describes
di-SKRAIBZ
diskraibz in Ingglish
IPA /dɪˈskɹaɪbz/ · 2 syllables
How “describes” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | d | e | s | c | r | i | b | e | s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | d | i | s | k | r | ai | b | — | z |
“describes” sound by sound
| Ingglish | d | i | s | k | r | ai | b | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /d/ | /ɪ/ | /s/ | /k/ | /ɹ/ | /aɪ/ | /b/ | /z/ |
- Sounds
- 8 sounds from 9 letters: 2 vowels /ɪ/, /aɪ/ and 6 consonants /d/, /s/, /k/, /ɹ/, /b/, /z/
- Syllables
- 2 — di · SKRAIBZ, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 1.6 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #13,327 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /aɪbz/
Words that rhyme with “describes” (/aɪbz/)
prescribestribesbribesvibesscribesjibesgibes
“describes” — questions & answers
How do you spell “describes”?
D-E-S-C-R-I-B-E-S in English; “diskraibz” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “describes”?
di-SKRAIBZ — IPA /dɪˈskɹaɪbz/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “describes”?
/dɪˈskɹaɪbz/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.