lighten
LAI-tan
laitan in Ingglish
IPA /ˈlaɪtən/ · 2 syllables
How “lighten” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | l | igh | t | en |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | l | ai | t | an |
“lighten” sound by sound
| Ingglish | l | ai | t | a | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /l/ | /aɪ/ | /t/ | /ə/ | /n/ |
- Sounds
- 5 sounds from 7 letters: 2 vowels /aɪ/, /ə/ and 3 consonants /l/, /t/, /n/
- Syllables
- 2 — LAI · tan, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- fairly common: 6.1 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #6,103 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /aɪtən/
Words that rhyme with “lighten” (/aɪtən/)
frightentightentitanbrightentritonheightenwhitenenlighten
See all 8 words that rhyme with “lighten” →
“lighten” — questions & answers
How do you spell “lighten”?
L-I-G-H-T-E-N in English; “laitan” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “lighten”?
LAI-tan — IPA /ˈlaɪtən/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “lighten”?
/ˈlaɪtən/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.