abstention
ab-STEN-shan
abstenshan in Ingglish
IPA /əbˈstɛnʃən/ · 3 syllables
How “abstention” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | absten | tio | n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | absten | sha | n |
“abstention” sound by sound
| Ingglish | a | b | s | t | e | n | sh | a | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /ə/ | /b/ | /s/ | /t/ | /ɛ/ | /n/ | /ʃ/ | /ə/ | /n/ |
- Sounds
- 9 sounds from 10 letters: 3 vowels /ə/, /ɛ/, /ə/ and 6 consonants /b/, /s/, /t/, /n/, /ʃ/, /n/
- Syllables
- 3 — ab · STEN · shan, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.12 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #36,166 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛnʃən/
Words that rhyme with “abstention” (/ɛnʃən/)
attentionconventionintentiondetentioninventionextensiondimensionsuspensionascensioncontention
“abstention” — questions & answers
How do you spell “abstention”?
A-B-S-T-E-N-T-I-O-N in English; “abstenshan” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “abstention”?
ab-STEN-shan — IPA /əbˈstɛnʃən/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “abstention”?
/əbˈstɛnʃən/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.