cantankerous
kan-TANG-ker-as
kantangkeras in Ingglish
IPA /kænˈtæŋkɝəs/ · 4 syllables
How “cantankerous” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | c | anta | n | ker | ou | s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | k | anta | ng | ker | a | s |
“cantankerous” sound by sound
| Ingglish | k | a | n | t | a | ng | k | er | a | s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /k/ | /æ/ | /n/ | /t/ | /æ/ | /ŋ/ | /k/ | /ɝ/ | /ə/ | /s/ |
- Sounds
- 10 sounds from 12 letters: 4 vowels /æ/, /æ/, /ɝ/, /ə/ and 6 consonants /k/, /n/, /t/, /ŋ/, /k/, /s/
- Syllables
- 4 — kan · TANG · ker · as, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.22 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #31,237 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /æŋkɝəs/
Words that rhyme with “cantankerous” (/æŋkɝəs/)
“cantankerous” — questions & answers
How do you spell “cantankerous”?
C-A-N-T-A-N-K-E-R-O-U-S in English; “kantangkeras” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “cantankerous”?
kan-TANG-ker-as — IPA /kænˈtæŋkɝəs/, 4 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “cantankerous”?
/kænˈtæŋkɝəs/ — 4 syllables, stress on the 2nd.