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This template formats pronunciation respellings of English words. It puts the input in italics, hyphenates each value so it will represent a syllable, and links to Pronunciation respelling for English. Stressed syllables are input in uppercase and will appear slightly smaller than usual uppercase letters.

Notation must be spelled accordingly to the respelling key at {WP|Pronunciation respelling for English}}. For example, the word pronunciation (IPA: /prəˌnʌnsiˈeɪʃən/) is respelled prə-NUN-see-AY-shən; using this template, the formatting is:

• {{Respell|prə|NUN|see|AY|shən}} → prə-NUN-see-AY-shən

How to use

Respelling is most commonly used to help clarify the pronunciation of a name or topic in the lead section or introductory paragraph of an article. Per the style guide, respelling may only follow and augment a corresponding International Phonetic Alphabet template (e.g., {{IPAc-en}}) and may never be used in place of one. The template provides a link to a key so that readers may easily discover how to pronounce an easily mispronounced or difficult-to-pronounce word. For example:

• Ardougne (/ɑːrˈdɔɪn/ arr-DOYN) is a city in the realm of Kandarin...

  '''Ardougne''' ({{IPAc-en|ɑːr|ˈ|d|ɔɪ|n|}} {{Respell|arr|DOYN}}) is a city in the realm of [[Kandarin]]...

Common practice is to put no punctuation except one space between the IPA and the respelling for clarity, as in:

• Falador (/ˈfɑːlədɔːr/ FAH-lə-dor, /fæ-/ FA-) is the capital of Asgarnia.

  *'''Falador''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|ɑ|l|ə|d|ɔːr}} {{Respell|FAH|lə|dor}}, {{IPAc-en|f|æ|-}} {{Respell|FA-}}) is the capital of [[Asgarnia]].

Any argument containing an underscore or beginning or ending with a hyphen will not generate adjoining hyphens and will instead turn the underscore into a space, allowing for denoting word boundaries, alternate pronunciations, and affix ellipses. For example:

• {{Respell|SIH|rəl|_|kar|NEE|lee|ən}} → SIH-rəl kar-NEE-lee-ən
• {{Respell|kar|NEE|lee|ən|,_-|NIH|-}}} → kar-NEE-lee-ən, -⁠NIH-

An argument beginning in (- or ending in -) will also suppress the extra hyphen, so that optional syllables can be indicated.

• {{Respell|COOP|(-ay)}} → COOP(-ay)

Examples

• Ceres /ˈsɪəriːz/ SEER-eez

  {{Respell|SEER|eez}}

• Haumea /haʊˈmeɪə/ how-MAY-ə

  {{Respell|how|MAY|ə}}

• algorithm /ˈælɡərɪðəm/ AL-gə-ridh-əm

  {{Respell|AL|gə|ridh|əm}}

• Makemake /ˌmɑːkeɪˈmɑːkeɪ/ MAH-kay-MAH-kay

  {{Respell|MAH|kay|MAH|kay}}

• disestablishmentarianism /dɪsəˌstæblɪʃmənˈtɛəriənɪzəm/ dis-ə-STAB-lish-mən-TAIR-ee-ə-niz-əm

  {{Respell|dis|ə|STAB|lish|mən|TAIR|ee|ə|niz|əm}}

• Pan /pæn/ PAN

  {{Respell|PAN}}

• machine /məˈʃiːn/ mə-SHEEN

  {{Respell|mə|SHEEN}}

• overconsume /ˌoʊvərkənˈsjuːm/ OH-vər-kən-SEWM

  {{Respell|OH|vər|kən|SEWM}}

• Azerbaijan /ˌæzərbaɪˈdʒɑːn/ AZ-ər-by-JAHN

  {{Respell|AZ|ər|by|JAHN}}

• if you wish upon a star /ˌɪf juː ˈwɪʃ əˌpɒn ə ˈstɑːr/ IF yoo WISH ə-PON ə STAR

  {{Respell|IF|_|yoo|_|WISH|_|ə|PON|_|ə|_|STAR}}

• betting odds /ˈbɛtɪŋ ɒdz/ BET-ing odz

  {{Respell|BET|ing|_|odz}}

• Jazze Pha /ˈdʒæzi ˈfeɪ/ JAZ-ee FAY

  {{Respell|JAZ|ee|_|FAY}}

Documentation

link=no cancels the link to Pronunciation respelling for English. This is for documentation outside the main namespace only.

• {{Respell|prə|NUN|see|AY|shən|link=no}} → prə-NUN-see-AY-shən

Template data

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The following information is used by extensions and applications, such as VisualEditor, to help users implement this template onto pages. Please ensure that it is up-to-date. This template formats pronunciation respellings of English words. Template parameters Parameter Description Type Status No parameters specified

See also

• {{IPAc-en}}, for broad English IPA transcriptions