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gerbil

JER-bil
jerbil in Ingglish
IPA /ˈdʒɝbɪl/ · 2 syllables

How “gerbil” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “gerbil” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishgerbil
Ingglishjerbil

“gerbil” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “gerbil”
Ingglishjerbil
IPA/dʒ//ɝ//b//ɪ//l/
Sounds
5 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /ɝ/, /ɪ/ and 3 consonants /dʒ/, /b/, /l/
Syllables
2 — JER · bil, stress on the 1st
Frequency
uncommon: 0.76 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #19,693 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɝbɪl/

“gerbil” — questions & answers

How do you spell “gerbil”?

G-E-R-B-I-L in English; “jerbil” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “gerbil”?

JER-bil — IPA /ˈdʒɝbɪl/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “gerbil”?

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

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