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ahoy

a-HOI
ahoi in Ingglish
IPA /əˈhɔɪ/ · 2 syllables

How “ahoy” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “ahoy” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishahoy
Ingglishahoi

“ahoy” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “ahoy”
Ingglishahoi
IPA/ə//h//ɔɪ/
Sounds
3 sounds from 4 letters: 2 vowels /ə/, /ɔɪ/ and 1 consonant /h/
Syllables
2 — a · HOI, stress on the 2nd
Frequency
fairly common: 3.8 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #8,190 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɔɪ/

Words that rhyme with “ahoy” (/ɔɪ/)

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“ahoy” — questions & answers

How do you spell “ahoy”?

A-H-O-Y in English; “ahoi” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “ahoy”?

a-HOI — IPA /əˈhɔɪ/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “ahoy”?

/əˈhɔɪ/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

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