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boyfriend

BOI-FREND
boifrend in Ingglish
IPA /ˈbɔɪˌfɹɛnd/ · 2 syllables

How “boyfriend” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “boyfriend” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishboyfriend
Ingglishboifrend

“boyfriend” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “boyfriend”
Ingglishboifrend
IPA/b//ɔɪ//f//ɹ//ɛ//n//d/
Sounds
7 sounds from 9 letters: 2 vowels /ɔɪ/, /ɛ/ and 5 consonants /b/, /f/, /ɹ/, /n/, /d/
Syllables
2 — BOI · FREND, stress on the 1st
Frequency
common: 74.1 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #965 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɔɪfɹɛnd/

“boyfriend” — questions & answers

How do you spell “boyfriend”?

B-O-Y-F-R-I-E-N-D in English; “boifrend” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “boyfriend”?

BOI-FREND — IPA /ˈbɔɪˌfɹɛnd/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “boyfriend”?

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

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