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IPA to Speech (IPA Reader)

This tool converts IPA phonetic transcriptions into speech audio using speech synthesis technology. It supports 42 languages/dialects, including English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and many more.

Type in the phonetic transcription using the virtual IPA keyboard and click Listen to play the corresponding audio pronunciation. Make sure to select the correct language and only use the symbols from the keyboard.

Select the language you want to use.
Enter IPA using the keyboard below and press Listen.
Stress
ˈ
ˌ
Vowels
ɑː
fast
æ
fat
ʌ
bug
ɛə
hair
out
ə
ago
five
ɛ
egg
ɜː
ernest
ailment
ɪ
adding
ɪə
beard
eat
ɒ
pod
ɔː
dawn
əʊ
code
ɔɪ
point
ʊ
look
ʊə
tour
food
Consonants
b
bike
challenge
d
date
ð
this
f
face
g
gold
h
hurry
j
yes
gin
k
cat
l
left
m
mile
n
nose
ŋ
singer
p
price
ɹ
rate
s
say
ʃ
shop
t
top
θ
theatre
v
very
w
will
z
zero
ʒ
vision

List of supported languages

  • Arabic (Egypt)
  • Arabic (Saudi Arabia)
  • Bulgarian (Bulgaria)
  • Catalan (Spain)
  • Croatian (Croatia)
  • Czech (Czech Republic)
  • Danish (Denmark)
  • Dutch (Belgium)
  • Dutch (Netherlands)
  • English (Australia)
  • English (Canada)
  • English (Ireland)
  • English (United Kingdom)
  • English (United States)
  • Finnish (Finland)
  • French (Canada)
  • French (France)
  • French (Switzerland)
  • German (Austria)
  • German (Germany)
  • German (Switzerland)
  • Greek (Greece)
  • Hebrew (Israel)
  • Hungarian (Hungary)
  • Indonesian (Indonesia)
  • Italian (Italy)
  • Korean (South Korea)
  • Malay (Malaysia)
  • Norwegian Bokmål (Norway)
  • Polish (Poland)
  • Portuguese (Brazil)
  • Portuguese (Portugal)
  • Romanian (Romania)
  • Russian (Russia)
  • Slovak (Slovakia)
  • Slovenian (Slovenia)
  • Spanish (Mexico)
  • Spanish (Spain)
  • Swedish (Sweden)
  • Thai (Thailand)
  • Turkish (Turkey)
  • Vietnamese (Vietnam)

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