yoruba
ya-ROO-ba
yuhrooba in Ingglish
IPA /jəˈɹubə/ · 3 syllables
How “yoruba” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | y | or | u | — | ba |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | y | — | u | hroo | ba |
“yoruba” sound by sound
| Ingglish | y | a | r | oo | b | a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /j/ | /ə/ | /ɹ/ | /u/ | /b/ | /ə/ |
- Sounds
- 6 sounds from 6 letters: 3 vowels /ə/, /u/, /ə/ and 3 consonants /j/, /ɹ/, /b/
- Syllables
- 3 — ya · ROO · ba, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.10 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #38,981 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ubə/
Words that rhyme with “yoruba” (/ubə/)
“yoruba” — questions & answers
How do you spell “yoruba”?
Y-O-R-U-B-A in English; “yuhrooba” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “yoruba”?
ya-ROO-ba — IPA /jəˈɹubə/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “yoruba”?
/jəˈɹubə/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.