desperation
DE-sper-AY-shan
desperayshan in Ingglish
IPA /ˌdɛspɝˈeɪʃən/ · 4 syllables
How “desperation” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | d | e | s | p | er | a | ti | on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | d | e | s | p | er | ay | sh | an |
“desperation” sound by sound
| Ingglish | d | e | s | p | er | ay | sh | a | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /d/ | /ɛ/ | /s/ | /p/ | /ɝ/ | /eɪ/ | /ʃ/ | /ə/ | /n/ |
- Sounds
- 9 sounds from 11 letters: 4 vowels /ɛ/, /ɝ/, /eɪ/, /ə/ and 5 consonants /d/, /s/, /p/, /ʃ/, /n/
- Syllables
- 4 — DE · sper · AY · shan, stress on the 3rd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 3.1 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #9,219 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /eɪʃən/
Words that rhyme with “desperation” (/eɪʃən/)
informationsituationconversationoperationexplanationeducationreputationinvitationmedicationgeneration
“desperation” — questions & answers
How do you spell “desperation”?
D-E-S-P-E-R-A-T-I-O-N in English; “desperayshan” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “desperation”?
DE-sper-AY-shan — IPA /ˌdɛspɝˈeɪʃən/, 4 syllables, stress on the 3rd.
What is the IPA for “desperation”?
/ˌdɛspɝˈeɪʃən/ — 4 syllables, stress on the 3rd.