How pronunciation is notated: consonants

IPA symbol	SAMPA symbol	IPA symbol name	Random House dictionary symbol	English word examples	French word examples	other language word examples
	j	.		banyan = /"b{nj@n/ brilliant = /"brIlj@nt/ canyon = /"k{nj@n/ dominion = /d@"mInj@n/ lawyer = /"lO:j@r/ million = /"mIlj@n/ opinion = /@"pInj@n/ pinion = /"pInj@n/ yacht = /jQt/ yard = /jArd/ year = /ji:r/ yes = /jes/ yet = /jet/ you = /ju:/	brillant = /bRijA~/ ciel = /cjEl/ fille = /fij/ grenouille = /gR@nuj/ grillon = /gRijO~/ ion = /jO~/ Marseille = /mARsEj/ miel = /mjEl/ mien = /mjE~/ million = /miljO~/ paille = /pAj/ pie = /pje/ rien = /RjE~/ yeux = /j2/	- GERMAN - ja = /ja:/ Jacke = /"jak@/ Jäger = /"jEg6/ Jahr = /ja:6/ Jammer = /"jam6/ jetzt = /jEtst/
	J	.	.	(none in English)	accompagner = /akO~paJe/ agneau = /aJo/ Allemagne = /almaJ/ champignon = /SA~piJO~/ cognac = /kOJak/ cogner = /kOJe/ Espagne = /EspaJ/ espagnol = /EspaJOl/ gagner = /gAJe/ mignon = /miJO~/ oignon = /OJO~/ peignoir = /pEJwaR/ renseignements = /RA~sEJmA~/ vigne = /viJ/	- PORTUGUESE - vinho = /"viJu/
	N	.		bank = /b{Nk/ camping = /"k{mpIN/ hiking = /"hAIkIN/ king = /kIN/ rang = /r{N/ rank = /r{Nk/ rung = /rVN/ sang = /s{N/ sing = /sIN/ skiing = /"ski:IN/ tank = /t{Nk/ thing = /TIN/ Washington = /"wQSINt@n/ wing = /wIN/	camping = /kA~piN/	- GERMAN - denken = /"dENk@n/ Ding = /dIN/ Gang = /gaN/ Klingel = /"klIN@l/
	l	.		all = /O:l/ little = /"lIt@l/ low = /loU/ mellow = /"meloU/ place = /pleIs/	lent sol	- GERMAN -
	L	.	.	(none in English)	(none in French)	- PORTUGUESE - soalho = /su"aLu/ trabalho = /tr6"baLu/
	r	.		hamburger = /"h{mb3:g@r/ hurry = /"h3:ri/ lover = /lVv@r/ murder = /m3:d@r/ near = /ni:r/ ran = /r{n/ rap = /r{p/ rat = /r{t/ read = /ri:d/ ring = /rIN/ road = /roud/ room = /ru:m/ stirring = /st3:rIN/ wrong = /rQN/	(none in French)	- GERMAN - Reim = /raIm/
	R	.		(none in English)	dire = /diR/ frère = /fRER/ livre = /livR/ mercredi = /meRkR@di/ raison = /REzO~/ rendez-vous = /RA~devu/ revoir = /R@vwaR/ risqué = /Riske/ roi = /Rwa/ rond = /RO~/ rose = /Roz/ rouge = /RuZ/ rue = /Ry/ venir = /v@niR/	- GERMAN - Reim = /RaIm/ Rohre = /"Ro:R@/ rot = /Ro:t/
	w	.		away = /@weI/ bewail = /bI"weIl/ one = /wVn/ walk = /wOk/ war = /wOr/ wasp = /wQsp/ water = /wOt@r/ west = /west/ wet = /wet/ what = /hwVt/ when = /hwen/ where = /hwE@/ wild = /wAIld/ won = /wVn/	besoin = /b@zwE~/ bois = /bwa/ boîte = /bwat/ coin = /kwE~/ doigt = /dwa/ droit = /dRwa/ froid = /fRwa/ loin = /lwE~/ Loire = /lwaR/ nouer = /nwe/ oiseau = /wazo/ oui = /wi/ soir = /swaR/ voir = /vwaR/	- PORTUGUESE - mau = /maw/
