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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Catalan language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and {{section link|Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Pronunciation|Entering IPA characters}}.

Key for standard Catalan and Valencian

There are two major standards, one of Catalan ({{abbr|C|Standard Catalan}})—based in the Central Coast of Catalonia, encompassing most Eastern Catalan features—and one of Valencian ({{abbr|V|Standard Valencian}})—based in Southern Valencia, encompassing most Western Catalan features. Neither variant is preferred over the other in Wikipedia articles except in cases where a local pronunciation is clearly more relevant (such as a place in Catalonia or a Valencian artist).

See Catalan phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of standard Catalan and Valencian, and Catalan orthography for the main correspondences between spelling and pronunciation. (For an extensive list of spelling-to-sound correspondences, see this)

{{Anchor|Anchor Standard Catalan}} {{Anchor|Anchor Standard Valencian}}

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! colspan="2" | IPA !! colspan="2" | Consonants

{{flagicon|Catalonia}}
{{abbr|C|Standard Catalan}}		{{flagicon|Valencian Community}}
{{abbr|V|Standard Valencian}}		Examples{{no wrap|English approximation}}
rowspan="2" | {{IPA link|b}}

| {{IPA link|b}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|bell}}, {{lang|ca|àmbit}}, {{lang|ca|capgròs}}Obstruents assimilate to the voicing of the following consonant. In syllables produced in utterance-final position (i.e. the coda), voiced obstruents become devoiced ({{Harvcoltxt|Carbonell Costa|Llisterri Boix|1999|p=63}}, {{Harvcoltxt|Wheeler|2005|pp=147–149}}).

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|best}}

rowspan="2" | {{IPA link|v}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|vell}}, {{lang|ca|envit}}, {{lang|en|watt|italic=yes}} While betacism (that is, the merging of {{IPA|/b/}} and {{IPA|/v/}} into one phoneme) is common in most speakers of Catalan and in Valencia, several dialects still contrast the two sounds (usually represented as {{angbr|b}} and {{angbr|v}} respectively in Catalan orthography). The contrast is also maintained in Standard Valencian ({{Harvcoltxt|Carbonell Costa|Llisterri Boix|1999|p=61}}, {{Harvcoltxt|Wheeler|2005|p=13}}).

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|best}} ({{abbr|C|Standard Catalan}}) / {{lang|en|vest}} ({{abbr|V|Standard Valencian}})

rowspan="2" | {{IPA link|β̞|β}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|avanç}}, {{lang|ca|selva}}Voiced stops {{IPA|/b, d, ɡ/}} become lenited [{{IPA link|β}}, {{IPA link|ð}}, {{IPA link|ɣ}}] (that is, approximants or fricatives of the same place of articulation) when in the syllable onset and after a continuant. Otherwise they are pronounced as voiced or devoiced stops, similar to English b, d, g and p, t, k. Exceptions include {{IPA|/d/}} after a lateral consonant, and {{IPA|/b/}} after the labiodental {{IPA|/f/}}. In traditional non-betacist dialects, {{IPA|/b/}} usually fails to lenite ({{Harvcoltxt|Carbonell Costa|Llisterri Boix|1999|p=63}}, {{Harvcoltxt|Wheeler|2005|pp=10, 310–326}}).

  • {{IPA|[β]}} (found only in the betacist varieties) is pronounced between {{IPA|/b/}} and {{IPA|/v/}}, or just like {{IPA|/v/}} but with both lips.
  • {{IPA|[ɣ]}} is pronounced between {{IPA|/ɡ/}} and {{IPA|/h/}}, or roughly like {{IPA|/ɡ/}} but without completely blocking the air flow.

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|vest}}

{{IPA link|b}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|abans}}, {{lang|ca|arbre}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|vest}} ({{abbr|C|Standard Catalan}}) / {{lang|en|best}} ({{abbr|V|Standard Valencian}})

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|d̪|d}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|drac}}, {{lang|ca|indret}}, {{lang|ca|ritme}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|door}}

rowspan="2" | {{IPA link|dz}}

| {{IPA link|dz}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|setze}}, {{lang|ca|tots alhora}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|adze}}The sibilants {{IPA|/ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/}} are alveolo-palatal or palato-alveolar. A variant of {{IPA|/s, z, ts, dz/}} includes the retracted {{IPA|[s̠, z̠, t̠s̠, d̠z̠]}} (with pronunciations closer to postalveolars {{IPA|/ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/}}, respectively).

