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softening

SAW-fa-ning
sawfaning in Ingglish
IPA /ˈsɔfənɪŋ/ · 3 syllables

How “softening” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “softening” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishsoftening
Ingglishsawfaning

“softening” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “softening”
Ingglishsawfaning
IPA/s//ɔ//f//ə//n//ɪ//ŋ/
Sounds
7 sounds from 9 letters: 3 vowels /ɔ/, /ə/, /ɪ/ and 4 consonants /s/, /f/, /n/, /ŋ/
Syllables
3 — SAW · fa · ning, stress on the 1st
Frequency
uncommon: 0.46 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #24,668 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɔfənɪŋ/

“softening” — questions & answers

How do you spell “softening”?

S-O-F-T-E-N-I-N-G in English; “sawfaning” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “softening”?

SAW-fa-ning — IPA /ˈsɔfənɪŋ/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “softening”?

/ˈsɔfənɪŋ/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

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