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mermaid

MER-MAYD
mermayd in Ingglish
IPA /ˈmɝˌmeɪd/ · 2 syllables

How “mermaid” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “mermaid” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishmermaid
Ingglishmermayd

“mermaid” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “mermaid”
Ingglishmermayd
IPA/m//ɝ//m//eɪ//d/
Sounds
5 sounds from 7 letters: 2 vowels /ɝ/, /eɪ/ and 3 consonants /m/, /m/, /d/
Syllables
2 — MER · MAYD, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 3.2 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #8,999 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɝmeɪd/

“mermaid” — questions & answers

How do you spell “mermaid”?

M-E-R-M-A-I-D in English; “mermayd” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “mermaid”?

MER-MAYD — IPA /ˈmɝˌmeɪd/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “mermaid”?

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

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