shellac
SHE-LAK
shelak in Ingglish
IPA /ˈʃɛˌlæk/ · 2 syllables
How “shellac” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | she | ll | a | c |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | she | l | a | k |
“shellac” sound by sound
| Ingglish | sh | e | l | a | k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /ʃ/ | /ɛ/ | /l/ | /æ/ | /k/ |
- Sounds
- 5 sounds from 7 letters: 2 vowels /ɛ/, /æ/ and 3 consonants /ʃ/, /l/, /k/
- Syllables
- 2 — SHE · LAK, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.10 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #38,694 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛlæk/
Words that sound like “shellac” (homophones)
“shellac” — questions & answers
How do you spell “shellac”?
S-H-E-L-L-A-C in English; “shelak” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “shellac”?
SHE-LAK — IPA /ˈʃɛˌlæk/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “shellac”?
/ˈʃɛˌlæk/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What words sound like “shellac”?
“shellack” — same sounds, different spelling.