अंग्रेजी खातिर आइपीए (खंड) के संपादन कइल जात बा

==Key==
If the words illustrating two symbols sound the same to you (say, if you pronounce ''cot'' and ''caught'' the same, or ''do'' and ''dew'', or ''marry'' and ''merry''), you can ignore the difference between those symbols. Footnotes explain some of these mergers. (See also [[#Dialect variation|Dialect variation]] below.)

For a table listing all spellings of these sounds, see {{section link|English orthography|Sound-to-spelling correspondences}}. For help converting spelling to pronunciation, see {{section link|English orthography|Spelling-to-sound correspondences}}.

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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:90%"
! colspan="2"| [[Consonant]]s
|-
! style="width:3em" | IPA !! Examples
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| {{big|{{IPA|b}}}}
| style="text-align: left" | '''b'''uy, ca'''b'''
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|d}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |'''d'''ye, ca'''d''', '''d'''o
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|ð}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |'''th'''y, brea'''the''', fa'''th'''er
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|dʒ}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |'''g'''iant, ba'''dge''', '''j'''am
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|f}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |'''f'''an, ca'''ff''', '''ph'''i
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|ɡ}}}} ({{IPA|ɡ}})<ref>If the two characters {{angle bracket|{{IPA|ɡ}}}} and {{angle bracket|{{IPA|[[File:Opentail g.svg|6px]]}}}} do not match and if the first looks like a {{angle bracket|{{IPA|γ}}}}, then you have an issue with your default font. See [[WP:IPA#Rendering issues|Rendering issues]].</ref>
| style="text-align: left" |'''g'''uy, ba'''g'''
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|h}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |'''h'''igh, a'''h'''ead
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|hw}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |'''wh'''y<ref>The phoneme {{IPA|/hw/}} is not distinguished from {{IPA|/w/}} in the many dialects with the [[Phonological history of wh#Wine–whine merger|wine–whine merger]], such as RP and most varieties of GenAm. For more information on this sound, see [[voiceless labio-velar approximant]].</ref>
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|j}}}}<ref>The IPA value of the letter {{angle bracket|{{IPA|j}}}} is counter-intuitive to many English speakers. However, it does occur with this sound in a few English words: Besides [[hallelujah]], there's [[Jägermeister]] and [[jarlsberg cheese]].</ref>
| style="text-align: left" |'''y'''es, hallelu'''j'''ah
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|k}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |s'''k'''y, '''c'''ra'''ck'''
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|l}}}}
| style="text-align: left" | {{Not a typo|'''l'''ie, s'''l'''y, ga'''l'''}}
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|m}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |'''m'''y, s'''m'''ile, ca'''m'''
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|n}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |'''n'''igh, s'''n'''ide, ca'''n'''
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|ŋ}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |sa'''ng''', si'''n'''k, si'''ng'''er
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|θ}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |'''th'''igh, ma'''th'''
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|p}}}}
| style="text-align: left" | {{Not a typo|'''p'''ie, s'''p'''y, ca'''p'''}}
|-
