Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ibu

/ˈaɪ.bjuː/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.43 in modern English

Syllables
ibu
IPA
/ˈaɪ.bjuː/
5
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

ibuprofen

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of International Bitterness Unit: a measure of the bitterness of beer.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Clipping of ibuprofen.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ibus (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ibu?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈaɪ.bjuː/.
What does ibu mean?
ibuprofen
Where does ibu come from?
Clipping of ibuprofen.

How to pronounce ibu

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈaɪ.bjuː/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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