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elderly

EL-der-lee
elderlee in Ingglish
IPA /ˈɛldɝli/ · 3 syllables

How “elderly” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “elderly” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishelderly
Ingglishelderlee

“elderly” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “elderly”
Ingglishelderlee
IPA/ɛ//l//d//ɝ//l//i/
Sounds
6 sounds from 7 letters: 3 vowels /ɛ/, /ɝ/, /i/ and 3 consonants /l/, /d/, /l/
Syllables
3 — EL · der · lee, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 4.2 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #7,697 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɛldɝli/

“elderly” — questions & answers

How do you spell “elderly”?

E-L-D-E-R-L-Y in English; “elderlee” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “elderly”?

EL-der-lee — IPA /ˈɛldɝli/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “elderly”?

/ˈɛldɝli/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

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