refer
ra-FER
rafer in Ingglish
IPA /ɹəˈfɝ/ · 2 syllables
How “refer” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | r | e | fer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | r | a | fer |
“refer” sound by sound
| Ingglish | r | a | f | er |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /ɹ/ | /ə/ | /f/ | /ɝ/ |
- Sounds
- 4 sounds from 5 letters: 2 vowels /ə/, /ɝ/ and 2 consonants /ɹ/, /f/
- Syllables
- 2 — ra · FER, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 7.5 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #5,313 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɝ/
Words that sound like “refer” (homophones)
Words that rhyme with “refer” (/ɝ/)
prefermonsieurtransferoccurchauffeurconferconcurdeferinferincur
See all 51 words that rhyme with “refer” →
“refer” — questions & answers
How do you spell “refer”?
R-E-F-E-R in English; “rafer” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “refer”?
ra-FER — IPA /ɹəˈfɝ/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “refer”?
/ɹəˈfɝ/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What words sound like “refer”?
“rougher” — same sounds, different spelling.