detain
di-TAYN
ditayn in Ingglish
IPA /dɪˈteɪn/ · 2 syllables
How “detain” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | de | t | ai | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | di | t | ay | n |
“detain” sound by sound
| Ingglish | d | i | t | ay | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /d/ | /ɪ/ | /t/ | /eɪ/ | /n/ |
- Sounds
- 5 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /ɪ/, /eɪ/ and 3 consonants /d/, /t/, /n/
- Syllables
- 2 — di · TAYN, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 1.9 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #12,358 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /eɪn/
Words that rhyme with “detain” (/eɪn/)
explaininsaneremainchampagnecampaignelainemaintaincomplaincocainecontain
“detain” — questions & answers
How do you spell “detain”?
D-E-T-A-I-N in English; “ditayn” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “detain”?
di-TAYN — IPA /dɪˈteɪn/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “detain”?
/dɪˈteɪn/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.