may
MAY
may in Ingglish
IPA /ˈmeɪ/ · 1 syllable
How “may” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | m | ay |
|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | m | ay |
“may” sound by sound
| Ingglish | m | ay |
|---|---|---|
| IPA | /m/ | /eɪ/ |
- Sounds
- 2 sounds from 3 letters: 1 vowel /eɪ/ and 1 consonant /m/
- Syllables
- 1 — MAY
- Frequency
- very common: 525 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #211 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /eɪ/
Words that sound like “may” (homophones)
Words that rhyme with “may” (/eɪ/)
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“may” — questions & answers
How do you spell “may”?
M-A-Y in English; “may” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “may”?
MAY — IPA /ˈmeɪ/, 1 syllable.
What is the IPA for “may”?
/ˈmeɪ/ — 1 syllable.
What words sound like “may”?
“mae” — same sounds, different spelling.