defends
di-FENDZ
difendz in Ingglish
IPA /dɪˈfɛndz/ · 2 syllables
How “defends” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | de | f | e | n | d | s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | di | f | e | n | d | z |
“defends” sound by sound
| Ingglish | d | i | f | e | n | d | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /d/ | /ɪ/ | /f/ | /ɛ/ | /n/ | /d/ | /z/ |
- Sounds
- 7 sounds from 7 letters: 2 vowels /ɪ/, /ɛ/ and 5 consonants /d/, /f/, /n/, /d/, /z/
- Syllables
- 2 — di · FENDZ, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.99 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #17,355 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛndz/
Words that rhyme with “defends” (/ɛndz/)
dependsintendspretendsamendsoffendsextendsdescendsattendstranscendscontends
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“defends” — questions & answers
How do you spell “defends”?
D-E-F-E-N-D-S in English; “difendz” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “defends”?
di-FENDZ — IPA /dɪˈfɛndz/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “defends”?
/dɪˈfɛndz/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.