malay
MAY-lay
maylay in Ingglish
IPA /ˈmeɪleɪ/ · 2 syllables
How “malay” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | m | a | lay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | m | ay | lay |
“malay” sound by sound
| Ingglish | m | ay | l | ay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /m/ | /eɪ/ | /l/ | /eɪ/ |
- Sounds
- 4 sounds from 5 letters: 2 vowels /eɪ/, /eɪ/ and 2 consonants /m/, /l/
- Syllables
- 2 — MAY · lay, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.34 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #27,476 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /eɪleɪ/
Words that sound like “malay” (homophones)
Words that rhyme with “malay” (/eɪleɪ/)
“malay” — questions & answers
How do you spell “malay”?
M-A-L-A-Y in English; “maylay” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “malay”?
MAY-lay — IPA /ˈmeɪleɪ/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “malay”?
/ˈmeɪleɪ/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What words sound like “malay”?
“melee” — same sounds, different spelling.