jamaica
ja-MAY-ka
jamayka in Ingglish
IPA /dʒəˈmeɪkə/ · 3 syllables
How “jamaica” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | jama | ic | a |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | jama | yk | a |
“jamaica” sound by sound
| Ingglish | j | a | m | ay | k | a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /dʒ/ | /ə/ | /m/ | /eɪ/ | /k/ | /ə/ |
- Sounds
- 6 sounds from 7 letters: 3 vowels /ə/, /eɪ/, /ə/ and 3 consonants /dʒ/, /m/, /k/
- Syllables
- 3 — ja · MAY · ka, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 3.8 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #8,205 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /eɪkə/
“jamaica” — questions & answers
How do you spell “jamaica”?
J-A-M-A-I-C-A in English; “jamayka” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “jamaica”?
ja-MAY-ka — IPA /dʒəˈmeɪkə/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “jamaica”?
/dʒəˈmeɪkə/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.