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decimation

DE-sa-MAY-shan
desamayshan in Ingglish
IPA /ˈdɛsəˌmeɪʃən/ · 4 syllables

How “decimation” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “decimation” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishdecimation
Ingglishdesamayshan

“decimation” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “decimation”
Ingglishdesamayshan
IPA/d//ɛ//s//ə//m//eɪ//ʃ//ə//n/
Sounds
9 sounds from 10 letters: 4 vowels /ɛ/, /ə/, /eɪ/, /ə/ and 5 consonants /d/, /s/, /m/, /ʃ/, /n/
Syllables
4 — DE · sa · MAY · shan, stress on the 1st
Frequency
rare: 0.08 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #39,374 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɛsəmeɪʃən/

“decimation” — questions & answers

How do you spell “decimation”?

D-E-C-I-M-A-T-I-O-N in English; “desamayshan” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “decimation”?

DE-sa-MAY-shan — IPA /ˈdɛsəˌmeɪʃən/, 4 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “decimation”?

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

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