Pronunciation guide for ZEESE : Z IY1 S
The word is pronounced using the phonemes set as shown above.
The tables blow show a comparision of phonemes symbols used in IPA, Oxford OALD dictionary, and Arpabet CMU dictionary, with examples.
The number 0, 1, 2 that appended to each phoneme means the stress level : 0 or blank = No stress, 1 = Primary Stress, 2 = Secondary Stress.
Vowels
| IPA | Oxford | Arpabet (CMU) | Examples |
| æ | a | AE | at, cat, bad |
| aː | aa | AA R | cart, calm, father |
| au | au | AW | cow, how, found |
| aɪ | ai | AY | hide, my, price |
| e or ɛ | e | EH | Ed, bed, net |
| ə | @ | AH | (schwa) about, away, comma |
| ɜːʴ | @@ | ER | hurt, nurse, her |
| ɛɪ | ei | EY | date, fate, day |
| ɪ | i | IH | it, sit, bit |
| iː | ii | IY | eat, meet, see |
| ɒ | o | AA | odd, hot, wash |
| ɔː | oo | AO | port, ought, four |
| ɔɪ | oi | OY | toy, boy, choice |
| ou | ou | OW | no, goat, show |
| u | u | UH | book, put, hood |
| ʌ | uh | AH | hut, cup, fun |
| uː | uu | UW | two, boot, rule |
| ɛəʴ | e@ (r) | EH (R) | where, hair, air |
| ɪəʴ | i@ (r) | IH (R) | near, here, pier |
| uəʴ | u@ (r) | UH (R) | pure, tourist, sure |
Consonants
| IPA | Oxford | CMU | Examples |
| b | b | B | be |
| tʃ | ch | CH | cheese, chip, chin |
| d | d | D | dog |
| ð | dh | DH | then, this, thee |
| f | f | F | fee |
| g | g | G | green |
| h | h | HH | he |
| ʤ | jh | JH | jam, judge, large |
| j | y | Y | yet, use, yellow |
| k | k | K | key |
| l | l | L | lee |
| m | m | M | me |
| n | n | N | knee, now, not |
| ŋ | ng | NG | sing, ring, long |
| p | p | P | pee |
| r | r | R | read |
| s | s | S | sea |
| ʃ | sh | SH | she, ship, show |
| t | t | T | tea |
| θ | th | TH | thin, thick, think |
| v | v | V | vee |
| w | w | W | we |
| z | z | Z | zee, zoo |
| ʒ | zh | ZH | pleasure, vision, seizure |
Reference:
Arpabet
The sounds of English and the International Phonetic Alphabet
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