defend
di-FEND
difend in Ingglish
IPA /dɪˈfɛnd/ · 2 syllables
How “defend” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | de | f | e | n | d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | di | f | e | n | d |
“defend” sound by sound
| Ingglish | d | i | f | e | n | d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /d/ | /ɪ/ | /f/ | /ɛ/ | /n/ | /d/ |
- Sounds
- 6 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /ɪ/, /ɛ/ and 4 consonants /d/, /f/, /n/, /d/
- Syllables
- 2 — di · FEND, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- common: 19.3 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #2,735 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛnd/
Words that rhyme with “defend” (/ɛnd/)
pretendintendattenddependextendoffendsuspenddescendcommendcontend
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“defend” — questions & answers
How do you spell “defend”?
D-E-F-E-N-D in English; “difend” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “defend”?
di-FEND — IPA /dɪˈfɛnd/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “defend”?
/dɪˈfɛnd/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.