jamaican
ja-MAY-kan
jamaykan in Ingglish
IPA /dʒəˈmeɪkən/ · 3 syllables
How “jamaican” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | jama | ic | an |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | jama | yk | an |
“jamaican” sound by sound
| Ingglish | j | a | m | ay | k | a | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /dʒ/ | /ə/ | /m/ | /eɪ/ | /k/ | /ə/ | /n/ |
- Sounds
- 7 sounds from 8 letters: 3 vowels /ə/, /eɪ/, /ə/ and 4 consonants /dʒ/, /m/, /k/, /n/
- Syllables
- 3 — ja · MAY · kan, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 1.5 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #14,142 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /eɪkən/
Words that rhyme with “jamaican” (/eɪkən/)
mistakenawakenforsakenretakenunshakentakenbaconshakenwakenreawaken
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“jamaican” — questions & answers
How do you spell “jamaican”?
J-A-M-A-I-C-A-N in English; “jamaykan” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “jamaican”?
ja-MAY-kan — IPA /dʒəˈmeɪkən/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “jamaican”?
/dʒəˈmeɪkən/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.