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characterize

KE-rak-ter-AIZ
kairakteraiz in Ingglish
IPA /ˈkɛɹəktɝˌaɪz/ · 4 syllables

How “characterize” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “characterize” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishcha—racterize
Ingglishkairakteraiz

“characterize” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “characterize”
Ingglishkerakteraiz
IPA/k//ɛ//ɹ//ə//k//t//ɝ//aɪ//z/
Sounds
9 sounds from 12 letters: 4 vowels /ɛ/, /ə/, /ɝ/, /aɪ/ and 5 consonants /k/, /ɹ/, /k/, /t/, /z/
Syllables
4 — KE · rak · ter · AIZ, stress on the 1st
Frequency
uncommon: 0.70 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #20,412 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɛɹəktɝaɪz/

“characterize” — questions & answers

How do you spell “characterize”?

C-H-A-R-A-C-T-E-R-I-Z-E in English; “kairakteraiz” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “characterize”?

KE-rak-ter-AIZ — IPA /ˈkɛɹəktɝˌaɪz/, 4 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “characterize”?

/ˈkɛɹəktɝˌaɪz/ — 4 syllables, stress on the 1st.

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