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select

sa-LEKT

salekt in Ingglish

IPA /səˈlɛkt/ · 2 syllables

How “select” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “select” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
English	s	e	le	c	t
Ingglish	s	a	le	k	t

“select” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “select”
Ingglish	s	a	l	e	k	t
IPA	/s/	/ə/	/l/	/ɛ/	/k/	/t/

Sounds: 6 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /ə/, /ɛ/ and 4 consonants /s/, /l/, /k/, /t/
Syllables: 2 — sa · LEKT, stress on the 2nd
Frequency: fairly common: 3.6 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #8,441 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending: /ɛkt/

Words that rhyme with “select” (/ɛkt/)

perfect expect respect protect correct suspect subject direct effect collect

“select” — questions & answers

How do you spell “select”?

S-E-L-E-C-T in English; “salekt” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “select”?

sa-LEKT — IPA /səˈlɛkt/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “select”?

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

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