Spectral Cues
for Phonemes

Click to see the spectral cues for individual American English phonemes.


1. Monophthongs

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i: beet
I bit
E bet
@ bat
^ above
u boot
U book
& above
A father
3r bird
&r butter


2. Diphthongs

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ei bay
aI bye
>i boy
iU few
aU about
oU boat


3. Approximants

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l lent
9r rent
j yes
w went


4. Nasals

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m me
n knee
N sing


5. Fricatives

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f fine
T thigh
s sign
S assure
h hope
v vine
D thy
z resign
Z azure


6. Plosives

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ph pan
th tan
kh can
b ban
d dan
g gander


7. Flaps

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th_( writer
d_( rider


8. Affricates

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tS church
dZ judge


9. Syllabics

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m= bottom
n= button
N= _
l= bottle

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