| {{big|{{IPA| r}}<ref>In most varieties of English, {{IPA|/r/}} is pronounced as an approximant {{IPA|[ɹ]}}. Although the IPA symbol {{IPA|[r]}} represents a [[alveolar trill|trill]], {{IPA|/r/}} is widely used instead of {{IPA|/ɹ/}} in broad transcriptions of English.</ref>}}
| style="text-align: left" |'''r'''ye, t'''r'''y, ve'''r'''y
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|s}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |'''s'''igh, ma'''ss'''
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|ʃ}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |'''sh'''y, ca'''sh''', emo'''ti'''on
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|t}}}}
| style="text-align: left" | {{Not a typo|'''t'''ie, s'''t'''y, ca'''t''', a'''t'''om}}
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|tʃ}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |'''ch'''ina, ca'''tch'''
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|v}}}}
| style="text-align: left" | {{Not a typo|'''v'''ie, ha'''ve'''}}
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|w}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |'''w'''ye, s'''w'''ine
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|z}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |'''z'''oo, ha'''s'''
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|ʒ}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |equa'''ti'''on, plea'''s'''ure, vi'''si'''on, bei'''g'''e<ref>A number of English words, such as ''genre'' and ''garage'', are pronounced with either {{IPA|/ʒ/}} or {{IPA|/dʒ/}}.</ref>
|-
! colspan="2" | Marginal consonants
|-
| {{big|{{IPAlink|x}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |u'''gh''', lo'''ch''', '''Ch'''anukah<ref>In most dialects, {{IPA|/x/}} is replaced by {{IPA|/k/}} in most words, including ''loch''. Where the sound begins a word, such as ''Chanukah'', it is sometimes replaced with {{IPA|/h/}}. In ''ugh'', it is often replaced by {{IPA|/ɡ/}} (a [[spelling pronunciation]]).</ref>
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|[[Glottal stop|ʔ]]}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |uh'''-'''oh {{IPA|/ˈʔʌʔoʊ/}}
|-
| colspan="4" style="border-left: #fff solid 1px; border-right: #fff solid 1px" | &nbsp;
|-
! colspan="2" | Optional sounds
|-
! IPA !! Examples
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|ʃⁱ}}}}
| colspan="3" style="text-align: left" |nastur'''ti'''um (/i/ is frequently dropped)
|}

| style="vertical-align: top" |
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="4"| [[Vowel]]s
|-
! IPA !! Full vowels !! IPA !! ... followed by R<ref>In [[Rhotic and non-rhotic accents|non-rhotic accents]] like RP, {{IPA|/r/}} is not pronounced unless followed by a vowel. In some Wikipedia articles, {{IPA|/ɪər/}} ''etc.'' may not be distinguished from {{IPA|/ɪr/}} ''etc.'' These should be fixed to correspond with the chart here.</ref>
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|ɑː}}}}
| style="text-align: left" | {{sc|p'''a'''lm}}, f'''a'''ther, br'''a'''
| {{big|{{IPA|ɑr}}}}
| style="text-align: left" | {{sc|st'''ar'''t}}, b'''ar'''d, b'''ar'''n, sn'''ar'''l, st'''ar''' <small style="white-space: nowrap">(= {{IPA|/ɑːr/}})
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|ɒ}}}}
| style="text-align: left" | {{sc|l'''o'''t}}, p'''o'''d, J'''o'''hn<ref>{{IPA|/ɒ/}} is not distinguished from {{IPA|/ɑː/}} in dialects with the [[Phonological history of English low back vowels#Father–bother merger|father–bother merger]] such as GenAm.</ref>
| {{big|{{IPA|ɒr}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |m'''or'''al, f'''or'''age
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|æ}}}}
