layman
LAY-man
layman in Ingglish
IPA /ˈleɪmən/ · 2 syllables
How “layman” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | l | ay | man |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | l | ay | man |
“layman” sound by sound
| Ingglish | l | ay | m | a | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /l/ | /eɪ/ | /m/ | /ə/ | /n/ |
- Sounds
- 5 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /eɪ/, /ə/ and 3 consonants /l/, /m/, /n/
- Syllables
- 2 — LAY · man, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.97 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #17,590 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /eɪmən/
Words that sound like “layman” (homophones)
Words that rhyme with “layman” (/eɪmən/)
damonshamancaymanclaymanhamanlaymenwaymanforamengravamen
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“layman” — questions & answers
How do you spell “layman”?
L-A-Y-M-A-N in English; “layman” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “layman”?
LAY-man — IPA /ˈleɪmən/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “layman”?
/ˈleɪmən/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What words sound like “layman”?
“laymen” — same sounds, different spelling.