Learning Guide

Phonetics Guide

Learn the sounds of Portuguese with our comprehensive IPA guide. Understand how each phoneme is pronounced with real word examples.

29 IPA Sounds|45,999 examples

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Syllable Rules Morphology

Vowels

Monophthong vowel sounds

/e/

Short "e" sound as in "bed"

3629

oçalicençaéqueeutenhoumtrabalhopraterminarpraontemequeria/ɔ.sa.liˈsẽ.sa.e.ke.eũ.teɲ.ũ.tɾɐ.baˈʎo.pɾɐ.teɾ.mi.naɾ.pɾɐ.õˈtẽ.me.ke.ɾi.ɐ/oçalicençaéqueeutenhoumtrabalhopraterminarpraontemequeria/ɔ.sa.liˈsẽ.sa.e.ke.eũ.teɲ.ũ.tɾɐ.baˈʎo.pɾɐ.teɾ.mi.naɾ.pɾɐ.õˈtẽ.me.ke.ɾi.ɐ/oçalicençaéqueeutenhoumtrabalhopraterminarpraontemequeria/ɔ.sa.liˈsẽ.sa.e.ke.eũ.teɲ.ũ.tɾɐ.baˈʎo.pɾɐ.teɾ.mi.naɾ.pɾɐ.õˈtẽ.me.ke.ɾi.ɐ/

/ɪ/

Short "i" sound as in "sit"

180

upercalifragilisticexpialidocious/u.pɛɾ.kɐ.li.fɾɐ.ʒi.ɫiʃ.tɪ.kɛʃ.pi.ɐ.li.do.si.uʃ/governamentalizar-lhe-íamos/ɡovuɾnɐmẽtɐliˈzaɾʎɪ.ɐ̃.muʃ/consciencializar-lhe-íamos/kõ.ʃjẽ.sjɐ.li.ˈzaɾ.ʎɪ.ɐ.muʃ/

/ə/

Schwa - unstressed neutral vowel

sobrenaturalizar-lhes-íamos/soβɾə.nɐ.tu.ɾɐ.li.ˈzaɾ.ʎes.i.ɐ.muʃ/sobrevalorizar-lhes-íamos/su.bɾə.va.lu.ɾi.ˈzaɾ.ʎɛʃ.i.ɐ̃.muʃ/operacionalizar-nos-íamos/opuɾɐsjo.nɐ.li.ˈzaɾ.nɔʃ.ˈja.muʃ/

/ʊ/

Short "oo" sound as in "put"

educacaofinanceiraparatodos/e.du.ka.ˈsɐ̃w̃.fi.nɐ̃.ˈsej.ɾɐ.pɐ.ɾɐ.ˈto.dʊʃ/contratestemunhar-nos-íamos/kõtɾa.tɛʃ.tɨ.mu.ɲɐɾ.nɔʃ.ˈia.mʊʃ/constitucionalizar-nos-emos/kõʃ.ti.tu.si.u.na.li.ˈzaɾ.nʊʃ.ˈe.muʃ/

Diphthongs

Gliding vowel sounds

/eɪ/

Long "a" sound as in "day"

autossugestionar-lhe-eis/aw.tu.su.ʒɛʃ.tɔ.naɾ.ʎɪʃ/inter-relacionar-lhe-eis/ĩ.tɛ.ʁe.la.si.u.ˈnaɾ.ʎi.ʃeɪʃ/inter-relacionar-vos-eis/ĩ.tɛ.ʁe.la.si.u.naɾ.vɔʃ.eɪʃ/

Consonants

Consonant sounds

/ʃ/

"sh" sound as in "she"

8448

upercalifragilisticexpialidocious/u.pɛɾ.kɐ.li.fɾɐ.ʒi.ɫiʃ.tɪ.kɛʃ.pi.ɐ.li.do.si.uʃ/upercalifragilisticexpialidocious/u.pɛɾ.kɐ.li.fɾɐ.ʒi.ɫiʃ.tɪ.kɛʃ.pi.ɐ.li.do.si.uʃ/upercalifragilisticexpialidocious/u.pɛɾ.kɐ.li.fɾɐ.ʒi.ɫiʃ.tɪ.kɛʃ.pi.ɐ.li.do.si.uʃ/

