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alternator

AWL-ter-NAY-ter
awlternayter in Ingglish
IPA /ˈɔltɝˌneɪtɝ/ · 4 syllables

How “alternator” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “alternator” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englisha—lternator
Ingglishawlternayter

“alternator” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “alternator”
Ingglishawlternayter
IPA/ɔ//l//t//ɝ//n//eɪ//t//ɝ/
Sounds
8 sounds from 10 letters: 4 vowels /ɔ/, /ɝ/, /eɪ/, /ɝ/ and 4 consonants /l/, /t/, /n/, /t/
Syllables
4 — AWL · ter · NAY · ter, stress on the 1st
Frequency
uncommon: 0.36 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #26,669 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɔltɝneɪtɝ/

“alternator” — questions & answers

How do you spell “alternator”?

A-L-T-E-R-N-A-T-O-R in English; “awlternayter” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “alternator”?

AWL-ter-NAY-ter — IPA /ˈɔltɝˌneɪtɝ/, 4 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “alternator”?

/ˈɔltɝˌneɪtɝ/ — 4 syllables, stress on the 1st.

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