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altar

AWL-ter
awlter in Ingglish
IPA /ˈɔltɝ/ · 2 syllables

How “altar” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “altar” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishaltar
Ingglishawlter

“altar” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “altar”
Ingglishawlter
IPA/ɔ//l//t//ɝ/
Sounds
4 sounds from 5 letters: 2 vowels /ɔ/, /ɝ/ and 2 consonants /l/, /t/
Syllables
2 — AWL · ter, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 5.2 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #6,737 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɔltɝ/

Words that sound like “altar” (homophones)

alter

Words that rhyme with “altar” (/ɔltɝ/)

walteralterhalterfaltersaltergibraltar

“altar” — questions & answers

How do you spell “altar”?

A-L-T-A-R in English; “awlter” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “altar”?

AWL-ter — IPA /ˈɔltɝ/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “altar”?

/ˈɔltɝ/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What words sound like “altar”?

“alter” — same sounds, different spelling.

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