| Consonantes |
| AFI | Ejemplos | Aproximación en español |
| b |
buy, cab |
bestia |
| d |
dye, cad, ladder[1] |
dado |
| dj |
dew[2] |
diamante |
| d͡ʒ |
giant, badge |
llorar, yegua en español colombiano; Djibouti en francés, grande en portugués brasileño, gemma en italiano |
| ð |
thy, breathe, father |
salado, diadema |
| f |
fan, caff |
farmacia |
| ɡ |
guy, bag |
gato, guitarra |
| h |
high, ahead |
higo en español andaluz, jactarse en español colombiano, venezolano, cubano, dominicano, puertorriqueño y andaluz |
| ʍ |
why[3] |
juego en español colombiano, venezolano, cubano, dominicano, puertorriqueño y andaluz |
| j |
yes, hallelujah |
miente, murciélago, rancio |
| k |
sky, crack |
cabeza, quinua |
| l |
lie, sly, gal[4] |
lento, feliz |
| lj |
lute[2] |
aliento, caliente |
| m |
my, smile, cam |
mamá |
| n |
nigh, snide, can |
mano |
| nj |
new[2] |
veraniego |
| ŋ |
sang, sink, singer |
tango, angina, camping |
| p |
pie, spy, cap |
papá, pino |
| ɹ |
rye, try, very |
doscientos en español andaluz, invierno en español puertorriqueño y beliceño, hierro en español costarricense |
| s |
sigh, mass |
salamandra, pasear |
| sj |
consume[2] |
siempre |
| ʃ |
shy, cash, emotion |
show |
| t |
tie, sty, cat, latter[1] |
tartamudeo, tirantes |
| tj |
tune[2] |
tienes, tieso |
| t͡ʃ |
China, catch |
China, chancho |
| θ |
thigh, math |
cielo y zarzamora en español de España |
| θj |
enthuse[2] |
ciento y concientizar en español de España |
| v |
vie, have |
afgano, ville en francés, viu en catalán, vila en portugués |
| w |
wye, swine |
Wikipedia, ungüento, hueso |
| z |
zoo, has |
desde, mismo, zéro en francés, sie en alemán |
| zj |
Zeus[2] |
Sin equivalente |
| ʒ |
pleasure, vision, beige[5] |
llanta, yo en español rioplatense |
| |
| Segmentos marginales[6] |
| AFI | Ejemplos | Aproximación en español |
| x |
ugh, loch, Chanukah[7] |
jamón |
| ʔ |
uh-oh /ˈʔʌʔoʊ/ |
más alto en español nicaragüense, cuatro años en español yucateco, esta tarde en español andaluz |
| ɒ̃ |
bon vivant[8] |
Sin equivalente |
| æ̃ |
fin de siècle[8] |
Sin equivalente |
| ɜː |
Möbius (solo en Reino Unido)[9] |
Sin equivalente |
|
| Vocales |
| Vocales fuertes | ...seguidas por una R[10] |
| AFI | Ejemplos | AFI | Ejemplos |
| ɑː |
palm, father, bra |
ɑːɹ |
start, star |
| ɒ |
lot, pod, John, blockade[11] |
ɒɹ |
moral, forage[12] |
| æ |
trap, pad, tattoo[13] |
æɹ |
barrow, marry[14] |
| aɪ |
price, ride, pie[15] |
aɪəɹ |
Ireland, hire[16] |
| aɪ.əɹ |
higher, buyer[17] |
| aʊ |
mouth, loud, down, how[15] |
aʊəɹ |
flour[16] |
| aʊ.əɹ |
flower[17] |
| ɛ |
dress, bet, prestige[18] |
ɛɹ |
error, merry[14] |
| eɪ |
face, made, fail, vein, pay |
ɛəɹ |
square, mare, scarce, cairn, Mary[14][19] |
| eɪəɹ |
player[17] |
| ɪ |
kit, lid, historic[20] |
ɪɹ |
mirror, Sirius |
| iː |
fleece, seed, mean, pedigree, idea[21] |
ɪəɹ |
near, beard, fierce, serious[19] |
| iːəɹ |
freer |
| oʊ |
goat, code, go, foal[22][20] |
oʊəɹ |
mower |
| ɔː |
thought, Maud, dawn, fall, straw[23] |
ɔːɹ |
north, force, horse, hoarse, aural[24] |
| ɔːəɹ |
sawer |
| ɔɪ |
choice, void, boy |
ɔɪəɹ |
coir[16] |
| ɔɪ.əɹ |
employer[17] |
| ʊ |
foot, good, full |
ʊɹ |
courier |
| u: |
goose, food, tissue, cruel[21] |
ʊəɹ |
boor, moor, tourist, cure (/ˈkjʊəɹ/)[19][25] |
| uːəɹ |
truer |
| ʌ |
strut, bud, untidy, justiciable[26][27] |
ɜːɹ |
nurse, word, girl, fern, furry, Berlin, Ernesto[28] |
| ʌɹ |
hurry, nourish[29] |
| Vocales débiles |
| AFI | Ejemplos | AFI | Ejemplos |
| ə |
comma, focus, addition, abbot |
əɹ |
letter, perceive, history[30] |
| ɪ |
edition, rabbit, Latin, heating[20][31] |
oʊ |
motto, retroactive, follower[20][32] |
| i |
happy, mediocre[33] |
iə |
serious, California[34] |
| u |
fruition[32][33] |
uə |
influence[35] |
| Consonantes silábicas[30] |
| AFI | Ejemplos | AFI | Ejemplos |
| əl |
bottle (tanto [əl] como [l̩]) |
ən |
button (tanto [ən] como [n̩]) |
| əm |
rhythm (tanto [əm] como [m̩]) |
| |
| Acento |
Separación silábica |
| AFI | Ejemplos |
AFI | Ejemplos |
| ˈ |
intonation /ˌɪntəˈneɪʃən/ |
. |
/ˈhaɪəɹ/ hire, /ˈhaɪ.əɹ/ higher[36] /ˈtæks.peɪəɹ/ taxpayer |
| ˌ |
|