| style="text-align: left" | {{sc|tr'''a'''p}}, p'''a'''d, b'''a'''n<ref>Some regions, such as New York City and Philadelphia, separate this into two phonemes, {{IPA|/æ/}} and {{IPA|/eǝ/}}, so that the vowel in ''crash'' may be closer to that in ''mail'' than that in ''cat''. In other dialects, such as [[General American]], the two sounds are allophones. See [[Phonological history of English short A#/æ/ tensing|/æ/ tensing]].</ref><ref>In some regions, what would normally be {{IPA|[æŋ]}} or {{IPA|[æɡ]}}<!-- Californian English has raising before /ŋ/ but maybe not before /ɡ/; Upper Midwest has it before both. --> is pronounced as {{IPA|[eŋ]}} or {{IPA|[eɪŋ]}}, {{IPA|[eɡ]}} or {{IPA|[eɪɡ]}}, so that the ''a'' in ''rang'' and ''rag'' is closer to the ''ai'' in ''rain'' than the ''a'' in ''rat''.</ref>
| {{big|{{IPA|ær}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |b'''arr'''ow, m'''arr'''y<ref>{{IPA|/ær/}} is pronounced the same as {{IPA|/ɛr/}} in accents with the [[Mary–marry–merry merger]].</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{big|{{IPA|aɪ}}}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left" | {{sc|pr'''i'''ce}}, r'''i'''de, f'''i'''le, f'''i'''ne, p'''ie'''<ref>Many speakers, for example in most of Canada and much of the United States, have a different vowel in ''price'' and ''ride''. Generally, an {{IPA|[aɪ]}} is used at the ends of words and before voiced sounds, as in ''ride, file, fine, pie,'' while an {{IPA|[ʌɪ]}} is used before voiceless sounds, as in ''price'' and ''write''. Because {{IPA|/t/}} and {{IPA|/d/}} are often conflated in the middle of words in these dialects, derivatives of these words, such as ''rider'' and ''writer'', may be distinguished only by their vowel: {{IPA|[ˈɹʷ'''aɪ'''ɾəɹ], [ˈɹʷ'''ʌɪ'''ɾəɹ]}}. However, even though the value of {{IPA|/aɪ/}} is not predictable in some words, such as ''spider'' {{IPA|[ˈsp'''ʌɪ'''ɾəɹ]}},{{fact}} dictionaries do not generally record it, so it has not been allocated a separate transcription here.</ref>
| {{big|{{IPA|aɪər}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |'''Ire'''land, h'''ire''' <small style="white-space: nowrap">(= {{IPA|/aɪr/}})</small>
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|aɪ.ər}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |h'''igher''', b'''uyer'''<ref name=hire>Some speakers pronounce ''higher, flower, lawyer, layer'' (stratum) and ''mayor'' with two syllables, and ''hire, flour, loir, lair'' and ''mare'' with one. Others pronounce them the same.</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{big|{{IPA|aʊ}}}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left" | {{sc|m'''ou'''th}}, l'''ou'''d, f'''ou'''l, d'''ow'''n, h'''ow'''
| {{big|{{IPA|aʊər}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |fl'''our''' <small style="white-space: nowrap">(= {{IPA|/aʊr/}})</small>
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|aʊ.ər}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |fl'''ower'''<ref name=hire/>
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|ɛ}}}}
| style="text-align: left" | {{sc|dr'''e'''ss}}, b'''e'''t, f'''e'''ll, m'''e'''n{{refn|name="E"| {{IPA|/ɛ/}} is transcribed as {{IPA|/e/}} by many dictionaries.<ref group=ref>{{cite web|last1=Wells|first1=John|title=e and ɛ|url=http://phonetic-blog.blogspot.com.au/2009/03/e-and.html|website=John Wells’s phonetic blog|publisher=Blogspot|accessdate=13 मार्च 2015|date=18 मार्च 2009}}</ref>}}
| {{big|{{IPA|ɛr}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |'''err'''or, m'''err'''y<ref name="E" />
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{big|{{IPA|eɪ}}}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left" | {{sc|f'''a'''ce}}, m'''a'''de, f'''ai'''l, v'''ei'''n, p'''ay'''
| {{big|{{IPA|ɛər}}}}
| style="text-align: left" | {{sc|squ'''are'''}}, m'''are''', sc'''ar'''ce, c'''air'''n, M'''ar'''y <small style="white-space: nowrap">(= {{IPA|/eɪr/}})</small>{{refn|{{IPA|/ɛər/}} is pronounced the same as {{IPA|/ɛr/}} in accents with the [[Mary–marry–merry merger]]. It is often transcribed as {{IPA|/eə/}} by British dictionaries and as {{IPA|/er/}} by American ones. The OED uses {{IPA|/ɛː/}} for BrE and {{IPA|/ɛ(ə)r/}} for AmE.<ref name=oed-key group=ref>{{cite web|title=Key to pronunciation|url=http://public.oed.com/how-to-use-the-oed/key-to-pronunciation/|website=Oxford English Dictionary|publisher=Oxford University Press|accessdate=13 मार्च 2015}}</ref>}}
