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hillbilly

HIL-bi-lee
hilbilee in Ingglish
IPA /ˈhɪlbɪli/ · 3 syllables

How “hillbilly” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “hillbilly” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishhillbilly
Ingglishhilbilee

“hillbilly” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “hillbilly”
Ingglishhilbilee
IPA/h//ɪ//l//b//ɪ//l//i/
Sounds
7 sounds from 9 letters: 3 vowels /ɪ/, /ɪ/, /i/ and 4 consonants /h/, /l/, /b/, /l/
Syllables
3 — HIL · bi · lee, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 2.1 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #11,626 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɪlbɪli/

“hillbilly” — questions & answers

How do you spell “hillbilly”?

H-I-L-L-B-I-L-L-Y in English; “hilbilee” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “hillbilly”?

HIL-bi-lee — IPA /ˈhɪlbɪli/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “hillbilly”?

/ˈhɪlbɪli/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

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