How to call a so-called helper spelling to help reading a word?
Using words below as example:
team /tiːm/
head /ˈhed/
eat /ēt/
The common syllable ea
sound cannot always be pronounced consistently the same sound in English language. It differs per word. That's why there are e.g. tiːm
, ˈhed
or ēt
coming along side in place to help us learn how to pronounce a word. In this question I call them helper spelling
because I do not know how to call them.
How to call such a word, e.g. tiːm
, ˈhed
, ēt
?
To help express my question: team
is a word and what is tiːm
?
How to call such a syllable, e.g. ə
, i:
, ē
?
To help express my question: ea
is a vowel sound and what is iː
?
I want to find a list of such syllables e.g. ə
, i:
, ē
so that I know how to pronounce a new word which I've never heard before e.g.
Write Read
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consistent kənˈsistənt
confluence ˈkänˌflo͞oəns
I do understand that Google Translate can help you read words but it cannot give you knowledge related to above questions and I would to gain that knowledge.
This is called phonetic spelling or phonetic orthography. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) provides a standard set of symbols, and is probably what you're looking for.