contention
kan-TEN-shan
kantenshan in Ingglish
IPA /kənˈtɛnʃən/ · 3 syllables
How “contention” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | con | t | e | n | ti | on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | kan | t | e | n | sh | an |
“contention” sound by sound
| Ingglish | k | a | n | t | e | n | sh | a | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /k/ | /ə/ | /n/ | /t/ | /ɛ/ | /n/ | /ʃ/ | /ə/ | /n/ |
- Sounds
- 9 sounds from 10 letters: 3 vowels /ə/, /ɛ/, /ə/ and 6 consonants /k/, /n/, /t/, /n/, /ʃ/, /n/
- Syllables
- 3 — kan · TEN · shan, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.82 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #18,976 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛnʃən/
Words that rhyme with “contention” (/ɛnʃən/)
attentionconventionintentiondetentioninventionextensiondimensionsuspensionascensionprevention
“contention” — questions & answers
How do you spell “contention”?
C-O-N-T-E-N-T-I-O-N in English; “kantenshan” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “contention”?
kan-TEN-shan — IPA /kənˈtɛnʃən/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “contention”?
/kənˈtɛnʃən/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.