---
title: "IPA Transcriber — English Text to IPA"
description: "Turn English text into broad, dictionary-reference IPA for a named pronunciation system. Words with several pronunciations show the first one listed and can be switched; copy or download the result."
url: "https://ipatranscriber.com/"
---

# IPA Transcriber — English Text to IPA

Broad IPA you can check, copy and print.

- Free, no account
- Your text stays in this browser

## Scope and limits

- **What you get.** Broad, dictionary-reference IPA for one named system, word by word. Words with more than one dictionary pronunciation show the first one listed, marked with a dashed underline so you can switch any occurrence.
- **Not chosen from context.** The tool does not read the sentence to decide between, say, “read” /rid/ and /rɛd/; check the underlined words.
- **Not in the dictionary.** Such words are marked ⟦word?⟧ for your own IPA. Numbers, abbreviations and web addresses are kept as written, not spelled out.
- **Text, not speech.** It does not record or analyse your voice, and it does not claim that a transcript was checked by an expert.
- **Private.** The pronunciation data is downloaded to your browser and your text is transcribed there; it is not uploaded or stored.

[How IPA Transcriber works](https://ipatranscriber.com/methodology/) · [Data sources](https://ipatranscriber.com/data-sources/) · [Help](https://ipatranscriber.com/help/)

---

Beta: pronunciations are dictionary candidates that have not yet been reviewed by a linguist. Check a transcript before you rely on it.