contraction
kan-TRAK-shan
kantrakshan in Ingglish
IPA /kənˈtɹækʃən/ · 3 syllables
How “contraction” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | con | t | r | a | c | ti | on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | kan | t | r | a | k | sh | an |
“contraction” sound by sound
| Ingglish | k | a | n | t | r | a | k | sh | a | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /k/ | /ə/ | /n/ | /t/ | /ɹ/ | /æ/ | /k/ | /ʃ/ | /ə/ | /n/ |
- Sounds
- 10 sounds from 11 letters: 3 vowels /ə/, /æ/, /ə/ and 7 consonants /k/, /n/, /t/, /ɹ/, /k/, /ʃ/, /n/
- Syllables
- 3 — kan · TRAK · shan, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 1.1 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #16,387 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ækʃən/
Words that rhyme with “contraction” (/ækʃən/)
reactionattractiondistractiontransactionextractionretractioninfractionabstractionsubtractioninaction
See all 20 words that rhyme with “contraction” →
“contraction” — questions & answers
How do you spell “contraction”?
C-O-N-T-R-A-C-T-I-O-N in English; “kantrakshan” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “contraction”?
kan-TRAK-shan — IPA /kənˈtɹækʃən/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “contraction”?
/kənˈtɹækʃən/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.