{{IPA link|z̺|z}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|utilitza}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{no wrap|{{lang|en|adze}} ({{abbr|C|Standard Catalan}}) / {{lang|en|zebra}} ({{abbr|V|Standard Valencian}})}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|dʑ|dʒ}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|viatja}}, {{lang|ca|fetge}}, {{lang|ca|migdia}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|jeep}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|ð̞|ð}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|cada}}, {{lang|ca|lladre}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|other}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|f}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|fort}}, {{lang|ca|bafs}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|face}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|ɡ}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|guant}}, {{lang|ca|angle}}, {{lang|ca|guiar}}, {{lang|ca|ècdisi}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|got}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|ɣ˕|ɣ}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|aigües}}, {{lang|ca|agrat}}, {{lang|ca|lloguer}}

| style="text-align: left;" | between {{lang|en|got}} and {{lang|en|hot}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|k}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{no wrap|{{lang|ca|cors}}, {{lang|ca|quan}}, {{lang|ca|qui}}, {{lang|ca|llarg}}, {{lang|ca|kiwi}}, {{lang|ca|Llach}}}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|scan}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|ɫ|l}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|laca}}, {{lang|ca|ceŀla}},Catalan orthography distinguishes between {{angbr|ll}} (representing {{IPA|/ʎ/}}) and {{angbr|ŀl}} (representing a geminated {{IPA|/lː/}}). In regular speech gemination of {{angbr|ŀl}} is ignored altogether. Some dialects as well as young speakers can merge {{IPA|/ʎ/}} with the glide {{IPAblink|j}} in a process similar to Spanish yeísmo. {{lang|ca|val}}The sonorants {{IPA|/l/}} and {{IPA|/n/}} assimilate to the place of articulation of a following consonant ({{Harvcoltxt|Rafel|1999|p=14}}, {{Harvcoltxt|Wheeler|2005|pp=166–204}}). Before palatals, {{IPA|/l/}} is {{IPAblink|ʎ}} and {{IPA|/n/}} is {{IPAblink|ɲ}}. Before velars, {{IPA|/n/}} becomes {{IPAblink|ŋ}} and before labial consonants, {{IPA|/n/}} becomes {{IPAblink|m}}. The labiodental {{IPAblink|ɱ}} appears before {{IPA|/f/}} and {{IPA|/v/}}.

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|pile}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|ʎ}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|llac}}, {{lang|ca|cella}}, {{lang|ca|Elx}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|billion}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|m}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|meu}}, {{lang|ca|comte}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|mode}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|ɱ}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|limfa}}, {{lang|ca|ínfim}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|lymph}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|n}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|neu}}, {{lang|ca|dansa}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|note}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|ŋ}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|sang}}, {{lang|ca|cigne}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|ring}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|ɲ}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|nyeu}}, {{lang|ca|penges}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|onion}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|p}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|por}}, {{lang|ca|dubte}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|span}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|r̠|r}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|ruc}}, {{lang|ca|mirra}}, {{lang|ca|honra}}The rhotic consonants {{angbr|r}} {{IPA|/ɾ/}} and {{angbr|rr}} {{IPA|/r/}} only contrast between vowels. Otherwise, they are in complementary distribution as {{angbr|r}} with {{IPAblink|r}} occurring word-initially, after {{IPA|/l/}}, {{IPA|/n/}}, and {{IPA|/s/}}, and in compounds; and {{IPAblink|ɾ}} after hard plosives, the soft spirants {{IPA|[β, ð, ɣ]}}, and {{IPA|/f/}}. Syllable-final {{IPA|/ɾ/}} varies according to dialect, emphasis, morpheme and the following sound. In all Catalan dialects, except most of Valencian, {{IPA|/ɾ/}} is lost in coda position in suffixes of nouns and adjectives denoting the masculine singular and in the infinitive suffixes of verbs, except when the following morpheme begins with a vowel, although this may vary ({{Harvcoltxt|Carbonell Costa|Llisterri Boix|1999|pp=63–64}}, {{Harvcoltxt|Wheeler|2005|pp=24–25}}).

| style="text-align: left;" | Scots {{lang|sco|rook}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|ɾ}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|mira}}, {{lang|ca|truc}}, {{lang|ca|per}}

| style="text-align: left;" | US {{lang|en|atom}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|s̺|s}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|set}}, {{lang|ca|està}}, {{lang|ca|rossa}}, {{lang|ca|feliç}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|sick}}

rowspan="3" | {{IPA link|ɕ|ʃ}}

| {{IPA link|tɕ|tʃ}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|xec}}, {{lang|ca|Barx}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|ship}} ({{abbr|C|Standard Catalan}}) / {{lang|en|cheap}} ({{abbr|V|Standard Valencian}})

