sustain
sa-STAYN
sastayn in Ingglish
IPA /səˈsteɪn/ · 2 syllables
How “sustain” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | s | u | s | t | ai | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | s | a | s | t | ay | n |
“sustain” sound by sound
| Ingglish | s | a | s | t | ay | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /s/ | /ə/ | /s/ | /t/ | /eɪ/ | /n/ |
- Sounds
- 6 sounds from 7 letters: 2 vowels /ə/, /eɪ/ and 4 consonants /s/, /s/, /t/, /n/
- Syllables
- 2 — sa · STAYN, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 2.7 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #9,943 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /eɪn/
Words that rhyme with “sustain” (/eɪn/)
explaininsaneremainchampagnecampaignelainemaintaincomplaincocainecontain
“sustain” — questions & answers
How do you spell “sustain”?
S-U-S-T-A-I-N in English; “sastayn” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “sustain”?
sa-STAYN — IPA /səˈsteɪn/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “sustain”?
/səˈsteɪn/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.