"Likelihood" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈɫaɪkɫiˌhʊd/ in IPA and it has 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
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/ˈɫaɪkɫiˌhʊd/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/lˈaɪklihˌʊd/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"likelihood" has 3 syllables: likelihood.
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"Likelihood" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈɫaɪkɫiˌhʊd/ in IPA and it has 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Likelihood" has 3 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "likelihood" is /ˈɫaɪkɫiˌhʊd/.
Likelihood: The probability of a specified outcome; the chance of something happening; probability; the state or degree of being probable.
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