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sheer

SHEER
sheer in Ingglish
IPA /ˈʃɪɹ/ · 1 syllable

How “sheer” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “sheer” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishsheer
Ingglishsheer

“sheer” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “sheer”
Ingglishshir
IPA/ʃ//ɪ//ɹ/
Sounds
3 sounds from 5 letters: 1 vowel /ɪ/ and 2 consonants /ʃ/, /ɹ/
Syllables
1 — SHEER
Frequency
fairly common: 4.7 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #7,208 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɪɹ/

Words that sound like “sheer” (homophones)

shear

Words that rhyme with “sheer” (/ɪɹ/)

yeardearclearnearbeerfearcheergearreardeer

“sheer” — questions & answers

How do you spell “sheer”?

S-H-E-E-R in English; “sheer” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “sheer”?

SHEER — IPA /ˈʃɪɹ/, 1 syllable.

What is the IPA for “sheer”?

/ˈʃɪɹ/ — 1 syllable.

What words sound like “sheer”?

“shear” — same sounds, different spelling.

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