acquire
a-KWAI-er
akwaier in Ingglish
IPA /əˈkwaɪɝ/ · 3 syllables
How “acquire” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | a | cqu | i | r | e | — |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | a | kwa | i | — | e | r |
“acquire” sound by sound
| Ingglish | a | k | w | ai | er |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /ə/ | /k/ | /w/ | /aɪ/ | /ɝ/ |
- Sounds
- 5 sounds from 7 letters: 3 vowels /ə/, /aɪ/, /ɝ/ and 2 consonants /k/, /w/
- Syllables
- 3 — a · KWAI · er, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 2.7 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #9,949 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /aɪɝ/
Words that rhyme with “acquire” (/aɪɝ/)
entiredesirerequiresupplierattireconspirerewiremisfireenquiretranspire
“acquire” — questions & answers
How do you spell “acquire”?
A-C-Q-U-I-R-E in English; “akwaier” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “acquire”?
a-KWAI-er — IPA /əˈkwaɪɝ/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “acquire”?
/əˈkwaɪɝ/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.