before
bi-FOR
bifor in Ingglish
IPA /bɪˈfɔɹ/ · 2 syllables
How “before” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | be | f | or | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | bi | f | or | — |
“before” sound by sound
| Ingglish | b | i | f | aw | r |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /b/ | /ɪ/ | /f/ | /ɔ/ | /ɹ/ |
- Sounds
- 5 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /ɪ/, /ɔ/ and 3 consonants /b/, /f/, /ɹ/
- Syllables
- 2 — bi · FOR, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- very common: 815 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #151 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɔɹ/
Words that rhyme with “before” (/ɔɹ/)
ignoreadoreashoreexploresenorrestoreimploredecorwhereforegalore
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“before” — questions & answers
How do you spell “before”?
B-E-F-O-R-E in English; “bifor” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “before”?
bi-FOR — IPA /bɪˈfɔɹ/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “before”?
/bɪˈfɔɹ/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.