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possum

PO-sam

posam in Ingglish

IPA /ˈpɑsəm/ · 2 syllables

How “possum” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “possum” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
English	p	o	s	s	u	m
Ingglish	p	o	—	s	a	m

“possum” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “possum”
Ingglish	p	o	s	a	m
IPA	/p/	/ɑ/	/s/	/ə/	/m/

Sounds: 5 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /ɑ/, /ə/ and 3 consonants /p/, /s/, /m/
Syllables: 2 — PO · sam, stress on the 1st
Frequency: fairly common: 2.1 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #11,580 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending: /ɑsəm/

Words that rhyme with “possum” (/ɑsəm/)

awesome blossom opossum

“possum” — questions & answers

How do you spell “possum”?

P-O-S-S-U-M in English; “posam” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “possum”?

PO-sam — IPA /ˈpɑsəm/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “possum”?

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

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