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columbus

ka-LUHM-bas
kaluhmbas in Ingglish
IPA /kəˈlʌmbəs/ · 3 syllables

How “columbus” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “columbus” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishcolumbus
Ingglishkaluhmbas

“columbus” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “columbus”
Ingglishkaluhmbas
IPA/k//ə//l//ʌ//m//b//ə//s/
Sounds
8 sounds from 8 letters: 3 vowels /ə/, /ʌ/, /ə/ and 5 consonants /k/, /l/, /m/, /b/, /s/
Syllables
3 — ka · LUHM · bas, stress on the 2nd
Frequency
fairly common: 5.1 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #6,828 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ʌmbəs/

“columbus” — questions & answers

How do you spell “columbus”?

C-O-L-U-M-B-U-S in English; “kaluhmbas” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “columbus”?

ka-LUHM-bas — IPA /kəˈlʌmbəs/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “columbus”?

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

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