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| Name in menu | Full name, link and abbreviation | IPA Pronunciations | Audio pronunciations |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | (*) Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus, tab "English" (CALD) | UK and US | UK and US |
| English | (*) Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary, tab "American" (CACD) | US | US |
| Learner's Dictionary | Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary (CLD) | UK | UK and US |
| Essential American English | Webster's Essential Mini Dictionary (WEMD) | US | US |
(*) The URLs for the two tabs in the English menu item are the same, but the dictionaries are different.
IPA pronunciation key[edit]
The lower part of this table is outdated.
In Teflpedia we normally don't indicate syllable boundaries. CALD and WEMD do, and this allows them to represent some nuances of English pronunciation.
Official pronunciation key: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/help/phonetics.html
| æ | ɑː | |
| trap | father - start | |
| e | eɪ | eə |
| dress | face | square |
| ɪ | iː | ɪə |
| kit | fleece | near |
| ɒ | əʊ | ɔː |
| lot | goat | taught |
| ʊ | uː | ʊə |
| foot | goose | mature |
| juː | jʊə | |
| cute | cure | |
| ʌ | ə | ɜː |
| strut | comma | nurse |
| aɪ | aʊ | ɔɪ |
| price | mouth | choice |
| Sample word | CALD - UK | CALD - US | CACD (US) | CLD (UK) | WEMD (US) | Teflpedia | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trap | /æ/ | /æ/ | /æ/ | /æ/ | /æ/ | /æ/ | |
| marry | /ær./ | /er./ | /ær./ | /ær/ | /ær·/ | /ær/ | CALD-US: Mary-marry-merry merger |
| bath | /ɑː/ | /æ/ | /æ/ | /ɑː/ | /æ/ | /ɑː,BrE æAmE/ | |
| palm, father | /ɑː/ | /ɑː/ | /ɑ/ | /ɑː/ | /ɑ/ | /ɑː/ | |
| start | /ɑː/ | /ɑːr/ | /ɑr/ | /ɑː/ | /ɑr/ | /ɑːr/ | |
| star | /ɑːʳ/ | /ɑːr/ | /ɑr/ | /ɑːʳ/ | /ɑr/ | /ɑːr/ | |
| safari | /ɑː.r/ | /ɑːr./ | /ɑr·/ | /ɑːr/ | /ɑr·/ | /ɑːr/ | |
| dress | /e/ | /e/ | /e/ | /e/ | /e/ | /e/ | |
| merry | /er./ | /er./ | /er·/ | /er/ | /er·/ | /er/ | |
| square | /eəʳ/ | /er/ | /eər/ | /eəʳ/ | /eər/ | /eər/ | CALD-US: Mary-marry-merry merger |
| parent | /eə.r/ | /er./ | /eər·, pær·/ | /eər/ | /eər·/ | /eər/ | CALD-US: Mary-marry-merry merger |
| face, player | /eɪ/ | /eɪ/ | /eɪ/ | /eɪ/ | /eɪ/ | /eɪ/ | |
| kit | /ɪ/ | /ɪ/ | /ɪ/ | /ɪ/ | /ɪ/ | /ɪ/ | |
| mirror | /ɪr./ | /ɪr./ | /ɪr·/ | /ɪr/ | /ɪr·/ | /ɪ/ | |
