IPA Transcription of "shelter" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “shelter” is /ˈʃɛltɚ/.

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shelterˈʃɛltɚ

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ˈʃeltə/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈʃɛltə/

Similar Pronunciations

/bɛltɚ/1

/fɛltɚ/1

/hɛltɚ/1

/kɛltɚ/1

/mɛltɚ/1

/pɛltɚ/1

/vɛltɚ/1

/wɛltɚ/1

/ʃmɛltɚ/1

/ʃɛktɚ/2

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