imitation
I-ma-TAY-shan
imatayshan in Ingglish
IPA /ˌɪməˈteɪʃən/ · 4 syllables
How “imitation” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | i | m | i | t | a | ti | on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | i | m | a | t | ay | sh | an |
“imitation” sound by sound
| Ingglish | i | m | a | t | ay | sh | a | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /ɪ/ | /m/ | /ə/ | /t/ | /eɪ/ | /ʃ/ | /ə/ | /n/ |
- Sounds
- 8 sounds from 9 letters: 4 vowels /ɪ/, /ə/, /eɪ/, /ə/ and 4 consonants /m/, /t/, /ʃ/, /n/
- Syllables
- 4 — I · ma · TAY · shan, stress on the 3rd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 2.8 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #9,792 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /eɪʃən/
Words that rhyme with “imitation” (/eɪʃən/)
informationsituationconversationoperationexplanationeducationreputationinvitationmedicationgeneration
“imitation” — questions & answers
How do you spell “imitation”?
I-M-I-T-A-T-I-O-N in English; “imatayshan” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “imitation”?
I-ma-TAY-shan — IPA /ˌɪməˈteɪʃən/, 4 syllables, stress on the 3rd.
What is the IPA for “imitation”?
/ˌɪməˈteɪʃən/ — 4 syllables, stress on the 3rd.