better
BE-ter
beter in Ingglish
IPA /ˈbɛtɝ/ · 2 syllables
How “better” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | b | e | tt | er |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | b | e | t | er |
“better” sound by sound
| Ingglish | b | e | t | er |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /b/ | /ɛ/ | /t/ | /ɝ/ |
- Sounds
- 4 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /ɛ/, /ɝ/ and 2 consonants /b/, /t/
- Syllables
- 2 — BE · ter, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- very common: 814 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #152 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛtɝ/
Words that sound like “better” (homophones)
Words that rhyme with “better” (/ɛtɝ/)
lettersweaterbettorwettersetterdebtorgetterfetter
See all 8 words that rhyme with “better” →
“better” — questions & answers
How do you spell “better”?
B-E-T-T-E-R in English; “beter” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “better”?
BE-ter — IPA /ˈbɛtɝ/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “better”?
/ˈbɛtɝ/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What words sound like “better”?
“bettor” — same sounds, different spelling.