

The pronunciation of foreign words and names in the original language are abundantly provided, in many cases to the exclusion of any Germanized pronunciations. Includes a wide selection of proper names. Gives a wide selection of proper names, including biographical names of notable historical individuals active up to around the 1970s. Pronunciations are not given for loanwords, dialectal words, archaic words, or Korean words used in North Korea. Gives pronunciation respelling in square brackets () when the pronunciation differs from the usual spelling.


Meant to be a prescriptive dictionary of Standard Korean produced by The National Institute of the Korean Language, the regulator of the language in South Korea. Gives pronunciation in Australian English, in IPA. With a wide selection of Australian proper names. A general dictionary of Australian English. British personal and place names given in IPA and modified spelling. BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names. Gives pronunciations for each entry in American English, in a set of phonetic symbols specific to Merriam-Webster. Includes pronouncing lists of name elements, titles, and prenames in addition to the main biographical entries. Merriam-Webster’s Geographical Dictionary. Gives pronunciations for each entry in American English, in a set of phonetic symbols specific to Merriam-Webster. A general dictionary of American English. Merriam-Webster Online: Dictionary and Thesaurus. After Cambridge University Press acquired the rights, the 15th edition in 1997 added American pronunciations all previous editions only contained British pronunciations. Gimson followed as editor and introduced changes in the transcription in 1967’s 13th edition that have since become widely accepted. The first edition in 1917, the English Pronouncing Dictionary, was written by Daniel Jones, who continued to work on subsequent editions (with major revisions in 1937 and in 1956) up until his death.

Pronunciation in the language of origin for a selection of words and names from foreign languages. Gives pronunciations in British and American English, in IPA. Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary. ˈlɛn.ərd/ GB US ĭaniel Jones edited by Peter Roach, Jane Setter, & John Esling.
