This chart presents a comprehensive overview of the phonemes used in Standard German (de-DE), comparing IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) and X-SAMPA transcriptions. Each entry includes the phoneme symbol, a common example word, and full phonetic transcriptions in both IPA and X-SAMPA formats.

The chart covers consonants, vowels, diphthongs, and affricates, including those specific to German such as /pf/, /ts/, and /ç/, as well as foreign sounds that appear in borrowed words. It serves as a valuable resource for learners, linguists, educators, and developers working on pronunciation training, linguistic analysis, or speech applications. A reference for stress and syllable boundary symbols is also provided.


X-SAMPAIPAExampleX-SAMPA TranscriptionIPA Transcription
ppPalme"palm@ˈpalmə
bbBaum"baUmˈbaʊm
ttSüdost%zyt"Ostˌzytˈɔst
ddDorf"dORfˈdɔʁf
kkKakao%ka"kaUˌkaˈkaʊ
ggGast"gastˈgast
mmMurmel"mURm@lˈmʊʁməl
nnneun"nOInˈnɔɪn
Nŋsingen"zIN@nˈzɪŋən
fffünf"fYnfˈfʏnf
vvWaage"va:g@ˈvaːgə
ssMasse"mas@ˈmasə
zzSonne"zOn@ˈzɔnə
Tθthink (loanword)"TINkˈθɪŋk
Dðalthough (loan)%Ol"Doˌɔlˈðo
SʃSchule"Sul@ˈʃulə
dZʤDschungel"dZUN@lˈʤʊŋəl
ZʒGarage%ga"Ra:Z@ˌgaˈʁaːʒə
hhHaus"haUsˈhaʊs
llWeltall"vEl%talˈvɛlˌtal
pfpfPfeffer"pfEf6ˈpfɛfɐ
RʁRegentropfen"Reg@n%tROpf@nˈʁegənˌtʁɔpfən
tSʧTschüss"tSYsˈʧʏs
tsʦKatze"kats@ˈkatsə
wwWatergate (loan)"wOt6%gEjtˈwɔtɐˌgɛjt
jjjung"jUNˈjʊŋ
xxBuch"buxˈbux
Cçsprechen"SpREC@nˈspʁɛçən
aaKamm"kamˈkam
a:kam"ka:mˈkaːm
@əBeute"bOIt@ˈbɔltə
6ɐKinder"kInd6ˈkɪndɐ
EɛBett"bEtˈbɛt
eeMehl"melˈmeːl
IɪMitte"mIt@ˈmɪtə
i:ihn"i:nˈiːn
yyBühne"byn@ˈbynə
YʏMütze"mYts@ˈmʏtsə
Oɔnoch"nOxˈnɔx
oooben"ob@nˈobən
9œmöchte"m9Ct@ˈmœçtə
8ɵschön"S8nˈʃɵn
UʊMutter"mUt6ˈmʊtɐ
uuUhr"uRˈuʁ
aIEis"aIsˈaɪs
aUHaus"haUsˈhaʊs
OIɔɪHäuser"hOIz6ˈhɔlzɐ

Stress Symbols

FunctionIPAX-SAMPA
Primary stressˈ"
Secondary stressˌ%
Syllable boundary..