Standard Lemma guide

IPA

name · noun · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˌaɪ.piːˈeɪ/
  • [ˌaɪ.phiːˈeɪ]
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  • rhymes with -eɪ

1

name

Meaning 1

Initialism of International Phonetic Alphabet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

Initialism of International Phonetic Association.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

Initialism of International Police Association.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Initialism of isopropyl alcohol.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

Initialism of isophthalic acid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

Initialism of isopropyl acetate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, uncountable

Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

Initialism of India pale ale.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism

Topics: beer, beverages, food, lifestyle

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

noun

Meaning 8

Transcription written in the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

noun

Meaning 9

An IPA file, or an iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, or tvOS app distributed via IPA files.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

56 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: IFA — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Arabic: أصد — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Armenian: ՄՀԱ (MHA) — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Asturian: AFI — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Bashkir: ХАФӘ (XAFƏ) — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Basque: IPA — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Belarusian: МФА (narkomawka) — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Belarusian: МФА (tarashkevica) — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Breton: LFE — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Bulgarian: МФА (MFA) — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Catalan: AFI — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Czech: MFA — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Dutch: IFA — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Esperanto: IFA — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Finnish: IPA — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • French: API — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • West-Frisian: YFA — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Galician: AFI — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • German: IPA — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Greek: ΔΦΑ (DFA) — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Hindi: अधव (adhav) — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Hindi: अ॰ध॰व॰ (a.dha.va.) — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Irish: AIF — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Italian: AFI — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Italian: IPA — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Latin: API — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Latvian: SFA — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Lithuanian: TFA — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Macedonian: МФА (MFA) — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Malay: AFA — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Manx: ASE — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Norman: API — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Occitan: AFI — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Pashto: ايي پي اې (ayi-pî-aê) — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Persian: آیپیآ (ây-pi-â) — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Polish: IPA — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Polish: MAF — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Portuguese: AFI — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Romanian: AFI — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Russian: МФА (MFA) — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Scots: IPA — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Scottish Gaelic: AEF — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Serbo-Croatian: МФА — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Serbo-Croatian: MFA — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Sicilian: AFN — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Silesian: MAF — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Slovak: MFA — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Slovene: MFA — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Upper Sorbian: Mfa — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Spanish: AFI — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Tajik: АФБ (AFB) — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Turkish: UFA — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Ukrainian: МФА (MFA) — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Volapük: LFB — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Walloon: AFE — International Phonetic Alphabet
  • Welsh: GSR — International Phonetic Alphabet