ate
AYT
ayt
/ˈeɪt/ · 1 syllable
“ate” letter by letter
| English | a | t | e |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | ay | t | — |
How “ate” sounds out
| Ingglish | ay | t |
|---|---|---|
| IPA | /eɪ/ | /t/ |
- Sounds
- 2 from 3 letters — 1 vowel /eɪ/ and 1 consonant /t/
- Syllables
- 1 — AYT
- Frequency
- common — 34.6 uses per million words in the SUBTLEX subtitle corpus, ranking it #1,727 of 48,804
- Rhyme ending
- /eɪt/
Words that sound like “ate” (homophones)
Words that rhyme with “ate” (/eɪt/)
waitgreatlatehatedatestraightstateeightappreciateweight
“ate” — questions & answers
How do you spell “ate”?
A-T-E in English; “ayt” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “ate”?
AYT — IPA /ˈeɪt/, 1 syllable.
What words sound like “ate”?
“eight” — same sounds, different spelling.