IPA Transcription of "rainbow" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “rainbow” is /ˈɹeɪnˌboʊ/.

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rainbowˈɹeɪnˌboʊ

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ˈɹæɪnbəʉ/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈɹeɪnbəʊ/

Similar Pronunciations

/beɪnjoʊ/1

/beɪnoʊ/1

/deɪnioʊ/1

/deɪnjoʊ/1

/leɪboʊ/1

/leɪnoʊ/1

/meɪnoʊ/2

/peɪnoʊ/1

/seɪboʊ/1

/seɪnjoʊ/1

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