Making English Decodable
What if every English word told you exactly how to say it?
Fonetic English adds pronunciation, syllable breaks, and stress to standard spelling — without changing a single letter. Developed with Professor John Sweller. Backed by seven research frameworks. Used by tutors, schools, and ESL colleges worldwide.
English Letter Names and Usual Sounds
English letters have 2 sounds:
- Letter Name (column 1): The names of English letters are used to spell out an abbreviation or a word. The word “cat” is spelled C A T.
- The sound of the letter in a word (column 3): The sound “cat” is made up of the Sounds /c/ /a/ /t/, which are the Usual Sounds of the letters C A T. (The usual sound of the letter “c” in a word is shown as /c/.)
- IPA representation of the sound (column 4, only useful for those who know the IPA).
Plosives (6)
Block airflow completely, then release.
/p/
/b/
/t/
/d/
/k/
/g/
Fricatives (9)
Force air through a narrow gap.
/f/
/v/
/θ/
/ð/
/s/
/z/
/ʃ/
/ʒ/
/h/
Affricates (2)
Start as plosive, release as fricative.
/tʃ/
/dʒ/
Nasals (3)
Air directed through the nose.
/m/
/n/
/ŋ/
Approximants (4)
Articulators approach but don't touch.
/l/
/r/
/w/
/j/
Vowels (18+)
Open sounds shaped by tongue and lips.
/æ/
/e/
/ɪ/
/ɒ/
/ʌ/
/ə/
/iː/
/uː/
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- Click on the speaker icon next to the letters to hear the pronunciation
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