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hostage

HO-stij
hostij in Ingglish
IPA /ˈhɑstɪdʒ/ · 2 syllables

How “hostage” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “hostage” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishhostage
Ingglishhostij—

“hostage” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “hostage”
Ingglishhostij
IPA/h//ɑ//s//t//ɪ//dʒ/
Sounds
6 sounds from 7 letters: 2 vowels /ɑ/, /ɪ/ and 4 consonants /h/, /s/, /t/, /dʒ/
Syllables
2 — HO · stij, stress on the 1st
Frequency
common: 14.9 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #3,297 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɑstɪdʒ/

“hostage” — questions & answers

How do you spell “hostage”?

H-O-S-T-A-G-E in English; “hostij” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “hostage”?

HO-stij — IPA /ˈhɑstɪdʒ/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “hostage”?

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

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