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Turn your phonetics notes into a deck you can export to Anki

Upload your own slides, PDFs or photos of handouts and get flashcards with spaced repetition, built around the sounds your course actually covers.

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Why build your own phonetics deck

Many phonetics students start with a ready-made phonetics Anki deck, but a shared deck rarely matches the transcription conventions, accents or symbol set your instructor uses.

Cards follow your course's IPA symbols and example words.
Sound-to-symbol and symbol-to-sound cards can be made from the same source.
Spaced repetition brings back the contrasts you keep missing.
Anki export on Plus lets you keep studying in the app you already use.

Example phonetics flashcards for IPA practice

What is the difference between a voiced and a voiceless consonant?Voiced consonants vibrate the vocal folds and voiceless ones do not, so /b/ is voiced and /p/ is voiceless.

Which place of articulation is the sound /ŋ/ made at?Velar, with the back of the tongue raised against the soft palate, as in the word sing.

What does the diacritic [ʰ] mark?Aspiration, a puff of air after the sound, as in the initial sound of pin written [pʰɪn].

What is a minimal pair?Two words that differ by one sound and have different meanings, such as bat and pat, which shows that /b/ and /p/ are separate phonemes.

How do stops differ from fricatives?Stops block airflow completely before release, as with /t/, while fricatives force air through a narrow constriction, as with /s/.

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Built from your material

Upload PDFs, PowerPoint slides, Word files, plain notes or photos of pages. Text in images is read with text recognition, so handouts work too.

Spaced repetition

Cards you miss come back sooner, so hard distinctions like /θ/ versus /ð/ get more practice than the sounds you already know.

Anki export on Plus

Plus includes Anki, PDF, DOCX and CSV export. The free plan lets you study in the browser without exports.

How it works

Upload your course material

Add the slides, handout or notes your instructor used. Photos of printed pages are fine.

Review the generated cards

Check the phonetic symbols, examples and descriptions against your course, then edit or delete any card.

Study or export

Study in the browser with spaced repetition, or export the deck to Anki on the Plus plan.

A deck made from your own lecture slides and readings keeps the examples you were taught and the symbols you will see on the exam. You can also leave out sections your course does not cover, which keeps review time focused.

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Frequently asked questions

How many flashcards should I make for an IPA chart?

Start with the consonants and vowels your course covers most, around 20 to 30 cards per session. Add the rest of the chart as your class moves on, and mix sound-to-symbol and symbol-to-sound cards for transcription practice.

What should a phonetics flashcard include?

Put the symbol or term on the front and the sound description, example word and place or manner of articulation on the back. Keep one sound or contrast per card so spaced repetition can target your weak spots.

Can I export DeckOwl flashcards to Anki?

Yes, Anki export is included in the Plus plan, which costs $39/year or $7.99/month. The free plan lets you study in the browser but does not include exports.

Can DeckOwl make flashcards from photos of handouts?

Yes, images of pages are read with text recognition, so a photo of a handout can become flashcards. Check the generated cards against the original before an exam.

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