The unit of sound the recognition engine actually recognizes are phonemes. All phrase formats are ultimately translated into phonetic spelling for decoding. These phonetic spellings can be directly entered if surrounded by curly braces. See Using Phonetic Spellings and Adding Foreign Words for more information about working with phonemes. You may also be interested in English Phonemes or Canadian French Phonemes.
The Spanish phonetic alphabet used by the decoder:
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Phoneme |
Example #1 |
Phonetic Spelling #1 |
Example #2 |
Phonetic Spelling #2 |
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Vowels |
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AA |
gato |
G AA T OW |
DÍA |
D IY AA |
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EY |
El |
EY L |
MES |
M EY S |
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IY |
SÍ |
S IY |
ABRIl |
AA BV R IY L |
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OW |
HOLA |
OW L AA |
CERDO |
S EY R DH OW |
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UW |
LUNA |
L UW N A |
MENÚ |
M EY N UW |
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Consonants |
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B |
BANCA |
B AA NG K AA |
VIDA |
B IY DH AA |
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BV |
ABUELA |
AA BV W EY L AA |
NUEVO |
N W EY BV OW |
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CH |
CHISTE |
CH IY S T EY |
MUCHO |
M UW CH OW |
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D |
DIEZ |
D Y EY S |
MUNDO |
M UW N D OW |
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DH |
PADRE |
P AA DH R EY |
SALUD |
S AA L UW DH |
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F |
FÚTBOL |
F UW T BV OW L |
OFICINA |
OW F IY S IY N AA |
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G |
GRANDE |
G R AA N D EY |
REGLA |
RR EY G L AA |
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GH |
AGUA |
AA GH W AA |
JUGADA |
HH UW GH AA DH AA |
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GN |
AÑO |
AA GN OW |
SUEÑA |
S W EH GN AA |
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HH |
GENTE |
HH EY N T EY |
HIJO |
IY HH OW |
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K |
CASA |
K AA S AA |
PARQUE |
P AA R K EY |
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L |
LUGAR |
L UW GH AA R |
PUEBLO |
P W EH BV L OW |
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M |
MAL |
M AA L |
SIEMPRE |
S Y EY M P R EY |
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N |
NADA |
N AA DH AA |
ALGUIEN |
AA L GH Y EH N |
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NG |
ÁNGEL |
AA NG HH EY L |
ENCANTA |
EY NG K AA N T AA |
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P |
PAÍS |
P AA IY S |
TAMPOCO |
T AA M P OW K OW |
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R |
ARTE |
AA R T EY |
LIBRO |
L IY BV R OW |
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RR |
REY |
RR EH Y |
BURRO |
B UW RR OW |
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S |
CIELO |
S Y EY L OW |
DOS |
D OW S |
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T |
TIEMPO |
T Y EY M P OW |
HASTA |
AA S T AA |
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Y |
AYER |
AA Y EY R |
LLEGA |
Y EY GH AA |
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Z |
MISMO |
M IY Z M OW |
ISLA |
IY Z L AA |
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TS |
ITZTLI |
IY TS T L IY |
CALZONTZIN |
K AA L S OW N TS IY N |
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XH |
XÓCHILT |
S OW CH IY L D |
TÓXCATL |
T OW XH K AA D L |
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