در بيشتر ديکشنريهاي امروزي براي نشان دادن تلفظ کلمات از سيستم IPA استفاده مي‌شود. در جدول زير همه علائم و نشانه‌هاي IPA آورده شده است.

حروف همخوان (بی‌صدا)  IPA words bad, lab did, lady find, if give, flag how, hello yes, yellow cat, back leg, little man, lemon no, ten sing, finger pet, map red, try sun, miss she, crash tea, getting check, church think, both this, mother voice, five wet, window zoo, lazy pleasure, vision just, large

حروف واکه (صدا‌دار)  IPA words cup, luck arm, father cat, black met, bed away, cinema turn, learn hit, sitting see, heat hot, rock call, four put, could blue, food five, eye now, out go, home where, air say, eight near, here boy, join pure, tourist