IPA Transcription of "whisper" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “whisper” is /ˈwɪspɚ/.

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Dialect Variants

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

Similar Pronunciations

/hwɪspɚ/1

/wɪmpɚ/1

/wɪskɚ/1

/wɪslɚ/4

/wɪsnɚ/3

/wɪsp/1

/wɪspi/1

/wɪspɚd/1

/wɪspɚz/1

/wɪsɚ/1

Derivations

  • whisperer/ˈwɪspəˌɹɝ/ /ˈɪspəɹɚ/
  • whispers/ˈhwɪspɚz/ /hˈwɪspɚz/ /ˈwɪspɚz/
  • whispering/ˈɪspəɹɪŋ/ /ˈwɪspɚɪŋ/ /ˈhwɪspɚɪŋ/ /hˈwɪspɚɪŋ/
  • whispered/ˈhwɪspɚd/ /hˈwɪspɚd/ /ˈwɪspɚd/
  • whisperest/ˈwɪspɚɪst/ /ˈɪspɚɪst/ /ˈhwɪspɚɪst/ /hˈwɪspɚɪst/
  • whisperous/ˈɪspəɹəs/

Similar Words

  • whisker
    /hˈwɪskɚ//ˈhwɪskɚ//ˈwɪskɚ//ˈɪskɚ/
  • whisler
    /ˈwɪslɚ//ˈhwɪslɚ//hˈwɪslɚ/
  • whisner
    /ˈwɪsnɚ//hˈwɪsnɚ//ˈhwɪsnɚ/
  • whimper
    /ˈɪmpɚ//ˈhwɪmpɚ//hˈwɪmpɚ//ˈwɪmpɚ/
  • whispers
    /ˈhwɪspɚz//hˈwɪspɚz//ˈwɪspɚz/

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  • WhisperWikimedia disambiguation page
  • Whisper
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  • Whispersong by Evanescence

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