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optimist

OP-ta-mist
optamist in Ingglish
IPA /ˈɑptəmɪst/ · 3 syllables

How “optimist” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “optimist” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishoptimist
Ingglishoptamist

“optimist” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “optimist”
Ingglishoptamist
IPA/ɑ//p//t//ə//m//ɪ//s//t/
Sounds
8 sounds from 8 letters: 3 vowels /ɑ/, /ə/, /ɪ/ and 5 consonants /p/, /t/, /m/, /s/, /t/
Syllables
3 — OP · ta · mist, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 1.6 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #13,664 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɑptəmɪst/

“optimist” — questions & answers

How do you spell “optimist”?

O-P-T-I-M-I-S-T in English; “optamist” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “optimist”?

OP-ta-mist — IPA /ˈɑptəmɪst/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “optimist”?

/ˈɑptəmɪst/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

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