legalese
LEE-ga-LEEZ
leegaleez in Ingglish
IPA /ˌliɡəˈliz/ · 3 syllables
How “legalese” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | l | e | gal | es | e | — |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | l | ee | gal | e | e | z |
“legalese” sound by sound
| Ingglish | l | ee | g | a | l | ee | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /l/ | /i/ | /ɡ/ | /ə/ | /l/ | /i/ | /z/ |
- Sounds
- 7 sounds from 8 letters: 3 vowels /i/, /ə/, /i/ and 4 consonants /l/, /ɡ/, /l/, /z/
- Syllables
- 3 — LEE · ga · LEEZ, stress on the 3rd
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.20 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #32,464 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /iz/
Words that rhyme with “legalese” (/iz/)
japaneseexpertiseguaranteessiamesecantonesenomineesdisagreesabducteessudanesedetainees
“legalese” — questions & answers
How do you spell “legalese”?
L-E-G-A-L-E-S-E in English; “leegaleez” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “legalese”?
LEE-ga-LEEZ — IPA /ˌliɡəˈliz/, 3 syllables, stress on the 3rd.
What is the IPA for “legalese”?
/ˌliɡəˈliz/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 3rd.