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literal

LI-ter-al
literal in Ingglish
IPA /ˈlɪtɝəl/ · 3 syllables

How “literal” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “literal” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishliteral
Ingglishliteral

“literal” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “literal”
Ingglishliteral
IPA/l//ɪ//t//ɝ//ə//l/
Sounds
6 sounds from 7 letters: 3 vowels /ɪ/, /ɝ/, /ə/ and 3 consonants /l/, /t/, /l/
Syllables
3 — LI · ter · al, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 1.4 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #14,559 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɪtɝəl/

“literal” — questions & answers

How do you spell “literal”?

L-I-T-E-R-A-L in English; “literal” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “literal”?

LI-ter-al — IPA /ˈlɪtɝəl/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “literal”?

/ˈlɪtɝəl/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

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