Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary

E60331

dictionary of English pronunciation pronouncing dictionary reference work

The Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary is a widely used reference work that provides authoritative phonetic transcriptions and pronunciation guidance for English words, particularly reflecting standard British usage.

Try in SPARQL Jump to: Surface forms Disambiguation Statements Elicitation Referenced by

All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary canonical	6
Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (later editions)	2
Cambridge Pronouncing Dictionary	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T479981 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary
Context triple: [Received Pronunciation, codifiedIn, Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary]

A. Collins English Dictionary
Collins English Dictionary is a major authoritative reference work on the English language, particularly influential for British English usage and spelling.
B. Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary is the authoritative, comprehensive historical dictionary of the English language, widely regarded as the standard reference for definitions, usage, and etymology.
C. Cambridge Dictionary
Cambridge Dictionary is a major British English reference work and online resource that provides authoritative definitions, spellings, and usage guidance for English learners and speakers worldwide.
D. Macquarie Dictionary
The Macquarie Dictionary is a major authoritative dictionary of Australian English, widely regarded as the standard reference for Australian vocabulary, spelling, and usage.
E. Wiktionary
Wiktionary is a collaboratively edited, multilingual online dictionary and lexical resource.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary
Target entity description: The Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary is a widely used reference work that provides authoritative phonetic transcriptions and pronunciation guidance for English words, particularly reflecting standard British usage.

A. Collins English Dictionary
Collins English Dictionary is a major authoritative reference work on the English language, particularly influential for British English usage and spelling.
B. Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary is the authoritative, comprehensive historical dictionary of the English language, widely regarded as the standard reference for definitions, usage, and etymology.
C. Cambridge Dictionary
Cambridge Dictionary is a major British English reference work and online resource that provides authoritative definitions, spellings, and usage guidance for English learners and speakers worldwide.
D. Macquarie Dictionary
The Macquarie Dictionary is a major authoritative dictionary of Australian English, widely regarded as the standard reference for Australian vocabulary, spelling, and usage.
E. Wiktionary
Wiktionary is a collaboratively edited, multilingual online dictionary and lexical resource.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (56)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dictionary of English pronunciation ⓘ pronouncing dictionary ⓘ reference work ⓘ
abbreviation	CEPD ⓘ
alsoIncludes	American English pronunciations ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
coversPronunciationStandard	Received Pronunciation ⓘ standard British English ⓘ
editor	Daniel Jones ⓘ
feature	geographical names pronunciations ⓘ indication of variant pronunciations ⓘ indication of weak forms ⓘ indication of word stress ⓘ proper names pronunciations ⓘ
hasEdition	10th edition ⓘ 11th edition ⓘ 12th edition ⓘ 13th edition ⓘ 14th edition ⓘ 15th edition ⓘ 16th edition ⓘ 17th edition ⓘ 18th edition ⓘ 19th edition ⓘ 1st edition ⓘ 20th edition ⓘ 2nd edition ⓘ 3rd edition ⓘ 4th edition ⓘ 5th edition ⓘ 6th edition ⓘ 7th edition ⓘ 8th edition ⓘ 9th edition ⓘ later editions ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
laterEditor	A. C. Gimson ⓘ Alan Cruttenden ⓘ Jane Setter ⓘ Joanna Ashby ⓘ Peter Roach ⓘ
medium	CD-ROM ⓘ digital / online ⓘ print ⓘ
originalTitle	Daniel Jones's English Pronouncing Dictionary ⓘ surface form: English Pronouncing Dictionary
primaryFocus	phonetic transcriptions of English words ⓘ pronunciation guidance ⓘ
publisher	Cambridge University Press ⓘ
subjectArea	English lexicography ⓘ phonetics ⓘ phonology ⓘ
targetAudience	lexicographers ⓘ phoneticians ⓘ students of English ⓘ teachers of English ⓘ
usesPhoneticSystem	International Phonetic Alphabet ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Received Pronunciation → codifiedIn → Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary ⓘ

BBC English → codifiedIn → Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary ⓘ

CEPD → fullName → Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary ⓘ

CEPD → alsoKnownAs → Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cambridge Pronouncing Dictionary

Alan Cruttenden → notableWork → Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary ⓘ

Alan Cruttenden → isEditorOf → Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary (later editions)

Peter Roach → notableWork → Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary ⓘ

Jane Setter → editorOf → Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary ⓘ

Joanna Ashby → notableWork → Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary ⓘ