| Consonants
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| IPA |
examples
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| (ʔ)
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In vowel initial words such as Abend; Before a syllabic nasal such as wenden, schenken, Lampen
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| b
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Bier, haben
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| b̥~p
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Textbuch
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| p̚
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Stab, knapp
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| ç
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ich, lustig
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| d
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Dach, Leder
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| d̥~t
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Ausdruck
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| t̚
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Tod, Wort
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| d͡ʒ
|
Jeans
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| f
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Fahne, positiv
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| ɡ
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gestern, Magen
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| ɡ̥~k
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Ausgang
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| k̚
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Tag, Sack
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| h
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hoch, heiß
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| ɦ~h
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beherrschen
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| j
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ja, Junge
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| k; kʰ
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Sklaverei, Zucker; Kuchen, Zucker
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| l
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Lampe, gelingen, Ziel
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| m
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mein, schmieren, Stamm
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| ɱ
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Hanf, Symphonie
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| n
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nah, kann
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| ŋ
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sang, danken, Finger
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| p; pʰ
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Spaß, spannend, Tempo; putzen, Tempo
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| ʀ~ʁ
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Regen, Traum, wehren
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| s
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fies, nass, Maß , Angst
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| ʃ
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Schere, spät, sterben
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| t; tʰ
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Stimme, stoppen ; tief, Tat, Orte
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| ts
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zehn, ganz, Netz
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| t͡ʃ(ʰ)
|
deutsch, tschechisch
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| v
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Wasser, ewig, Violett
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| w
|
Whiskey
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| x~χ
|
Loch, Wacht, Buch
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| z
|
sieben, Hase, Linse
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| ʒ
|
beige, Journal
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| Vowels
|
| IPA |
short |
IPA |
long
|
| a
|
satt, Lamm, Knall, alle
|
a̟ː
|
Saat, kam, Ausnahme
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| ɛ
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Welle, Bäcker
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e̝ː
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beten, Ähre, Weh
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| ɪ̽
|
bitten, Stille, Gewinn
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iː~iji
|
bieten, wie; ziemlich
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| ɔ
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Gott, Stock
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o̝ː
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so, Botschaft, Bohne
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| ʊ̽~ʊ̜̽
|
kaputt, Suppe
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uː
|
gut, tun, Ruhe
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| ə̟
|
Finte, Wonne
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| IPA |
diphthongs |
IPA |
triphthongs
|
| aɪ̯; ɜɪ̯
|
Wein, leider, Reise; Leiter, Kneipe, Preis
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aɪ̯ɐ̝
|
feiern
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| a̝ʊ̯
|
rau , Laut
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a̝ʊ̯ɐ̝
|
Bauer
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| ɛə̯
|
air, care, bear, mayor, where, fare
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| eɪ̯
|
bay, name, pain, weight
|
eɪ̯ə
|
betrayal, Malayan
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| ɪə̯
|
beer, fear, serious, fierce, beard, here
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| ɔɪ̯
|
choice, toy, coin
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ɔɪ̯ə
|
employer, lawyer, destroyer
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| əʊ̯
|
bone, go, goat, blow
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əʊ̯ə
|
mower, boa, Noah
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| Syllabic consonants
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| l̩
|
Brezel, bummeln
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| m̩
|
Lampen
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| n̩
|
Laden, fragen
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| ŋ̍
|
sinken, schenken
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