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jerky

JER-kee
jerkee in Ingglish
IPA /ˈdʒɝki/ · 2 syllables

How “jerky” is spelled in Ingglish

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

“jerky” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “jerky”
Ingglishjerkee
IPA/dʒ//ɝ//k//i/
Sounds
4 sounds from 5 letters: 2 vowels /ɝ/, /i/ and 2 consonants /dʒ/, /k/
Syllables
2 — JER · kee, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 2.3 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #10,894 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɝki/

Words that rhyme with “jerky” (/ɝki/)

turkeyperkyquirkymurky

“jerky” — questions & answers

How do you spell “jerky”?

J-E-R-K-Y in English; “jerkee” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “jerky”?

JER-kee — IPA /ˈdʒɝki/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “jerky”?

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

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