cruel
KROO-al
krooal in Ingglish
IPA /ˈkɹuəl/ · 2 syllables
How “cruel” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | c | r | u | el |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | k | r | oo | al |
“cruel” sound by sound
| Ingglish | k | r | oo | a | l |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /k/ | /ɹ/ | /u/ | /ə/ | /l/ |
- Sounds
- 5 sounds from 5 letters: 2 vowels /u/, /ə/ and 3 consonants /k/, /ɹ/, /l/
- Syllables
- 2 — KROO · al, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- common: 18.8 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #2,796 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /uəl/
Words that rhyme with “cruel” (/uəl/)
fueljeweldueldualrenewalrefuelaccrual
“cruel” — questions & answers
How do you spell “cruel”?
C-R-U-E-L in English; “krooal” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “cruel”?
KROO-al — IPA /ˈkɹuəl/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “cruel”?
/ˈkɹuəl/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.