Can you name the words, given their IPA pronunciation? by sathka

Can you name the words, given their IPA pronunciation?

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English words are written below using their International Phonetic Alphabet transcriptions. Words are typically transcribed with a General American accent. See Detektor's IPA Pronunciation quiz
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IPA Spelling	Word
ˈæ nə ɡɹæm
ˈbæp taɪz
ˈkæn dɚ
ˈdwɪn dl
ˈju fə ni
ˈfi kənd
ˈdʒaɪ ɹə skoʊp
hjudʒ
ˈaɪ ə daɪn
ˌdʒɛ ɹə ˈmaɪ æd
kɪtʃ
ˈlɪ kə ɹɪʃ
ˌmɑ hə ˈɹɑ ʒə

IPA Spelling	Word
ˈnu tɹɒn
ˈoʊ mən
ˈsu doʊ nɪm
ˈkwæg maɪɹ
ɹoʊ ˈzeɪ ʃə
skeɪð
twæŋ
ˈʌŋk ʃu əs
ˈvɝ tɪ ˌgoʊ
ʍɪp
ˌzi nə ˈfoʊ bɪk
juθ
ˈzɛ fɚ

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IPA Pronunciation 2 Quiz

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Created Jul 21, 2010 in Language
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	Chromatos:	Jul 22nd, 2010 at 04:57 GMT	5 points
	Could you accept "liquorice" as well? I can't say that I liked the obscurity of some of the words.

	Tahnan:	Jul 22nd, 2010 at 05:27 GMT	3 points
	For some reason, the inverted-r looked a lot like a small-capital-i on my screen, especially in "neutron". I don't know if there's any way to make that symbol (and a few others) larger. Also, you're missing a syllable break in "unctuous".

	Chromatos:	Jul 22nd, 2010 at 06:21 GMT	6 points
	Also, shouldn't it be a /j/ not a /y/ in huge?

	WyvernSabres:	Jul 22nd, 2010 at 09:42 GMT	2 points
	I did like the obscurity: random guessing wasn't going to work! But I do partly agree with Chromatos: I knew L was liquorice, but I didn't know how else it could be spelled. Very good quiz, though.

	Pit_trout:	Jul 22nd, 2010 at 12:15 GMT	1 point
	I don't mind the obscurity, but a lot of these words are ones that vary a lot between accents, which seems unfortunate. Also, a lot of the transcriptions seem odd to me (eg in most accents, surely the first syllable of vertigo and last of candor have full vowels?) It'd be good to maybe have a source for the transcriptions — ideally a dictionary (even if not an online one)...

	Nolothe:	Jul 22nd, 2010 at 15:27 GMT	2 points
	I enjoyed this, but huge is wrong. It should be transcribed as /ˈhjuːdʒ/. In the IPA, /y/ always stands for the vowel in German über or French tu. For a split second, the /zi:/ in xenophobic was confusing, as most UK speakers would pronounce it /zɛn/. I loved the idea of using a whole alphabet worth of transcriptions though.

	sathka:	Jul 22nd, 2010 at 17:48 GMT	1 point
	I've corrected /hjudʒ/ and added liquorice as an acceptable spelling. Please let me know of any other dominant regional spellings. For the purposes of this sporcle, vowel length is not included in transcription. In general, UK speakers and other non-rhotic speakers should have an easier time recognizing rhotic transcriptions. Words such as /ˈkæn dɹ/ and /ˈvɹ tɪ ˌgoʊ/ are generally not pronounced with full vowels in American English, hence the syllabic /ɹ/s. I'll change to the r-color symbols momentarily.