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backfiring

BAK-FAI-er-ing
bakfaiering in Ingglish
IPA /ˈbækˌfaɪɝɪŋ/ · 4 syllables

How “backfiring” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “backfiring” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishbackfi—ring
Ingglishbakfaiering

“backfiring” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “backfiring”
Ingglishbakfaiering
IPA/b//æ//k//f//aɪ//ɝ//ɪ//ŋ/
Sounds
8 sounds from 10 letters: 4 vowels /æ/, /aɪ/, /ɝ/, /ɪ/ and 4 consonants /b/, /k/, /f/, /ŋ/
Syllables
4 — BAK · FAI · er · ing, stress on the 1st
Frequency
uncommon: 0.20 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #32,018 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ækfaɪɝɪŋ/

“backfiring” — questions & answers

How do you spell “backfiring”?

B-A-C-K-F-I-R-I-N-G in English; “bakfaiering” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “backfiring”?

BAK-FAI-er-ing — IPA /ˈbækˌfaɪɝɪŋ/, 4 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “backfiring”?

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

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