obey
oh-BAY
ohbay in Ingglish
IPA /oʊˈbeɪ/ · 2 syllables
How “obey” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | o | — | b | e | y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | o | h | b | a | y |
“obey” sound by sound
| Ingglish | oh | b | ay |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /oʊ/ | /b/ | /eɪ/ |
- Sounds
- 3 sounds from 4 letters: 2 vowels /oʊ/, /eɪ/ and 1 consonant /b/
- Syllables
- 2 — oh · BAY, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 9.2 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #4,674 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /eɪ/
Words that rhyme with “obey” (/eɪ/)
okayawaytodaydelayballetbetraydisplayessayhoorayrepay
“obey” — questions & answers
How do you spell “obey”?
O-B-E-Y in English; “ohbay” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “obey”?
oh-BAY — IPA /oʊˈbeɪ/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “obey”?
/oʊˈbeɪ/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.