Words by International Phonetic Alphabet

Name the English word that corresponds to the pronunciation transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), according to the Oxford Dictionary of English.

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IPA	Word
/rat/	rat
/kʌp/	cup
/dɒt/	dot
/hʌɪk/	hike
/mɛː/	mare
/pɔːt/	port
/ˈtʃɛləʊ/	cello
/ˈkaʊə/	cower
/kreɪz/	craze
/ɒnˈwiː/	ennui
/əˈraʊnd/	around
/ˈbɒnɪt/	bonnet
/ˈkɔːrəs/	chorus
/ˈsəːk(ə)l/	circle
/ˈkɒləm/	column
/ˈkreɪd(ə)l/	cradle
/ˈɛksədəs/	exodus
/flɛm/	phlegm
/ðɛns/	thence
/trɒf/	trough
/əˈdʒəːn/	adjourn
/kəˈpriːs/	caprice
/ʃəˈrɑːd/	charade
/freɪt/	freight
/ˈdʒəːni/	journey

IPA	Word
/məˈdʒɛntə/	magenta
/pləˈsiːbəʊ/	placebo
/ˈθɪs(ə)l/	thistle
/jʊˈriːθrə/	urethra
/ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃ(ə)n/	function
/ˌdɛbəˈnɛː/	debonair
/fɪˈziːk/	physique
/rɪˈvali/	reveille
/ˈkrwasɒ̃/	croissant
/ˈhɑːlɪkwɪn/	harlequin
/ˈmɪnəskjuːl/	miniscule
/ˈmɪs(ə)ltəʊ/	mistletoe
/ˈɒbfʌskeɪt/	obfuscate
/ˈbʌdʒ(ə)rɪɡɑː/	budgerigar
/ˈnʌɪthʊd/	knighthood
/lɛfˈtɛnənt/	lieutenant
/ɪˈsɒfəɡəs/	oesophagus
/ˈɡrɑːshɒpə/	grasshopper
/ˌɒbsəˈlɛs(ə)ns/	obsolescence
/pəˈrambjʊleɪtə/	perambulator
/sɒmˈnambjʊlɪz(ə)m/	somnambulism
/ˌanθrəpəˈdʒɛnɪk/	anthropogenic
/ˈʃɑːd(ə)nˌfrɔɪdə/	schadenfreude
/ˌkwɪntɪˈsɛnʃ(ə)l/	quintessential
/rɪˈkɒnɪs(ə)ns/	reconnaissance

Level 79

Nov 27, 2019

You will find that I arranged the words in alphabetical order, from the lowest to the highest number of letters :)

Level 79

Nov 27, 2019

However, I have also accepted the American spelling of 'oesophagus' (esophagus).

Level 79

Nov 27, 2019

Seems like this quiz is harder than I thought!

Level 79

Nov 29, 2019

Clearly this quiz is a challenge to many people since it depicts (standard) British pronunciation instead of American.

Level 24

Aug 6, 2022

No, that's not it, it's that half the words are so rare most NATIVE BRITISH peakers haven't heard of or don't know how to spell!

Level 79

Aug 8, 2022

I've heard of all these words before many times, and I'm 20 and from Malaysia. Perhaps English isn't your first language?

Level 24

Nov 26, 2022

Technically no, but I learnt it at age 4 or STH, so it is the first language in my thoughts. It's the language I think and speak in and have grown up with in school, being from the UK.

Level 24

Aug 6, 2022

ummmm, what the heck?!!!

a) r is a trill, and a is the ar sound

b) 1/2 of these words not even native english speakers can spell let alone have heard of!! Like what on earth is thence, ennui or adjourn, or the nightmarish reveille!

Level 24

Aug 8, 2022

No, it is that who on this earth can spell and heck, even think of words like reveille, perambulator, or thence??????????

Level 66

Nov 1, 2022

Never heard of a "budgerigar" before. As an American, really had to lean into a British (?) accent to get some of these. And I second the comments of LuigiLikesFlags.

Also, before I get a response. English is my first language. I am about the same age as you (as of your previous comments). This was still quite hard.

Level 79

Nov 3, 2022

I see; some of the words I'd chosen because of their RP-specific pronunciation; perhaps they're a bit difficult