{{IPA link|j}}{{IPA link|ɕ|ʃ}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|caixa}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|ship}} ({{abbr|C|Standard Catalan}}) / {{lang|en|geisha}} ({{abbr|V|Standard Valencian}})

{{IPA link|ɕ|ʃ}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|Xàtiva}}, {{lang|ca|guix}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|ship}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|t̪|t}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|terra}}, {{lang|ca|fred}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|stand}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|ts}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|lletsó}}, {{lang|ca|tots}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|cats}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|tɕ|tʃ}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|txec}}, {{lang|ca|veig}}, {{lang|ca|mig}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|cheap}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|v}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|hafni}}, {{lang|ca|bafs d'aigua}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|vest}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|z̺|z}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|zel}}, {{lang|ca|rosa}}, {{lang|ca|esma}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|zebra}}

rowspan="4" | {{IPA link|ʑ|ʒ}}

| {{IPA link|dʑ|dʒ}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|joc}}, {{lang|ca|gespa}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|genre}} ({{abbr|C|Standard Catalan}}) / {{lang|en|jeep}} ({{abbr|V|Standard Valencian}})

{{IPA link|j}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|jo}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|genre}} ({{abbr|C|Standard Catalan}}) / {{lang|en|young}} ({{abbr|V|Standard Valencian}})

{{IPA link|j}}{{IPAlink|ʑ|ʒ}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|caixmir}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|genre}} ({{abbr|C|Standard Catalan}}) / {{lang|en|beige}} ({{abbr|V|Standard Valencian}})

{{IPA link|ʑ|ʒ}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|guix verd}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|genre}}

colspan="2" | IPAcolspan="2" | Marginal consonants
colspan="2" | {{IPA link|h}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|ehem}}, {{lang|ca|Sàhara}}Other than in loanwords and interjections, the letter {{angbr|h}} is always silent. Non-silent {{angbr|h}} often merges with {{IPA|/x/}}.

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|hot}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|θ}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|el|theta}}, {{lang|es|López}}The dental fricative {{IPA|/θ/}}, found mainly in Spanish loanwords and interferences, may be replaced by {{IPA|/s/}} by native speakers.

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|thing}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|x}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ar|kharja}}, {{lang|de|Bach}}

| style="text-align: left;" | Scots {{lang|sco|loch}}

colspan="4" style="border-left: #fff solid 1px; border-right: #fff solid 1px" |  
colspan="2" | IPAcolspan="2" | SemivowelsThe semivowels {{IPA|/j/}} and {{IPA|/w/}} can be combined with most vowels to form diphthongs and triphthongs ({{Harvcoltxt|Carbonell Costa|Llisterri Boix|1999|p=62}}, {{Harvcoltxt|Wheeler|2005|pp=90–91}}). For a list with all the combinations, see {{section link|Catalan phonology|Diphthongs and triphthongs}}.
{{flagicon|Catalonia}}
{{abbr|C|Standard Catalan}}		{{flagicon|Valencian Community}}
{{abbr|V|Standard Valencian}}		ExamplesEnglish approximation
colspan="2" | {{IPA link|j}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|iode}}, {{lang|ca|posa-hi}}, {{lang|en|York|italic=yes}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|young}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|w}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|quart}}, {{lang|ca|Güell}}, {{lang|ca|posa-ho}}, {{lang|en|web|italic=yes}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|quick}}

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! colspan="2" | IPA !! colspan="2" | Vowels

{{flagicon|Catalonia}}
{{abbr|C|Standard Catalan}}		{{flagicon|Valencian Community}}
{{abbr|V|Standard Valencian}}		Examples{{no wrap|English approximation}}
colspan="2" | {{IPA link|ä|a}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|sac}}, {{lang|ca|ànecs}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|father}}

rowspan="2" | {{IPA link|ɛ}}

| {{IPA link|ɛ}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|set}}, {{lang|ca|be}}, {{lang|ca|èxit}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|pet}}

rowspan="3" | {{IPA link|e}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|fe}}, {{lang|ca|alè}} ({{abbr|C|Standard Catalan}}) / {{lang|ca-valencia|alé}} ({{abbr|V|Standard Valencian}}), {{lang|ca|què}}Many words that have {{IPA|/ɛ/}} in Standard Catalan have {{IPA|/e/}} in Standard Valencian. The latter is the historical pronunciation.