	H	.	.	(none in English)	depuis = /d@pHi/ duel = /dHEl/ huile = /Hil/ huit = /Hit/ huître = /HitR/ juillet = /ZHijE/ juin = /ZHE~/ lui = /lHi/ minuit = /minHi/ pluie = /plHi/ suédois = /sHedwa/ suis = /sHi/ suisse = /sHis/ suite = /sHit/	(none in German) (none in Portuguese)
	t	.		.	.	- GERMAN -
	T	theta		bath = /b{T/ ether = /"i:T@r/ math = /m{T/ moth = /mO:T/ myth = /mIT/ path = /p{T/ pith = /pIT/ thank = /T{ngk/ thin = /TIn/ thick = /TIk/ think = /TIngk/ third = /T3:d/ through = /Tru:/ tooth = /tu:T/	(none in French)	(none in German) (none in Portuguese)
	D	eth		bathe = /beID/ brother = /"brVD@r/ either = /"i:D@r/ mother = /"mVD@r/ other = /"VD@r/ rather = /r{D@r/ smooth = /smu:D/ that = /D{t/ the = /D@/ them = /Dem/ then = /Den/ this = /DIs/ those = /DoUz/ though = /DoU/	(none in French)	(none in German) (none in Portuguese)
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	S	esh		.	.	- GERMAN - schwarz = /Svarts/ Schwein = /SvaIn/ Ski = /Si:/
	z	.		.	.	- GERMAN - See = /ze:/
	Z	ezh		arbitrage = /"A:rbItrA:Z/ beige = /beIZ/ confusion = /k@n"fju:Z@n/ fusion = /"fju:Z@n/ garage = /g@"rA:Z/ illusion = /I"lu:Z@n/ leisure = /"li:Z@r/ massage = /m@"sA:Z/ measure = /"meZ@r/ montage = /moUn"tA:Z/ mirage = /mI"rA:Z/ pleasure = /"pleZ@r/ seizure = /"si:Z@r/ vision = /"vIZ@n/	genre = /ZA~R/ gens = /ZA~/ geôle = /Zol/ gilet = /ZilE/ Jacques = /Zak/ jamais = /ZamE/ janvier = /ZA~vje/ jaune = /Zon/ je = /Z@/ Jean = /ZA~/ jolie = /ZOli/ jour = /ZuR/ nuage = /nHaZ/ plage = /plaZ/	- GERMAN - Garage = /ga"ra:Z@/ Genie = /Ze"ni:/
	h	.		behave = /bI"heIv/ ham = /h{m/ happiness = /"h{pinIs/ hat = /h{t/ hate = /heIt/ have = /h{v/ hear = /hi:r/ hello = /he"loU/ herring = /"herIN/ hip = /hIp/ hit = /hIt/ hole = /hoUl/ reheat = /ri:"hi:t/ who = /hu:/	hop! = /hOp/	- GERMAN - Hand = /hant/
	C	.		(none in English)	(none in French)	- GERMAN - ich = /IC/ Knecht = /knECt/ Licht = /lICt/ Mädchen = /"mE:tC@n/ Milch = /mIlC/ nicht = /nICt/ richtig = /"rICtIC/ sicher = /"zIC6/
	x	.		(none in English)	(none in French)	- GERMAN - ach =/ax/ auch =/aUx/ Bauch =/baUx/ Buch = /bu:x/ machen = /"max@n/ Nacht = /naxt/ Rauch = /raUx/
	?	.	.	(none in English)	(none in French)	- GERMAN - Verein = /fE6"?aIn/

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Updated: October 28, 2004
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