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samurai

SA-mu-RAI
samurai in Ingglish
IPA /ˈsæmʊˌɹaɪ/ · 3 syllables

How “samurai” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “samurai” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishsamurai
Ingglishsamurai

“samurai” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “samurai”
Ingglishsamurai
IPA/s//æ//m//ʊ//ɹ//aɪ/
Sounds
6 sounds from 7 letters: 3 vowels /æ/, /ʊ/, /aɪ/ and 3 consonants /s/, /m/, /ɹ/
Syllables
3 — SA · mu · RAI, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 3.2 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #9,035 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/æmʊɹaɪ/

“samurai” — questions & answers

How do you spell “samurai”?

S-A-M-U-R-A-I in English; “samurai” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “samurai”?

SA-mu-RAI — IPA /ˈsæmʊˌɹaɪ/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “samurai”?

/ˈsæmʊˌɹaɪ/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

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