detention
di-TEN-shan
ditenshan in Ingglish
IPA /dɪˈtɛnʃən/ · 3 syllables
How “detention” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | de | t | e | n | ti | on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | di | t | e | n | sh | an |
“detention” sound by sound
| Ingglish | d | i | t | e | n | sh | a | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /d/ | /ɪ/ | /t/ | /ɛ/ | /n/ | /ʃ/ | /ə/ | /n/ |
- Sounds
- 8 sounds from 9 letters: 3 vowels /ɪ/, /ɛ/, /ə/ and 5 consonants /d/, /t/, /n/, /ʃ/, /n/
- Syllables
- 3 — di · TEN · shan, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 6.7 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #5,741 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛnʃən/
Words that rhyme with “detention” (/ɛnʃən/)
attentionconventionintentioninventionextensiondimensionsuspensionascensioncontentionprevention
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“detention” — questions & answers
How do you spell “detention”?
D-E-T-E-N-T-I-O-N in English; “ditenshan” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “detention”?
di-TEN-shan — IPA /dɪˈtɛnʃən/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “detention”?
/dɪˈtɛnʃən/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.