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poltergeist

POHL-ter-GAIST
pohltergaist in Ingglish
IPA /ˈpoʊltɝˌɡaɪst/ · 3 syllables

How “poltergeist” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “poltergeist” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishpoltergeist
Ingglishpohltergaist

“poltergeist” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “poltergeist”
Ingglishpohltergaist
IPA/p//oʊ//l//t//ɝ//ɡ//aɪ//s//t/
Sounds
9 sounds from 11 letters: 3 vowels /oʊ/, /ɝ/, /aɪ/ and 6 consonants /p/, /l/, /t/, /ɡ/, /s/, /t/
Syllables
3 — POHL · ter · GAIST, stress on the 1st
Frequency
uncommon: 0.64 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #21,351 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/oʊltɝɡaɪst/

“poltergeist” — questions & answers

How do you spell “poltergeist”?

P-O-L-T-E-R-G-E-I-S-T in English; “pohltergaist” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “poltergeist”?

POHL-ter-GAIST — IPA /ˈpoʊltɝˌɡaɪst/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “poltergeist”?

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

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