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Phonemes

All 41 English phonemes have a page of their own. The table sorts them by where the sound is made — from the lips back to the glottis, with voiceless and voiced sharing a row. The table itself is dictionary knowledge, not a measurement. Click any cell to hear real speech, see the articulation, and check every number.

Bilabial

ppan bbanco mmano

Labiodental

Dental

Alveolar

ttan ddan ssin nno llana ɾpero rperro

Post-alv. · Palatal

tʃchico ɲniño ʝyo

Velar

kcasa ɡgato xjota

Monophthongs

acasa emesa isilla olomo uluna

has a measured pagevoiced

More on these sounds

Soft b / d / ɡ · spirantisationp / t / k · the puff that is not theretr / dr / str · one tap, not a trillWord stress · which syllableFive vowels · where they sit

Spelling and sound

The letter g · one letter, two soundsThe letters c / qu / z · one sound, two spellingsThe written accent · when to draw itll / y / ñ · two letters, one soundh · the only silent letter

Connected speech

Linking · is there a breakIntonation · statements must fall

Tools

The alphabet · 27 letters and their soundsSyllables · how they split

Accents

Accents · only one line holds up