Consonants
| Respelling symbol | Example | IPA symbol(s) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| b | but, web | /b/ | |
| ch | church, nature | /tʃ/ | |
| d | do, odd | /d/ | |
| dh | this, father, breathe | /ð/ | This sound is similar to th /θ/, but voiced. |
| f | fool, enough, leaf | /f/ | |
| g or gh | go, beg, ghee | /ɡ/ | Not as in gem or gin, which is j /dʒ/. For legibility, ghee is used instead of gee in a few articles. |
| h | ham, ahead | /h/ | |
| j | gin, joy, edge | /dʒ/ | |
| k | cat, kiss, skin, quick | /k/ | |
| kh | loch | /x/ | Pronounced like k by many speakers |
| l | left, bell | /l/ | |
| m | man, ham | /m/ | |
| n | no, tin | /n/ | |
| ng | ring, singer, sink | /ŋ/ | Not the sound in finger, which is ng-g /ŋɡ/. |
| ng-g | finger | /ŋɡ/ | |
| p | pen, spin, tip | /p/ | |
| r | run, very | /r/ | |
| s or ss | see, city, pass | /s/ | Not as in rose, which is z /z/. Use ss in positions where single s is normally /z/ in English, such as the end of a word after a vowel or a voiced consonant: for example, transliterate "ice" as eyess, not eyes and "tense" as tenss, not tens. |
| sh | she, sure, emotion, leash | /ʃ/ | |
| t | two, sting, bet | /t/ | |
| th | thing, teeth | /θ/ | |
| v | voice, have | /v/ | |
| w | we, quick | /w/ | |
| wh | what | /hw/ | In many dialects, people substitute w for this sound. |
| y | yes | /j/ | |
| z | zoo, rose, lens | /z/ | |
| zh | pleasure, vision, beige | /ʒ/ | Speakers generally substitute j /dʒ/ for this sound at the beginning of a word, except in proper names such as Zsa Zsa. |
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