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govern

GUH-vern
guhvern in Ingglish
IPA /ˈɡʌvɝn/ · 2 syllables

How “govern” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “govern” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishgovern
Ingglishguhvern

“govern” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “govern”
Ingglishguhvern
IPA/ɡ//ʌ//v//ɝ//n/
Sounds
5 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /ʌ/, /ɝ/ and 3 consonants /ɡ/, /v/, /n/
Syllables
2 — GUH · vern, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 1.2 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #15,410 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ʌvɝn/

“govern” — questions & answers

How do you spell “govern”?

G-O-V-E-R-N in English; “guhvern” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “govern”?

GUH-vern — IPA /ˈɡʌvɝn/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “govern”?

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

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