wailing
WAY-ling
wayling in Ingglish
IPA /ˈweɪlɪŋ/ · 2 syllables
How “wailing” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | w | ai | ling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | w | ay | ling |
“wailing” sound by sound
| Ingglish | w | ay | l | i | ng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /w/ | /eɪ/ | /l/ | /ɪ/ | /ŋ/ |
- Sounds
- 5 sounds from 7 letters: 2 vowels /eɪ/, /ɪ/ and 3 consonants /w/, /l/, /ŋ/
- Syllables
- 2 — WAY · ling, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- fairly common: 3.1 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #9,168 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /eɪlɪŋ/
Words that sound like “wailing” (homophones)
Words that rhyme with “wailing” (/eɪlɪŋ/)
sailingfailingtailingtrailingrailingbailinghailingmailingnailingwhaling
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“wailing” — questions & answers
How do you spell “wailing”?
W-A-I-L-I-N-G in English; “wayling” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “wailing”?
WAY-ling — IPA /ˈweɪlɪŋ/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “wailing”?
/ˈweɪlɪŋ/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What words sound like “wailing”?
“whaling” — same sounds, different spelling.