| Consonants |
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DEU | AUT | CH | Examples | English approximation |
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| b | bei;[1] ab (AT,CH)[2] | ball | | ç | ich, durch;[3]China, Leipzig (DE) | hue | | d | dann; Kleid (AT,CH)[2] | done | | f | für,von,Phänomen | fuss | | ɡ | gut; Tag, Leipzig (AT,CH)[2] | guest | | h | hat | hut | | j | Jahr,Yak | yard | | k | kann,cremen, sechs, bequem; Tag (DE);[2]China (AT,CH) | cold | | l | Leben | last | | l̩ | Mantel | bottle | | m | Mann | must | | m̩ | großem | rhythm | | n | Name | not | | n̩ | beiden | sudden | | ŋ | lang | long | | p | Person, ab (DE)[2] | puck | | pf | Pfeffer | cupful | | ʁ | r | reden[4] | DE:Frenchrouge AT,CH:Scottishred | | s | lassen, groß, fließen, Fest | fast | | ʃ | schon,Stadt,spitz,Champagner,Ski | shall | | t | Tag, Stadt; Kleid (DE)[2] | tall | | ts | Zeit, Platz, Potsdam,Celle | cats | | tʃ | Matsch,Cello | match | | v | was, Quelle,Vase[1] | vanish | | x | nach[3] | Scottish loch | | z | s | z | Sie, diese[1] | DE,CH:zebra AT:soup | | ʔ | | beamtet[bəˈʔamtət][5] | uh-oh! | | Non-native consonants |
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| ð | Motherboard[6] | this | | dʒ | Dschungel, Pidgin[1][7] | jungle | | θ | Thatcherismus[6] | think | | ɹ | Spray[8] | rice | | w | Web,Whiskey, Squash[9] | web | | ʒ | Genie, Entourage[1][7] | pleasure | | Stress |
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| ˈ | Bahnhofstraße [ˈbaːnhoːfˌʃtʁaːsə] | battleship/ˈbætəlˌʃɪp/ | | ˌ | | Syllable break |
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| . | Ephraim [ˈeːfra.ɪm] | flower/ˈflaʊ.ər/(contrasting with flour/ˈflaʊər/) |
| | Vowels |
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DEU | AUT | CH | Examples | English approximation |
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| Monophthongs |
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| a | alles, Kalender | pasta | | aː | aber, sah, Staat | father | | ɛ | Ende, hätte | bet | | ɛː | spät, wählen[10] | RP hair | | eː | eben, gehen, See | Scottish mate | | ɪ | ist | sit | | iː | Liebe, Berlin,ihm | seed | | oː | oder, hohe, Boot | story | | ɔ | kommen | off | | øː | Österreich, Möhre, adieu | somewhat like heard | | œ | öffnen | somewhat like hurt;RPugh | | ʊ | und | pull | | uː | Hut, Kuh | tool | | ʏ | müssen,Ypsilon | somewhat like cute | | yː | über, Mühe, psychisch | somewhat like few | | Diphthongs |
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| aɪ | ein, Kaiser, Haydn, Verleih, Speyer | high | | aʊ | auf | vow | | ɔʏ | Euro, Häuser | choice | | Reduced vowels |
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| ɐ | ər | immer[4] | DE,AT: frustration CH:Scottish letter[11] | | ə | ɛ | Name | DE: balance(but not sofa)[11] AT,CH: bet[12] | | Semivowels |
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| ɐ̯ | r | Uhr[4] | DE,AT: sofa CH:Scottish far | | i̯ | Studie, Italien | yard | | o̯ | Pointe[13] | quite | | u̯ | Linguist, Gouache[13] | would | | y̑ | Etui[13] | somewhat like evaluation | | Shortened vowels |
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| e | Element[14] | roughly like dress | | i | Italien[14] | seat | | o | originell[14] | story,but short | | ø | Ökonomie[14] | roughly like hurt | | u | Universität, Souvenir[14] | cesspool | | y | Psychologie[14] | like meet,but with the lips rounded | | Non-native vowels |
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| ãː | Gourmand, Engagement, Restaurant, Chance[15] | FrenchProvence | | ɛ̃ː | Pointe[15] | Frenchquinze | | ɛɪ | Mail[16] | face | | õː | Garçon[15] | FrenchLe Monde | | ɔː | stalken, Motherboard[17] | dog | | ɔʊ | Code[16] | goal | | œ̃ː | Parfum[15] | Frenchemprunte | | œːɐ̯ | øːr | surfen, Flirt[18] | roughly likeRP bird | | Shortened vowels (Non-native vowels) |
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| ã | engagieren[15] | Frenchchanson | | ɛ̃ | impair[15] | Frenchvingt-et-un | | õ | foncé[15] | FrenchMont Blanc | | œ̃ | Lundist[15] | Frenchvingt-et-un |
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