English pronunciation: /{{{1}}}/

UsageEdit

This template formats IPA transcriptions and links them to WP:IPA for English. The transcription should match the conventions of that key; for narrower dialect transcriptions, use {{IPA-all}}, which links to a more complete IPA key.

The first cell in the template is for the transcription, and a second optional cell is a switch that controls the lede. With no second value, the lede English pronunciation: appears:

• {{IPA-en|n}} → English pronunciation: /n/
• {{IPA-en|n|pron}} → pronounced /n/
• {{IPA-en|n|lang}} → English: /n/
• {{IPA-en|n|local}} → locally /n/
• {{IPA-en|n|IPA}} → IPA: /n/
• {{IPA-en|n|US}} → US: /n/
• {{IPA-en|n|UK}} → UK: /n/
• {{IPA-en|n|}} → /n/

Any of these may be combined with a sound file in an optional third cell:

• {{IPA-en|n|local|En-us-'n'.ogg}} → locally /n/  ( listen)

For the default lede, however, a placeholder such as ‹-› is required in the second cell:

• {{IPA-en|n|-|En-us-'n'.ogg}} → English pronunciation: /n/  ( listen)

The similar template {{pron-en}} has no lede switch:

• {{pron-en|n}} → pronounced /n/
• {{pron-en|n|En-us-'n'.ogg}} → pronounced /n/ ( listen)

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Wikipedia offers several templates for proper display of IPA transcriptions.

In general, instances of the IPA on a page should be enclosed in the {{IPA}} template, which formats the text in an IPA-compatible font. If a substantial portion of a page is in the IPA, it is customary to post notice of that fact with {{IPA notice|lang=en}}, though each token still requires the {{IPA}} template for proper formatting.

However, if there are not enough occurrences to warrant a notice, then consider a template that links to an IPA key for the first instance of the IPA on a page or section:

• for English words, in a broad, non-regional transcription, as when giving the pronunciation of a key word in an article, use templates linking to Help:IPA for English, a chart of the subset of the IPA that is relevant to English:
  • {{IPA-en}}, appearing as: English pronunciation: /word/,
  • {{pron-en}}, appearing as: pronounced /word/,
  • {{IPAlink-en}}, appearing as: /word/.

• for foreign words that are not assimilated into English, regional pronunciations of English words, and non-standard English dialects, use templates linking to the more general Help:IPA chart, containing all major IPA symbols:
  • {{IPA-all}}, appearing as: IPA: [word], or
  • {{pronounced}}, appearing as: pronounced [word], or
  • {{IPAlink}}, appearing as: [[ Error using {{ IPAsym}}: IPA symbol "word" not found in list|word]].

• for specific languages, there may be dedicated IPA keys for standardized transcription. There are several options for their display. The first cell includes the ISO code of the language; the second is the transcription; the third keys an introductory phrase; and the fourth is space for a sound file. Using the French word eau [o] as an example, we have the default format:

• {{IPA-fr|o}} → French pronunciation: [o]

Or the word "pronounced" can be used as the introduction:

• {{IPA-fr|o|pron}} → pronounced: [o]

A shorter format:

• {{IPA-fr|o|short}} → French pronunciation: [o]

Language name only:

• {{IPA-fr|o|lang}} → French: [o]

"IPA" only:

• {{IPA-fr|o|IPA}} → IPA: [o]

Link only:

• {{IPA-fr|o|}} → [o]

Any of these may be combined with a sound file:

• {{IPA-fr|o|IPA|Fr-eau.ogg}} → IPA: [o]  ( listen)

For the default introductory phrase, however, a placeholder such as ‹-› is required:

• {{IPA-fr|o|-|Fr-eau.ogg}} → French pronunciation: [o]  ( listen)

The supported languages are:

• Arabic: {{IPA-ar}}
• Armenian: {{IPA-hy}}
• Czech: {{IPA-cs}}
• French: {{IPA-fr}}
• German: {{IPA-de}}
• Hebrew: {{IPA-he}}
• Hungarian: {{IPA-hu}}
• Irish: {{IPA-ga}}
• Italian: {{IPA-it}}
• Korean: {{IPA-ko}}
• Portuguese: {{IPA-pt}}
• Russian: {{IPA-ru}}
• Spanish: {{IPA-es}}
• Swedish: {{IPA-sv}}

The Polish templates are different, taking the orthography as the input:

• {{IPA-pl}} functions as: {{IPA-pl|[|'|p|o|l|s|k|a|]}} → Polish pronunciation: [[WP:IPA for Polish|[[]]]  ( listen)

(NB: this does not add square brackets automatically, so that long transcriptions can be made by stringing IPA-pl templates together.)

• {{Audio-IPA-pl}} adds a sound file: {{Audio-IPA-pl|Pl-Polska.ogg|'|p|o|l|s|k|a}} → [ˈpɔlska] ( listen)

(NB: this does add square brackets automatically)

The template {{IPAr}} can be used to generate a properly linked default transcription for any language ({{IPAr|hu|...}}), with optional soundfile, and (currently for Polish only; {{IPAr|pl|...}}) offers the ability to enter ordinary letters for conversion to phonetic symbols. See the template page for usage.

NoteEdit

The older inconsistently named (though still operational) templates {{IPA2}}, {{IPAEng}}, and {{pronEng}} are deprecated, and are to be no longer used.

See alsoEdit

• Category:IPA templates
• {{IPA}}
• {{respell}}, for pronunciation respellings, which may be used for English words in addition to the IPA
• {{lang-nci-IPA}}, for dual Nahuatl-IPA transcription

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