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Collins Dictionaries
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- It provides sample pronunciation of words.
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IPA pronunciation key[edit | edit source]
Collins Dictionaries have several pronunciations for each word. In the American section there are IPA and non-IPA pronunciations (e.g. face as /feɪs; fās/). Here we list only the IPA transcription.
In the “Learner" section the stressed vowel is underlined, instead of having an IPA stress mark.
| Sample word | Learner | British | American | Teflpedia | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trap, marry | æ | æ | æ | /æ/ | |
| plastic | æ | æ, ɑː | æ | /æ/ | |
| bath | ɑː, æ | ɑː | æ, ɑ | /ɑː,BrE æAmE/ | |
| palm, father, safari | ɑː | ɑː | ɑ | /ɑː/ | |
| start, star | ɑːʳ | ɑː | ɑr | /ɑːr/ | |
| dress, merry | e | ɛ | ɛ | /e/ | |
| face | eɪ | eɪ | eɪ | /eɪ/ | |
| square | eəʳ | ɛə | ɛr | /eər/ | |
| hilarious | eər | ɛər | ɛr | /eər/ | Mary-merry merger |
| kit, mirror | ɪ | ɪ | ɪ | /ɪ/ | |
| fleece | iː | iː | i | /iː/ | |
| near | ɪəʳ | ɪə | ɪr | /ɪər/ | |
| material | ɪər | ɪər | ɪr | /ɪər/ | |
| happy | i | ɪ | i | /iː/ | |
| various | iə | ɪə | iə | /iːə/ | |
| intermediate (adj.) | iə | ɪɪ | iɪ, ieɪ | /iːə/ | |
| lot | ɒ | ɒ | ɑ | /ɒ/ | |
| sorry | ɒ | ɒ | ɑ, ɔ | /ɒ/ or /ɒ,BrE ɑːAmE/ | |
| cloth, moral | ɒ US ɔː | ɒ | ɔ, ɑ | /ɒ,BrE ɔːAmE/ | |
| goat | oʊ | əʊ | oʊ | /əʊ/ | |
| thought | ɔː | ɔː | ɔ | /ɔː/ | |
| obey | oʊ | ə | oʊ | /ə,BrE əʊAmE/ | |
| north, dinosaur | ɔːʳ | ɔː | ɔr | /ɔːr/ | |
| force, four | ɔːʳ | ɔː | ɔr, oʊr | /ɔːr/ | |
| store | ɔːʳ | ɔː | ɔr | /ɔːr/ | Note that “store" belongs to the FORCE lexical set |
| glory | ɔːr | ɔːr | ɔr | /ɔːr/ | Note that “glory" belongs to the FORCE lexical set |
| foot | ʊ | ʊ | ʊ | /ʊ/ | |
| goose | uː | uː | u | /uː/ | |
| cute | juː | juː | ju | /juː/ | |
| new | juː US uː | juː | u, ju | /juː/ | |
| cure | jʊəʳ | jʊə | jʊr | /jʊər/ | |
| mural | jʊər | jʊər | jʊr | /jʊər/ | |
| sure | ʊəʳ | ʊə, ɔː | ʊr | /ʊər, ɔːrBrE/ | |
| insurance | ʊər | ʊər, ɔːr | ʊr | /ʊər, ɔːrBrE/ | |
| strut | ʌ | ʌ | ʌ | /ʌ/ | |
| nurse, fur | ɜːʳ | ɜː | ɜr | /ɜːr/ | |
| furry | ɜːr | ɜːr | ɜr | /ɜːr/ | |
| hurry | ʌr US ɜːr | ʌr | ɜr | /ʌr,BrE ɜːrAmE/ | |
| comma | ə | ə | ə | /ə/ | |
| letter | əʳ | ə | ər | /ər/ | |
| people | əl | əl | əl | /əl/ | See IPA phonetic symbol [l̩] |
| quarrel | əl | əl | əl | /əl/ | See IPA phonetic symbol [l̩] |
| open | ən | ən | ən | /ən/ | See IPA phonetic symbol [n̩] |
| heron | ən | ən | ən | /ən/ | See IPA phonetic symbol [n̩] |
| rhythm | əm | əm | əm | /əm/ | See IPA phonetic symbol [m̩] |
| price | aɪ | aɪ | aɪ | /aɪ/ | |
| fire | aɪəʳ | aɪə | aɪr | /aɪər/ | |
| iron | aɪəʳ | aɪə | aɪər | /aɪər/ | |
| firing | N/A | aɪər | aɪr | /aɪər/ | |
| virus | aɪər | aɪr | aɪr | /aɪr/ | |
| mouth | aʊ | aʊ | aʊ | /aʊ/ | |
| hour | aʊəʳ | aʊə | aʊr | /aʊər/ | |
| flower | aʊəʳ | aʊə | aʊər | /aʊər/ | |
| flowering | aʊər | aʊər | aʊər | /aʊər/ | |
| dowry | aʊər | aʊər | aʊr | /aʊr/ | |
| choice | ɔɪ | ɔɪ | ɔɪ | /ɔɪ/ | |
| witch | w | w | w | /w/ | |
| which | hw | w | hw, w | /w/ | See IPA phoneme /w/ § "wh" |
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