defense
di-FENS
difens in Ingglish
IPA /dɪˈfɛns/ · 2 syllables
How “defense” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | de | f | e | n | s | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | di | f | e | n | s | — |
“defense” sound by sound
| Ingglish | d | i | f | e | n | s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /d/ | /ɪ/ | /f/ | /ɛ/ | /n/ | /s/ |
- Sounds
- 6 sounds from 7 letters: 2 vowels /ɪ/, /ɛ/ and 4 consonants /d/, /f/, /n/, /s/
- Syllables
- 2 — di · FENS, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- common: 33.5 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #1,787 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛns/
Words that sound like “defense” (homophones)
Words that rhyme with “defense” (/ɛns/)
offenseintensedefenceexpensecommencesuspenseincenseimmensedispensepretense
See all 22 words that rhyme with “defense” →
“defense” — questions & answers
How do you spell “defense”?
D-E-F-E-N-S-E in English; “difens” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “defense”?
di-FENS — IPA /dɪˈfɛns/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “defense”?
/dɪˈfɛns/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What words sound like “defense”?
“defence” — same sounds, different spelling.