IPA Transcription of "lie" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “lie” is /ˈlaɪ/.

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/lɑe/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈlaɪ/

Similar Pronunciations

/aɪ/9

/baɪ/7

/blaɪ/3

/daɪ/4

/faɪ/6

/flaɪ/2

/haɪ/7

/ilaɪ/2

/jaɪ/1

/kaɪ/4

Derivations

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  • liefalse statement made with the intent to deceive
  • LIE2017 film by Hanu Raghavapudi
  • LieWikimedia disambiguation page
  • Lie2018 single by NF
  • Liefamily name
  • Lie2010 song by no3b
  • LieJapanese model
  • Lie2019 single by Lukas Graham
  • Lie2007 song by Black Light Burns
  • Lie2005 song by Jo Hang Jo

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