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lockup

LO-KUHP
lokuhp in Ingglish
IPA /ˈlɑˌkʌp/ · 2 syllables

How “lockup” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “lockup” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishlockup
Ingglishlokuhp

“lockup” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “lockup”
Ingglishlokuhp
IPA/l//ɑ//k//ʌ//p/
Sounds
5 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /ɑ/, /ʌ/ and 3 consonants /l/, /k/, /p/
Syllables
2 — LO · KUHP, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 1.4 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #14,560 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɑkʌp/

“lockup” — questions & answers

How do you spell “lockup”?

L-O-C-K-U-P in English; “lokuhp” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “lockup”?

LO-KUHP — IPA /ˈlɑˌkʌp/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “lockup”?

/ˈlɑˌkʌp/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

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