lesbian
LEZ-bee-an
lezbeean in Ingglish
IPA /ˈlɛzbiən/ · 3 syllables
How “lesbian” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | le | s | b | i | an |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | le | z | b | ee | an |
“lesbian” sound by sound
| Ingglish | l | e | z | b | ee | a | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /l/ | /ɛ/ | /z/ | /b/ | /i/ | /ə/ | /n/ |
- Sounds
- 7 sounds from 7 letters: 3 vowels /ɛ/, /i/, /ə/ and 4 consonants /l/, /z/, /b/, /n/
- Syllables
- 3 — LEZ · bee · an, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- fairly common: 9.8 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #4,490 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛzbiən/
“lesbian” — questions & answers
How do you spell “lesbian”?
L-E-S-B-I-A-N in English; “lezbeean” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “lesbian”?
LEZ-bee-an — IPA /ˈlɛzbiən/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “lesbian”?
/ˈlɛzbiən/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.