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capstan

KAP-stan
kapstan in Ingglish
IPA /ˈkæpstən/ · 2 syllables

How “capstan” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “capstan” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishcapstan
Ingglishkapstan

“capstan” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “capstan”
Ingglishkapstan
IPA/k//æ//p//s//t//ə//n/
Sounds
7 sounds from 7 letters: 2 vowels /æ/, /ə/ and 5 consonants /k/, /p/, /s/, /t/, /n/
Syllables
2 — KAP · stan, stress on the 1st
Frequency
uncommon: 0.16 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #34,016 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/æpstən/

“capstan” — questions & answers

How do you spell “capstan”?

C-A-P-S-T-A-N in English; “kapstan” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “capstan”?

KAP-stan — IPA /ˈkæpstən/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “capstan”?

/ˈkæpstən/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

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