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retreat

ree-TREET
reetreet in Ingglish
IPA /ɹiˈtɹit/ · 2 syllables

How “retreat” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “retreat” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishretreat
Ingglishreetreet

“retreat” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “retreat”
Ingglishreetreet
IPA/ɹ//i//t//ɹ//i//t/
Sounds
6 sounds from 7 letters: 2 vowels /i/, /i/ and 4 consonants /ɹ/, /t/, /ɹ/, /t/
Syllables
2 — ree · TREET, stress on the 2nd
Frequency
fairly common: 9.7 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #4,501 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/it/

Words that rhyme with “retreat” (/it/)

completerepeatdefeatcompeteconcretereceiptdiscreetelitebackseatdeceit

“retreat” — questions & answers

How do you spell “retreat”?

R-E-T-R-E-A-T in English; “reetreet” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “retreat”?

ree-TREET — IPA /ɹiˈtɹit/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “retreat”?

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

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