dire
DAIR
dair in Ingglish
IPA /ˈdaɪɹ/ · 1 syllable
How “dire” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | d | ir | e |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | d | air | — |
“dire” sound by sound
| Ingglish | d | ai | r |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /d/ | /aɪ/ | /ɹ/ |
- Sounds
- 3 sounds from 4 letters: 1 vowel /aɪ/ and 2 consonants /d/, /ɹ/
- Syllables
- 1 — DAIR
- Frequency
- fairly common: 2.3 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #11,084 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /aɪɹ/
Words that rhyme with “dire” (/aɪɹ/)
squiretyreshireskiermireirespirelyrequireadmire
See all 19 words that rhyme with “dire” →
“dire” — questions & answers
How do you spell “dire”?
D-I-R-E in English; “dair” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “dire”?
DAIR — IPA /ˈdaɪɹ/, 1 syllable.
What is the IPA for “dire”?
/ˈdaɪɹ/ — 1 syllable.