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chauffeur

shoh-FER

shohfer in Ingglish

IPA /ʃoʊˈfɝ/ · 2 syllables

How “chauffeur” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “chauffeur” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
English	c	h	auf	f	eu	r
Ingglish	s	h	oh	f	e	r

“chauffeur” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “chauffeur”
Ingglish	sh	oh	f	er
IPA	/ʃ/	/oʊ/	/f/	/ɝ/

Sounds: 4 sounds from 9 letters: 2 vowels /oʊ/, /ɝ/ and 2 consonants /ʃ/, /f/
Syllables: 2 — shoh · FER, stress on the 2nd
Frequency: fairly common: 5.8 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #6,308 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending: /ɝ/

Words that rhyme with “chauffeur” (/ɝ/)

prefer monsieur transfer occur refer confer concur defer infer incur

“chauffeur” — questions & answers

How do you spell “chauffeur”?

C-H-A-U-F-F-E-U-R in English; “shohfer” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “chauffeur”?

shoh-FER — IPA /ʃoʊˈfɝ/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “chauffeur”?

/ʃoʊˈfɝ/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

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