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belly

BE-lee
belee in Ingglish
IPA /ˈbɛli/ · 2 syllables

How “belly” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “belly” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishbelly
Ingglishbelee

“belly” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “belly”
Ingglishbelee
IPA/b//ɛ//l//i/
Sounds
4 sounds from 5 letters: 2 vowels /ɛ/, /i/ and 2 consonants /b/, /l/
Syllables
2 — BE · lee, stress on the 1st
Frequency
common: 16.0 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #3,158 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɛli/

Words that sound like “belly” (homophones)

belli

Words that rhyme with “belly” (/ɛli/)

kellyshellyjellysmellyshelleytellydelinellydelhibelli

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“belly” — questions & answers

How do you spell “belly”?

B-E-L-L-Y in English; “belee” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “belly”?

BE-lee — IPA /ˈbɛli/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “belly”?

/ˈbɛli/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What words sound like “belly”?

“belli” — same sounds, different spelling.

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