decay
di-KAY
dikay in Ingglish
IPA /dɪˈkeɪ/ · 2 syllables
How “decay” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | de | c | ay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | di | k | ay |
“decay” sound by sound
| Ingglish | d | i | k | ay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /d/ | /ɪ/ | /k/ | /eɪ/ |
- Sounds
- 4 sounds from 5 letters: 2 vowels /ɪ/, /eɪ/ and 2 consonants /d/, /k/
- Syllables
- 2 — di · KAY, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 2.1 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #11,556 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /eɪ/
Words that rhyme with “decay” (/eɪ/)
okayawaytodaydelayballetbetrayobeydisplayessayhooray
“decay” — questions & answers
How do you spell “decay”?
D-E-C-A-Y in English; “dikay” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “decay”?
di-KAY — IPA /dɪˈkeɪ/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “decay”?
/dɪˈkeɪ/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.