hourglass
OU-er-GLAS
ouerglas in Ingglish
IPA /ˈaʊɝˌɡlæs/ · 3 syllables
How “hourglass” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | h | o | u | rgla | ss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | — | o | ue | rgla | s |
“hourglass” sound by sound
| Ingglish | ou | er | g | l | a | s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /aʊ/ | /ɝ/ | /ɡ/ | /l/ | /æ/ | /s/ |
- Sounds
- 6 sounds from 9 letters: 3 vowels /aʊ/, /ɝ/, /æ/ and 3 consonants /ɡ/, /l/, /s/
- Syllables
- 3 — OU · er · GLAS, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.99 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #17,379 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /aʊɝɡlæs/
“hourglass” — questions & answers
How do you spell “hourglass”?
H-O-U-R-G-L-A-S-S in English; “ouerglas” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “hourglass”?
OU-er-GLAS — IPA /ˈaʊɝˌɡlæs/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “hourglass”?
/ˈaʊɝˌɡlæs/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.