The phonemes are sorted by alphabetical order, and divided under Universal DS phonemes, Vowels and Consonants.
Keep in mind that only officially supported languages are listed.
Optional languages are between (brackets).
AP | N/A (breath) | All |
SP | N/A (pause) | All |
a | a | Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Latin |
A | ḁ (devoiced /a/) | Japanese |
aa | ɑ ~ ɒ | English |
ae | æ ~ ɛə ~ ɛ ~ eɪ | English |
ah | ʌ ~ ə | English |
an | ɑ̃ | French |
ao | ɔ ~ ɒ | English, German, French |
aw | aʊ | English, German |
ax | ə | German, (English, French) |
ay | aɪ | English, German |
e | e̞ | Japanese, Spanish, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Latin |
E | e̥ (devoiced /e̞/) | Japanese |
e1 | ɤ | Mandarin Chinese |
e2 | ə̟~ə̠ (very similar to /ax/ but usually more nasal) | Mandarin Chinese |
ee | e: (more “fronted” than /e/ and usually long) | German, French |
eh | ɛ | English, German, French |
ein | ɛ̃ | French |
eo | ʌ̹ (more rounded than /ah/) | Korean |
er | ɝ ~ ɚ ~ ɜ ~ ə | English |
er1 | ɚ ~ aɚ̯ (similar to /er/ but is always rhotic) | Mandarin Chinese |
eu | ɯ~ɰ (very similar to /u/ but less rounded) | Korean |
eu1 | ø | German, French |
ex | ɐ ~ əʁ | German |
ey | eɪ | English |
i | i (very similar to /iy/ but with palatalization rules kept in mind) | Japanese, Spanish, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Latin |
I | i̥ (devoiced /i/) | Japanese |
i0 | ɨ ~ ɹ̩ ~ z̩ | Mandarin Chinese |
ih | ɪ | English, German |
ir | ɻ̩ ~ ʐ̩ | Mandarin Chinese |
iy | i: (very similar to /i/ but usually longer and without palatalization context) | English, German, French |
N | ɴ ~ m ~ n ~ ɲ ~ ŋ ~ ɰ̃ (moraic nasal) | Japanese |
o | o̞ | Japanese, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Latin |
O | o̥ (devoiced /o̞) | Japanese |
o1 | o (more rounded than /o/) | German, French, Korean |
oe | oe | German, French |
on | ɔ̃ | French |
ow | oʊ | English |
oy | ɔɪ ~ ɔʏ | English, German |
u | ɯᵝ (very similar to /eu/ but more rounded) | Japanese |
U | ɯ̥ᵝ (devoiced /ɯᵝ) | Japanese |
u1 | u | German, French, Spanish, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Latin |
uh | ʊ | English, German |
uw | u: ~ ʉ: | English |
v1 | y | German, French, Mandarin Chinese, (Latin) |
yy | ʏ | German |
b | b | English, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Latin |
b1 | p ~ b | Korean, Mandarin Chinese |
bb | p͈ | Korean |
bh | β | Spanish |
by | bʲ | Japanese, (Korean) |
c | tsʰ | Mandarin Chinese |
cc | ç (extremely similar to /hy/) | German |
ch | tʃ ~ tɕ | English, Japanese, German, Spanish, Latin |
ch1 | tʂʰ | Mandarin Chinese |
ch2 | tsʰ ~ tɕʰ | Korean |
cl | ː (gemination) | Japanese |
d | d | English, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Latin |
d1 | t ~ d | Korean, Mandarin Chinese |
dd | t͈ | Korean |
dh | ð | English, Spanish |
dy | dʲ | Japanese, (Korean) |
f | f | English, German, French, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Latin |
fx | ɸ | Japanese, (Korean) |
g | g | English, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Latin |
g1 | k ~ g | Korean, Mandarin Chinese |
gg | k͈ | Korean |
gh | ɣ | Spanish |
gw | gʷ | Japanese, (Latin, Korean) |
gy | gʲ | Japanese, (Korean) |
h | h ~ ç ~ ɦ (extremely similar to /hh/, but is always pronounced) | Japanese, Korean, (Latin, Spanish) |
