metal
ME-tal
metal in Ingglish
IPA /ˈmɛtəl/ · 2 syllables
How “metal” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | m | e | t | al |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | m | e | t | al |
“metal” sound by sound
| Ingglish | m | e | t | a | l |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /m/ | /ɛ/ | /t/ | /ə/ | /l/ |
- Sounds
- 5 sounds from 5 letters: 2 vowels /ɛ/, /ə/ and 3 consonants /m/, /t/, /l/
- Syllables
- 2 — ME · tal, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- common: 20.0 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #2,658 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛtəl/
Words that sound like “metal” (homophones)
Words that rhyme with “metal” (/ɛtəl/)
settlekettlepetalmettlenettlebetelunsettle
“metal” — questions & answers
How do you spell “metal”?
M-E-T-A-L in English; “metal” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “metal”?
ME-tal — IPA /ˈmɛtəl/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “metal”?
/ˈmɛtəl/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What words sound like “metal”?
“mettle” — same sounds, different spelling.