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retaliate

ri-TA-lee-AYT
ritaleeayt in Ingglish
IPA /ɹɪˈtæliˌeɪt/ · 4 syllables

How “retaliate” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “retaliate” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishretalia—te
Ingglishritaleeayt—

“retaliate” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “retaliate”
Ingglishritaleeayt
IPA/ɹ//ɪ//t//æ//l//i//eɪ//t/
Sounds
8 sounds from 9 letters: 4 vowels /ɪ/, /æ/, /i/, /eɪ/ and 4 consonants /ɹ/, /t/, /l/, /t/
Syllables
4 — ri · TA · lee · AYT, stress on the 2nd
Frequency
fairly common: 1.3 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #15,226 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ælieɪt/

“retaliate” — questions & answers

How do you spell “retaliate”?

R-E-T-A-L-I-A-T-E in English; “ritaleeayt” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “retaliate”?

ri-TA-lee-AYT — IPA /ɹɪˈtæliˌeɪt/, 4 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “retaliate”?

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

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