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discreet

di-SKREET
diskreet in Ingglish
IPA /dɪˈskɹit/ · 2 syllables

How “discreet” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “discreet” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishdiscreet
Ingglishdiskreet

“discreet” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “discreet”
Ingglishdiskreet
IPA/d//ɪ//s//k//ɹ//i//t/
Sounds
7 sounds from 8 letters: 2 vowels /ɪ/, /i/ and 5 consonants /d/, /s/, /k/, /ɹ/, /t/
Syllables
2 — di · SKREET, stress on the 2nd
Frequency
fairly common: 4.2 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #7,739 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/it/

Words that sound like “discreet” (homophones)

discrete

Words that rhyme with “discreet” (/it/)

completerepeatdefeatretreatcompeteconcretereceiptelitebackseatdeceit

“discreet” — questions & answers

How do you spell “discreet”?

D-I-S-C-R-E-E-T in English; “diskreet” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “discreet”?

di-SKREET — IPA /dɪˈskɹit/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “discreet”?

/dɪˈskɹit/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What words sound like “discreet”?

“discrete” — same sounds, different spelling.

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