Sound | Example |
AA | odd |
AE | at |
AH | hut |
AO | ought |
AW | cow |
AY | hide |
B | be |
CH | cheese |
D | dee |
DH | thee |
EH | Ed |
ER | hurt |
EY | ate |
F | fee |
G | green |
HH | he |
IH | it |
IY | eat |
JH | gee |
K | key |
L | lee |
M | me |
N | knee |
NG | ping |
OW | oat |
OY | toy |
P | pee |
R | read |
S | sea |
SH | she |
T | tea |
TH | theta |
UH | hood |
UW | two |
V | vee |
W | we |
Y | yield |
Z | zee |
ZH | seizure |
The numbers show what vowel sounds to stress | |
0 | No stress |
1 | Primary stress |
2 | Secondary stress |
Pronunciation using North American English
Homophones sound alike but have different spellings and meanings.