dilemma
di-LE-ma
dilema in Ingglish
IPA /dɪˈlɛmə/ · 3 syllables
How “dilemma” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | dile | mm | a |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | dile | m | a |
“dilemma” sound by sound
| Ingglish | d | i | l | e | m | a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /d/ | /ɪ/ | /l/ | /ɛ/ | /m/ | /ə/ |
- Sounds
- 6 sounds from 7 letters: 3 vowels /ɪ/, /ɛ/, /ə/ and 3 consonants /d/, /l/, /m/
- Syllables
- 3 — di · LE · ma, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 2.7 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #10,042 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛmə/
Words that rhyme with “dilemma” (/ɛmə/)
“dilemma” — questions & answers
How do you spell “dilemma”?
D-I-L-E-M-M-A in English; “dilema” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “dilemma”?
di-LE-ma — IPA /dɪˈlɛmə/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “dilemma”?
/dɪˈlɛmə/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.