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Acromoji is a spelling system for English based on the "acrophonic principle," in which the first sound of a word stands for the sound itself. It was the basis for the first alphabet; why not use it today, using emoji!

Acromoji

Acromoji is a spelling system for English based on the "acrophonic principle," in which the first sound of a word stands for the sound itself. It was the basis for the first alphabet; why not use it today, using emoji!

Note: Mostly created using Gemini 2.5.

πŸ”Š Consonant Sounds

  • /p/ (p): 🐷 (Pig)
  • /b/ (b): 🐝 (Bee)
  • /t/ (t): πŸ… (Tomato)
  • /d/ (d): πŸ• (Dog)
  • /k/ (k/c): 🐈 (Cat)
  • /g/ (g): 🐐 (Goat)
  • /f/ (f): 🐸 (Frog)
  • /v/ (v): πŸŒ‹ (Volcano)
  • /s/ (s): β˜€οΈ (Sun)
  • /z/ (z): πŸ¦“ (Zebra)
  • /h/ (h): 🏠 (House)
  • /Κƒ/ (sh): πŸ‘ (Sheep)
  • /ΞΈ/ (th): πŸ‘ (Thumb)
  • /Γ°/ (th): ➑️ (This)
  • /tΚƒ/ (ch): πŸ§€ (Cheese)
  • /dΚ’/ (j/g): πŸͺΌ (Jellyfish)
  • /m/ (m): πŸŒ™ (Moon)
  • /n/ (n): πŸͺΊ (Nest)
  • /Ε‹/ (ng): πŸ”” (riNG)
  • /l/ (l): 🦁 (Lion)
  • /r/ (r): πŸš€ (Rocket)
  • /w/ (w): 🐳 (Whale)
  • /j/ (y): πŸͺ€ (Yo-yo)

πŸ”Š Vowel Sounds

  • /Γ¦/ (a): 🍎 (Apple)
  • /Ι›/ (e): πŸ₯š (Egg)
  • /Ιͺ/ (i): πŸ›– (Igloo)
  • /Ι‘/ (o): πŸ™ (Octopus)
  • /Ι™/ (uh) πŸ”Ό (About)
  • /ʌ/ (u): ⬆️ (Up)
  • /ʊ/ (oo): πŸͺ (Hook)
  • /iː/ (ee): πŸ¦… (Eagle)
  • /eΙͺ/ (ay): 🦍 (Ape)
  • /aΙͺ/ (i): πŸ‘οΈ (Eye)
  • /oʊ/ (oh): πŸšͺ (Open)
  • /uː/ (oo): πŸ‘’ (Boot)
  • /aʊ/ (ow): πŸ¦‰ (Owl)
  • /Ι”Ιͺ/ (oy): πŸ¦ͺ (Oyster)

Here's a phonetic Pangram

Standard Phonemic Acromoji
That /ðæt/ βž‘οΈπŸŽπŸ…
quick /kwΙͺk/ πŸˆπŸ³πŸ›–πŸˆ
beige /beΙͺΚ’/ πŸπŸ¦πŸ’Ž
fox /fΙ‘ks/ πŸΈπŸ™πŸˆβ˜€οΈ
jumped /dΚ’ΚŒmpt/ πŸͺΌβ¬†οΈπŸŒ™πŸ·πŸ…
in /Ιͺn/ πŸ›–πŸͺΊ
the /Γ°i/ βž‘οΈπŸ¦…
air /Ι›Ι™r/ πŸ₯šπŸ”ΌπŸš€
over /oʊvΙ™r/ πŸšͺπŸŒ‹πŸ”ΌπŸš€
each /iːtΚƒ/ πŸ¦…πŸ§€
thin /ΞΈΙͺn/ πŸ‘πŸ›–πŸͺΊ
dog /dΙ”g/ πŸ•βšΎπŸ
Look /lʊk/ 🦁πŸͺπŸˆ
out /aʊt/ πŸ¦‰πŸ…
I /aΙͺ/ πŸ‘οΈ
shout /Κƒaʊt/ πŸ‘πŸ¦‰πŸ…
for /fΙ”r/ πŸΈβšΎπŸš€
he's /hiːz/ πŸ πŸ¦…πŸ¦“
foiled /fΙ”Ιͺld/ 🐸πŸ¦ͺπŸ¦πŸ•
you /juː/ πŸͺ€πŸ‘’
again /Ι™gΙ›n/ πŸ”ΌπŸπŸ₯šπŸͺΊ
creating /kriˈeΙͺtΙͺΕ‹/ πŸˆπŸš€πŸ›–πŸ¦πŸ…πŸ›–πŸ””
chaos /keΙͺΙ‘s/ πŸˆπŸ¦πŸ™β˜€οΈ
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