retire
ri-TAIR
ritair in Ingglish
IPA /ɹɪˈtaɪɹ/ · 2 syllables
How “retire” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | r | e | t | — | i | re |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | r | i | t | a | i | r |
“retire” sound by sound
| Ingglish | r | i | t | ai | r |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /ɹ/ | /ɪ/ | /t/ | /aɪ/ | /ɹ/ |
- Sounds
- 5 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /ɪ/, /aɪ/ and 3 consonants /ɹ/, /t/, /ɹ/
- Syllables
- 2 — ri · TAIR, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- common: 10.0 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #4,400 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /aɪɹ/
Words that rhyme with “retire” (/aɪɹ/)
admireinspireinquireaspireexpireafireperspirerehiresquiretyre
See all 19 words that rhyme with “retire” →
“retire” — questions & answers
How do you spell “retire”?
R-E-T-I-R-E in English; “ritair” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “retire”?
ri-TAIR — IPA /ɹɪˈtaɪɹ/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “retire”?
/ɹɪˈtaɪɹ/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.