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makeshift

MAYK-SHIFT
maykshift in Ingglish
IPA /ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft/ · 2 syllables

How “makeshift” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “makeshift” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishmakeshift
Ingglishmayk—shift

“makeshift” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “makeshift”
Ingglishmaykshift
IPA/m//eɪ//k//ʃ//ɪ//f//t/
Sounds
7 sounds from 9 letters: 2 vowels /eɪ/, /ɪ/ and 5 consonants /m/, /k/, /ʃ/, /f/, /t/
Syllables
2 — MAYK · SHIFT, stress on the 1st
Frequency
uncommon: 0.40 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #25,924 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/eɪkʃɪft/

“makeshift” — questions & answers

How do you spell “makeshift”?

M-A-K-E-S-H-I-F-T in English; “maykshift” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “makeshift”?

MAYK-SHIFT — IPA /ˈmeɪkˌʃɪft/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “makeshift”?

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

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