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MAYN
mayn in Ingglish
IPA /ˈmeɪn/ · 1 syllable
How “main” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | m | ai | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | m | ay | n |
“main” sound by sound
| Ingglish | m | ay | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /m/ | /eɪ/ | /n/ |
- Sounds
- 3 sounds from 4 letters: 1 vowel /eɪ/ and 2 consonants /m/, /n/
- Syllables
- 1 — MAYN
- Frequency
- common: 43.8 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #1,455 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /eɪn/
Words that sound like “main” (homophones)
Words that rhyme with “main” (/eɪn/)
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“main” — questions & answers
How do you spell “main”?
M-A-I-N in English; “mayn” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “main”?
MAYN — IPA /ˈmeɪn/, 1 syllable.
What is the IPA for “main”?
/ˈmeɪn/ — 1 syllable.
What words sound like “main”?
“maine”, “mane” — same sounds, different spelling.