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|eɪ.ər}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |l'''ayer''' ''(one who lays)''<ref name=hire/>
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|ɪ}}}}
| style="text-align: left" | {{sc|k'''i'''t}}, l'''i'''d, f'''i'''ll, b'''i'''n
| {{big|{{IPA|ɪr}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |m'''irr'''or, S'''ir'''ius
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{big|{{IPA|iː}}}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left" | {{sc|fl'''ee'''ce}}, s'''ee'''d, f'''ee'''l, m'''ea'''n, s'''ea'''
| {{big|{{IPA|ɪər}}}}
| style="text-align: left" | {{sc|n'''ear'''}}, b'''ear'''d, f'''ier'''ce, s'''er'''ious <small style="white-space: nowrap">(= {{IPA|/iːr/}})</small><ref>{{IPA|/ɪər/}} is pronounced the same as {{IPA|/ɪr/}} in accents with the [[mirror–nearer merger]].</ref>
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|iː.ər}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |fr'''eer'''
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{big|{{IPA|ɔː}}}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left"  | {{sc|th'''ough'''t}}, M'''au'''d, d'''aw'''n, f'''a'''ll, str'''aw'''<ref>{{IPA|/ɔː/}} is not distinguished from {{IPA|/ɒ/}} (except before {{IPA|/r/}}) in dialects with the [[Phonological history of English low back vowels#Cot–caught merger|cot–caught merger]] such as some varieties of GenAm.</ref>
| {{big|{{IPA|ɔr}}}}
| style="text-align: left" | {{sc|n'''or'''th}}, b'''or'''n, w'''ar''', L'''aur'''a <small style="white-space: nowrap">(= {{IPA|/ɔːr/}})</small><ref name="horse-hoarse">{{IPA|/ɔər/}} is not distinguished from {{IPA|/ɔr/}} in dialects with the [[English-language vowel changes before historic r#Horse–hoarse merger|horse–hoarse merger]], which include most dialects of modern English.</ref><ref name="pour-poor">{{IPA|/ʊər/}} is not distinguished from {{IPA|/ɔr/}} in dialects with the [[English-language vowel changes before historic r#Pour–poor merger|pour–poor merger]], including many younger speakers.</ref>
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|ɔː.ər}}}}
| style="text-align: left" | s'''awer'''
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{big|{{IPA|ɔɪ}}}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left" | {{sc|ch'''oi'''ce}}, v'''oi'''d, f'''oi'''l, c'''oi'''n, b'''oy'''
| {{big|{{IPA|ɔɪər}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |[[wikt:loir|l'''oir''']] <small style="white-space: nowrap">(= {{IPA|/ɔɪr/}})</small>
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|ɔɪ.ər}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |empl'''oyer'''<ref name=hire/>
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{big|{{IPA|oʊ}}}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left" | {{sc|g'''oa'''t}}, c'''o'''de, f'''oa'''l, b'''o'''ne, g'''o'''<ref>{{IPA|/oʊ/}} is commonly transcribed {{IPA|/əʊ/}} or {{IPA|/oː/}}.</ref>
| {{big|{{IPA|ɔər}}}}
| style="text-align: left" | {{sc|f'''or'''ce}}, m'''ore''', b'''oar''', '''or'''al <small style="white-space: nowrap">(= {{IPA|/oʊr/}})</small><ref name="horse-hoarse"/><ref name="pour-poor"/>
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|oʊ.ər}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |m'''ower'''
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|ʊ}}}}
| style="text-align: left" | {{sc|f'''oo'''t}}, g'''oo'''d, f'''u'''ll, w'''o'''man
| {{big|{{IPA|ʊr}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |c'''our'''ier
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{big|{{IPA|uː}}}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left" | {{sc|g'''oo'''se}}, f'''oo'''d, f'''oo'''l, s'''oo'''n, ch'''ew''', d'''o'''
