limbo
LIM-boh
limboh in Ingglish
IPA /ˈlɪmboʊ/ · 2 syllables
How “limbo” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | l | i | m | b | o |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | l | i | m | b | oh |
“limbo” sound by sound
| Ingglish | l | i | m | b | oh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /l/ | /ɪ/ | /m/ | /b/ | /oʊ/ |
- Sounds
- 5 sounds from 5 letters: 2 vowels /ɪ/, /oʊ/ and 3 consonants /l/, /m/, /b/
- Syllables
- 2 — LIM · boh, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- fairly common: 2.4 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #10,635 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɪmboʊ/
Words that rhyme with “limbo” (/ɪmboʊ/)
“limbo” — questions & answers
How do you spell “limbo”?
L-I-M-B-O in English; “limboh” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “limbo”?
LIM-boh — IPA /ˈlɪmboʊ/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “limbo”?
/ˈlɪmboʊ/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.