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formal

FOR-mal
formal in Ingglish
IPA /ˈfɔɹməl/ · 2 syllables

How “formal” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “formal” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishformal
Ingglishformal

“formal” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “formal”
Ingglishfawrmal
IPA/f//ɔ//ɹ//m//ə//l/
Sounds
6 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /ɔ/, /ə/ and 4 consonants /f/, /ɹ/, /m/, /l/
Syllables
2 — FOR · mal, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 8.5 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #4,878 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɔɹməl/

Words that rhyme with “formal” (/ɔɹməl/)

normalabnormalinformalparanormal

“formal” — questions & answers

How do you spell “formal”?

F-O-R-M-A-L in English; “formal” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “formal”?

FOR-mal — IPA /ˈfɔɹməl/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “formal”?

/ˈfɔɹməl/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

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