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soften

SO-fan
sofan in Ingglish
IPA /ˈsɑfən/ · 2 syllables

How “soften” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “soften” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishsoften
Ingglishsofan

“soften” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “soften”
Ingglishsofan
IPA/s//ɑ//f//ə//n/
Sounds
5 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /ɑ/, /ə/ and 3 consonants /s/, /f/, /n/
Syllables
2 — SO · fan, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 1.5 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #13,875 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɑfən/

“soften” — questions & answers

How do you spell “soften”?

S-O-F-T-E-N in English; “sofan” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “soften”?

SO-fan — IPA /ˈsɑfən/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “soften”?

/ˈsɑfən/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

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