selfish
SEL-fish
selfish in Ingglish
IPA /ˈsɛlfɪʃ/ · 2 syllables
How “selfish” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | s | e | l | f | i | sh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | s | e | l | f | i | sh |
“selfish” sound by sound
| Ingglish | s | e | l | f | i | sh |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /s/ | /ɛ/ | /l/ | /f/ | /ɪ/ | /ʃ/ |
- Sounds
- 6 sounds from 7 letters: 2 vowels /ɛ/, /ɪ/ and 4 consonants /s/, /l/, /f/, /ʃ/
- Syllables
- 2 — SEL · fish, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- common: 16.3 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #3,107 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛlfɪʃ/
Words that rhyme with “selfish” (/ɛlfɪʃ/)
“selfish” — questions & answers
How do you spell “selfish”?
S-E-L-F-I-S-H in English; “selfish” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “selfish”?
SEL-fish — IPA /ˈsɛlfɪʃ/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “selfish”?
/ˈsɛlfɪʃ/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.