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colonies

KO-la-neez
kolaneez in Ingglish
IPA /ˈkɑləniz/ · 3 syllables

How “colonies” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “colonies” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishcolonies
Ingglishkolan—eez

“colonies” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “colonies”
Ingglishkolaneez
IPA/k//ɑ//l//ə//n//i//z/
Sounds
7 sounds from 8 letters: 3 vowels /ɑ/, /ə/, /i/ and 4 consonants /k/, /l/, /n/, /z/
Syllables
3 — KO · la · neez, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 1.8 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #12,548 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɑləniz/

“colonies” — questions & answers

How do you spell “colonies”?

C-O-L-O-N-I-E-S in English; “kolaneez” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “colonies”?

KO-la-neez — IPA /ˈkɑləniz/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “colonies”?

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

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