explain
ik-SPLAYN
iksplayn in Ingglish
IPA /ɪkˈspleɪn/ · 2 syllables
How “explain” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | ex | p | l | ai | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | iks | p | l | ay | n |
“explain” sound by sound
| Ingglish | i | k | s | p | l | ay | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /ɪ/ | /k/ | /s/ | /p/ | /l/ | /eɪ/ | /n/ |
- Sounds
- 7 sounds from 7 letters: 2 vowels /ɪ/, /eɪ/ and 5 consonants /k/, /s/, /p/, /l/, /n/
- Syllables
- 2 — ik · SPLAYN, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- very common: 114 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #683 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /eɪn/
Words that rhyme with “explain” (/eɪn/)
insaneremainchampagnecampaignelainemaintaincomplaincocainecontainobtain
See all 60 words that rhyme with “explain” →
“explain” — questions & answers
How do you spell “explain”?
E-X-P-L-A-I-N in English; “iksplayn” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “explain”?
ik-SPLAYN — IPA /ɪkˈspleɪn/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “explain”?
/ɪkˈspleɪn/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.