spelunking
spa-LUHNG-king
spaluhngking in Ingglish
IPA /spəˈlʌŋkɪŋ/ · 3 syllables
How “spelunking” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | sp | e | l | u | n | — | king |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | sp | a | l | uh | n | g | king |
“spelunking” sound by sound
| Ingglish | s | p | a | l | uh | ng | k | i | ng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /s/ | /p/ | /ə/ | /l/ | /ʌ/ | /ŋ/ | /k/ | /ɪ/ | /ŋ/ |
- Sounds
- 9 sounds from 10 letters: 3 vowels /ə/, /ʌ/, /ɪ/ and 6 consonants /s/, /p/, /l/, /ŋ/, /k/, /ŋ/
- Syllables
- 3 — spa · LUHNG · king, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.22 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #31,836 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ʌŋkɪŋ/
Words that rhyme with “spelunking” (/ʌŋkɪŋ/)
debunkingflunkingjunkingplunking
“spelunking” — questions & answers
How do you spell “spelunking”?
S-P-E-L-U-N-K-I-N-G in English; “spaluhngking” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “spelunking”?
spa-LUHNG-king — IPA /spəˈlʌŋkɪŋ/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “spelunking”?
/spəˈlʌŋkɪŋ/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.