IPA Transcription of "life" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “life” is /ˈlaɪf/.

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lifeˈlaɪf

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/lɑef/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈlaɪf/

Similar Pronunciations

/faɪf/5

/kaɪf/1

/laɪ/4

/laɪd/3

/laɪfs/2

/laɪfɚ/2

/laɪk/2

/laɪl/3

/laɪm/2

/laɪn/3

Derivations

Items

  • lifematter capable of extracting energy from the environment for replication
  • Life2017 film directed by Daniel Espinosa
  • Life1999 film by Ted Demme
  • LifeAmerican magazine published 1883-2000
  • Life2007 US TV series
  • Life2018 South Korean television series
  • Life2015 film by Anton Corbijn
  • LifeJapanese manga series
  • Life2020 UK TV series
  • LifeWikimedia disambiguation page

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