| {{big|{{IPA|ʊər}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |b'''oor''', m'''oor''', t'''our'''ist <small style="white-space: nowrap">(= {{IPA|/uːr/}})</small><ref name="horse-hoarse"/><ref name="pour-poor"/>
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|uː.ər}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |tr'''uer'''
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{big|{{IPA|juː}}}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left" |c'''u'''te, m'''u'''le, p'''u'''ny, b'''eau'''ty, h'''u'''ge, '''you''', t'''u'''ne<ref>In dialects with [[yod dropping]], {{IPA|/juː/}} is pronounced the same as {{IPA|/uː/}} after [[coronal consonant]]s ({{IPA|/t/}}, {{IPA|/d/}}, {{IPA|/s/}}, {{IPA|/z/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, {{IPA|/θ/}}, and {{IPA|/l/}}) in the same syllable, so that ''dew'' {{IPA|/djuː/}} is pronounced the same as ''do'' {{IPA|/duː/}}. In dialects with [[yod coalescence]], {{IPA|/tj/}}, {{IPA|/dj/}}, {{IPA|/sj/}} and {{IPA|/zj/}} are pronounced {{IPA|/tʃ/}}, {{IPA|/dʒ/}}, {{IPA|/ʃ/}} and {{IPA|/ʒ/}}, so that the first syllable in ''Tuesday'' is pronounced the same as ''choose''.</ref>
| {{big|{{IPA|jʊər}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |c'''ure''' <small style="white-space: nowrap">(= {{IPA|/juːr/}})</small>
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|juː.ər}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |f'''ewer'''
|-
| rowspan="2" | {{big|{{IPA|ʌ}}}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left" | {{sc|str'''u'''t}}, b'''u'''d, d'''u'''ll, g'''u'''n<ref>{{IPA|/ʌ/}} is not used in the dialects of the northern half of England, some bordering parts of Wales, and some broad eastern Ireland accents. These words would take the {{IPA|ʊ}} vowel: there is no [[Phonological history of English high back vowels#Foot–strut split|foot–strut split]].</ref>
| {{big|{{IPA|ɜr}}}}
| style="text-align: left" | {{sc|n'''ur'''se}}, w'''or'''d, g'''ir'''l, f'''er'''n, f'''urr'''y
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|ʌr}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |h'''urr'''y, n'''our'''ish (in the UK)
|-
|-
! colspan="4" | Variable vowels
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|aː}}}}
| style="text-align: left" | {{sc|b'''a'''th}}, d'''a'''nce, l'''au'''gh <small style="white-space: nowrap">(either {{IPA|ɑː}} or {{IPA|æ}})</small>
| {{big|{{IPA|ɒː}}}}
| style="text-align: left" | {{sc|cl'''o'''th}}, '''o'''ffice, wr'''o'''ng <small style="white-space: nowrap">(either {{IPA|ɒ}} or {{IPA|ɔː}})</small>
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|i}}}}
| style="text-align: left" | {{sc|happ'''y'''}}, ser'''i'''ous<ref>{{IPA|/i/}} is pronounced {{IPA|[i]}} in dialects with the [[Phonological history of English high front vowels#Happy tensing|happy tensing]], {{IPA|[ɪ]}} in other dialects. British convention used to transcribe it with {{angle bracket|{{IPA|ɪ}}}}, but the OED and other influential dictionaries recently converted to {{angle bracket|{{IPA|i}}}}.</ref> <small style="white-space: nowrap">(either {{IPA|ɪ}} or {{IPA|i}})</small>
| {{big|{{IPA|u}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |bedr'''oo'''m, r'''oo'''f, sit'''u'''ation <small style="white-space: nowrap">(either {{IPA|ʊ}} or {{IPA|uː}})</small>
|-
! colspan="4" | [[Vowel reduction in English|reduced vowels]]
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|ə}}}}
| style="text-align: left" | Ros'''a'''’s, '''a'''&nbsp;mission, qui'''e'''t, foc'''u'''s
| {{big|{{IPA|ər}}}}
| style="text-align: left" | {{sc|lett'''er'''}}, p'''er'''ceive
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|ɨ}}}}
