Phoney

How many syllables in Phoney?

phoney has 2 syllables

Split Phoney into syllables?

phoney

Definition of Phoney

not genuine or real; fake

How should Phoney divide into syllables

The first syllable 'pho' has one vowel 'o' and one consonant 'ph'. The second syllable 'ney' has two vowels 'e' and 'y' and no consonants.

Part of Speech - Phoney

Adjective

Sentences with Phoney

  • She knew the jewelry was phoney because it was too cheap.
  • He tried to pass off a phoney excuse for being late.
  • The magician's phoney act fooled no one.
  • The phoney painting was sold for thousands of dollars.
  • The company was caught selling phoney products.

Quotes with Phoney

  • 'I'm not a phoney. I'm a real fake.' - David Bowie
  • 'I'm a phoney. A fake. But I'm a real actor.' - Bobby Darin
  • 'I think everybody's phoney. Everybody's a phoney and the sooner people get that through their heads the happier they'll be.' - J.D. Salinger

Number of characters in Phoney

6 ( p, h, o, n, e, y )

Unique letters in Phoney

6 ( p, h, o, n, e, y )

Phoney Backwards

yenohp

Phonetic Transcription of Phoney

IPA (International): ˈfəʊni:

ARA (American): ˈfoni

EPA (English): ˈfəʊni:

FOW-NIY