governess
GUH-ver-nas
guhvernas in Ingglish
IPA /ˈɡʌvɝnəs/ · 3 syllables
How “governess” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | g | o | v | er | ness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | g | uh | v | er | nas |
“governess” sound by sound
| Ingglish | g | uh | v | er | n | a | s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /ɡ/ | /ʌ/ | /v/ | /ɝ/ | /n/ | /ə/ | /s/ |
- Sounds
- 7 sounds from 9 letters: 3 vowels /ʌ/, /ɝ/, /ə/ and 4 consonants /ɡ/, /v/, /n/, /s/
- Syllables
- 3 — GUH · ver · nas, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- fairly common: 1.1 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #16,576 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ʌvɝnəs/
“governess” — questions & answers
How do you spell “governess”?
G-O-V-E-R-N-E-S-S in English; “guhvernas” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “governess”?
GUH-ver-nas — IPA /ˈɡʌvɝnəs/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “governess”?
/ˈɡʌvɝnəs/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.