Ingglish Translator

severe

sa-VEER

saveer in Ingglish

IPA /səˈvɪɹ/ · 2 syllables

How “severe” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “severe” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
English	s	e	v	er	e	—
Ingglish	s	a	v	e	e	r

“severe” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “severe”
Ingglish	s	a	v	i	r
IPA	/s/	/ə/	/v/	/ɪ/	/ɹ/

Sounds: 5 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /ə/, /ɪ/ and 3 consonants /s/, /v/, /ɹ/
Syllables: 2 — sa · VEER, stress on the 2nd
Frequency: fairly common: 9.7 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #4,527 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending: /ɪɹ/

Words that rhyme with “severe” (/ɪɹ/)

career appear sincere premiere cashier frontier premier unclear amir revere

“severe” — questions & answers

How do you spell “severe”?

S-E-V-E-R-E in English; “saveer” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “severe”?

sa-VEER — IPA /səˈvɪɹ/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “severe”?

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

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