| style="text-align: left" | ros'''e'''s, '''e'''mission{{refn|{{IPA|/ɨ/}} is pronounced {{IPA|[ə]}} in Australian and many US dialects, {{IPA|[ɪ]}} in Received Pronunciation. Many speakers freely alternate between a reduced {{IPA|[ɪ̈]}} and a reduced {{IPA|[ə]}}. The [[Oxford English Dictionary|OED]] uses the pseudo-IPA symbol {{angle bracket|{{IPA|<s>ɪ</s>}}}},<ref name=oed-key group=ref/> and [[Merriam–Webster]] uses {{angle bracket|{{IPA|ə̇}}}}.{{fact|reason=The sign ⟨ə̇⟩ is nowhere to be found in Merriam-Websters pronunciation guide, see [http://www.merriam-webster.com/help/]|date=मई 2015}}}} <small style="white-space: nowrap">(either {{IPA|ɪ}} or {{IPA|ə}})</small>
| {{big|{{IPA|ʉ}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |beautif'''u'''l, curric'''u'''lum {{nowrap|({{IPA|[jʉ]}})}}{{refn|{{IPA|/ʉ/}} is pronounced {{IPA|[ʊ]}} in many dialects, {{IPA|[ə]}} in others. Many speakers freely alternate between a reduced {{IPA|[ʊ̈]}} and a reduced {{IPA|[ə]}}. The [[Oxford English Dictionary|OED]] uses the pseudo-IPA symbol {{angle bracket|{{IPA|<s>ʊ</s>}}}}.<ref name=oed-key group=ref/>}} <small style="white-space: nowrap">(either {{IPA|ʊ}} or {{IPA|ə}})</small>
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|ɵ}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |'''o'''mission{{refn|{{IPA|/ɵ/}} is pronounced as {{IPA|[ə]}} in many dialects, and {{IPA|[ɵw]}} or {{IPA|[əw]}} before another vowel, as in ''c'''o'''operate.'' Sometimes pronounced as a full {{IPA|/oʊ/}}, especially in careful speech.<ref group=ref>{{citation|last=Bolinger|first=Dwight|year=1989|title=Intonation and Its Uses:Melody in Grammar and Discourse|publisher=Stanford University Press|isbn=0-8047-1535-1}}</ref> Usually transcribed as {{IPA|/ə(ʊ)/}} (or similar ways of showing variation between {{IPA|/oʊ/}} and {{IPA|/ə/}}) in British dictionaries.}} <small style="white-space: nowrap">(either {{IPA|oʊ}} or {{IPA|ə}})</small>
| {{big|{{IPA|əl}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |bott'''le''' <small style="white-space: nowrap">(either {{IPA|əl}} or {{IPA|l̩}})</small>
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|ən}}}}
| style="text-align: left" |butt'''on''' <small style="white-space: nowrap">(either {{IPA|ən}} or {{IPA|n̩}})</small>
| {{big|{{IPA|əm}}}}
| style="text-align: left" | rhyth'''m''' <small style="white-space: nowrap">(either {{IPA|əm}} or {{IPA|m̩}})</small>
|-
| colspan="4" style="border-left: #fff solid 1px; border-right: #fff solid 1px" | &nbsp;
|-
! colspan="2" | [[Stress (linguistics)|Stress]]
! colspan="2" | [[Syllabification]]
|-
! IPA !! Examples
! IPA !! Examples
|-
| {{big|{{IPA|ˈ}}}}
| rowspan="2" style="text-align: left" | {{nowrap|'''in'''to'''na'''tion {{nowrap| {{IPA|/ˌɪntɵˈneɪʃən/}},}}{{refn|It is arguable that there is no phonemic distinction in English between primary and secondary stress,<ref group=ref>
{{citation|last=Ladefoged|first=Peter|year=1993|title=A Course in Phonetics|edition=3rd|location=Orlando |publisher=Harcourt Brace |isbn=0-15-507319-2}}</ref> but it is conventional to notate them as here.}}}} <br>'''bat'''tleship {{IPA|/ˈbætəlʃɪp/}}<ref>Full vowels following a stressed syllable, such as the ''ship'' in ''battleship,'' are marked with secondary stress in some dictionaries (Merriam-Webster), but not in others (the OED). Such syllables are not actually stressed.</ref>
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'''Notes'''
* The IPA stress mark ({{IPA|ˈ}}) comes ''before'' the syllable that has the stress, in contrast to stress marking in [[Pronunciation respelling for English|pronunciation keys of some dictionaries published in the United States]].
* Words in {{sc|small capitals}} are the standard [[Lexical set#Wells Standard Lexical Sets for English|lexical sets]]. Words in the lexical sets {{sc|bath}} and {{sc|cloth}} may be given two transcriptions, respectively one with {{IPA|/ɑː/}} and one with {{IPA|/æ/}}, or one with {{IPA|/ɒ/}} and one with {{IPA|/ɔː/}}, rather than with the variable-vowel symbols in the key above.