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expense

ik-SPENS
ikspens in Ingglish
IPA /ɪkˈspɛns/ · 2 syllables

How “expense” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “expense” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishexpense
Ingglishikspens—

“expense” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “expense”
Ingglishikspens
IPA/ɪ//k//s//p//ɛ//n//s/
Sounds
7 sounds from 7 letters: 2 vowels /ɪ/, /ɛ/ and 5 consonants /k/, /s/, /p/, /n/, /s/
Syllables
2 — ik · SPENS, stress on the 2nd
Frequency
fairly common: 7.6 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #5,248 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɛns/

Words that rhyme with “expense” (/ɛns/)

defenseoffenseintensedefencecommencesuspenseincenseimmensedispensepretense

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“expense” — questions & answers

How do you spell “expense”?

E-X-P-E-N-S-E in English; “ikspens” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “expense”?

ik-SPENS — IPA /ɪkˈspɛns/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “expense”?

/ɪkˈspɛns/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

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