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leaf

LEEF
leef in Ingglish
IPA /ˈlif/ · 1 syllable

How “leaf” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “leaf” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishleaf
Ingglishleef

“leaf” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “leaf”
Ingglishleef
IPA/l//i//f/
Sounds
3 sounds from 4 letters: 1 vowel /i/ and 2 consonants /l/, /f/
Syllables
1 — LEEF
Frequency
fairly common: 5.3 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #6,637 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/if/

Words that sound like “leaf” (homophones)

lief

Words that rhyme with “leaf” (/if/)

chiefthiefbeefbriefgriefreefliefkeefsheaffief

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“leaf” — questions & answers

How do you spell “leaf”?

L-E-A-F in English; “leef” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “leaf”?

LEEF — IPA /ˈlif/, 1 syllable.

What is the IPA for “leaf”?

/ˈlif/ — 1 syllable.

What words sound like “leaf”?

“lief” — same sounds, different spelling.

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