Hear any IPA sound. Select a phoneme to play its sound, or compare two phonemes side by side.
Select a phoneme to hear it
Choose a phoneme
Quick picks (Spanish):
Select a phoneme above to hear it and see its description
Compare two phonemes
Hear two sounds side by side and see what makes them different.
Try these interesting pairs:
Select two phonemes and click Compare
Audio note: Sounds are generated using eSpeak-NG (formant synthesis). They demonstrate the correct articulation but sound synthetic — real human pronunciation will have more natural variation.
Spanish learners: The green-highlighted phonemes in the Chart Explorer are the ones you need to master. Use this tool to hear the difference between similar sounds (like /r/ vs /ɾ/ — perro vs pero).