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|pet}} ({{abbr|C|Standard Catalan}}) / {{lang|en|face}} ({{abbr|V|Standard Valencian}})

{{IPA link|e}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|bé}}, {{lang|ca|anells}}, {{lang|ca|ídem}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|face}}

rowspan="3" | {{IPA link|ə}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|demà}}In unstressed position, the vowel contrast is reduced in all dialects.

  • Eastern Catalan (in particular, Central and Northern Catalan): {{IPA|[a, ɛ, e]}} merge to {{IPA|[ə]}}, whereas {{IPA|[ɔ, o, u]}} merge to {{IPA|[u]}}, leaving only {{IPA|[ə, i, u]}} in most unstressed syllables.
  • In Standard Eastern Catalan, unstressed {{IPA|[e]}} and {{IPA|[o]}} appear only in some words, especially from other languages. In other cases, they merge with {{IPA|[ə]}} and {{IPA|[u]}} ({{Harvcoltxt|Wheeler|2005|pp=61–72}}).
  • Western Catalan (North-Western and Valencian): {{IPA|[ɛ, e]}} merge to {{IPA|[e]}} and {{IPA|[ɔ, o]}} merge to {{IPA|[o]}}. Exceptionally there are some cases where unstressed {{angbr|e}} may merge with {{IPA|[a]}} or {{IPA|[i]}}, whereas unstressed {{angbr|o}} may merge with {{IPA|[u]}} ({{Harvcoltxt|Carbonell Costa|Llisterri Boix|1999|pp=62–63}}, {{Harvcoltxt|Wheeler|2005|pp=52–77}}).
  • In Standard Valencian, unstressed {{IPA|[ɛ]}} and {{IPA|[ɔ]}} occur in the process known as vowel harmony. In North-Western, there are cases where only {{IPA|[ɛ]}} is found in final unstressed syllables. (See also "Assimilations and vowel harmony in local transcriptions of Western Catalan").
  • In further cases, unstressed {{IPA|[ɛ]}} and {{IPA|[ɔ]}} may appear in compounds.

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|alpha}} ({{abbr|C|Standard Catalan}}) / {{lang|en|face}} ({{abbr|V|Standard Valencian}})

{{IPA link|ä|a}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|fadrí}}, {{lang|ca|entens}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|alpha}} ({{abbr|C|Standard Catalan}}) / {{lang|en|father}} ({{abbr|V|Standard Valencian}})

rowspan="2" | {{IPA link|i}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|naixement}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|alpha}} ({{abbr|C|Standard Catalan}}) / {{lang|en|meet}} ({{abbr|V|Standard Valencian}})

{{IPA link|i}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|sic}}, {{lang|ca|ties}}, {{lang|ca|fillet}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|meet}}

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|ɔ}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|son}}, {{lang|ca|això}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|off}}

{{IPA link|o}}

| rowspan="2" | {{IPA link|o}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|són}}, {{lang|ca|molt}}, {{lang|ca|ego}}, {{lang|ca|mouré}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|story}}

rowspan="2" | {{IPA link|u}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|oratge}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|rule}} ({{abbr|C|Standard Catalan}}) / {{lang|en|story}} ({{abbr|V|Standard Valencian}})

{{IPA link|u}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{no wrap|{{lang|ca|suc}}, {{lang|ca|dues}}, {{lang|ca|fullet}}, {{lang|ca|cobert}}}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|rule}}

colspan="2" | IPAcolspan="2" | Marginal vowels
colspan="2" | {{IPAlink|œ}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|fr|amateur}}The vowel {{IPA|/œ/}}—found mainly in the Northern dialects–is usually replaced by {{IPA|/e/}} in the standard.

  • {{IPA|[œ]}} is pronounced like {{IPA|/ɛ/}}, but with the lips rounded.

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|bird}} (RP)

colspan="2" | {{IPAlink|y}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|fr|déjà vu}}The vowel {{IPA|/y/}}—found mainly in the Northern dialects–is usually replaced by {{IPA|/u/}} or {{IPA|/i/}} in the standard.

  • {{IPA|[y]}} is pronounced like {{IPA|/i/}}, but with the lips rounded.

