | phoneme |
| k | k | 'k' in 'kind' | phoneme | |
| l | ɫ | l | 'l' in 'lie' | phoneme |
| lj | ly, lʲ | lj | /lj/ 'l' in 'lute' | phoneme |
| m | m | 'm' in 'my' | phoneme | |
| n | n | 'n' in 'no' | phoneme | |
| nj | ny, nʲ | nj | /nj/ 'n' in 'new' | phoneme |
| ŋ | N, ng | ŋ | /ŋ/ 'ng' in 'sing' | phoneme |
| ŋg | ngg, Ng | ŋɡ | /ŋɡ/ 'ng' in 'finger' | phoneme |
| θ | T, th | θ | /θ/ 'th' in 'thigh' | phoneme |
| θj | thy, thj, θʲ | θj | /θj/ 'th' in 'enthusiasm' | phoneme |
| p | p | 'p' in 'pie' | phoneme | |
| r | ɹ, ɻ | r | 'r' in 'rye' | phoneme |
| s | s | 's' in 'sigh' | phoneme | |
| sj | sy, sʲ | sj | /sj/ 's' in 'suit' | phoneme |
| ʃ | S, sh | ʃ | /ʃ/ 'sh' in 'shy' | phoneme |
| t | t | 't' in 'tie' | phoneme | |
| ᵗ | (t) | ᵗ | optional 't' | phoneme |
| tj | ty, tʲ | tj | /tj/ 't' in 'tune' | phoneme |
| tʃ | C, ch, tS, ʧ | tʃ | /tʃ/ 'ch' in 'china' | phoneme |
| v | v | 'v' in 'vie' | phoneme | |
| w | w | 'w' in 'wind' | phoneme | |
| hw | ʍ, wh | hw | /hw/ 'wh' in 'why' | phoneme |
| z | z | 'z' in 'Zion' | phoneme | |
| zj | zy, zʲ | zj | /zj/ 'z' in 'Zeus' | phoneme |
| ʒ | Z, zh | ʒ | /ʒ/ 's' in 'pleasure' | phoneme |
| x | kh | x | /x/ 'ch' in 'loch' | phoneme |
| ʔ | ? | ʔ | /ʔ/ the catch in 'uh-oh' | phoneme |
| ɑː | A:, ah, aa, ɑ:, ä, â | ɑː | /ɑː/ 'a' in 'father' | phoneme |
| ɑr | ar, ɑɹ, är, âr, aːr, a:r, ɑ:r, ɑːr | ɑr | /ɑr/ 'ar' in 'bard' | phoneme |
| ɒ | Q, ŏ | ɒ | /ɒ/ short 'o' in 'body' | phoneme |
| ɒː | Q: | ɒː | /ɒː/ 'o' in 'coffee' | phoneme |
| ɒ̃ | ɑ̃, ɒ~, ɑ~, ã, a~, Q~ | ɒ̃ | /ɒ̃/ nasal 'an' in 'vin blanc' | phoneme |
| ɒr | ŏr, Qr | ɒr | /ɒr/ 'or' in 'moral' | phoneme |
| æ | ae, &, {, }, ă | æ | /æ/ short 'a' in 'bad' | phoneme |
| aː | a: | aː | /aː/ 'a' in 'bath' | phoneme |
| aɪ | ai, aI, ye, eye, ī | aɪ | /aɪ/ long 'i' in 'tide' | phoneme |
| aɪər | aɪr, aIr, īr, aɪə, yr | aɪər | /aɪər/ 'ire' in 'fire' | phoneme |
| aʊ | au, aU, ow | aʊ | /aʊ/ 'ou' in 'pout' | phoneme |
| aʊər | aʊr, aUr, aʊə, aur | aʊər | /aʊər/ 'our' in 'hour' | phoneme |
| ɛ | E, ĕ | ɛ | /ɛ/ short 'e' in 'bed' | phoneme |
| ɛr | Er, ĕr, err | ɛr | /ɛr/ 'err' in 'merry' | phoneme |
| eɪ | ei, eI, ay, ā, eː, e: | eɪ | /eɪ/ long 'a' in 'base' | phoneme |
| ær | aer, &r, æɹ, ăr, arr | ær | /ær/ 'arr' in 'marry' | phoneme |
| ɛər | eir, eIr, e@r, E@r, air, ɛɪɹ, eɪr, eːr, e:r, ɛəɹ, ār, ɛə | ɛər | /ɛər/ 'are' in 'bare' | phoneme |
| ɪ | I, ĭ | ɪ | /ɪ/ short 'i' in 'bid' | phoneme |
| ɪr | ĭr, irr | ɪr | /ɪr/ 'irr' in 'mirror' | phoneme |
| iː | i:, ee, ē | iː | /iː/ long 'e' in 'bead' | phoneme |
| ɪər | i:r, iːr, I@r, i@r, eer, ɪəɹ, iːɹ, ēr, ɪə | ɪər | /ɪər/ 'ear' in 'beard' | phoneme |
| ⁱ | (i), (ɪ) | ⁱ | /ⁱ/ optional 'i' in 'nasturtium' | phoneme |
| ᵊ | (ə), (@) | ᵊ | /ᵊ/ optional 'ə' in 'jewelry' | phoneme |
| ʲ | (j), (y), ʸ | ʲ | /ʲ/ optional 'j' in 'Lucas' | phoneme |
| ɔː | O, O:, aw, ɔ:, ô | ɔː | /ɔː/ 'au' in 'fraud' | phoneme |
| ɔr | Or, awr, ɔɹ, ôr, ɔ(r) | ɔr | /ɔr/ 'or' in 'born' | phoneme |
| ɔɪ | oj, ɔj, oi, oɪ, ɔi, OI, oy | ɔɪ | /ɔɪ/ 'oy' in 'boy' | phoneme |
| ɔɪər | ɔɪr, oyr, ɔɪə | ɔɪər | /ɔɪər/ 'oir' in 'loir' (rare) | phoneme |
