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leitmotif

LAIT-moh-TEEF
laitmohteef in Ingglish
IPA /ˈlaɪtmoʊˌtif/ · 3 syllables

How “leitmotif” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “leitmotif” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishleitmotif
Ingglishlaitmohteef

“leitmotif” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “leitmotif”
Ingglishlaitmohteef
IPA/l//aɪ//t//m//oʊ//t//i//f/
Sounds
8 sounds from 9 letters: 3 vowels /aɪ/, /oʊ/, /i/ and 5 consonants /l/, /t/, /m/, /t/, /f/
Syllables
3 — LAIT · moh · TEEF, stress on the 1st
Frequency
rare: 0.04 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #44,077 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/aɪtmoʊtif/

“leitmotif” — questions & answers

How do you spell “leitmotif”?

L-E-I-T-M-O-T-I-F in English; “laitmohteef” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “leitmotif”?

LAIT-moh-TEEF — IPA /ˈlaɪtmoʊˌtif/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “leitmotif”?

/ˈlaɪtmoʊˌtif/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

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