Phonemes In English

Front 1

i:

Back 1

unrounded front, close

Front 2

i

Back 2

unrounded centralised front half-close

Front 3

e

Back 3

unrounded front between half-open and half-close

Front 4

ae

Back 4

unrounded front between open and half-open

Front 5

u:

Back 5

rounded centralised back close

Front 6

ʊ

Back 6

rounded centralised back half-close

Front 7

ɔ: 

Back 7

rounded back between half-open and half-close

Front 8

ʌ

Back 8

unrounded centralised front between open and half-open

Front 9

a:

Back 9

unrounded back between half open and open

Front 10

ɒ

Back 10

slightly rounded, back, open

Front 11

ə

Back 11

unrounded central between half-close and half-open

Front 12

ɜː

Back 12

unrounded central between half-open and half-close

Front 13

ai

Back 13

unrounded centralised front open vowel moving towards unrounded centralised front half-close vowel

Front 14

a ʊ

Back 14

unrounded centralised back open vowel moving towards rounded centralised back half-close vowel

Front 15

ə ʊ

Back 15

unrounded central between half-close and half-open vowel moving towards rounded centralised back half-close vowel

Front 16

ei

Back 16

unrounded front between half-open and half-close vowel moving towards unrounded centralised front half-close vowel

Front 17

u ə

Back 17

rounded centralised back half-close vowel moving towards unrounded central half-open

Front 18

e ə

Back 18

unrounded front half-open vowel moving towards unrounded central between half-open and open vowel

Front 19

i ə

Back 19

unrounded centralised front half-close vowel moving towards unrounded half-open central vowel

Front 20

ɔɪ

Back 20

rounded half-open back vowel moving towards unrounded centralised front half-close vowel

Front 21

b

Back 21

voiced bilabial plosive/stop

Front 22

p

Back 22

voiceless bilabial stop/plosive

Front 23

d

Back 23

voiced apico-alveolar stop/plosive

Front 24

t

Back 24

voiceless apico-alveolar stop/plosive

Front 25

k

Back 25

voiceless velar stop/plosive

Front 26

g

Back 26

voiced velar stop/plosive

Front 27

v

Back 27

voiced labio-dental fricative

Front 28

f

Back 28

voiceless labio-dental fricative

Front 29

s

Back 29

voiceless aico-alveolar fricative

Front 30

z

Back 30

voiced alveolar fricative

Front 31

ʃ

Back 31

voiceless palato-alveolar fricative

Front 32

h

Back 32

voiceless glottal fricative

Front 33

θ

Back 33

voiceless apico-dental fricative

Front 34

ð

Back 34

voiced apico-dental fricative

Front 35

ʒ

Back 35

voiced palato-alveolar fricative

Front 36

tʃ

Back 36

voiceless palatal affricate

Front 37

dʒ

Back 37

voiced palato-alveolar affricate

Front 38

m

Back 38

voiced bilabiail nasal

Front 39

n

Back 39

voiced apico alveolar nasal

Front 40

ŋ

Back 40

voiced velar nasal

Front 41

l

Back 41

voiced apico-alveolar lateral

Front 42

r

Back 42

voiced apico alveolar frictionless continuant

Front 43

w

Back 43

voiced labio-velar semi-vowel

Front 44

j

Back 44

voiced palatal semi-vowel (approimant