| material | /ɪə.r/ | /ɪr./ | /ɪr·/ | /ɪər/ | /ɪər·/ | /ɪər/ | CALD-US and CACD: nearer-mirror merger |
| near | /ɪəʳ/ | /ɪr/ | /ɪər/ | /ɪəʳ/ | /ɪər/ | /ɪər/ | CALD-US: nearer-mirror merger |
| fleece | /iː/ | /iː/ | /i/ | /iː/ | /i/ | /iː/ | |
| happy, various | /i/ | /i/ | /i/ | /i/ | /i/ | /iː/ | CALD and CLD: Special symbol /i/ means /iː/ or /ɪ/ |
| lot | /ɒ/ | /ɑː/ | /ɑ/ | /ɒ/ | /ɑ/ | /ɒ/ | |
| cloth | /ɒ/ | /ɑː/ | /ɔ/ | /ɒ/ | /ɔ/ | /ɒ*/ or /ɒBrE, ɔːAmE/ | CALD-US: Cot-caught merger |
| sorry | /ɒr./ | /ɔːr./ | /ɑr·, ɔr·/ | ɒr | /ɑr·/ | /ɒr/ | /ɔːr/ is Canadian pronunciation |
| borrow | /ɒr./ | /ɑːr./ | /ɑr·, ɔr·/ | /ɒr/ | /ɑr·/ | /ɒr/ | /ɔːr/ is Canadian pronunciation |
| laurel, moral | /ɒr./ | /ɔːr./ | /ɔr·, ɑr·/ | /ɒr/ | /ɔr·, ɑr·/ | /ɒrBrE, ɔːrAmE/ | |
| goat | /əʊ/ | /oʊ/ | /oʊ/ | /əʊ/ | /oʊ/ | /əʊ/ | |
| obey | /əʊ, ə/ | /oʊ/ | /oʊ/ | /əʊ/ | /oʊ/ | /ə,BrE əʊAmE/ | |
| thought | /ɔː/ | /ɑː/ | /ɔ/ | /ɔː/ | /ɔ/ | /ɔː/ | CALD-US: Cot-caught merger |
| north | /ɔː/ | /ɔːr/ | /ɔr/ | /ɔː/ | /ɔr/ | /ɔːr/ | |
| dinosaur | /ɔːʳ/ | /ɔːr/ | /ɔr/ | /ɔːʳ/ | /ɔr/ | /ɔːr/ | |
| force | /ɔː/ | /ɔːr/ | /ɔr, oʊr/ | /ɔː/ | /ɔr/ | /ɔːr/ | /oʊr/: FORCE unmerged with NORTH |
| door | /ɔːʳ/ | /ɔːr/ | /ɔr, oʊr/ | /ɔːʳ/ | /ɔr/ | /ɔːr/ | /oʊr/: FORCE unmerged with NORTH |
| glory | /ɔː.r/ | /ɔːr./ | /ɔr·, oʊr·/ | /ɔːr/ | /ɔr·/ | /ɔːr/ | /oʊr/: FORCE unmerged with NORTH |
| foot | /ʊ/ | /ʊ/ | /ʊ/ | /ʊ/ | /ʊ/ | /ʊ/ | |
| sure | /ɔːʳ/ | /ʊr/ | /ʊər, oʊr/ | /ɔːʳ/ | /ʊər/ | /ʊər, ɔːrBrE/ | |
| insurance | /ɔː.r, ʊə.r/ | /ɜ.r/ | /ʊər·, ɜr·/ | /ʊər/ | /ʊər·/ | /ʊər, ɔːrBrE/ | The syllable separator after /ɜ/ is probably wrong; the pronunciation /ɪnˈʃɜ.r.əns/ has a syllable that is only /r/ |
| tour | /ʊəʳ, ɔːʳ/ | /ʊr/ | /ʊr/ | /ʊəʳ/ | /ʊr/ | /ʊər/ | |
| tourist | /ʊə.r, ɔː.r/ | /ʊr./ | /ʊr·/ | /ʊər/ | /ʊr·/ | /ʊər/ | |
| sanctuary | /ʊə.r/ | /u.er/ | /u·er/ | /ʊər/ | N/A | /uːər,BrE uːˌerAmE/ | |
| Jurassic | /ʊə.r/ | /ə.r/ | N/A | N/A | N/A | /ʊr/ | |
| guru | /ʊr./ | /ʊr./ | /ʊər·, u·r/ | /uːr/ | N/A | /ʊr/ | |
| Burundi | /ʊ.r/ | /ʊ.r/ | N/A | /ʊr/ | N/A | /ʊr/ | |
| goose | /uː/ | /uː/ | /u/ | /uː/ | /u/ | /uː/ | |
| cute, dispute | /juː/ | /juː/ | /ju/ | /juː/ | /ju/ | /juː/ | |
| continuous | /ju/ | /ju/ | /ju/ | /ju/ | /ju/ | /juː/ | CALD and CLD: Special symbol /u/ means /uː/ or /ʊ/ |
| new | /juː/ | /uː/ | /u/ | /juː/ | /u/ | /juː/ | |
