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pointy

POIN-tee
pointee in Ingglish
IPA /ˈpɔɪnti/ · 2 syllables

How “pointy” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “pointy” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishpointy
Ingglishpointee

“pointy” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “pointy”
Ingglishpointee
IPA/p//ɔɪ//n//t//i/
Sounds
5 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /ɔɪ/, /i/ and 3 consonants /p/, /n/, /t/
Syllables
2 — POIN · tee, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 2.1 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #11,641 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɔɪnti/

“pointy” — questions & answers

How do you spell “pointy”?

P-O-I-N-T-Y in English; “pointee” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “pointy”?

POIN-tee — IPA /ˈpɔɪnti/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “pointy”?

/ˈpɔɪnti/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

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