pygmy
PIG-mee
pigmee in Ingglish
IPA /ˈpɪɡmi/ · 2 syllables
How “pygmy” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | p | y | g | m | y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | p | i | g | m | ee |
“pygmy” sound by sound
| Ingglish | p | i | g | m | ee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /p/ | /ɪ/ | /ɡ/ | /m/ | /i/ |
- Sounds
- 5 sounds from 5 letters: 2 vowels /ɪ/, /i/ and 3 consonants /p/, /ɡ/, /m/
- Syllables
- 2 — PIG · mee, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.66 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #21,065 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɪɡmi/
Words that sound like “pygmy” (homophones)
Words that rhyme with “pygmy” (/ɪɡmi/)
“pygmy” — questions & answers
How do you spell “pygmy”?
P-Y-G-M-Y in English; “pigmee” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “pygmy”?
PIG-mee — IPA /ˈpɪɡmi/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “pygmy”?
/ˈpɪɡmi/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What words sound like “pygmy”?
“pigmy” — same sounds, different spelling.