sexy
SEK-see
seksee in Ingglish
IPA /ˈsɛksi/ · 2 syllables
How “sexy” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | s | e | x | y |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | s | e | ks | ee |
“sexy” sound by sound
| Ingglish | s | e | k | s | ee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /s/ | /ɛ/ | /k/ | /s/ | /i/ |
- Sounds
- 5 sounds from 4 letters: 2 vowels /ɛ/, /i/ and 3 consonants /s/, /k/, /s/
- Syllables
- 2 — SEK · see, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- common: 30.8 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #1,900 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛksi/
“sexy” — questions & answers
How do you spell “sexy”?
S-E-X-Y in English; “seksee” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “sexy”?
SEK-see — IPA /ˈsɛksi/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “sexy”?
/ˈsɛksi/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.