Arpabet to IPA

The following shows conversion from the Arpabet format (used by SoapBox Labs) to IPA.

Arpabet (SoapBox)

IPA

Example

AA

ɑ

balm, bot

AE

æ

bat

AH

ʌ

butt

AO

ɔ

story

AW

bout

AY

bite

EH

ɛ

bet

ER

ɝ

bird

EY

bait

IH

ɪ

bit

IY

i

beat

OW

boat

OY

ɔɪ

boy

UH

ʊ

book

UW

u

boot

B

b

buy

CH

china

D

d

die

DH

ð

thy

F

f

fight

G

g

guy

HH

h

high

JH

jive

K

k

kite

L

l

lie

M

m

my

N

n

nigh

NG

ŋ

sing

P

p

pie

R

ɹ

rye

S

s

sigh

SH

ʃ

shy

T

t

tie

TH

θ

thigh

V

v

vie

W

w

wise

Y

j

yacht

Z

z

zoo

ZH

ʒ

pleasure