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|cute}}

colspan="4" style="border-left: #fff solid 1px; border-right: #fff solid 1px" |  
colspan="2" | IPAcolspan="2" | Suprasegmentals
{{flagicon|Catalonia}}
{{abbr|C|Standard Catalan}}		{{flagicon|Valencian Community}}
{{abbr|V|Standard Valencian}}		ExamplesExplanation
colspan="2" | {{IPA link|ˈ}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|Dídac}}
{{IPA|[ˈdiðək]}} ({{abbr|C|Standard Catalan}}) / {{IPA|[ˈdiðak]}} ({{abbr|V|Standard Valencian}})

| style="text-align: left;" | primary stress

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|ˌ}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|Bellpuig}}
{{IPA|[ˌbeʎˈputʃ]}} ({{abbr|C|Standard Catalan}} / {{abbr|V|Standard Valencian}})

| style="text-align: left;" | secondary stress

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|.}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|Maria}}
{{IPA|[məˈɾi.ə]}} ({{abbr|C|Standard Catalan}}) / {{IPA|[maˈɾi.a]}} ({{abbr|V|Standard Valencian}})

| style="text-align: left;" | syllable break

colspan="2" | {{IPA link|ː}}

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|Imma}}
{{IPA|[ˈimːə]}} ({{abbr|C|Standard Catalan}}) / {{IPA|[ˈimːa]}} ({{abbr|V|Standard Valencian}})

| style="text-align: left;" | long consonant/vowel

colspan="2" | IPAcolspan="2" | Other representations
colspan="2" | ( )

| style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|Corts}}
{{IPA|[ˈkoɾ(t)s]}} ({{abbr|C|Standard Catalan}} / {{abbr|V|Standard Valencian}})

| style="text-align: left;" | optional sound

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= Other transcriptions =

:;Catalan in Andorra, Western Catalonia and La Franja ({{abbr|NW|North-Western Catalan}})

::North-Western, a continuous dialect of the Western Catalan branch, uses the same pronunciation pattern as Standard Valencian (see {{abbr|V|Standard Valencian}} above). However, there are some differences that should be used in the transcription of local names in Andorra, Western Catalonia (Lleida and part of Tarragona) and parts of the Aragonese border (La Franja). Those differences are:

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! colspan="2" | {{no wrap|Phonetic deviations from Standard Valencian}}
(i.e. commonalities with Standard Catalan) !! Examples

English approximation
style="text-align: left;" rowspan="2" | Betacism{{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/v/}} → {{IPAslink|b}}style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|bell}}, {{lang|ca|vell}}style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|best}}
{{no wrap|{{IPA|/b/}}, {{IPA|/v/}} → {{IPAblink|β}}}}style="text-align: left;" | {{no wrap|{{lang|ca|abans}}, {{lang|ca|avanç}}}}style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|vest}}
style="text-align: left;" | {{no wrap|Deaffrication of {{IPAslink|dʒ}} (in intervocalic position)}}{{IPA|/dʒ/}} → {{IPAblink|ʒ}}style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|dijous}}, {{lang|ca|fugir}}style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|genre}}

::(Note for transcriptions of North-Western Catalan use the label {{IPA|ca|...|local}} with the corresponding local pronunciation, next to Standard Catalan)

:;Transcription of Insular Eastern Catalan

::For transcriptions of Insular Catalan dialects:

::*Help:IPA/Insular Catalan (use {{IPA|ca-ES-IB|...}} and {{IPA|ca-IT|...}} to transcribe Insular Catalan pronunciations – the first is for Balearic and the latter for Alguerese)

:;Assimilations and vowel harmony in local transcriptions of Western Catalan: {{Anchor|Anchor Assimilations and vowel harmony in local transcriptions of Western Catalan}}

::In a number of Western Catalan varieties (and notably in Valencian) unstressed {{IPA|/a/}} (especially in the coda) is particularly unstable and may be subject to assimilation to adjacent low (open) vowels (this is often called vowel harmony, and is accepted by the Standard norms):

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! colspan="2" | {{nowrap|Unstressed {{IPA|/a/}} assimilations}} !! Examples

