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bumblebee

BUHM-bal-BEE
buhmbalbee in Ingglish
IPA /ˈbʌmbəlˌbi/ · 3 syllables

How “bumblebee” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “bumblebee” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishbumblebee
Ingglishbuhmbal—bee

“bumblebee” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “bumblebee”
Ingglishbuhmbalbee
IPA/b//ʌ//m//b//ə//l//b//i/
Sounds
8 sounds from 9 letters: 3 vowels /ʌ/, /ə/, /i/ and 5 consonants /b/, /m/, /b/, /l/, /b/
Syllables
3 — BUHM · bal · BEE, stress on the 1st
Frequency
uncommon: 0.66 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #20,903 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ʌmbəlbi/

“bumblebee” — questions & answers

How do you spell “bumblebee”?

B-U-M-B-L-E-B-E-E in English; “buhmbalbee” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “bumblebee”?

BUHM-bal-BEE — IPA /ˈbʌmbəlˌbi/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “bumblebee”?

/ˈbʌmbəlˌbi/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

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