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distinguish

di-STING-gwish
distinggwish in Ingglish
IPA /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/ · 3 syllables

How “distinguish” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “distinguish” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishdistinguish
Ingglishdistinggwish

“distinguish” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “distinguish”
Ingglishdistinggwish
IPA/d//ɪ//s//t//ɪ//ŋ//ɡ//w//ɪ//ʃ/
Sounds
10 sounds from 11 letters: 3 vowels /ɪ/, /ɪ/, /ɪ/ and 7 consonants /d/, /s/, /t/, /ŋ/, /ɡ/, /w/, /ʃ/
Syllables
3 — di · STING · gwish, stress on the 2nd
Frequency
fairly common: 1.8 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #12,492 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɪŋɡwɪʃ/

Words that rhyme with “distinguish” (/ɪŋɡwɪʃ/)

extinguish

“distinguish” — questions & answers

How do you spell “distinguish”?

D-I-S-T-I-N-G-U-I-S-H in English; “distinggwish” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “distinguish”?

di-STING-gwish — IPA /dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “distinguish”?

/dɪˈstɪŋɡwɪʃ/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

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