enlighten
EN-LAI-tan
enlaitan in Ingglish
IPA /ˌɛnˈlaɪtən/ · 3 syllables
How “enlighten” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | e | n | l | igh | t | en |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | e | n | l | ai | t | an |
“enlighten” sound by sound
| Ingglish | e | n | l | ai | t | a | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /ɛ/ | /n/ | /l/ | /aɪ/ | /t/ | /ə/ | /n/ |
- Sounds
- 7 sounds from 9 letters: 3 vowels /ɛ/, /aɪ/, /ə/ and 4 consonants /n/, /l/, /t/, /n/
- Syllables
- 3 — EN · LAI · tan, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 2.2 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #11,355 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /aɪtən/
Words that rhyme with “enlighten” (/aɪtən/)
frightenlightentightentitanbrightentritonheightenwhiten
See all 8 words that rhyme with “enlighten” →
“enlighten” — questions & answers
How do you spell “enlighten”?
E-N-L-I-G-H-T-E-N in English; “enlaitan” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “enlighten”?
EN-LAI-tan — IPA /ˌɛnˈlaɪtən/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “enlighten”?
/ˌɛnˈlaɪtən/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.