Interactive IPA

The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is a set of symbols that is used to describe the sounds of a language.

You can click either on the buttons, or on underlined text to get explanations for the specific jargon.

Below you can select a language to see its phonemic inventory.

Symbols to the right in a cell are voiced, and to the left in a cell are voiceless

Pulmonic Consonant

Plosive
Nasal
Trill
Tap or Flap
Fricative
Lateral Fricative
Approximant
Lateral Approximant
BilabialLabiodentalLinguolabialDentalAlveolarPost-alveolarRetroflexPalatalVelarUvularPharyngealGlottal

Non-Pulmonic Consonant

ClicksImplosives

Other Consonant