okay
OH-KAY
ohkay in Ingglish
IPA /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/ · 2 syllables
How “okay” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | o | k | ay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | oh | k | ay |
“okay” sound by sound
| Ingglish | oh | k | ay |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /oʊ/ | /k/ | /eɪ/ |
- Sounds
- 3 sounds from 4 letters: 2 vowels /oʊ/, /eɪ/ and 1 consonant /k/
- Syllables
- 2 — OH · KAY, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- one of the most common words in English: 2,058 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #73 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /eɪ/
Words that sound like “okay” (homophones)
Words that rhyme with “okay” (/eɪ/)
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“okay” — questions & answers
How do you spell “okay”?
O-K-A-Y in English; “ohkay” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “okay”?
OH-KAY — IPA /ˌoʊˈkeɪ/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “okay”?
/ˌoʊˈkeɪ/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What words sound like “okay”?
“ok” — same sounds, different spelling.