IPA Transcription of "wannabe" in American English

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wannabeˈwɑnəˌbi

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ˈwɔnəbiː/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈwɒnəˌbiː/

Similar Pronunciations

/bɑnəbə/1

/bɑnəmi/1

/dɑnəhi/1

/dɑnəli/2

/kwɑnəti/1

/kɑnəli/2

/kɑnəti/1

/lɑkəbi/1

/mɑnədi/1

/sɑθəbi/1

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