Table of vowels

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This table lists the vowel letters of the International Phonetic Alphabet.

nameheightbacknessroundnessIPA number IPA textIPA image Entity X-SAMPA Sound sample
Close front unrounded vowel close front unrounded 301i Xsampa-i.png ii Sound sample
Close front rounded vowel close front rounded 309y Xsampa-y.png yy Sound sample
Close central unrounded vowel close central unrounded 317ɨ Xsampa-1.png ɨ1 Sound sample
Close central rounded vowel close central rounded 318ʉ Xsampa-rightcurly.png ʉ} Sound sample
Close back unrounded vowel close back unrounded 316ɯ Xsampa-M.png ɯM Sound sample
Close back rounded vowel close back rounded 308u Xsampa-u.png uu Sound sample
Near-close front unrounded vowel near-close front unrounded 319ɪ Xsampa-I2.png ɪI Sound sample
Near-close front rounded vowel near-close front rounded 320ʏ Xsampa-Y2.png ʏY Sound sample
Near-close back rounded vowel near-close back rounded 321ʊ Xsampa-U2.png ʊU Sound sample
Close-mid front unrounded vowel close-mid front unrounded 302e Xsampa-e.png ee Sound sample
Close-mid front rounded vowel close-mid front rounded 310ø Xsampa-2.png ø2 Sound sample
Close-mid central unrounded vowel close-mid central unrounded 397ɘ Xsampa-atslash.png ɘ@\ Sound sample
Close-mid central rounded vowel close-mid central rounded 323ɵ Xsampa-8.png ɵ8 Sound sample
Close-mid back unrounded vowel close-mid back unrounded 315ɤ Xsampa-7.png ɤ7 Sound sample
Close-mid back rounded vowel close-mid back rounded 307o Xsampa-o.png oo Sound sample
Mid central vowel mid central undefined322ə Xsampa-at.png ə@ Sound sample
Open-mid front unrounded vowel open-mid front unrounded 303ɛ Xsampa-E2.png ɛE Sound sample
Open-mid front rounded vowel open-mid front rounded 311œ Xsampa-9.png œ9 Sound sample
Open-mid central unrounded vowel open-mid central unrounded 326ɜ Xsampa-3.png ɜ3 Sound sample
Open-mid central rounded vowel open-mid central rounded 395ɞ Xsampa-3slash.png ɞ3\ Sound sample
Open-mid back unrounded vowel open-mid back unrounded 314ʌ Xsampa-V.png ʌV Sound sample
Open-mid back rounded vowel open-mid back rounded 306ɔ Xsampa-O2.png ɔO Sound sample
Near-open front unrounded vowel near-open front unrounded 325æ Xsampa-leftcurly.png æ{ Sound sample
Near-open central vowel near-open central undefined324ɐ Xsampa-6.png ɐ6 Sound sample
Open front unrounded vowel open front unrounded 304a Xsampa-a.png aa Sound sample
Open front rounded vowel open front rounded 312ɶ Xsampa-amper.png ɶ& Sound sample
Open back unrounded vowel open back unrounded 305ɑ Xsampa-A2.png ɑA Sound sample
Open back rounded vowel open back rounded 313ɒ Xsampa-Q.png ɒQ Sound sample

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