asbestos
as-BE-stas
asbestas in Ingglish
IPA /æsˈbɛstəs/ · 3 syllables
How “asbestos” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | asbest | o | s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | asbest | a | s |
“asbestos” sound by sound
| Ingglish | a | s | b | e | s | t | a | s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /æ/ | /s/ | /b/ | /ɛ/ | /s/ | /t/ | /ə/ | /s/ |
- Sounds
- 8 sounds from 8 letters: 3 vowels /æ/, /ɛ/, /ə/ and 5 consonants /s/, /b/, /s/, /t/, /s/
- Syllables
- 3 — as · BE · stas, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 1.3 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #14,856 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛstəs/
“asbestos” — questions & answers
How do you spell “asbestos”?
A-S-B-E-S-T-O-S in English; “asbestas” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “asbestos”?
as-BE-stas — IPA /æsˈbɛstəs/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “asbestos”?
/æsˈbɛstəs/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.