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how

HOU
hou in Ingglish
IPA /ˈhaʊ/ · 1 syllable

How “how” is spelled in Ingglish

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

“how” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “how”
Ingglishhou
IPA/h//aʊ/
Sounds
2 sounds from 3 letters: 1 vowel /aʊ/ and 1 consonant /h/
Syllables
1 — HOU
Frequency
one of the most common words in English: 3,135 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #54 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/aʊ/

Words that sound like “how” (homophones)

howehaohau

Words that rhyme with “how” (/aʊ/)

nowwowowcowthoubowchowvowciaopow

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“how” — questions & answers

How do you spell “how”?

H-O-W in English; “hou” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “how”?

HOU — IPA /ˈhaʊ/, 1 syllable.

What is the IPA for “how”?

/ˈhaʊ/ — 1 syllable.

What words sound like “how”?

“howe”, “hao”, “hau” — same sounds, different spelling.

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