Help:IPA/Conventions for English

The various English dictionaries use different and sometimes conflicting IPA transcriptions for English. For example, the transcription /i/ may be used for the vowel of sit, of seat, or at the end of city. A dictionary may not even be consistent between one edition and the next. This table correlates these dictionaries with the conventions of the WP:IPA for English key that is used on Wikipedia.

When entering IPA in an article, please use the {{IPA}} template so that it is formatted properly on all web browsers. /Slashes/ and [brackets] should be included inside the IPA template, so that they display in the same font as the IPA itself. Also, please use proper stress: ˈ and length: ː marks (available at the bottom of your edit window) rather than the non-IPA shortcuts of apostrophe ' and colon :.

For a list of those languages other than English which have agreed-upon transcriptions in Wikipedia, see {{IPAhelp}}. For a comparison of the non-IPA transcriptions found in many US dictionaries, see Pronunciation respelling for English.