abstain
ab-STAYN
abstayn in Ingglish
IPA /əbˈsteɪn/ · 2 syllables
How “abstain” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | a | b | s | t | ai | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | a | b | s | t | ay | n |
“abstain” sound by sound
| Ingglish | a | b | s | t | ay | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /ə/ | /b/ | /s/ | /t/ | /eɪ/ | /n/ |
- Sounds
- 6 sounds from 7 letters: 2 vowels /ə/, /eɪ/ and 4 consonants /b/, /s/, /t/, /n/
- Syllables
- 2 — ab · STAYN, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.52 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #23,143 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /eɪn/
Words that rhyme with “abstain” (/eɪn/)
explaininsaneremainchampagnecampaignelainemaintaincomplaincocainecontain
“abstain” — questions & answers
How do you spell “abstain”?
A-B-S-T-A-I-N in English; “abstayn” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “abstain”?
ab-STAYN — IPA /əbˈsteɪn/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “abstain”?
/əbˈsteɪn/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.