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ptolemy

TO-la-mee
tolamee in Ingglish
IPA /ˈtɑləmi/ · 3 syllables

How “ptolemy” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “ptolemy” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishptolemy
Ingglish—tolamee

“ptolemy” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “ptolemy”
Ingglishtolamee
IPA/t//ɑ//l//ə//m//i/
Sounds
6 sounds from 7 letters: 3 vowels /ɑ/, /ə/, /i/ and 3 consonants /t/, /l/, /m/
Syllables
3 — TO · la · mee, stress on the 1st
Frequency
uncommon: 0.16 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #34,626 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɑləmi/

“ptolemy” — questions & answers

How do you spell “ptolemy”?

P-T-O-L-E-M-Y in English; “tolamee” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “ptolemy”?

TO-la-mee — IPA /ˈtɑləmi/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “ptolemy”?

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

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