defy
di-FAI
difai in Ingglish
IPA /dɪˈfaɪ/ · 2 syllables
How “defy” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | d | e | f | y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | d | i | f | ai |
“defy” sound by sound
| Ingglish | d | i | f | ai |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /d/ | /ɪ/ | /f/ | /aɪ/ |
- Sounds
- 4 sounds from 4 letters: 2 vowels /ɪ/, /aɪ/ and 2 consonants /d/, /f/
- Syllables
- 2 — di · FAI, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 3.2 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #9,086 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /aɪ/
Words that rhyme with “defy” (/aɪ/)
goodbyedenysupplyapplyjulyrelyherebyuntiereplyimply
“defy” — questions & answers
How do you spell “defy”?
D-E-F-Y in English; “difai” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “defy”?
di-FAI — IPA /dɪˈfaɪ/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “defy”?
/dɪˈfaɪ/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.