ukulele
YOO-ka-LAY-lee
yookalaylee in Ingglish
IPA /ˌjukəˈleɪli/ · 4 syllables
How “ukulele” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | u | k | u | l | e | l | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | yoo | k | a | l | ay | l | ee |
“ukulele” sound by sound
| Ingglish | y | oo | k | a | l | ay | l | ee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /j/ | /u/ | /k/ | /ə/ | /l/ | /eɪ/ | /l/ | /i/ |
- Sounds
- 8 sounds from 7 letters: 4 vowels /u/, /ə/, /eɪ/, /i/ and 4 consonants /j/, /k/, /l/, /l/
- Syllables
- 4 — YOO · ka · LAY · lee, stress on the 3rd
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.58 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #22,424 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /eɪli/
Words that rhyme with “ukulele” (/eɪli/)
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“ukulele” — questions & answers
How do you spell “ukulele”?
U-K-U-L-E-L-E in English; “yookalaylee” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “ukulele”?
YOO-ka-LAY-lee — IPA /ˌjukəˈleɪli/, 4 syllables, stress on the 3rd.
What is the IPA for “ukulele”?
/ˌjukəˈleɪli/ — 4 syllables, stress on the 3rd.