| This is thepronunciation key forIPA transcriptions of Dutch on Wikipedia. It provides a set of symbols to represent the pronunciation of Dutch in Wikipedia articles, and example words that illustrate the sounds that correspond to them. Integrity must be maintained between the key and the transcriptions that link here; do not change any symbol or value without establishingconsensus on thetalk page first. For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, seeHelp:IPA. For the distinction between[ ],/ / and ⟨ ⟩, seeIPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters. |
The charts below show the way in which theInternational Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) representsDutch pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, seeTemplate:IPA andWikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation § Entering IPA characters.
SeeDutch phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Dutch as well as dialectal variations not represented here.
Most audios are from three different speakers :NL1ⓘ has aRandstadian accent (Utrecht, Netherlands) ,NL2ⓘ speaks in a fairly conservative standard accent (Zwaag, Netherlands) andBE1ⓘ is from theBrabantine region (Antwerp, Belgium).