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enlightening

EN-LAI-ta-ning
enlaitaning in Ingglish
IPA /ˌɛnˈlaɪtənɪŋ/ · 4 syllables

How “enlightening” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “enlightening” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishenlightening
Ingglishenlaitaning

“enlightening” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “enlightening”
Ingglishenlaitaning
IPA/ɛ//n//l//aɪ//t//ə//n//ɪ//ŋ/
Sounds
9 sounds from 12 letters: 4 vowels /ɛ/, /aɪ/, /ə/, /ɪ/ and 5 consonants /n/, /l/, /t/, /n/, /ŋ/
Syllables
4 — EN · LAI · ta · ning, stress on the 2nd
Frequency
uncommon: 0.74 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #19,946 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/aɪtənɪŋ/

Words that rhyme with “enlightening” (/aɪtənɪŋ/)

frighteningtighteninglighteningbrighteningheightening

“enlightening” — questions & answers

How do you spell “enlightening”?

E-N-L-I-G-H-T-E-N-I-N-G in English; “enlaitaning” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “enlightening”?

EN-LAI-ta-ning — IPA /ˌɛnˈlaɪtənɪŋ/, 4 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “enlightening”?

/ˌɛnˈlaɪtənɪŋ/ — 4 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

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