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deafen

DE-fan
defan in Ingglish
IPA /ˈdɛfən/ · 2 syllables

How “deafen” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “deafen” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishdeafen
Ingglishdefan

“deafen” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “deafen”
Ingglishdefan
IPA/d//ɛ//f//ə//n/
Sounds
5 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /ɛ/, /ə/ and 3 consonants /d/, /f/, /n/
Syllables
2 — DE · fan, stress on the 1st
Frequency
rare: 0.04 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #43,309 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɛfən/

“deafen” — questions & answers

How do you spell “deafen”?

D-E-A-F-E-N in English; “defan” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “deafen”?

DE-fan — IPA /ˈdɛfən/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “deafen”?

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

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