detainee
DEE-tay-NEE
deetaynee in Ingglish
IPA /ˌditeɪˈni/ · 3 syllables
How “detainee” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | d | e | ta | i | nee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | d | ee | ta | y | nee |
“detainee” sound by sound
| Ingglish | d | ee | t | ay | n | ee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /d/ | /i/ | /t/ | /eɪ/ | /n/ | /i/ |
- Sounds
- 6 sounds from 8 letters: 3 vowels /i/, /eɪ/, /i/ and 3 consonants /d/, /t/, /n/
- Syllables
- 3 — DEE · tay · NEE, stress on the 3rd
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.22 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #31,339 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /i/
Words that rhyme with “detainee” (/i/)
guaranteedisagreetennesseerefereevipnomineeunderseapotpourriabducteerepartee
“detainee” — questions & answers
How do you spell “detainee”?
D-E-T-A-I-N-E-E in English; “deetaynee” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “detainee”?
DEE-tay-NEE — IPA /ˌditeɪˈni/, 3 syllables, stress on the 3rd.
What is the IPA for “detainee”?
/ˌditeɪˈni/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 3rd.