tighten
TAI-tan
taitan in Ingglish
IPA /ˈtaɪtən/ · 2 syllables
How “tighten” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | t | igh | t | en |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | t | ai | t | an |
“tighten” sound by sound
| Ingglish | t | ai | t | a | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /t/ | /aɪ/ | /t/ | /ə/ | /n/ |
- Sounds
- 5 sounds from 7 letters: 2 vowels /aɪ/, /ə/ and 3 consonants /t/, /t/, /n/
- Syllables
- 2 — TAI · tan, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- fairly common: 2.9 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #9,533 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /aɪtən/
Words that sound like “tighten” (homophones)
Words that rhyme with “tighten” (/aɪtən/)
frightenlightentitanbrightentritonheightenwhitenenlighten
See all 8 words that rhyme with “tighten” →
“tighten” — questions & answers
How do you spell “tighten”?
T-I-G-H-T-E-N in English; “taitan” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “tighten”?
TAI-tan — IPA /ˈtaɪtən/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “tighten”?
/ˈtaɪtən/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What words sound like “tighten”?
“titan” — same sounds, different spelling.