luau
LOO-OU
loo-ou in Ingglish
IPA /ˈluˌaʊ/ · 2 syllables
How “luau” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | l | ua | u |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | l | oo-o | u |
“luau” sound by sound
| Ingglish | l | oo | ou |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /l/ | /u/ | /aʊ/ |
- Sounds
- 3 sounds from 4 letters: 2 vowels /u/, /aʊ/ and 1 consonant /l/
- Syllables
- 2 — LOO · OU, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- fairly common: 1.6 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #13,565 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /uaʊ/
“luau” — questions & answers
How do you spell “luau”?
L-U-A-U in English; “loo-ou” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “luau”?
LOO-OU — IPA /ˈluˌaʊ/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “luau”?
/ˈluˌaʊ/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.