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mainly

MAYN-lee
maynlee in Ingglish
IPA /ˈmeɪnli/ · 2 syllables

How “mainly” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “mainly” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishmainly
Ingglishmaynlee

“mainly” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “mainly”
Ingglishmaynlee
IPA/m//eɪ//n//l//i/
Sounds
5 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /eɪ/, /i/ and 3 consonants /m/, /n/, /l/
Syllables
2 — MAYN · lee, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 5.1 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #6,790 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/eɪnli/

Words that rhyme with “mainly” (/eɪnli/)

plainlyvainlyhumanelyungainly

“mainly” — questions & answers

How do you spell “mainly”?

M-A-I-N-L-Y in English; “maynlee” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “mainly”?

MAYN-lee — IPA /ˈmeɪnli/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “mainly”?

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

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