sapphire
SA-fai-er
safaier in Ingglish
IPA /ˈsæfaɪɝ/ · 3 syllables
How “sapphire” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | sa | pph | i | r | e | — |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | sa | fa | i | — | e | r |
“sapphire” sound by sound
| Ingglish | s | a | f | ai | er |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /s/ | /æ/ | /f/ | /aɪ/ | /ɝ/ |
- Sounds
- 5 sounds from 8 letters: 3 vowels /æ/, /aɪ/, /ɝ/ and 2 consonants /s/, /f/
- Syllables
- 3 — SA · fai · er, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- fairly common: 1.2 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #15,589 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /æfaɪɝ/
“sapphire” — questions & answers
How do you spell “sapphire”?
S-A-P-P-H-I-R-E in English; “safaier” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “sapphire”?
SA-fai-er — IPA /ˈsæfaɪɝ/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “sapphire”?
/ˈsæfaɪɝ/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.