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dolphin

DOL-fan
dolfan in Ingglish
IPA /ˈdɑlfən/ · 2 syllables

How “dolphin” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “dolphin” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishdolphin
Ingglishdolfan

“dolphin” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “dolphin”
Ingglishdolfan
IPA/d//ɑ//l//f//ə//n/
Sounds
6 sounds from 7 letters: 2 vowels /ɑ/, /ə/ and 4 consonants /d/, /l/, /f/, /n/
Syllables
2 — DOL · fan, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 2.8 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #9,690 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɑlfən/

“dolphin” — questions & answers

How do you spell “dolphin”?

D-O-L-P-H-I-N in English; “dolfan” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “dolphin”?

DOL-fan — IPA /ˈdɑlfən/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “dolphin”?

/ˈdɑlfən/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

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