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formerly

FOR-mer-lee
formerlee in Ingglish
IPA /ˈfɔɹmɝli/ · 3 syllables

How “formerly” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “formerly” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishformerly
Ingglishformerlee

“formerly” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “formerly”
Ingglishfawrmerlee
IPA/f//ɔ//ɹ//m//ɝ//l//i/
Sounds
7 sounds from 8 letters: 3 vowels /ɔ/, /ɝ/, /i/ and 4 consonants /f/, /ɹ/, /m/, /l/
Syllables
3 — FOR · mer · lee, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 2.5 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #10,538 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɔɹmɝli/

“formerly” — questions & answers

How do you spell “formerly”?

F-O-R-M-E-R-L-Y in English; “formerlee” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “formerly”?

FOR-mer-lee — IPA /ˈfɔɹmɝli/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “formerly”?

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

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