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forefather

FOR-FO-dher
forfodher in Ingglish
IPA /ˈfɔɹˌfɑðɝ/ · 3 syllables

How “forefather” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “forefather” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishforefather
Ingglishforfodher

“forefather” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “forefather”
Ingglishfawrfodher
IPA/f//ɔ//ɹ//f//ɑ//ð//ɝ/
Sounds
7 sounds from 10 letters: 3 vowels /ɔ/, /ɑ/, /ɝ/ and 4 consonants /f/, /ɹ/, /f/, /ð/
Syllables
3 — FOR · FO · dher, stress on the 1st
Frequency
rare: 0.02 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #46,555 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɔɹfɑðɝ/

“forefather” — questions & answers

How do you spell “forefather”?

F-O-R-E-F-A-T-H-E-R in English; “forfodher” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “forefather”?

FOR-FO-dher — IPA /ˈfɔɹˌfɑðɝ/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “forefather”?

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

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