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delegate

DE-la-GAYT
delagayt in Ingglish
IPA /ˈdɛləˌɡeɪt/ · 3 syllables

How “delegate” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “delegate” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishdelegate
Ingglishdelagayt—

“delegate” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “delegate”
Ingglishdelagayt
IPA/d//ɛ//l//ə//ɡ//eɪ//t/
Sounds
7 sounds from 8 letters: 3 vowels /ɛ/, /ə/, /eɪ/ and 4 consonants /d/, /l/, /ɡ/, /t/
Syllables
3 — DE · la · GAYT, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 1.5 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #14,114 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɛləɡeɪt/

Words that rhyme with “delegate” (/ɛləɡeɪt/)

relegate

“delegate” — questions & answers

How do you spell “delegate”?

D-E-L-E-G-A-T-E in English; “delagayt” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “delegate”?

DE-la-GAYT — IPA /ˈdɛləˌɡeɪt/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “delegate”?

/ˈdɛləˌɡeɪt/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

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