sixteen
sik-STEEN
siksteen in Ingglish
IPA /sɪkˈstin/ · 2 syllables
How “sixteen” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | s | i | x | t | ee | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | s | i | ks | t | ee | n |
“sixteen” sound by sound
| Ingglish | s | i | k | s | t | ee | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /s/ | /ɪ/ | /k/ | /s/ | /t/ | /i/ | /n/ |
- Sounds
- 7 sounds from 7 letters: 2 vowels /ɪ/, /i/ and 5 consonants /s/, /k/, /s/, /t/, /n/
- Syllables
- 2 — sik · STEEN, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 8.4 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #4,934 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /in/
Words that rhyme with “sixteen” (/in/)
betweenmachineroutinefifteenmarinechristineeugeneeighteenobscenesaline
“sixteen” — questions & answers
How do you spell “sixteen”?
S-I-X-T-E-E-N in English; “siksteen” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “sixteen”?
sik-STEEN — IPA /sɪkˈstin/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “sixteen”?
/sɪkˈstin/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.