deficient
di-FI-shant
difishant in Ingglish
IPA /dɪˈfɪʃənt/ · 3 syllables
How “deficient” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | de | f | i | ci | ent |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | di | f | i | sh | ant |
“deficient” sound by sound
| Ingglish | d | i | f | i | sh | a | n | t |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /d/ | /ɪ/ | /f/ | /ɪ/ | /ʃ/ | /ə/ | /n/ | /t/ |
- Sounds
- 8 sounds from 9 letters: 3 vowels /ɪ/, /ɪ/, /ə/ and 5 consonants /d/, /f/, /ʃ/, /n/, /t/
- Syllables
- 3 — di · FI · shant, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.56 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #22,511 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɪʃənt/
Words that rhyme with “deficient” (/ɪʃənt/)
efficientsufficientproficientomniscientinsufficientinefficientcoefficientbeneficent
“deficient” — questions & answers
How do you spell “deficient”?
D-E-F-I-C-I-E-N-T in English; “difishant” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “deficient”?
di-FI-shant — IPA /dɪˈfɪʃənt/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “deficient”?
/dɪˈfɪʃənt/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.