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bossy

BAW-see
bawsee in Ingglish
IPA /ˈbɔsi/ · 2 syllables

How “bossy” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “bossy” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishbossy
Ingglishbawsee

“bossy” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “bossy”
Ingglishbawsee
IPA/b//ɔ//s//i/
Sounds
4 sounds from 5 letters: 2 vowels /ɔ/, /i/ and 2 consonants /b/, /s/
Syllables
2 — BAW · see, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 1.8 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #12,615 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɔsi/

Words that rhyme with “bossy” (/ɔsi/)

saucyglossyaussieflossiemossy

“bossy” — questions & answers

How do you spell “bossy”?

B-O-S-S-Y in English; “bawsee” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “bossy”?

BAW-see — IPA /ˈbɔsi/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “bossy”?

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

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