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hippo

HI-poh
hipoh in Ingglish
IPA /ˈhɪpoʊ/ · 2 syllables

How “hippo” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “hippo” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishhippo
Ingglishhipoh

“hippo” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “hippo”
Ingglishhipoh
IPA/h//ɪ//p//oʊ/
Sounds
4 sounds from 5 letters: 2 vowels /ɪ/, /oʊ/ and 2 consonants /h/, /p/
Syllables
2 — HI · poh, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 1.4 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #14,237 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɪpoʊ/

“hippo” — questions & answers

How do you spell “hippo”?

H-I-P-P-O in English; “hipoh” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “hippo”?

HI-poh — IPA /ˈhɪpoʊ/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “hippo”?

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

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