IPA Transcription of "spear" in American English

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spear

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ˈspɪə/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈspɪə/

Similar Pronunciations

/pɪɹ/2

/saɪɹ/1

/sfɪɹ/1

/smɪɹ/1

/snɪɹ/1

/spiɹ/6

/spæɹ/1

/spʊɹ/1

/stɪɹ/3

/sɪɹ/3

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