wherefore
wair-FOR
wairfor in Ingglish
IPA /wɛɹˈfɔɹ/ · 2 syllables
How “wherefore” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | where | f | or | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | wair | f | or | — |
“wherefore” sound by sound
| Ingglish | w | e | r | f | aw | r |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /w/ | /ɛ/ | /ɹ/ | /f/ | /ɔ/ | /ɹ/ |
- Sounds
- 6 sounds from 9 letters: 2 vowels /ɛ/, /ɔ/ and 4 consonants /w/, /ɹ/, /f/, /ɹ/
- Syllables
- 2 — wair · FOR, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.88 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #18,469 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɔɹ/
Words that rhyme with “wherefore” (/ɔɹ/)
beforeignoreadoreashoreexploresenorrestoreimploredecorgalore
“wherefore” — questions & answers
How do you spell “wherefore”?
W-H-E-R-E-F-O-R-E in English; “wairfor” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “wherefore”?
wair-FOR — IPA /wɛɹˈfɔɹ/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “wherefore”?
/wɛɹˈfɔɹ/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.