Table of vowels

This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.

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This table lists the vowel letters of the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Legend: unrounded • rounded

name	height	backness	roundness	IPA number	IPA text	Entity	X-SAMPA	Sound sample
Close front unrounded vowel	close	front	unrounded	301	i	i	i	^ⓘ
Close front rounded vowel	close	front	rounded	309	y	y	y	^ⓘ
Close central unrounded vowel	close	central	unrounded	317	ɨ	ɨ	1	^ⓘ
Close central rounded vowel	close	central	rounded	318	ʉ	ʉ	}	^ⓘ
Close back unrounded vowel	close	back	unrounded	316	ɯ	ɯ	M	^ⓘ
Close back rounded vowel	close	back	rounded	308	u	u	u	^ⓘ
Near-close front unrounded vowel	near-close	front	unrounded	319	ɪ	ɪ	I	^ⓘ
Near-close front rounded vowel	near-close	front	rounded	320	ʏ	ʏ	Y	^ⓘ
Near-close back rounded vowel	near-close	back	rounded	321	ʊ	ʊ	U	^ⓘ
Close-mid front unrounded vowel	close-mid	front	unrounded	302	e	e	e	^ⓘ
Close-mid front rounded vowel	close-mid	front	rounded	310	ø	ø	2	^ⓘ
Close-mid central unrounded vowel	close-mid	central	unrounded	397	ɘ	ɘ	@\	^ⓘ
Close-mid central rounded vowel	close-mid	central	rounded	323	ɵ	ɵ	8	^ⓘ
Close-mid back unrounded vowel	close-mid	back	unrounded	315	ɤ	ɤ	7	^ⓘ
Close-mid back rounded vowel	close-mid	back	rounded	307	o	o	o	^ⓘ
Mid central vowel	mid	central	undefined	322	ə	ə	@	^ⓘ
Open-mid front unrounded vowel	open-mid	front	unrounded	303	ɛ	ɛ	E	^ⓘ
Open-mid front rounded vowel	open-mid	front	rounded	311	œ	œ	9	^ⓘ
Open-mid central unrounded vowel	open-mid	central	unrounded	326	ɜ	ɜ	3	^ⓘ
Open-mid central rounded vowel	open-mid	central	rounded	395	ɞ	ɞ	3\	^ⓘ
Open-mid back unrounded vowel	open-mid	back	unrounded	314	ʌ	ʌ	V	^ⓘ
Open-mid back rounded vowel	open-mid	back	rounded	306	ɔ	ɔ	O	^ⓘ
Near-open front unrounded vowel	near-open	front	unrounded	325	æ	æ	{	^ⓘ
Near-open central vowel	near-open	central	undefined	324	ɐ	ɐ	6	^ⓘ
Open front unrounded vowel	open	front	unrounded	304	a	a	a	^ⓘ
Open front rounded vowel	open	front	rounded	312	ɶ	ɶ	&	^ⓘ
Open back unrounded vowel	open	back	unrounded	305	ɑ	ɑ	A	^ⓘ
Open back rounded vowel	open	back	rounded	313	ɒ	ɒ	Q	^ⓘ

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