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whilst

WAILST
wailst in Ingglish
IPA /ˈwaɪlst/ · 1 syllable

How “whilst” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “whilst” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishwhilst
Ingglishwailst

“whilst” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “whilst”
Ingglishwailst
IPA/w//aɪ//l//s//t/
Sounds
5 sounds from 6 letters: 1 vowel /aɪ/ and 4 consonants /w/, /l/, /s/, /t/
Syllables
1 — WAILST
Frequency
fairly common: 1.5 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #13,804 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/aɪlst/

“whilst” — questions & answers

How do you spell “whilst”?

W-H-I-L-S-T in English; “wailst” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “whilst”?

WAILST — IPA /ˈwaɪlst/, 1 syllable.

What is the IPA for “whilst”?

/ˈwaɪlst/ — 1 syllable.

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