discretion
di-SKRE-shan
diskreshan in Ingglish
IPA /dɪˈskɹɛʃən/ · 3 syllables
How “discretion” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | d | i | s | c | r | e | ti | on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | d | i | s | k | r | e | sh | an |
“discretion” sound by sound
| Ingglish | d | i | s | k | r | e | sh | a | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /d/ | /ɪ/ | /s/ | /k/ | /ɹ/ | /ɛ/ | /ʃ/ | /ə/ | /n/ |
- Sounds
- 9 sounds from 10 letters: 3 vowels /ɪ/, /ɛ/, /ə/ and 6 consonants /d/, /s/, /k/, /ɹ/, /ʃ/, /n/
- Syllables
- 3 — di · SKRE · shan, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 3.8 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #8,256 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛʃən/
Words that rhyme with “discretion” (/ɛʃən/)
impressionconfessionpossessionexpressionprofessiondepressionobsessionaggressionoppressionconcession
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“discretion” — questions & answers
How do you spell “discretion”?
D-I-S-C-R-E-T-I-O-N in English; “diskreshan” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “discretion”?
di-SKRE-shan — IPA /dɪˈskɹɛʃən/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “discretion”?
/dɪˈskɹɛʃən/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.