swahili
swo-HEE-lee
swoheelee in Ingglish
IPA /swɑˈhili/ · 3 syllables
How “swahili” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | sw | a | h | i | l | i |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | sw | o | h | ee | l | ee |
“swahili” sound by sound
| Ingglish | s | w | o | h | ee | l | ee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /s/ | /w/ | /ɑ/ | /h/ | /i/ | /l/ | /i/ |
- Sounds
- 7 sounds from 7 letters: 3 vowels /ɑ/, /i/, /i/ and 4 consonants /s/, /w/, /h/, /l/
- Syllables
- 3 — swo · HEE · lee, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.42 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #25,597 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ili/
Words that rhyme with “swahili” (/ili/)
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“swahili” — questions & answers
How do you spell “swahili”?
S-W-A-H-I-L-I in English; “swoheelee” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “swahili”?
swo-HEE-lee — IPA /swɑˈhili/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “swahili”?
/swɑˈhili/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.