This page teaches controlled sound targets from our reviewed catalogue. It does not claim one universal whole-word IPA transcription: the sounds in a word can vary by speaker and target variety.
Tongue tip touches the alveolar ridge (just behind upper teeth). British /t/ is crisp; American often flaps to /ɾ/ between vowels.
Common slip: No universal substitution is claimed; compare the recording with the target-accent reference.
See the mouth diagram and controlled set →These synthesized voices are repeatable reference points, not a claim that every British or American speaker uses one identical form.
“top”
“top”
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Real recordings from our search library that contain “top”.
Public domain
“The top study programs there are in education, medicine and law.”
General American
From "Minnesota Named Second-most Educated US State" (2024). VOA Learning English. Public domain (US government work). — “Minnesota Named Second-most Educated US State”
Open this clip in General American: The top study programs there are in education, medicine and law.Creator video
“pronounce the top one”
RP
From English with Lucy (opens in a new tab) — “How to Learn a British Accent (Modern RP)” · 663s
Open this clip in RP: pronounce the top onePublic domain
“For her final research paper, Malone talked with nine top hotel business managers about AI.”
General American
From "Students Learn AI to Prepare for Hospitality Careers" (2024). VOA Learning English. Public domain (US government work). — “Students Learn AI to Prepare for Hospitality Careers”
Open this clip in General American: For her final research paper, Malone talked with nine top hotel business managerCreator video
“those two lines there the top line is”
RP
From English with Lucy (opens in a new tab) — “How to Learn a British Accent (Modern RP)” · 652s
Open this clip in RP: those two lines there the top line isPublic domain
“Write the categories on the left of the grid and the money amounts across the top.”
General American
From "Grammar Games at Home: Jeopardy" (2020). VOA Learning English. Public domain (US government work). — “Grammar Games at Home: Jeopardy”
Open this clip in General American: Write the categories on the left of the grid and the money amounts across the toCreator video
“between the top and bottom teeth just the tip just the end of my tongue but”
RP
From ETJ English (opens in a new tab) — “The "TH" Sounds - Everything You Need to Know!” · 99s
Open this clip in RP: between the top and bottom teeth just the tip just the end of my tongue butSearch our indexed caption corpus for real-context examples. Coverage varies by word and accent, so the results page may have no matching clip.
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