kentucky
kan-TUH-kee
kantuhkee in Ingglish
IPA /kənˈtʌki/ · 3 syllables
How “kentucky” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | k | e | ntu | c | k | y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | k | a | ntu | h | k | ee |
“kentucky” sound by sound
| Ingglish | k | a | n | t | uh | k | ee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /k/ | /ə/ | /n/ | /t/ | /ʌ/ | /k/ | /i/ |
- Sounds
- 7 sounds from 8 letters: 3 vowels /ə/, /ʌ/, /i/ and 4 consonants /k/, /n/, /t/, /k/
- Syllables
- 3 — kan · TUH · kee, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 5.4 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #6,627 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ʌki/
Words that rhyme with “kentucky” (/ʌki/)
unluckyluckybuckyduckychuckieyuckypluckymucky
See all 8 words that rhyme with “kentucky” →
“kentucky” — questions & answers
How do you spell “kentucky”?
K-E-N-T-U-C-K-Y in English; “kantuhkee” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “kentucky”?
kan-TUH-kee — IPA /kənˈtʌki/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “kentucky”?
/kənˈtʌki/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.