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controversy

KON-tra-VER-see
kontraversee in Ingglish
IPA /ˈkɑntɹəˌvɝsi/ · 4 syllables

How “controversy” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “controversy” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishcontroversy
Ingglishkontraversee

“controversy” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “controversy”
Ingglishkontraversee
IPA/k//ɑ//n//t//ɹ//ə//v//ɝ//s//i/
Sounds
10 sounds from 11 letters: 4 vowels /ɑ/, /ə/, /ɝ/, /i/ and 6 consonants /k/, /n/, /t/, /ɹ/, /v/, /s/
Syllables
4 — KON · tra · VER · see, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 1.7 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #13,133 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɑntɹəvɝsi/

“controversy” — questions & answers

How do you spell “controversy”?

C-O-N-T-R-O-V-E-R-S-Y in English; “kontraversee” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “controversy”?

KON-tra-VER-see — IPA /ˈkɑntɹəˌvɝsi/, 4 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “controversy”?

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

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