lieutenant
loo-TE-nant
lootenant in Ingglish
IPA /luˈtɛnənt/ · 3 syllables
How “lieutenant” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | l | ieu | tenant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | l | oo | tenant |
“lieutenant” sound by sound
| Ingglish | l | oo | t | e | n | a | n | t |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /l/ | /u/ | /t/ | /ɛ/ | /n/ | /ə/ | /n/ | /t/ |
- Sounds
- 8 sounds from 10 letters: 3 vowels /u/, /ɛ/, /ə/ and 5 consonants /l/, /t/, /n/, /n/, /t/
- Syllables
- 3 — loo · TE · nant, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- very common: 107 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #717 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛnənt/
Words that rhyme with “lieutenant” (/ɛnənt/)
“lieutenant” — questions & answers
How do you spell “lieutenant”?
L-I-E-U-T-E-N-A-N-T in English; “lootenant” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “lieutenant”?
loo-TE-nant — IPA /luˈtɛnənt/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “lieutenant”?
/luˈtɛnənt/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.