lightening
LAI-ta-ning
laitaning in Ingglish
IPA /ˈlaɪtənɪŋ/ · 3 syllables
How “lightening” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | l | igh | t | ening |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | l | ai | t | aning |
“lightening” sound by sound
| Ingglish | l | ai | t | a | n | i | ng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /l/ | /aɪ/ | /t/ | /ə/ | /n/ | /ɪ/ | /ŋ/ |
- Sounds
- 7 sounds from 10 letters: 3 vowels /aɪ/, /ə/, /ɪ/ and 4 consonants /l/, /t/, /n/, /ŋ/
- Syllables
- 3 — LAI · ta · ning, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.52 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #23,336 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /aɪtənɪŋ/
Words that rhyme with “lightening” (/aɪtənɪŋ/)
frighteningtighteningbrighteningheighteningenlightening
“lightening” — questions & answers
How do you spell “lightening”?
L-I-G-H-T-E-N-I-N-G in English; “laitaning” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “lightening”?
LAI-ta-ning — IPA /ˈlaɪtənɪŋ/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “lightening”?
/ˈlaɪtənɪŋ/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.