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behooves

bi-HOOVZ

bihoovz in Ingglish

IPA /bɪˈhuvz/ · 2 syllables

How “behooves” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “behooves” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
English	be	h	oo	v	e	s
Ingglish	bi	h	oo	v	—	z

“behooves” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “behooves”
Ingglish	b	i	h	oo	v	z
IPA	/b/	/ɪ/	/h/	/u/	/v/	/z/

Sounds: 6 sounds from 8 letters: 2 vowels /ɪ/, /u/ and 4 consonants /b/, /h/, /v/, /z/
Syllables: 2 — bi · HOOVZ, stress on the 2nd
Frequency: uncommon: 0.14 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #35,064 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending: /uvz/

Words that rhyme with “behooves” (/uvz/)

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“behooves” — questions & answers

How do you spell “behooves”?

B-E-H-O-O-V-E-S in English; “bihoovz” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “behooves”?

bi-HOOVZ — IPA /bɪˈhuvz/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “behooves”?

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

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