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IPA

/ˌaɪ.piːˈeɪ/

IPA is the initialism of International Phonetic Alphabet.

IPA is the initialism of International Phonetic Association.

IPA is the initialism of International Police Association.

IPA is the initialism of isopropyl alcohol.

IPA is the initialism of isophthalic acid.

IPA is the initialism of isopropyl acetate.

Noun

IPA (countable and uncountable, plural IPAs)

  1. Transcription written in the International Phonetic Alphabet.
  2. An IPA file, or an iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, or tvOS app distributed via IPA files.

Meaning of International Phonetic Alphabet

Proper noun

the International Phonetic Alphabet

  1. A standardized set of symbols for representing the sounds of human speech.
    • The International Phonetic Alphabet is commonly used in books about Shanghainese because none of the existing romanizations are very popular.
    Synonyms:
    IPA

Meaning of isopropyl alcohol

Noun

isopropyl alcohol (uncountable)

  1. The aliphatic alcohol 2-propanol that is used as a solvent and in many industrial applications.
    Synonyms:
    isopropanol

Forms of IPA

pluralIPAs

Phrases with IPA

Words that rhyme with IPA

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Questions about IPA

What does IPA mean?
IPA means transcription written in the International Phonetic Alphabet.
What is IPA the initialism of?
IPA is the initialism of International Phonetic Alphabet.
What part of speech is IPA?
IPA is a noun.
How do you pronounce IPA?
IPA is pronounced /ˌaɪ.piːˈeɪ/.
What is the plural of IPA?
The plural of IPA is IPAs.

Words near IPA in the dictionary

  1. IP set
  2. IP sets
  3. IP telephony
  4. IP tracker
  5. IP trackers
  6. IPA
  7. IPAA
  8. iPad
  9. iPad babies
  10. iPad baby
  11. iPad child

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: IPA (page history and authors); International Phonetic Alphabet (page history and authors); isopropyl alcohol (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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