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colleague

KO-leeg
koleeg in Ingglish
IPA /ˈkɑliɡ/ · 2 syllables

How “colleague” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “colleague” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishcolleague—
Ingglishkole—eg

“colleague” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “colleague”
Ingglishkoleeg
IPA/k//ɑ//l//i//ɡ/
Sounds
5 sounds from 9 letters: 2 vowels /ɑ/, /i/ and 3 consonants /k/, /l/, /ɡ/
Syllables
2 — KO · leeg, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 7.0 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #5,595 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɑliɡ/

“colleague” — questions & answers

How do you spell “colleague”?

C-O-L-L-E-A-G-U-E in English; “koleeg” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “colleague”?

KO-leeg — IPA /ˈkɑliɡ/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “colleague”?

/ˈkɑliɡ/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

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