helix
HEE-liks
heeliks in Ingglish
IPA /ˈhilɪks/ · 2 syllables
How “helix” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | h | e | li | x |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | h | ee | li | ks |
“helix” sound by sound
| Ingglish | h | ee | l | i | k | s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /h/ | /i/ | /l/ | /ɪ/ | /k/ | /s/ |
- Sounds
- 6 sounds from 5 letters: 2 vowels /i/, /ɪ/ and 4 consonants /h/, /l/, /k/, /s/
- Syllables
- 2 — HEE · liks, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.40 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #25,861 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ilɪks/
Words that rhyme with “helix” (/ilɪks/)
“helix” — questions & answers
How do you spell “helix”?
H-E-L-I-X in English; “heeliks” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “helix”?
HEE-liks — IPA /ˈhilɪks/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “helix”?
/ˈhilɪks/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.