contentious
kan-TEN-shas
kantenshas in Ingglish
IPA /kənˈtɛnʃəs/ · 3 syllables
How “contentious” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | con | t | e | n | ti | ous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | kan | t | e | n | sh | as |
“contentious” sound by sound
| Ingglish | k | a | n | t | e | n | sh | a | s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /k/ | /ə/ | /n/ | /t/ | /ɛ/ | /n/ | /ʃ/ | /ə/ | /s/ |
- Sounds
- 9 sounds from 11 letters: 3 vowels /ə/, /ɛ/, /ə/ and 6 consonants /k/, /n/, /t/, /n/, /ʃ/, /s/
- Syllables
- 3 — kan · TEN · shas, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.18 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #33,075 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛnʃəs/
Words that rhyme with “contentious” (/ɛnʃəs/)
pretentioustendentiousconscientiousunpretentious
“contentious” — questions & answers
How do you spell “contentious”?
C-O-N-T-E-N-T-I-O-U-S in English; “kantenshas” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “contentious”?
kan-TEN-shas — IPA /kənˈtɛnʃəs/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “contentious”?
/kənˈtɛnʃəs/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.