ballpoint
BAWL-point
bawlpoint in Ingglish
IPA /ˈbɔlpɔɪnt/ · 2 syllables
How “ballpoint” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | b | al | l | p | oi | n | t |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | b | awl | — | p | oi | n | t |
“ballpoint” sound by sound
| Ingglish | b | aw | l | p | oi | n | t |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /b/ | /ɔ/ | /l/ | /p/ | /ɔɪ/ | /n/ | /t/ |
- Sounds
- 7 sounds from 9 letters: 2 vowels /ɔ/, /ɔɪ/ and 5 consonants /b/, /l/, /p/, /n/, /t/
- Syllables
- 2 — BAWL · point, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.40 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #25,688 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɔlpɔɪnt/
“ballpoint” — questions & answers
How do you spell “ballpoint”?
B-A-L-L-P-O-I-N-T in English; “bawlpoint” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “ballpoint”?
BAWL-point — IPA /ˈbɔlpɔɪnt/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “ballpoint”?
/ˈbɔlpɔɪnt/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.