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Pronunciations in the American English and Essential American English dictionary do not use the 'long vowel' marker /ː/ and, in place of the syllable division marker /./, they use a raised dot /·/.

Vowels

Long Vowels

iː	sheep
aː	farm
uː	coo
ɔː	horse
ɜː	bird

Short Vowels

ɪ	ship	e	head
æ	hat	ə	above
ʊ	foot	ɚ	mother (US)
ɒ	sock (UK)	ɝ	worm (US)
ʌ	cup

Consonants

Voiced

b	book
d	day
ɡ	give
v	very
ð	the
z	zoo
ʒ	vision
dʒ	jump
l	look
r	run
j	yes
w	we
m	moon
n	name
ŋ	sing

Voiceless

p	pen
t	town
k	cat
f	fish
θ	think
s	say
ʃ	she
tʃ	cheese

Diphthongs

eɪ	day
aɪ	eye
ɔɪ	boy
aʊ	mouth
əʊ	nose (UK)
oʊ	nose (US)
ɪə	ear (UK)
eə	hair (UK)
ʊə	pure (UK)

Other Symbols

h	/ˈhænd/ hand
ɒ̃	/ˈkwæs.ɒ̃/ croissant (UK)
i	/ˈhæp.i/ happy
t ̬	/ˈbʌt ̬.ɚ/ butter (US)
u	/ˌɪn.fluˈen.zə/ influenza
l ̩	/ˈlɪt.l ̩/ little

^əl, ^əm, ^ən can be pronounced either: əl or l ̩ etc.:
	/ˈleɪb.^əl/ = /ˈleɪb.əl/ or /ˈleɪb.l̩/
^r	linking r is pronounced only before a vowel in British English: fɔː^r + ˈæp.l ̩z = fɔːˈræp.l ̩z four + apples = four apples
ˈ	main stress	/ˌek.spekˈteɪ.ʃ^ən/ expectation
ˌ	secondary stress	/ˌriːˈtell/ retell
.	syllable division	/ˈsɪs.təm/ system

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