International Phonetic Alphabet
OriginGlobal
Earliest1888
TypeAlphabet
About International Phonetic Alphabet
A standardized system for representing every sound in human language. Has 107 letters and 52 diacritics. Maintained by the International Phonetic Association. A single character represents one phoneme. Can transcribe any language in the world. Updated regularly to include newly documented sounds.
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