leery
LI-ree
leeree in Ingglish
IPA /ˈlɪɹi/ · 2 syllables
How “leery” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | l | eer | y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | l | eer | ee |
“leery” sound by sound
| Ingglish | l | i | r | ee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /l/ | /ɪ/ | /ɹ/ | /i/ |
- Sounds
- 4 sounds from 5 letters: 2 vowels /ɪ/, /i/ and 2 consonants /l/, /ɹ/
- Syllables
- 2 — LI · ree, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- fairly common: 3.3 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #8,965 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɪɹi/
Words that sound like “leery” (homophones)
Words that rhyme with “leery” (/ɪɹi/)
theorywearydrearylearyeeriecheeryeriedearywirybeery
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“leery” — questions & answers
How do you spell “leery”?
L-E-E-R-Y in English; “leeree” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “leery”?
LI-ree — IPA /ˈlɪɹi/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “leery”?
/ˈlɪɹi/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What words sound like “leery”?
“leary” — same sounds, different spelling.