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polite

pa-LAIT

palait in Ingglish

IPA /pəˈlaɪt/ · 2 syllables

How “polite” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “polite” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
English	p	o	l	i	t	e
Ingglish	p	a	l	ai	t	—

“polite” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “polite”
Ingglish	p	a	l	ai	t
IPA	/p/	/ə/	/l/	/aɪ/	/t/

Sounds: 5 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /ə/, /aɪ/ and 3 consonants /p/, /l/, /t/
Syllables: 2 — pa · LAIT, stress on the 2nd
Frequency: common: 14.3 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #3,400 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending: /aɪt/

Words that rhyme with “polite” (/aɪt/)

tonight alright invite despite delight uptight upright recite rewrite excite

“polite” — questions & answers

How do you spell “polite”?

P-O-L-I-T-E in English; “palait” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “polite”?

pa-LAIT — IPA /pəˈlaɪt/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “polite”?

/pəˈlaɪt/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

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