devastating
DE-va-STAY-ting
devastayting
/ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ/ · 4 syllables
In Ingglish — phonetic English where every spelling always makes the same sound — the word “devastating” is spelled “devastayting”. Here is how it sounds out, one sound at a time:
| Ingglish | d | e | v | a | s | t | ay | t | i | ng |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /d/ | /ɛ/ | /v/ | /ə/ | /s/ | /t/ | /eɪ/ | /t/ | /ɪ/ | /ŋ/ |
English writes “devastating” with
11 letters for 10 sounds. Ingglish writes it
“devastayting” — no silent letters, and the same spelling
always makes the same sound, so you can read it exactly as it looks.
Words that rhyme with “devastating”
goingsomethingthingdoinganythingnothingeverythingcomingtalkingbeing
“devastating” — questions & answers
How do you pronounce “devastating”?
“devastating” is pronounced DE-va-STAY-ting — IPA /ˈdɛvəˌsteɪtɪŋ/. In Ingglish phonetic spelling, where every spelling always makes the same sound, it is written “devastayting”.
How many syllables are in “devastating”?
“devastating” has 4 syllables: DE-va-STAY-ting (the capitalized syllable is stressed).