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uptight

ap-TAIT

aptait in Ingglish

IPA /əpˈtaɪt/ · 2 syllables

How “uptight” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “uptight” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
English	u	p	t	igh	t
Ingglish	a	p	t	ai	t

“uptight” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “uptight”
Ingglish	a	p	t	ai	t
IPA	/ə/	/p/	/t/	/aɪ/	/t/

Sounds: 5 sounds from 7 letters: 2 vowels /ə/, /aɪ/ and 3 consonants /p/, /t/, /t/
Syllables: 2 — ap · TAIT, stress on the 2nd
Frequency: fairly common: 4.1 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #7,781 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending: /aɪt/

Words that rhyme with “uptight” (/aɪt/)

tonight alright invite polite despite delight upright recite rewrite excite

“uptight” — questions & answers

How do you spell “uptight”?

U-P-T-I-G-H-T in English; “aptait” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “uptight”?

ap-TAIT — IPA /əpˈtaɪt/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “uptight”?

/əpˈtaɪt/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

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