Ingglish Translator

retain

ri-TAYN

ritayn in Ingglish

IPA /ɹɪˈteɪn/ · 2 syllables

How “retain” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “retain” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
English	r	e	ta	i	n
Ingglish	r	i	ta	y	n

“retain” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “retain”
Ingglish	r	i	t	ay	n
IPA	/ɹ/	/ɪ/	/t/	/eɪ/	/n/

Sounds: 5 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /ɪ/, /eɪ/ and 3 consonants /ɹ/, /t/, /n/
Syllables: 2 — ri · TAYN, stress on the 2nd
Frequency: fairly common: 2.4 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #10,648 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending: /eɪn/

Words that rhyme with “retain” (/eɪn/)

explain insane remain champagne campaign elaine maintain complain cocaine contain

“retain” — questions & answers

How do you spell “retain”?

R-E-T-A-I-N in English; “ritayn” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “retain”?

ri-TAYN — IPA /ɹɪˈteɪn/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “retain”?

/ɹɪˈteɪn/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

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