backfires
BAK-FAI-erz
bakfaierz in Ingglish
IPA /ˈbækˌfaɪɝz/ · 3 syllables
How “backfires” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | b | ac | k | f | i | r | e | s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | b | a | k | fa | i | — | e | rz |
“backfires” sound by sound
| Ingglish | b | a | k | f | ai | er | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /b/ | /æ/ | /k/ | /f/ | /aɪ/ | /ɝ/ | /z/ |
- Sounds
- 7 sounds from 9 letters: 3 vowels /æ/, /aɪ/, /ɝ/ and 4 consonants /b/, /k/, /f/, /z/
- Syllables
- 3 — BAK · FAI · erz, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.28 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #28,968 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ækfaɪɝz/
“backfires” — questions & answers
How do you spell “backfires”?
B-A-C-K-F-I-R-E-S in English; “bakfaierz” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “backfires”?
BAK-FAI-erz — IPA /ˈbækˌfaɪɝz/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “backfires”?
/ˈbækˌfaɪɝz/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.