/s/

Voiceless alveolar fricative

4507

/t/

Voiceless alveolar plosive

4462

/m/

Bilabial nasal

4370

oçalicençaéqueeutenhoumtrabalhopraterminarpraontemequeria/ɔ.sa.liˈsẽ.sa.e.ke.eũ.teɲ.ũ.tɾɐ.baˈʎo.pɾɐ.teɾ.mi.naɾ.pɾɐ.õˈtẽ.me.ke.ɾi.ɐ/oçalicençaéqueeutenhoumtrabalhopraterminarpraontemequeria/ɔ.sa.liˈsẽ.sa.e.ke.eũ.teɲ.ũ.tɾɐ.baˈʎo.pɾɐ.teɾ.mi.naɾ.pɾɐ.õˈtẽ.me.ke.ɾi.ɐ/teamoesemprevouteamarnãoesquecedemimporfavor/te.ɐ̃.mu.ˈɛz.ẽ.ˈpɾe.vu.te.ɐ̃.maɾ.nɐ̃.u.ʃkɛ.ˈsɛ.dʒi.mĩ.pɔɾ.fɐ.ˈvoɾ/

/l/

Alveolar lateral approximant

3505

oçalicençaéqueeutenhoumtrabalhopraterminarpraontemequeria/ɔ.sa.liˈsẽ.sa.e.ke.eũ.teɲ.ũ.tɾɐ.baˈʎo.pɾɐ.teɾ.mi.naɾ.pɾɐ.õˈtẽ.me.ke.ɾi.ɐ/upercalifragilisticexpialidocious/u.pɛɾ.kɐ.li.fɾɐ.ʒi.ɫiʃ.tɪ.kɛʃ.pi.ɐ.li.do.si.uʃ/upercalifragilisticexpialidocious/u.pɛɾ.kɐ.li.fɾɐ.ʒi.ɫiʃ.tɪ.kɛʃ.pi.ɐ.li.do.si.uʃ/

/z/

Voiced alveolar fricative

2703

teamoesemprevouteamarnãoesquecedemimporfavor/te.ɐ̃.mu.ˈɛz.ẽ.ˈpɾe.vu.te.ɐ̃.maɾ.nɐ̃.u.ʃkɛ.ˈsɛ.dʒi.mĩ.pɔɾ.fɐ.ˈvoɾ/teamoesemprevouteamarnãoesquecedemimporfavor/te.ɐ̃.mu.ˈɛz.ẽ.ˈpɾe.vu.te.ɐ̃.maɾ.nɐ̃.u.ʃkɛ.ˈsɛ.dʒi.mĩ.pɔɾ.fɐ.ˈvoɾ/governamentalizar-lhes-íamos/ɡoveɾna.men.ta.li.ˈzaɾ.ʎes.i.ɐ.muʃ/

/k/

Voiceless velar plosive

2612

oçalicençaéqueeutenhoumtrabalhopraterminarpraontemequeria/ɔ.sa.liˈsẽ.sa.e.ke.eũ.teɲ.ũ.tɾɐ.baˈʎo.pɾɐ.teɾ.mi.naɾ.pɾɐ.õˈtẽ.me.ke.ɾi.ɐ/oçalicençaéqueeutenhoumtrabalhopraterminarpraontemequeria/ɔ.sa.liˈsẽ.sa.e.ke.eũ.teɲ.ũ.tɾɐ.baˈʎo.pɾɐ.teɾ.mi.naɾ.pɾɐ.õˈtẽ.me.ke.ɾi.ɐ/teamoesemprevouteamarnãoesquecedemimporfavor/te.ɐ̃.mu.ˈɛz.ẽ.ˈpɾe.vu.te.ɐ̃.maɾ.nɐ̃.u.ʃkɛ.ˈsɛ.dʒi.mĩ.pɔɾ.fɐ.ˈvoɾ/

/n/

Alveolar nasal

2310

oçalicençaéqueeutenhoumtrabalhopraterminarpraontemequeria/ɔ.sa.liˈsẽ.sa.e.ke.eũ.teɲ.ũ.tɾɐ.baˈʎo.pɾɐ.teɾ.mi.naɾ.pɾɐ.õˈtẽ.me.ke.ɾi.ɐ/teamoesemprevouteamarnãoesquecedemimporfavor/te.ɐ̃.mu.ˈɛz.ẽ.ˈpɾe.vu.te.ɐ̃.maɾ.nɐ̃.u.ʃkɛ.ˈsɛ.dʒi.mĩ.pɔɾ.fɐ.ˈvoɾ/rharharhaharhrharanharnahrarrararn/ʁaɾ.ʁaɾ.ʁa.ɾa.ɾa.ɾa.ɾa.ɾaɾ.ɾaɾn/

/d/

Voiced alveolar plosive

1905

teamoesemprevouteamarnãoesquecedemimporfavor/te.ɐ̃.mu.ˈɛz.ẽ.ˈpɾe.vu.te.ɐ̃.maɾ.nɐ̃.u.ʃkɛ.ˈsɛ.dʒi.mĩ.pɔɾ.fɐ.ˈvoɾ/upercalifragilisticexpialidocious/u.pɛɾ.kɐ.li.fɾɐ.ʒi.ɫiʃ.tɪ.kɛʃ.pi.ɐ.li.do.si.uʃ/hsfgsfkjbksjdhfbasjgfjahsdbfkjasv/sɛf.ɡɨʃ.fɐ̃.kɨʃ.bɨʃ.dɨʃ.fɐ.ʒɐ̃.fɐ.ʃɐ̃.dɨʃ.fɐ.kɐ̃.ʒɐ̃.ʃ/

