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maintain

mayn-TAYN

mayntayn in Ingglish

IPA /meɪnˈteɪn/ · 2 syllables

How “maintain” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “maintain” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
English	m	ai	n	t	ai	n
Ingglish	m	ay	n	t	ay	n

“maintain” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “maintain”
Ingglish	m	ay	n	t	ay	n
IPA	/m/	/eɪ/	/n/	/t/	/eɪ/	/n/

Sounds: 6 sounds from 8 letters: 2 vowels /eɪ/, /eɪ/ and 4 consonants /m/, /n/, /t/, /n/
Syllables: 2 — mayn · TAYN, stress on the 2nd
Frequency: common: 13.3 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #3,581 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending: /eɪn/

Words that rhyme with “maintain” (/eɪn/)

explain insane remain champagne campaign elaine complain cocaine contain obtain

“maintain” — questions & answers

How do you spell “maintain”?

M-A-I-N-T-A-I-N in English; “mayntayn” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “maintain”?

mayn-TAYN — IPA /meɪnˈteɪn/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “maintain”?

/meɪnˈteɪn/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

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