French Phonemic Chart — cliquez sur un son pour l’entendre
Works two ways: (1) If you add MP3/WAV URLs, it plays the real recording. (2) If no audio URL is set, it uses your browser’s fr-FR voice to speak an example word (approximate).
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Vowels
| Front | Central | Back |
|---|---|---|
| /i/si | /a/la | /u/loup |
| /e/été | /ə/petit | /o/eau |
| /ɛ/mer | /y/lune | /ɔ/porte |
| /ø/peu | /œ/sœur | /ɑ̃/sans |
Nasal vowels
| /ɑ̃/ | /ɛ̃/ | /ɔ̃/ | /œ̃/ |
|---|---|---|---|
| /ɑ̃/sans | /ɛ̃/pain | /ɔ̃/nom | /œ̃/un |
Consonants (standard French set)
| Plosives | Fricatives | Nasals | Approximants |
|---|---|---|---|
|
/p/papa /b/bébé /t/thé /d/deux /k/car /g/gare |
/f/fou /v/vous /s/sac /z/zéro /ʃ/chat /ʒ/jour /ʁ/rue |
/m/maman /n/non /ɲ/montagne /ŋ/parking |
/l/lire /j/hier /w/oui /ɥ/huit |
Extra (common sound pairs)
| Sound | Example | Note |
|---|---|---|
| /ks/taxi | taxi | x often → /ks/ |
| /ɡz/exact | exact | x sometimes → /ɡz/ |
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