kowtow
KOU-TOU
koutou in Ingglish
IPA /ˈkaʊˈtaʊ/ · 2 syllables
How “kowtow” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | ko | w | to | w |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | ko | u | to | u |
“kowtow” sound by sound
| Ingglish | k | ou | t | ou |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /k/ | /aʊ/ | /t/ | /aʊ/ |
- Sounds
- 4 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /aʊ/, /aʊ/ and 2 consonants /k/, /t/
- Syllables
- 2 — KOU · TOU, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.30 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #28,618 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /aʊtaʊ/
“kowtow” — questions & answers
How do you spell “kowtow”?
K-O-W-T-O-W in English; “koutou” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “kowtow”?
KOU-TOU — IPA /ˈkaʊˈtaʊ/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “kowtow”?
/ˈkaʊˈtaʊ/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.