defending
di-FEN-ding
difending in Ingglish
IPA /dɪˈfɛndɪŋ/ · 3 syllables
How “defending” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | de | f | e | n | d | i | ng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | di | f | e | n | d | i | ng |
“defending” sound by sound
| Ingglish | d | i | f | e | n | d | i | ng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /d/ | /ɪ/ | /f/ | /ɛ/ | /n/ | /d/ | /ɪ/ | /ŋ/ |
- Sounds
- 8 sounds from 9 letters: 3 vowels /ɪ/, /ɛ/, /ɪ/ and 5 consonants /d/, /f/, /n/, /d/, /ŋ/
- Syllables
- 3 — di · FEN · ding, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 8.0 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #5,088 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛndɪŋ/
Words that rhyme with “defending” (/ɛndɪŋ/)
pretendingattendingdependingdescendingoffendingimpendingextendingascendingintendingunending
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“defending” — questions & answers
How do you spell “defending”?
D-E-F-E-N-D-I-N-G in English; “difending” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “defending”?
di-FEN-ding — IPA /dɪˈfɛndɪŋ/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “defending”?
/dɪˈfɛndɪŋ/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.