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colossal

ka-LO-sal
kalosal in Ingglish
IPA /kəˈlɑsəl/ · 3 syllables

How “colossal” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “colossal” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishcolossal
Ingglishkalo—sal

“colossal” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “colossal”
Ingglishkalosal
IPA/k//ə//l//ɑ//s//ə//l/
Sounds
7 sounds from 8 letters: 3 vowels /ə/, /ɑ/, /ə/ and 4 consonants /k/, /l/, /s/, /l/
Syllables
3 — ka · LO · sal, stress on the 2nd
Frequency
fairly common: 1.4 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #14,209 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɑsəl/

Words that rhyme with “colossal” (/ɑsəl/)

apostlefossildocilejostle

“colossal” — questions & answers

How do you spell “colossal”?

C-O-L-O-S-S-A-L in English; “kalosal” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “colossal”?

ka-LO-sal — IPA /kəˈlɑsəl/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “colossal”?

/kəˈlɑsəl/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

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