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yankee

YANG-kee
yangkee in Ingglish
IPA /ˈjæŋki/ · 2 syllables

How “yankee” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “yankee” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishyankee
Ingglishyangkee

“yankee” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “yankee”
Ingglishyangkee
IPA/j//æ//ŋ//k//i/
Sounds
5 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /æ/, /i/ and 3 consonants /j/, /ŋ/, /k/
Syllables
2 — YANG · kee, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 9.2 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #4,649 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/æŋki/

Words that rhyme with “yankee” (/æŋki/)

crankyspankyhankyblankylanky

“yankee” — questions & answers

How do you spell “yankee”?

Y-A-N-K-E-E in English; “yangkee” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “yankee”?

YANG-kee — IPA /ˈjæŋki/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “yankee”?

/ˈjæŋki/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

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