spicy
SPAI-see
spaisee in Ingglish
IPA /ˈspaɪsi/ · 2 syllables
How “spicy” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | s | p | i | c | y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | s | p | ai | s | ee |
“spicy” sound by sound
| Ingglish | s | p | ai | s | ee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /s/ | /p/ | /aɪ/ | /s/ | /i/ |
- Sounds
- 5 sounds from 5 letters: 2 vowels /aɪ/, /i/ and 3 consonants /s/, /p/, /s/
- Syllables
- 2 — SPAI · see, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- fairly common: 3.4 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #8,739 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /aɪsi/
Words that sound like “spicy” (homophones)
Words that rhyme with “spicy” (/aɪsi/)
“spicy” — questions & answers
How do you spell “spicy”?
S-P-I-C-Y in English; “spaisee” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “spicy”?
SPAI-see — IPA /ˈspaɪsi/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “spicy”?
/ˈspaɪsi/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What words sound like “spicy”?
“spicey” — same sounds, different spelling.