defer
di-FER
difer in Ingglish
IPA /dɪˈfɝ/ · 2 syllables
How “defer” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | de | f | er |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | di | f | er |
“defer” sound by sound
| Ingglish | d | i | f | er |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /d/ | /ɪ/ | /f/ | /ɝ/ |
- Sounds
- 4 sounds from 5 letters: 2 vowels /ɪ/, /ɝ/ and 2 consonants /d/, /f/
- Syllables
- 2 — di · FER, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.60 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #21,863 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɝ/
Words that sound like “defer” (homophones)
Words that rhyme with “defer” (/ɝ/)
prefermonsieurtransferoccurreferchauffeurconferconcurinferincur
“defer” — questions & answers
How do you spell “defer”?
D-E-F-E-R in English; “difer” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “defer”?
di-FER — IPA /dɪˈfɝ/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “defer”?
/dɪˈfɝ/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What words sound like “defer”?
“differ” — same sounds, different spelling.