| cure | /jʊəʳ/ | /jʊr/ | /jʊər/ | /jʊəʳ/ | /jʊər/ | /jʊər/ | |
| curable | /jʊə.r/ | /jʊr./ | /jʊər·/ | N/A | N/A | /jʊər/ | |
| mural | /jʊə.r/ | /jʊr./ | /jʊr·/ | /jʊər/ | N/A | /jʊər/ | |
| strut, much | /ʌ/ | /ʌ/ | /ʌ/ | /ʌ/ | /ʌ/ | /ʌ/ | |
| nurse | /ɜːr/ | /ɝː/ | /ɜr/ | /ɝː/ | /ɜr/ | /ɜːr/ | |
| furry | /ɜː.r/ | /ɝː./ | /ɜr·, ʌr·/ | /ɜːr/ | /ɜr·/ | /ɜːr/ | |
| hurry | /ʌr./ | /ɝː./ | /ɜ·r, ʌ·r/ | /ʌ/ | /ɜr·, ʌr·/ | /ʌr,BrE ɜːrAmE/ | US: Hurry-furry merger |
| comma | /ə/ | /ə/ | /ə/ | /ə/ | /ə/ | /ə/ | |
| letter | /əʳ/ | /ɚ/ | /ər/ | /əʳ/ | /ər/ | /ər/ | |
| numerous | /ə.r/ | /ə.r/ | /ər·/ | /ər/ | /ər·/ | /ər/ | |
| normal | /əl/ | /əl/ | /əl/ | /əl/ | /əl/ | /əl/ | See IPA phonetic symbol [l̩] |
| dental | /əl/ | /əl/ | /əl/ | /əl/ | /əl/ | /əl/ | See IPA phonetic symbol [l̩] |
| people | /əl/ | /əl/ | /əl/ | /l/ | /əl/ | /əl/ | See IPA phonetic symbol [l̩] |
| pollen | /ən/ | /ən/ | /ən/ | /ən/ | /ən/ | /ən/ | |
| open | /ən/ | /ən/ | /ən/ | /ən/ | /ən/ | /ən/ | See IPA phonetic symbol [n̩] |
| system | /əm/ | /əm/ | /əm/ | /əm/ | /əm/ | /əm/ | |
| rhythm | /əm/ | /əm/ | /əm/ | /əm/ | /əm/ | /əm/ | See IPA phonetic symbol [m̩] |
| price | /aɪ/ | /aɪ/ | /ɑɪ/ | /aɪ/ | /ɑɪ/ | /aɪ/ | |
| fire, hire | /aɪəʳ/ | /aɪr/ | /ɑɪər/ | /aɪəʳ/ | /ɑɪər/ | /aɪər/ | |
| buyer | /aɪ.əʳ/ | /aɪ.ɚr/ | /ɑɪ.ər/ | /aɪəʳ/ | /ɑɪ·ər/ | /aɪər/ | |
| wiring | /aɪə.r/ | /aɪr./ | /ɑɪər·/ | /aɪər/ | N/A | /aɪər/ | |
| virus | /aɪə.r/ | /aɪ.r/ | /ɑɪ·r/ | /aɪər/ | /ɑɪ·r/ | /aɪr/ | |
| mouth | /aʊ/ | /aʊ/ | /ɑʊ/ | /aʊ/ | /ɑʊ/ | /aʊ/ | |
| hour | /aʊəʳ/ | /aʊr/ | /ɑʊər/ | /aʊəʳ/ | ɑʊər | /aʊər/ | |
| flour | /aʊəʳ/ | /aʊ.ɚ/ | /ɑʊər/ | /aʊəʳ/ | /ɑʊər/ | /aʊər/ | |
| flower | /aʊəʳ/ | /aʊ.ɚ/ | /ɑʊ·ər, ɑʊər/ | /aʊəʳ/ | /ɑʊ·ər/ | /aʊər/ | |
| flowery | /aʊ.ə.r/ | /aʊ.ɚ./ | /ɑʊ·ə·r, ɑʊər·/ | /aʊər/ | N/A | /aʊər/ | |
| dowry | /aʊ.r/ | /aʊ.r/ | /ɑʊər·/ | /aʊr/ | N/A | /aʊr/ | |
| choice | /ɔɪ/ | /ɔɪ/ | /ɔɪ/ | /ɔɪ/ | /ɔɪ/ | /ɔɪ/ | |
| city | /t/ | /t̬/ | /t̬/ | /t/ | /t̬/ | /t/ | US: Narrow notation |
| witch | /w/ | /w/ | /w/ | /w/ | /w/ | /w/ | |
| which | /w/ | /w/ | /hw, w/ | /w/ | /w/ | /w/ |
- Symbol not used in the dictionaries
The symbol /l̩/ (actually /l ̩/, but that's a rendering mistake), which represents syllablic /l/ (see IPA phonetic symbol [l̩]) is not used in the dictionaries. Syllabic /l/ either appears as /əl/ or as /l/.
