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fireflies

FAI-er-FLAIZ
faierflaiz in Ingglish
IPA /ˈfaɪɝˌflaɪz/ · 3 syllables

How “fireflies” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “fireflies” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishf—ire—flies
Ingglishfai—erflaiz

“fireflies” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “fireflies”
Ingglishfaierflaiz
IPA/f//aɪ//ɝ//f//l//aɪ//z/
Sounds
7 sounds from 9 letters: 3 vowels /aɪ/, /ɝ/, /aɪ/ and 4 consonants /f/, /f/, /l/, /z/
Syllables
3 — FAI · er · FLAIZ, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 1.0 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #16,882 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/aɪɝflaɪz/

“fireflies” — questions & answers

How do you spell “fireflies”?

F-I-R-E-F-L-I-E-S in English; “faierflaiz” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “fireflies”?

FAI-er-FLAIZ — IPA /ˈfaɪɝˌflaɪz/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “fireflies”?

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

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