Arpabet Phonetic Alphabet
Arpabet is a phonetic transcription code developed by Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) for representing phonemes of General American English with distinct sequences of ASCII characters. It is widely used in speech recognition and text-to-speech systems.
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Vowel Sounds
| Arpabet | IPA | Example Word | Arpabet Translation | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA | ɑ | balm, bot | B AA M, B AA T | Open back unrounded vowel |
| AE | æ | bat | B AE T | Near-open front unrounded vowel |
| AH | ʌ | butt | B AH T | Open-mid back unrounded vowel |
| AO | ɔ | story | S T AO R IY | Open-mid back rounded vowel |
| AW | aʊ | bout | B AW T | Diphthong /a/ + /ʊ/ |
| AY | aɪ | bite | B AY T | Diphthong /a/ + /ɪ/ |
| EH | ɛ | bet | B EH T | Open-mid front unrounded vowel |
| ER | ɝ | bird | B ER D | R-colored vowel |
| EY | eɪ | bait | B EY T | Diphthong /e/ + /ɪ/ |
| IH | ɪ | bit | B IH T | Near-close near-front unrounded vowel |
| IY | i | beat | B IY T | Close front unrounded vowel |
| OW | oʊ | boat | B OW T | Diphthong /o/ + /ʊ/ |
| OY | ɔɪ | boy | B OY | Diphthong /ɔ/ + /ɪ/ |
| UH | ʊ | book | B UH K | Near-close near-back rounded vowel |
| UW | u | boot | B UW T | Close back rounded vowel |
Consonant Sounds
| Arpabet | IPA | Example Word | Arpabet Translation | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | b | buy | B AY | Voiced bilabial stop |
| CH | tʃ | china | CH AY N AH | Voiceless postalveolar affricate |
| D | d | die | D AY | Voiced alveolar stop |
| DH | ð | thy | DH AY | Voiced dental fricative |
| F | f | fight | F AY T | Voiceless labiodental fricative |
| G | g | guy | G AY | Voiced velar stop |
| HH | h | high | HH AY | Voiceless glottal fricative |
| JH | dʒ | jive | JH AY V | Voiced postalveolar affricate |
| K | k | kite | K AY T | Voiceless velar stop |
| L | l | lie | L AY | Lateral approximant |
| M | m | my | M AY | Bilabial nasal |
| N | n | nigh | N AY | Alveolar nasal |
| NG | ŋ | sing | S IH NG | Velar nasal |
| P | p | pie | P AY | Voiceless bilabial stop |
| R | ɹ | rye | R AY | Alveolar approximant |
| S | s | sigh | S AY | Voiceless alveolar fricative |
| SH | ʃ | shy | SH AY | Voiceless postalveolar fricative |
| T | t | tie | T AY | Voiceless alveolar stop |
| TH | θ | thigh | TH AY | Voiceless dental fricative |
| V | v | vie | V AY | Voiced labiodental fricative |
| W | w | wise | W AY Z | Labial-velar approximant |
| Y | j | yacht | Y AA T | Palatal approximant |
| Z | z | zoo | Z UW | Voiced alveolar fricative |
| ZH | ʒ | pleasure | P L EH ZH ER | Voiced postalveolar fricative |
Common Words with Arpabet Translations
| Word | Arpabet Translation |
|---|---|
| odd | AA D |
| at | AE T |
| hut | HH AH T |
| ought | AO T |
| cow | K AW |
| hide | HH AY D |
| cheese | CH IY Z |
| hurt | HH ER T |
| ate | EY T |
| green | G R IY N |
| ping | P IH NG |
| oat | OW T |
| toy | T OY |
| hood | HH UH D |
| two | T UW |
| yield | Y IY L D |
| seizure | S IY ZH ER |
Usage Notes
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Stress marks can be added after vowels:
- 0 = no stress
- 1 = primary stress
- 2 = secondary stress
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Example with stress marks:
- "dictionary" = D IH1 K SH AH0 N EH2 R IY0
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Arpabet is case-sensitive; always use capital letters.