opossum
oh-PO-sam
ohposam in Ingglish
IPA /oʊˈpɑsəm/ · 3 syllables
How “opossum” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | o | p | o | s | s | u | m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | oh | p | o | — | s | a | m |
“opossum” sound by sound
| Ingglish | oh | p | o | s | a | m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /oʊ/ | /p/ | /ɑ/ | /s/ | /ə/ | /m/ |
- Sounds
- 6 sounds from 7 letters: 3 vowels /oʊ/, /ɑ/, /ə/ and 3 consonants /p/, /s/, /m/
- Syllables
- 3 — oh · PO · sam, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- rare: 0.08 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #40,035 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɑsəm/
Words that rhyme with “opossum” (/ɑsəm/)
“opossum” — questions & answers
How do you spell “opossum”?
O-P-O-S-S-U-M in English; “ohposam” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “opossum”?
oh-PO-sam — IPA /oʊˈpɑsəm/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “opossum”?
/oʊˈpɑsəm/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.