/j/

"y" sound as in "yes"

1748

horeisurteigriteicanseimorrereiem/o.ɾɐjʃ.uɾ.tɐj.ɡɾi.tɐj.kɐ̃.sɐj.mo.ʁe.ʁɐj.ẽj/horeisurteigriteicanseimorrereiem/o.ɾɐjʃ.uɾ.tɐj.ɡɾi.tɐj.kɐ̃.sɐj.mo.ʁe.ʁɐj.ẽj/horeisurteigriteicanseimorrereiem/o.ɾɐjʃ.uɾ.tɐj.ɡɾi.tɐj.kɐ̃.sɐj.mo.ʁe.ʁɐj.ẽj/

/p/

Voiceless bilabial plosive

1485

oçalicençaéqueeutenhoumtrabalhopraterminarpraontemequeria/ɔ.sa.liˈsẽ.sa.e.ke.eũ.teɲ.ũ.tɾɐ.baˈʎo.pɾɐ.teɾ.mi.naɾ.pɾɐ.õˈtẽ.me.ke.ɾi.ɐ/oçalicençaéqueeutenhoumtrabalhopraterminarpraontemequeria/ɔ.sa.liˈsẽ.sa.e.ke.eũ.teɲ.ũ.tɾɐ.baˈʎo.pɾɐ.teɾ.mi.naɾ.pɾɐ.õˈtẽ.me.ke.ɾi.ɐ/teamoesemprevouteamarnãoesquecedemimporfavor/te.ɐ̃.mu.ˈɛz.ẽ.ˈpɾe.vu.te.ɐ̃.maɾ.nɐ̃.u.ʃkɛ.ˈsɛ.dʒi.mĩ.pɔɾ.fɐ.ˈvoɾ/

/v/

Voiced labiodental fricative

1423

teamoesemprevouteamarnãoesquecedemimporfavor/te.ɐ̃.mu.ˈɛz.ẽ.ˈpɾe.vu.te.ɐ̃.maɾ.nɐ̃.u.ʃkɛ.ˈsɛ.dʒi.mĩ.pɔɾ.fɐ.ˈvoɾ/teamoesemprevouteamarnãoesquecedemimporfavor/te.ɐ̃.mu.ˈɛz.ẽ.ˈpɾe.vu.te.ɐ̃.maɾ.nɐ̃.u.ʃkɛ.ˈsɛ.dʒi.mĩ.pɔɾ.fɐ.ˈvoɾ/viucomoeupossocriarpalavrastambém/vi.u.ko.mu.e.u.po.su.kɾi.aɾ.pa.la.vɾas.tɐ̃.bẽj̃/

/b/

Voiced bilabial plosive

943

oçalicençaéqueeutenhoumtrabalhopraterminarpraontemequeria/ɔ.sa.liˈsẽ.sa.e.ke.eũ.teɲ.ũ.tɾɐ.baˈʎo.pɾɐ.teɾ.mi.naɾ.pɾɐ.õˈtẽ.me.ke.ɾi.ɐ/hsfgsfkjbksjdhfbasjgfjahsdbfkjasv/sɛf.ɡɨʃ.fɐ̃.kɨʃ.bɨʃ.dɨʃ.fɐ.ʒɐ̃.fɐ.ʃɐ̃.dɨʃ.fɐ.kɐ̃.ʒɐ̃.ʃ/viucomoeupossocriarpalavrastambém/vi.u.ko.mu.e.u.po.su.kɾi.aɾ.pa.la.vɾas.tɐ̃.bẽj̃/

/f/

Voiceless labiodental fricative

657

/w/

"w" sound as in "we"

604

teamoesemprevouteamarnãoesquecedemimporfavor/te.ɐ̃.mu.ˈɛz.ẽ.ˈpɾe.vu.te.ɐ̃.maɾ.nɐ̃.u.ʃkɛ.ˈsɛ.dʒi.mĩ.pɔɾ.fɐ.ˈvoɾ/shuashuashuashuashuashuashuashua/ʃwa.ʃwa.ʃwa.ʃwa.ʃwa.ʃwa.ʃwa.ʃwa/shuashuashuashuashuashuashuashua/ʃwa.ʃwa.ʃwa.ʃwa.ʃwa.ʃwa.ʃwa.ʃwa/

