Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

î

/ˈaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: i
IPA: /ˈaɪ/

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Scrabble Score

1

Letters

1

Syllables

1

Unique Chars

Meaning

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An orthographic ⟨i⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as being the FLEECE vowel, as in the word "machine".

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An element of the digraph îr, a dictionary transcription for the NEAR vowel

Homonyms

i. ī ị ĭ ĩ a᷍i a͟i

Rhymes With

i i. y ī ȳ cài ị ĭ ĩ yͤ yͭ yͧ

Questions

How do you pronounce î?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪ/.
What does î mean?: An orthographic ⟨i⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as being the FLEECE vowel, as in the word "machine".

How to pronounce î

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “î”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈaɪ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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Repeat and practice — Say “î” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.