h1 | x ~ h (similar to either /h/ or /x/ but infree variation) | Mandarin Chinese |
hh | h ~ ç ~ ɦ ~ ʍ (can be silent) | English, German |
hy | hʲ ~ ç (extremely similar to /cc/) | Japanese, (Korean) |
I1 | i̯ | Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Latin |
j | dʑ ~ ʑ (similar to /jh/ but more palatal and can be a fricative) | Japanese, (Spanish, Latin) |
j1 | ts ~ dz ~ tɕ ~ dʑ | Korean, Mandarin Chinese |
jh | dʒ | English, German |
jj | t͈ɕ | Korean |
k | kʰ ~ k | English, German |
K | k̚ | Korean |
k1 | kʰ (always aspirated) | Korean, Mandarin Chinese, (Latin) |
kw | kʷ | Japanese, (Latin) |
kx | k (never aspirated) | Japanese, Spanish, French, Latin |
ky | kʲ | Japanese |
l | l ~ ɫ ~ ʟ | English |
L | l (extremely similar to /l/ but with sandhi rules kept in mind, and only at the end of syllables) | Korean |
l1 | l (always clear, never velarized) | German, French, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Latin, (Korean) |
m | m | All |
M | m (extremely similar to /m/ but withsandhi rules kept in mind, and only at theend of syllables) | Korean |
my | mʲ | Japanese, (Korean) |
n | n | All |
n1 | n (only at the end of syllables; can nasalize vowels) | Mandarin Chinese |
N1 | n (extremely similar to /n/ but with sandhi rules kept in mind, and only at the end of syllables) | Korean |
ng | ŋ | English, German, (French, Japanese) |
NG | ŋ (extremely similar to /ng/ but withs andhi rules kept in mind, and only at the end of syllables) | Korean |
ng1 | ŋ (only at the end of syllables; can nasalize vowels) | Mandarin Chinese |
ngy | ŋʲ | (Japanese) |
ny | nʲ ~ ɲ | Japanese, Spanish, (French, Korean, Latin) |
O1 | ʊ̯ ~ u̯ | Mandarin Chinese |
p | pʰ ~ p | English, German |
P | p̚ | Korean |
p1 | pʰ (always aspirated) | Korean, Mandarin Chinese, (Latin) |
pf | pf | German |
px | p (never aspirated) | Japanese, Spanish, French, Latin |
py | pʲ | Japanese |
q | ʔ | German, (English) (though can be utilized in any language) |
q1 | tɕʰ | Mandarin Chinese |
r | ɻ ~ ɹ̠ ~ ɹ̈ | English, Mandarin Chinese |
rh | ʀ ~ ʁ | German, French |
rr | r (“rolled R”) | Spanish, Latin, (German, French, Japanese, English) |
rx | ɾ ~ ɾ̠ ~ d̠ɹ̝̆ ~ ɺ ~ l | Japanese, Spanish, Korean, (Latin) (can be used inEnglish as a substitute for /dx/) |
ry | ɾʲ ~ ɾ̠ʲ ~ d̠ɹ̝̆ʲ ~ ɺʲ ~ lʲ | Japanese, (Korean) |
s | s | English, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Latin |
s1 | sʰ ~ s ~ ɕʰ ~ ɕ | Korean |
sh | ʃ ~ ɕ | English, Japanese, German, French, (Latin) |
sh1 | ʂ | Mandarin Chinese |
ss | s͈ ~ ɕ͈ | Korean |
t | tʰ ~ t | English, German |
T | t̚ | Korean |
t1 | tʰ (always aspirated) | Korean, Mandarin Chinese, (Latin) |
th | θ | English, (Spanish) |
ts | ts | Japanese, German, (Latin) |
tx | t (never aspirated) | Japanese, Spanish,French, Latin |
ty | tʲ | Japanese |
U1 | u̯ | Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Latin |
v | v | English, German, French, Latin, (Japanese) |
V | ɥ | French, Mandarin Chinese |
w | w | All |
x | x | German, Spanish |
x1 | ɕ (similar to /sh/ but more palatal) | Mandarin Chinese |
y | j | All |
z | z | English, Japanese, German, French, Latin |
z1 | ts ~ dz | Mandarin Chinese |
zh | ʒ | English, French, (German, Spanish) |
zh1 | tʂ ~ dʐ | Mandarin Chinese |
(incl. universal phonemes) |