/ʒ/

"zh" sound as in "measure"

246

/ð/

Voiced dental fricative (th as in "this")

demerarapanetteriasaudavel/d͡ʒe.mɐ.ɾɐ.pɐ.nɛ.t͡ʃe.ɾi.ɐ.sɐ.u.ˈða.vɛl/igrejanossasenhoradasdores/i.ɣɾe.ʒɐ.nɔ.sɐ.se.ɲo.ɾɐ.ðɐ.ˈdo.ɾes/aposentadoriaeprevidencia/ɐ.po.zen.tɐ.ðu.ɾi.ɐ.e.pɾe.vi.ˈdẽ.si.ɐ/

/ŋ/

"ng" sound as in "sing"

leidisixampimansfenquiúforfláing/lɐj.di.ʃɨ̃.ʃɐ̃.pi.mɐ̃ʃ.fẽ.kʲi.u.fɔɾ.fla.ĩŋ/espingardear-lhes-íamos/eʃ.piŋ.ɡaɾ.dɨ.ɐɾ.lɛʃ.i.ˈa.muʃ/desenquadrar-lhes-íamos/dezẽ.kwadɾaɾ.ʎes.iˈa.mus/

/tʃ/

"ch" sound as in "church"

chavescadeadoverdadesresultadonoites/ʃɐˈveʃ ka.de.ˈa.du veɾ.ˈda.deʃ ʁe.zul.ˈta.du noj.tʃiʃ/perfectibilizar-vos-íeis/peɾ.fɛk.tʃi.βi.li.ˈzaɾ.vɔʃ.ˈejʃ/perfetibilizar-lhe-íamos/pɛɾfɛ.tʃi.bi.li.ˈzaɾ.ʎɪ.ɐ̃.muʃ/

/dʒ/

"j" sound as in "judge"

teamoesemprevouteamarnãoesquecedemimporfavor/te.ɐ̃.mu.ˈɛz.ẽ.ˈpɾe.vu.te.ɐ̃.maɾ.nɐ̃.u.ʃkɛ.ˈsɛ.dʒi.mĩ.pɔɾ.fɐ.ˈvoɾ/inventasistemaaprovadeinvasãodegato/ĩvẽˈtɐ.ziʃ.tɛ.mɐ.ɐ.pɾu.va.dʒi.ĩ.vɐ.ˈzɐ̃.ũ.dʒi.ˈɡa.tu/inventasistemaaprovadeinvasãodegato/ĩvẽˈtɐ.ziʃ.tɛ.mɐ.ɐ.pɾu.va.dʒi.ĩ.vɐ.ˈzɐ̃.ũ.dʒi.ˈɡa.tu/

/r/

Alveolar approximant

imparcializar-lhes-emos/im.pɐɾ.si.ɐ.li.ˈzaɾ.lɛʃ.ɨ.muʃ/imparcializar-lhes-emos/im.pɐɾ.si.ɐ.li.ˈzaɾ.lɛʃ.ɨ.muʃ/impermeabilizar-lhe-eis/im.pɛɾ.mɛ.ɐ.bi.li.zaɾ.ʎɛʃ/

/g/

Voiced velar plosive

negligenciar-lhes-íamos/ne.gli.ʒẽ.siˈa.ɾ‿lɛʃˈi.ɐ.muʃ/guiafranquiasdesucesso/gi.ɐ.fɾɐ̃.ˈki.ɐʃ.dʒi.su.ˈse.su/negligenciar-vos-íamos/ne.gli.ʒẽ.siˈa.ɾ.vos.iˈa.mus/

/h/

Voiceless glottal fricative

profissionalizar-lhe-ás/pɾo.fɨ.ʃɐ.li.ˈzaɾ.ʎɨ.ɐʃ/

/θ/

Voiceless dental fricative (th as in "think")

acondicionar-vos-íamos/ɐkõdiθjoˈnaɾ vosˈiɐ̃mus/

Common Patterns

Frequent phonetic patterns

starts with "tr"203 words

transcendentalizar-lhes-íamos transcendentalizar-lhe-íamos transcendentalizar-lhes-emos

starts with "pr"94 words

profissaomaquiagemprofissional profissionalizar-lhes-íamos produtorescinematográficos

starts with "cr"35 words

cronológicaconcomitantemente crierelacionamentosmelhores criativasrevistamoviement

starts with "cl"27 words

cloroformizar-lhes-íamos clericalizar-lhes-íamos cloroformizar-lhe-íamos

starts with "fl"5 words

flexibilizar-lhes-íamos flexibilizar-lhe-íamos flexibilizar-lhes-emos

starts with "pl"1 words

plataformapoliticaurbana

starts with "fr"1 words

fraternizar-lhes-íamos