Table of vowels

Template:Short description{{ safesubst:#invoke:Unsubst||date=__DATE__ |$B= Template:Ambox }}Template: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		i	i	Template:Audio-nohelp
Close front rounded vowel	close	front	rounded	309	y		y	y	Template:Audio-nohelp
Close central unrounded vowel	close	central	unrounded	317	ɨ		ɨ	1	Template:Audio-nohelp
Close central rounded vowel	close	central	rounded	318	ʉ		ʉ	}	Template:Audio-nohelp
Close back unrounded vowel	close	back	unrounded	316	ɯ		ɯ	M	Template:Audio-nohelp
Close back rounded vowel	close	back	rounded	308	u		u	u	Template:Audio-nohelp
Near-close front unrounded vowel	near-close	front	unrounded	319	ɪ		ɪ	I	Template:Audio-nohelp
Near-close front rounded vowel	near-close	front	rounded	320	ʏ		ʏ	Y	Template:Audio-nohelp
Near-close back rounded vowel	near-close	back	rounded	321	ʊ		ʊ	U	Template:Audio-nohelp
Close-mid front unrounded vowel	close-mid	front	unrounded	302	e		e	e	Template:Audio-nohelp
Close-mid front rounded vowel	close-mid	front	rounded	310	ø		ø	2	Template:Audio-nohelp
Close-mid central unrounded vowel	close-mid	central	unrounded	397	ɘ		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		ə	@	Template:Audio-nohelp
Open-mid front unrounded vowel	open-mid	front	unrounded	303	ɛ		ɛ	E	Template:Audio-nohelp
Open-mid front rounded vowel	open-mid	front	rounded	311	œ		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