buoy
BOO-ee
booee in Ingglish
IPA /ˈbui/ · 2 syllables
How “buoy” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | b | u | o | y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | b | — | o | oee |
“buoy” sound by sound
| Ingglish | b | oo | ee |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /b/ | /u/ | /i/ |
- Sounds
- 3 sounds from 4 letters: 2 vowels /u/, /i/ and 1 consonant /b/
- Syllables
- 2 — BOO · ee, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- fairly common: 1.2 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #15,629 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ui/
Words that rhyme with “buoy” (/ui/)
screwyphooeyhooeygooeychewysueysuidewyblueyennui
See all 10 words that rhyme with “buoy” →
“buoy” — questions & answers
How do you spell “buoy”?
B-U-O-Y in English; “booee” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “buoy”?
BOO-ee — IPA /ˈbui/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “buoy”?
/ˈbui/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.