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dreary

DRI-ree
dreeree in Ingglish
IPA /ˈdɹɪɹi/ · 2 syllables

How “dreary” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “dreary” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishdreary
Ingglishdreeree

“dreary” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “dreary”
Ingglishdriree
IPA/d//ɹ//ɪ//ɹ//i/
Sounds
5 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /ɪ/, /i/ and 3 consonants /d/, /ɹ/, /ɹ/
Syllables
2 — DRI · ree, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 1.9 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #12,425 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɪɹi/

Words that rhyme with “dreary” (/ɪɹi/)

theorywearyleerylearyeeriecheeryeriedearywirybeery

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“dreary” — questions & answers

How do you spell “dreary”?

D-R-E-A-R-Y in English; “dreeree” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “dreary”?

DRI-ree — IPA /ˈdɹɪɹi/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “dreary”?

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

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