ceiling
SEE-ling
seeling in Ingglish
IPA /ˈsilɪŋ/ · 2 syllables
How “ceiling” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | c | ei | ling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | s | ee | ling |
“ceiling” sound by sound
| Ingglish | s | ee | l | i | ng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /s/ | /i/ | /l/ | /ɪ/ | /ŋ/ |
- Sounds
- 5 sounds from 7 letters: 2 vowels /i/, /ɪ/ and 3 consonants /s/, /l/, /ŋ/
- Syllables
- 2 — SEE · ling, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- fairly common: 8.6 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #4,863 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ilɪŋ/
Words that sound like “ceiling” (homophones)
Words that rhyme with “ceiling” (/ilɪŋ/)
feelingdealingstealinghealingsquealingpeelingkneelingreelingsealingwheeling
See all 19 words that rhyme with “ceiling” →
“ceiling” — questions & answers
How do you spell “ceiling”?
C-E-I-L-I-N-G in English; “seeling” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “ceiling”?
SEE-ling — IPA /ˈsilɪŋ/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “ceiling”?
/ˈsilɪŋ/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What words sound like “ceiling”?
“sealing”, “seeling” — same sounds, different spelling.