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Portuguese to IPA converter

Convert Brazilian Portuguese text to IPA phonetic transcription. See the IPA, hear the word, and turn it into review-ready flashcards — without leaving what you are reading.

Free web converter, no install. Or 10 transcriptions/day free on the desktop app.

Portuguese in IPA

A worked example to show what the output looks like.

obrigado/o.bɾi.ˈɡa.du/thank you

Why guess Portuguese pronunciation?

Brazilian Portuguese has a rich vowel system the spelling underspecifies: vowels nasalise, unstressed vowels reduce, and t and d palatalise before certain vowels. Transcription is the clearest way to see what is actually said.

Nasal vowels and diphthongs are pervasive, often where the spelling shows a plain vowel plus m or n.
Unstressed final o and e commonly reduce toward /u/ and /i/.
t and d palatalise before /i/ in most Brazilian accents.
Open vs close mid vowels distinguish words that look identical in writing.

From Portuguese text to IPA in seconds

1

Select the text

Highlight Portuguese text anywhere — a PDF, a browser, a subtitle, a chat. Or paste it into the free web converter.

2

Press Alt+Q

IPAtics detects the language automatically and shows the IPA in a floating overlay, right where you are reading.

3

Hear it, save it, study it

Play native audio, tap any symbol to learn it, save the word, and generate Anki cards — all in one place.

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Transcribe Portuguese the fast way

Install IPAtics to get IPA on any Portuguese text in any app — with audio, saved words, and Anki cards.