Orthography
Ido uses the same 26 letters as the English alphabet with three digraphs and no ligatures. Where the table below lists two pronunciations, either is perfectly acceptable.
| Letter | IPA | English |
|---|---|---|
| a | /a/ | most similar to a as in "father" |
| b | /b/ | b as in "stable" |
| c | /t͡s/ | ts as in "cats"; also used in the digraph ch |
| d | /d/ | d as in "adopt" |
| e | /e/, /ɛ/ | most similar to e as in "egg" or e as in "bet" |
| f | /f/ | f as in "afraid" |
| g | /ɡ/ | hard g as in "go" |
| h | /h/ | h as in "hat", "ahoy" |
| i | /i/ | i as in "machine", ee in "bee" |
| j | /ʒ/ | s as in "pleasure, measure" or g in "mirage, beige" |
| k | /k/ | k as in "skin, skip" |
| l | /l/ | most similar to l as in "lamb" |
| m | /m/ | m as in "admit" |
| n | /n/ | n as in "analogy" |
| o | /o/, /ɔ/ | most similar to o as in "or" |
| p | /p/ | p as in "spin, spark" |
| q | /k/ | same as k; used only in the digraph qu |
| r | /ɾ/ | tapped or rolled r |
| s | /s/ | s as in "east"; also used in the digraph sh |
| t | /t/ | t as in "stake, stop" |
| u | /u/ | u as in "duma", "dugong" or oo in "moon" |
| v | /v/ | v as in "avoid" |
| w | /w/ | w as in "award" |
| x | /ks/, /gz/ | x as in "except" or "exist" |
| y | /j/ | y as in "yes" |
| z | /z/ | z as in "zebra" |
The digraphs are:
| Digraph | IPA | English |
|---|---|---|
| ch | /t͡ʃ/ | ch as in "chick" |
| qu | /kw/ | qu as in "quick" |
| sh | /ʃ/ | sh as in "shy" |
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