English approximation
style="text-align: left;" | {{no wrap|Progressive vowel harmony with {{IPAslink|ɛ}} (frequent)}}{{no wrap|{{IPA|/a/}} → {{IPA|[ɛ]}}}}style="text-align: left;" rowspan="2" | {{lang|ca-valencia|terra}}
{{lang|ca-valencia|dona}}		style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|acrobat}}
style="text-align: left;" | {{no wrap|Progressive vowel harmony with {{IPAslink|ɔ}} (frequent)}}{{no wrap|{{IPA|/a/}} → {{IPA|[ɔ]}}}}style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|out-talk}}
style="text-align: left;" | {{no wrap|Progressive and regressive vowel harmony with {{IPAslink|ɛ}} (rare)}}{{no wrap|{{IPA|[ɛ]}} ← {{IPA|/a/}} → {{IPA|[ɛ]}}}}style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca-valencia|afecta}}style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|acrobat}}
style="text-align: left;" | {{no wrap|Progressive and regressive vowel harmony with {{IPAslink|ɔ}} (rare)}}{{no wrap|{{IPA|[ɔ]}} ← {{IPA|/a/}} → {{IPA|[ɔ]}}}}style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca-valencia|carxofa}}style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|out-talk}}
style="text-align: left;" | {{no wrap|Final {{IPA|/a/}} reduction to {{IPAblink|ɛ}} regardless of the preceding sounds}}style="background-color:#f0f0f0;" |style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|ca|Lleida}}style="text-align: left;" | {{lang|en|acrobat}}

::(For transcriptions of vowel assimilations or vowel harmony use the label {{IPA|ca-valencia|...|local}} in the Valencian Community and {{IPA|ca|...|local}} in Catalonia and Aragon)

= Further dialectal variation =

{{Further|Catalan dialects#Pronunciation|l1=Catalan dialects § Pronunciation}}

The keys above (Help:IPA/Catalan § Key for standard Catalan and Valencian) represent only standard pronunciations across Wikipedia, however it is also included additional transcriptions for Insular Catalan (see Help:IPA/Insular Catalan) and for varieties such as North-Western and the Valencian dialects with vowel harmony (see "Other transcriptions" above).

There are further dialectal variations in different regions of Catalonia and the Valencian Community, as well as the rest of Catalan-speaking territories, that might not be covered on these keys and not recommended in standard registers. These variations may include other contrasts (such as {{IPA|/θ/}} vs. {{IPA|/s/}} found in Eastern and Lower Aragon) or mergers (such as {{IPA|/aw/}} vs. {{IPA|/ɔw/}} found in Southern Valencian). If you wish to add a relevant local pronunciation of these varieties, you may use a "local" label (e.g. {{IPA|ca|...|local}} or {{IPA|ca-valencia|...|local}}) besides the standard transcription.

See also

  • {{clc|Pages with Catalan IPA|pages}}
  • {{clc|Pages with Valencian IPA|pages}}

Notes

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Bibliography

{{Refbegin}}

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|last=Carbonell Costa

|first=Joan F.

|last2=Llisterri Boix

|first2=Joaquim

|year=1999

|chapter=Catalan

|title=Handbook of the International Phonetic Association: A Guide to the Usage of the International Phonetic Alphabet

|place=Cambridge

|publisher=Cambridge University Press

|language=ca

|pages=61–65

|isbn=978-0-521-63751-0

}}

  • {{Citation

|last=Jiménez

|first=Jesús

|last2=Lloret

|first2=Maria-Rosa

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|place=

|publisher=

|language=es

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|isbn=

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|last=Rafel

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|year=1999

|place=Barcelona

|publisher=Institut d'Estudis Catalans

|edition=3rd

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  • {{citation

|last=Recasens Vives

|first=Daniel

|date=1996

|orig-date=1991

|title=Fonètica descriptiva del català: assaig de caracterització de la pronúncia del vocalisme i el consonantisme català al segle XX

|edition=2nd

|place=Barcelona. Spain

|series=Biblioteca Filològica

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|publisher=Institut d'Estudis Catalans

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|last=Wheeler

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|year=2005

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|place=Oxford

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{{Refend}}

External links

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|title=Gramàtica essencial de la llengua catalana (GEIEC)

|publisher=Institut d'Estudis Catalans (IEC)

|url=https://geiec.iec.cat/portada.asp

}}

  • {{Cite web

|url=https://www.avl.gva.es/gnv/buscador.jsp?gramatica=GNV&index=GNV#1

|title=Gramàtica normativa valenciana (GNV)

|publisher= Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua (AVL)

}}

  • {{Cite web

|title=Diccionari normatiu valencià (DNV)

|publisher=Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua (AVL)

|url=http://www.avl.gva.es/lexicval/

}}

  • {{Cite web

|url=http://dcvb.iecat.net/

|title=Diccionari català-valencià-balear (DCVB)

|publisher=Ed. Moll / Institut d'Estudis Catalans (IEC)

}}

  • {{Cite web

|url=http://resolc.iula.upf.edu/

|title=reSOLC-mitjansCAT

|publisher=Institut Universitari de Lingüística Aplicada (IULA) – Pompeu Fabra University / Institut d'Estudis Catalans (IEC)

}}

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