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wife

WAIF
waif in Ingglish
IPA /ˈwaɪf/ · 1 syllable

How “wife” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “wife” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishwife
Ingglishwaif—

“wife” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “wife”
Ingglishwaif
IPA/w//aɪ//f/
Sounds
3 sounds from 4 letters: 1 vowel /aɪ/ and 2 consonants /w/, /f/
Syllables
1 — WAIF
Frequency
very common: 358 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #292 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/aɪf/

Words that rhyme with “wife” (/aɪf/)

lifeknifestrifefiferife

“wife” — questions & answers

How do you spell “wife”?

W-I-F-E in English; “waif” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “wife”?

WAIF — IPA /ˈwaɪf/, 1 syllable.

What is the IPA for “wife”?

/ˈwaɪf/ — 1 syllable.

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