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Approximate IPA for Common English Words
Built-in dictionary pronunciations with simple fallback rules for unknown English words.
How to Use the Approximate IPA Tool
- Enter English words and select American or British dictionary output.
- Keep Show Stress enabled to retain primary and secondary stress marks.
- Dictionary words appear between slashes; unknown words use a simplified letter-rule approximation in brackets.
- Copy the transcription and verify pronunciation-sensitive work with a full pronunciation dictionary.
Approximate IPA for common English words using a built-in dictionary plus simple rules; not a general grapheme-to-phoneme engine. Unknown words are approximated and may be inaccurate.
Examples
American dictionary entries with stress:
hello world
Output:
/hɛˈloʊ/ /wɜrld/
American dictionary entries:
the language
Output:
/ðə/ /ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ/
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