| oʊ | o:, oː, ou, oU, @u, @U, oh, oe, əʊ, əu, ɔʊ, ɔu, ō | oʊ | /oʊ/ long 'o' in 'code' | phoneme |
| ɔər | oUr, ohr, ɔəɹ, ɔʊɹ, oʊɹ, oʊr, oːr, o:r, ōr, ɔə, ɔə(r) | ɔər | /ɔər/ 'ore' in 'bore' | phoneme |
| ʊ | U, uu, ŏŏ | ʊ | /ʊ/ short 'oo' in 'foot' | phoneme |
| ʊr | uur, Ur, ŏŏr | ʊr | /ʊr/ 'our' in 'courier' | phoneme |
| uː | u:, oo, ōō | uː | /uː/ long 'oo' in 'food' | phoneme |
| ʊər | u:r, uːr, u@r, U@r, oor, ʊəɹ, ōōr, ʊə | ʊər | /ʊər/ 'our' in 'tour' | phoneme |
| juː | ju:, yu:, yew, ew, ū, yoo | juː | /juː/ long 'u' in 'cute' | phoneme |
| jʊər | ūr, yoor, ju:r, juːr, jʊə | jʊər | /jʊər/ 'ure' in 'cure' | phoneme |
| ʌ | V, ŭ | ʌ | /ʌ/ short 'u' in 'bud' | phoneme |
| ʌr | urr, Vr, ʌɹ, ŭr | ʌr | /ʌr/ 'urr' in 'hurry' | phoneme |
| ɜr | 3, 3:, ɝː, ɝ, ɜː, ɜ:, ɜ, 3r, 3:r, @:r, @:, ɜɹ, ûr, ɜ(r) | ɜr | /ɜr/ 'ir' in 'bird' | phoneme |
| ə | schwa, @ | ə | /ə/ 'a' in 'about' | phoneme |
| ər | ɚ, @r, əɹ, ə(r) | ər | /ər/ 'er' in 'finger' | phoneme |
| ən | @n, ᵊn, n̩ | ən | /ən/ 'on' in 'button' | phoneme |
| ɵ | o, o-, ou-, oʊ- | ɵ | /ɵ/ variable 1st 'o' in 'omission' | phoneme |
| əm | @m, ᵊm, m̩ | əm | /əm/ 'm' in 'rhythm' | phoneme |
| ɨ | ɪ, i-, I-, ɪ- | ɨ | /ɨ/ 'e' in 'roses' | phoneme |
| ʉ | ʊ, u-, U-, ʊ- | ʉ | /ʉ/ variable 2nd 'u' in 'beautiful' | phoneme |
| jʉ | jʊ, yʊ, ju-, yu-, jU-, yU-, jʊ- | jʉ | /jʉ/ variable 2nd 'u' in 'curriculum' | phoneme |
| əl | @l, ᵊl, əɫ, l̩ | əl | /əl/ 'le' in 'bottle' | phoneme |
| i | i | /i/ 'y' in 'happy' | phoneme | |
| u | u | /u/ 'oo' in 'bedroom' | phoneme | |
| ˈ | ' | ˈ | /ˈ/ primary stress follows | phoneme |
| ˌ | , | ˌ | /ˌ/ secondary stress follows | phoneme |
| . | · | . | /./ syllable break | phoneme |
| - | – | - | /-/ affix | phoneme |
| ,_ | , | separator | ||
| _ | separator | |||
| and | / & / | separator | ||
| ... | ... | separator |
Audio[edit source]
An audio pronunciation can be included with the template. Use the |audio = and |audio-url = parameters to add an audio pronunciation. The |audio = parameter is the name of the file, including the "File:" namespace prefix, excluding the square brackets. For example:
File:Example.ogg
The following is not correct:
Example.ogg
[[File:Example.ogg]]
|audio-url = is the direct URL to the file itself, skipping the intermediary of the file page. To find this URL, go to the file page and click the raw name of the file just under the audio file player. Only the OGG file should be visible on screen. Copy and paste the URL of that page into this parameter. You may remove the "?cb=<numbers here>" part of the URL, since it is not needed.
Help page link[edit source]
An optional parameter, help, can be used to specify whether the template should display a link to Wikipedia:Help:IPA for English. If set to "yes", it will display a link; otherwise it will simply not be shown.
Unsupported inputs[edit source]
If a character is added to the template that is not in the IPA for English key, the template will instead display an error message, indicating which character(s) is/are unsupported.
Credits[edit source]
This is a non-Lua version of the template of the same name on the English Wikipedia. In addition, much of this documentation was taken from that template.