Speech sound descriptions
voiceless velar stop
k
[ˈfʊt.bal]
football
type
[ˈtʰaɪp]
consonant
a speech sound produced by a constriction of the vocal tract
p
voiceless bilabial stop
high front tense unrounded vowel
i
[ɘ.ˈtʰɛmpt]
attempt
running
[ˈɹʌ.nɪŋ]
place of articulation
the place in the vocal tract where articulators move to produce a sound (e.g. nasal stop)
n
voiced alveolar nasal stop
voiced dental fricative
ð
[ˈt͡ʃæ.lɪnd͡ʒ]
challenge
asleep
[ɘ.ˈslip]
manner of articulation
the degree to which articulators constrict during the production of a sound (e.g. fricative)
h
voiceless glottal fricative
mid central lax unrounded vowel
ɘ
[ˈʃo.tʰaɪm] / [ˈʃoʊ.tʰaɪm]
showtime
juicebar
[ˈd͡ʒus.baɹ]
monophthong
a single vowel quality
ɾ
voiced alveolar flap
voiced postalveolar affricate
d͡ʒ
[ɪ.ˈne.bl̩d] / [ɪ.ˈneɪ.bl̩d]
enabled
condition
[kən.ˈdɪ.ʃən]
velum
the soft membrane which lowers during the production of nasals
t͡ʃ
voiceless postalveolar affricate