somali
sa-MO-lee
samolee in Ingglish
IPA /səˈmɑli/ · 3 syllables
How “somali” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | s | om | a | — | l | i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | s | — | a | mo | l | ee |
“somali” sound by sound
| Ingglish | s | a | m | o | l | ee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /s/ | /ə/ | /m/ | /ɑ/ | /l/ | /i/ |
- Sounds
- 6 sounds from 6 letters: 3 vowels /ə/, /ɑ/, /i/ and 3 consonants /s/, /m/, /l/
- Syllables
- 3 — sa · MO · lee, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- rare: 0.02 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #48,272 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɑli/
Words that rhyme with “somali” (/ɑli/)
natalebialybengalicanalemollyhollyjollypollydollygolly
“somali” — questions & answers
How do you spell “somali”?
S-O-M-A-L-I in English; “samolee” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “somali”?
sa-MO-lee — IPA /səˈmɑli/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “somali”?
/səˈmɑli/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.