The [θ] sound is one of the two sounds usually represented by the English letter combination th. (The other is the [ð] sound .) [ θ ɪk] thick. [ θ ɑt] thought. [bæ θ ] bath. This symbol was borrowed from the Greek alphabet and is called by the name of the Greek letter: theta [ˈθetə].
IPA. IPA stands for International Phonetic Alphabet. It is a tool used by linguists to more accurately describe the sounds of languages. IPA can be very useful when comparing the sounds of different languages, but it is not often appreciated by non-linguists, so don't feel bad if you're not a fan. It's not necessary to learn IPA in order to Phonetic symbols are used to represent, in print, the different sounds that make up words. In this website (and everywhere else, excepting specialized Linguistic journals or books) the term phonetic symbol refers to what would be strictly called phonemic symbol, i.e. symbols that represent different phonemes . The international standard is that The International Phonetic Alphabet, or IPA, is an alphabetic system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language. The following tables present pulmonic and non-pulmonic consonants. 3BBL.