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petrify

PE-tra-FAI
petrafai in Ingglish
IPA /ˈpɛtɹəˌfaɪ/ · 3 syllables

How “petrify” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “petrify” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishpetrify
Ingglishpetrafai

“petrify” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “petrify”
Ingglishpetrafai
IPA/p//ɛ//t//ɹ//ə//f//aɪ/
Sounds
7 sounds from 7 letters: 3 vowels /ɛ/, /ə/, /aɪ/ and 4 consonants /p/, /t/, /ɹ/, /f/
Syllables
3 — PE · tra · FAI, stress on the 1st
Frequency
rare: 0.04 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #44,490 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɛtɹəfaɪ/

“petrify” — questions & answers

How do you spell “petrify”?

P-E-T-R-I-F-Y in English; “petrafai” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “petrify”?

PE-tra-FAI — IPA /ˈpɛtɹəˌfaɪ/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “petrify”?

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

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