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paternal

pa-TER-nal
paternal in Ingglish
IPA /pəˈtɝnəl/ · 3 syllables

How “paternal” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “paternal” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishpaternal
Ingglishpaternal

“paternal” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “paternal”
Ingglishpaternal
IPA/p//ə//t//ɝ//n//ə//l/
Sounds
7 sounds from 8 letters: 3 vowels /ə/, /ɝ/, /ə/ and 4 consonants /p/, /t/, /n/, /l/
Syllables
3 — pa · TER · nal, stress on the 2nd
Frequency
uncommon: 0.82 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #19,075 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɝnəl/

Words that rhyme with “paternal” (/ɝnəl/)

eternalinternalexternalmaternalnocturnalinfernalfraternaldiurnalcoloneljournal

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“paternal” — questions & answers

How do you spell “paternal”?

P-A-T-E-R-N-A-L in English; “paternal” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “paternal”?

pa-TER-nal — IPA /pəˈtɝnəl/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “paternal”?

/pəˈtɝnəl/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

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