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curly

KER-lee
kerlee in Ingglish
IPA /ˈkɝli/ · 2 syllables

How “curly” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “curly” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishcurly
Ingglishkerlee

“curly” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “curly”
Ingglishkerlee
IPA/k//ɝ//l//i/
Sounds
4 sounds from 5 letters: 2 vowels /ɝ/, /i/ and 2 consonants /k/, /l/
Syllables
2 — KER · lee, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 5.9 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #6,201 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɝli/

Words that rhyme with “curly” (/ɝli/)

earlyshirleyhurleygirlieburleypearlysurlyburlyhurly

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“curly” — questions & answers

How do you spell “curly”?

C-U-R-L-Y in English; “kerlee” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “curly”?

KER-lee — IPA /ˈkɝli/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “curly”?

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

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