awhile
a-WAIL
awail in Ingglish
IPA /əˈwaɪl/ · 2 syllables
How “awhile” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | aw | h | i | le |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | aw | a | i | l |
“awhile” sound by sound
| Ingglish | a | w | ai | l |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /ə/ | /w/ | /aɪ/ | /l/ |
- Sounds
- 4 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /ə/, /aɪ/ and 2 consonants /w/, /l/
- Syllables
- 2 — a · WAIL, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 9.7 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #4,503 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /aɪl/
Words that rhyme with “awhile” (/aɪl/)
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“awhile” — questions & answers
How do you spell “awhile”?
A-W-H-I-L-E in English; “awail” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “awhile”?
a-WAIL — IPA /əˈwaɪl/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “awhile”?
/əˈwaɪl/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.