IPA Transcription of "helpless" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “helpless” is /ˈhɛlpləs/.

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ˈhelpləs/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈhɛlpləs/

Similar Pronunciations

/hoʊpləs/1

/hæpləs/1

/hɛdləs/1

/hɛlpfəl/1

/hɛlpləsli/1

/hɛlps/1

/hɛləs/1

/pɛpləs/1

/sɛlfləs/1

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  • Helpless2012 film by Byun Young-joo
  • Helplessoriginal song written and composed by Neil Young
  • Helpless2015 song by Phillipa Soo and the cast of Hamilton
  • Helplessepisode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (S3 E12)
  • Helpless1996 film by Shinji Aoyama
  • HelplessWikimedia disambiguation page
  • Helplessplay by Dusty Hughes

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