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became

bi-KAYM
bikaym in Ingglish
IPA /bɪˈkeɪm/ · 2 syllables

How “became” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “became” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishbecame
Ingglishbikaym—

“became” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “became”
Ingglishbikaym
IPA/b//ɪ//k//eɪ//m/
Sounds
5 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /ɪ/, /eɪ/ and 3 consonants /b/, /k/, /m/
Syllables
2 — bi · KAYM, stress on the 2nd
Frequency
common: 49.0 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #1,331 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/eɪm/

Words that rhyme with “became” (/eɪm/)

reclaimballgameproclaimacclaimaflameinflamerenameexclaimdisclaimdeclaim

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“became” — questions & answers

How do you spell “became”?

B-E-C-A-M-E in English; “bikaym” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “became”?

bi-KAYM — IPA /bɪˈkeɪm/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “became”?

/bɪˈkeɪm/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

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