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lay

LAY
lay in Ingglish
IPA /ˈleɪ/ · 1 syllable

How “lay” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “lay” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishlay
Ingglishlay

“lay” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “lay”
Ingglishlay
IPA/l//eɪ/
Sounds
2 sounds from 3 letters: 1 vowel /eɪ/ and 1 consonant /l/
Syllables
1 — LAY
Frequency
common: 59.7 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #1,152 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/eɪ/

Words that sound like “lay” (homophones)

leileylait

Words that rhyme with “lay” (/eɪ/)

retheyheysaywaydaystaymayplaypay

“lay” — questions & answers

How do you spell “lay”?

L-A-Y in English; “lay” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “lay”?

LAY — IPA /ˈleɪ/, 1 syllable.

What is the IPA for “lay”?

/ˈleɪ/ — 1 syllable.

What words sound like “lay”?

“lei”, “ley”, “lait” — same sounds, different spelling.

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