maybe
MAY-bee
maybee in Ingglish
IPA /ˈmeɪbi/ · 2 syllables
How “maybe” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | mayb | e |
|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | mayb | ee |
“maybe” sound by sound
| Ingglish | m | ay | b | ee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /m/ | /eɪ/ | /b/ | /i/ |
- Sounds
- 4 sounds from 5 letters: 2 vowels /eɪ/, /i/ and 2 consonants /m/, /b/
- Syllables
- 2 — MAY · bee, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- very common: 950 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #131 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /eɪbi/
Words that rhyme with “maybe” (/eɪbi/)
“maybe” — questions & answers
How do you spell “maybe”?
M-A-Y-B-E in English; “maybee” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “maybe”?
MAY-bee — IPA /ˈmeɪbi/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “maybe”?
/ˈmeɪbi/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.