Table of vowels

Template:Short descriptionTemplate:UnreferencedTemplate:IPA notice Template:Inline audio This table lists the vowel letters of the International Phonetic Alphabet. Template:IPA vowels

name	height	backness	roundness	IPA number	IPA text	IPA image	Entity	X-SAMPA	Sound sample
Close front unrounded vowel	close	front	unrounded	301	i	File:Xsampa-i.png	i	i	Template:Audio-nohelp
Close front rounded vowel	close	front	rounded	309	y	File:Xsampa-y.png	y	y	Template:Audio-nohelp
Close central unrounded vowel	close	central	unrounded	317	ɨ	File:Xsampa-1.png	ɨ	1	Template:Audio-nohelp
Close central rounded vowel	close	central	rounded	318	ʉ	File:Xsampa-rightcurly.png	ʉ	}	Template:Audio-nohelp
Close back unrounded vowel	close	back	unrounded	316	ɯ	File:Xsampa-M.png	ɯ	M	Template:Audio-nohelp
Close back rounded vowel	close	back	rounded	308	u	File:Xsampa-u.png	u	u	Template:Audio-nohelp
Near-close front unrounded vowel	near-close	front	unrounded	319	ɪ	File:Xsampa-I2.png	ɪ	I	Template:Audio-nohelp
Near-close front rounded vowel	near-close	front	rounded	320	ʏ	File:Xsampa-Y2.png	ʏ	Y	Template:Audio-nohelp
Near-close back rounded vowel	near-close	back	rounded	321	ʊ	File:Xsampa-U2.png	ʊ	U	Template:Audio-nohelp
Close-mid front unrounded vowel	close-mid	front	unrounded	302	e	File:Xsampa-e.png	e	e	Template:Audio-nohelp
Close-mid front rounded vowel	close-mid	front	rounded	310	ø	File:Xsampa-2.png	ø	2	Template:Audio-nohelp
Close-mid central unrounded vowel	close-mid	central	unrounded	397	ɘ	File:Xsampa-atslash.png	ɘ	@\	Template:Audio-nohelp
Close-mid central rounded vowel	close-mid	central	rounded	323	ɵ		ɵ	8	Template:Audio-nohelp
Close-mid back unrounded vowel	close-mid	back	unrounded	315	ɤ		ɤ	7	Template:Audio-nohelp
Close-mid back rounded vowel	close-mid	back	rounded	307	o		o	o	Template:Audio-nohelp
Mid central vowel	mid	central	undefined	322	ə	Error creating thumbnail:	ə	@	Template:Audio-nohelp
Open-mid front unrounded vowel	open-mid	front	unrounded	303	ɛ	File:Xsampa-E2.png	ɛ	E	Template:Audio-nohelp
Open-mid front rounded vowel	open-mid	front	rounded	311	œ	File:Xsampa-9.png	œ	9	Template:Audio-nohelp
Open-mid central unrounded vowel	open-mid	central	unrounded	326	ɜ	File:Xsampa-3.png	ɜ	3	Template:Audio-nohelp
Open-mid central rounded vowel	open-mid	central	rounded	395	ɞ	File:Xsampa-3slash.png	ɞ	3\	Template:Audio-nohelp
Open-mid back unrounded vowel	open-mid	back	unrounded	314	ʌ	File:Xsampa-V.png	ʌ	V	Template:Audio-nohelp
Open-mid back rounded vowel	open-mid	back	rounded	306	ɔ	File:Xsampa-O2.png	ɔ	O	Template:Audio-nohelp
Near-open front unrounded vowel	near-open	front	unrounded	325	æ	File:Xsampa-leftcurly.png	æ	{	Template:Audio-nohelp
Near-open central vowel	near-open	central	undefined	324	ɐ	File:Xsampa-6.png	ɐ	6	Template:Audio-nohelp
Open front unrounded vowel	open	front	unrounded	304	a	File:Xsampa-a.png	a	a	Template:Audio-nohelp
Open front rounded vowel	open	front	rounded	312	ɶ	File:Xsampa-amper.png	ɶ	&	Template:Audio-nohelp
Open back unrounded vowel	open	back	unrounded	305	ɑ	File:Xsampa-A2.png	ɑ	A	Template:Audio-nohelp
Open back rounded vowel	open	back	rounded	313	ɒ	File:Xsampa-Q.png	ɒ	Q	Template:Audio-nohelp

See also

• List of consonants
• Index of phonetics articles