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golly

GO-lee
golee in Ingglish
IPA /ˈɡɑli/ · 2 syllables

How “golly” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “golly” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishgolly
Ingglishgolee

“golly” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “golly”
Ingglishgolee
IPA/ɡ//ɑ//l//i/
Sounds
4 sounds from 5 letters: 2 vowels /ɑ/, /i/ and 2 consonants /ɡ/, /l/
Syllables
2 — GO · lee, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 5.3 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #6,665 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɑli/

Words that sound like “golly” (homophones)

gali

Words that rhyme with “golly” (/ɑli/)

mollyhollyjollypollydollybalifollytrolleykalimali

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“golly” — questions & answers

How do you spell “golly”?

G-O-L-L-Y in English; “golee” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “golly”?

GO-lee — IPA /ˈɡɑli/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “golly”?

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

What words sound like “golly”?

“gali” — same sounds, different spelling.

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