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preoccupy

pree-O-kya-PAI
preeokyapai in Ingglish
IPA /pɹiˈɑkjəˌpaɪ/ · 4 syllables

How “preoccupy” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “preoccupy” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishpreoccupy—
Ingglishpreeokyapai

“preoccupy” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “preoccupy”
Ingglishpreeokyapai
IPA/p//ɹ//i//ɑ//k//j//ə//p//aɪ/
Sounds
9 sounds from 9 letters: 4 vowels /i/, /ɑ/, /ə/, /aɪ/ and 5 consonants /p/, /ɹ/, /k/, /j/, /p/
Syllables
4 — pree · O · kya · PAI, stress on the 2nd
Frequency
rare: 0.06 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #42,173 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɑkjəpaɪ/

Words that rhyme with “preoccupy” (/ɑkjəpaɪ/)

occupy

“preoccupy” — questions & answers

How do you spell “preoccupy”?

P-R-E-O-C-C-U-P-Y in English; “preeokyapai” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “preoccupy”?

pree-O-kya-PAI — IPA /pɹiˈɑkjəˌpaɪ/, 4 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “preoccupy”?

/pɹiˈɑkjəˌpaɪ/ — 4 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

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