The International Phonetic Alphabet is not organized "from A to Z". It looks like this:
PULMONIC CONSONANTSBilabialLabiodentalDentalAlveolar PostalveolarRetroflexPalatalVelarUvularPharyngealGlottal Plosivep
b
t
d
ʈ
É–
c
ÉŸ
k
g
q
É¢
Êâ€
Nasalm
ɱ
n
ɳ
ɲ
Å‹
É´
TrillÊ™
r
Ê€
Tap or Flapɾ
ɽ
Fricativeɸ
β
f
v
θ
ð
s
z
ʃ
Ê’
Ê‚
ÊÂ
ç
ÊÂ
x
É£
Ç
ÊÂ
ħ
Ê•
h
ɦ
Lateral fricative
ɬ
É®
Approximantʋ
ɹ
É»
j
É°
Lateral approximantl
ÉÂ
ÊŽ
ÊŸ
When symbols appear in pairs, the one to the right represents a voiced consonant. Shaded areas denote articulations judged impossible.CONSONANTS (NON-PULMONIC)
Clicks
Voiced implosives
Ejectives
ʘBilabial
Ç€Dental
ǃ(Post)alveolar
Ç‚Palatoalveolar
ÇÂAveolar lateral
É“Bilabial
É—Dental/alveolar
Ê„Palatal
É Velar
ʛUvular
'Examples:
p'
Bilabial
t'
Dental/alveolar
k'
Velar
s'
Alveolar fricative
VowelsFrontCentralBackClosei∙
yɨ∙
ʉɯ∙
uɪÊÂÊŠClose-mide∙øɘ∙
ɵɤ∙
oəOpen-midɛ∙
œɜ∙
ɞʌ∙
Éâ€ÃƒÂ¦Ã‰ÂOpena∙
ɶɑ∙
É’
OTHER SYMBOLSʠVoiceless labial-velar fricativeɕʑ Alveolo-palatal fricativesw Voiced labial-velar approximantɺ Voiced alveolar lateral flapɥ Voiced labial-palatal approximantɧSimultaneous ʃ and xʜ Voiceless epiglottal fricative
Affricates and double articulations
can be represented by two symbols
joined by a tie bar if necessary.kpáʢ Voiced epiglottal fricativeʡ Epiglottal plosive
DIACRITICS Diacritics may be placed above a symbol with a descender, e.g. Å‹ÌŠÌ¥
Voicelessn̥d̥
̤
Breathy voicedb̤a̤
̪
Dental t ̪d̪
̬
Voiceds̬ t ̬
Ì°
Creaky voicedbÌ°aÌ°
̺
Apical t ̺d̺
Ê°
AspiratedtÊ°dÊ°
̼
Linguolabial t ̼d̼
Ì»
Laminal t ̻d̻
̹
More RoundedÉâ€ÃŒÂ¹
Ê·
LabializedtÊ·dÊ·
̃
Nasalizedẽ
̜
Less RoundedÉâ€ÃŒÅ“
ʲ
Palatalizedtʲdʲ
â¿
Nasal releasedâ¿
ÌŸ
AdvanceduÌŸ
Ë
VelarizedtË dË
Ë¡
Lateral releasedˡ
̱
Retractede̱
ˤ
Pharyngealizedtˤdˤ
Ìš
No audible released Ìš
̈
Centralizedë
Ì´
Velarized or pharyngealizedɫ
̽
Mid-centralizede̽
ÃŒÂ
RaisedeÌ (ɹ ÃŒÂ= voiced alveolar fricative) Ì£
Syllabicṇ
Ìž
Lowerede̞ (β̞ = voiced bilabial approximant) ̯
Non-syllabice̯
̘
Advanced Tongue Roote̘
Ëž
RhoticityÉš aËž
Ì™
Retracted Tongue RooteÌ™
SUPRASEGMENTALSˈ
Primary stressˌ
Secondary stressstress eg. ˌfoʊnəˈtɪʃən
ËÂLongeËÂË‘Half-longeË‘ ̆Extra-shortĕ|
Minor (foot) group‖
Major (intonation) group.
Syllabic breakbreak eg. ɹi.ækt
‿
Linking (absence of a break)
TONES AND WORD ACCENTSLevel
Contour
e̋ or ˥Extra highNOT YETe̠or ˦HighSUPPORTEDē or ˧MidBYè or ˨LowUNICODEe̠or ˩Extra low↓Downstep↗Global rise↑Upstep↘Global fall
Some useful precomposed characters that do not fit into the official IPA.
ʗʣʤʥÉÂʚɩʞłÊ ʚɼɿʅʆšʇʨʧʦλƛžʖƾMiscellaneous modifiers.ტʱტʲტˡტʳტʴტʵტʶტˢტʸტˣტˀტËÂტˤ
It is called the International Phonetic Alphabet, or IPA.
There are a number of phonetic alphabets, but Zulu is used for "Z" in many.
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, it is India, however UK Police do use Indigo.
Phonetic keys are often written using the International Phonetic Alphabet or IPA.
Most police stations use The NATO phonetic alphabet, which is also called one of the following:the ICAO phonetic alphabetITU phonetic alphabetNATO spelling alphabetICAO spelling alphabetthe international radiotelephony spelling alphabetFor more information, see related links:
It is called the International Phonetic Alphabet, or IPA.
In the International Phonetic Alphabet, it is India, however UK Police do use Indigo.
There are a number of phonetic alphabets, but Zulu is used for "Z" in many.
Sure, I can help with that. Could you please provide the word or phrase you would like to translate into the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)?
International Phonetic Alphabet
Phonetic keys are often written using the International Phonetic Alphabet or IPA.
"echo"Phonetic alphabet...AlphaBravoCharlieDeltaEchoFoxtrotGolfHotelIndiaJulietteKilo.... etc.
India for international phonetic alphabet & Ida for APCO police radio alphabet.
The correct spelling is "saxophone", pronounced /ˈsæ.k͡sə.foʊn/ (in the International Phonetic Alphabet), roughly "SA-ksuh-fown". Do not confuse it with "xylophone", which is pronounced /ˈzɑɪ.lə.foʊn/ (in the International Phonetic Alphabet), roughly "ZYE-luh-fown".
Most police stations use The NATO phonetic alphabet, which is also called one of the following:the ICAO phonetic alphabetITU phonetic alphabetNATO spelling alphabetICAO spelling alphabetthe international radiotelephony spelling alphabetFor more information, see related links:
chocolate, pronounced [ʧokoˈlate] with the International Phonetic Alphabet for Spanish.
First of all, most alphabets on the planet are phonetic. So a phonetic alphabet IS a conventional alphabet. A notable exception to this rule is English, which has a phonemic alphabet instead of a phonetic one. A phonetic alphabet is more consistent because there is no ambiguity regarding pronunciation.