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English_to_IPA

This Javascript based programe uses English text into the International Phonetic Alphabet.

What is IPA

An alphabet developed in the 19th century to accurately represent the pronunciation of languages. One aim of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) was to provide a unique symbol for each distinctive sound in a language—that is, every sound, or phoneme, that serves to distinguish one word from another.

API

  1. '/list' list all words and it's IPA words
  2. '/translateToIPA/:word' get IPA word of a english word

Development

Start React server

'cd english_to_ipa_translator' 'npm intsall' 'npm start'

Start Backend server

'cd backend' 'npm intsall' 'npm start'

Support

Database is available at 'backend/db/db.json'