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behest

bi-HEST

bihest in Ingglish

IPA /bɪˈhɛst/ · 2 syllables

How “behest” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “behest” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
English	b	e	hest
Ingglish	b	i	hest

“behest” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “behest”
Ingglish	b	i	h	e	s	t
IPA	/b/	/ɪ/	/h/	/ɛ/	/s/	/t/

Sounds: 6 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /ɪ/, /ɛ/ and 4 consonants /b/, /h/, /s/, /t/
Syllables: 2 — bi · HEST, stress on the 2nd
Frequency: uncommon: 0.38 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #26,195 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending: /ɛst/

Words that rhyme with “behest” (/ɛst/)

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“behest” — questions & answers

How do you spell “behest”?

B-E-H-E-S-T in English; “bihest” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “behest”?

bi-HEST — IPA /bɪˈhɛst/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “behest”?

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

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