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caribou

KE-ri-BOO
kairiboo in Ingglish
IPA /ˈkɛɹɪˌbu/ · 3 syllables

How “caribou” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “caribou” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishca—ribou
Ingglishkairiboo

“caribou” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “caribou”
Ingglishkeriboo
IPA/k//ɛ//ɹ//ɪ//b//u/
Sounds
6 sounds from 7 letters: 3 vowels /ɛ/, /ɪ/, /u/ and 3 consonants /k/, /ɹ/, /b/
Syllables
3 — KE · ri · BOO, stress on the 1st
Frequency
uncommon: 0.30 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #28,409 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɛɹɪbu/

“caribou” — questions & answers

How do you spell “caribou”?

C-A-R-I-B-O-U in English; “kairiboo” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “caribou”?

KE-ri-BOO — IPA /ˈkɛɹɪˌbu/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “caribou”?

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

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