lessen
LE-san
lesan in Ingglish
IPA /ˈlɛsən/ · 2 syllables
How “lessen” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | l | e | s | s | en |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | l | e | — | s | an |
“lessen” sound by sound
| Ingglish | l | e | s | a | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /l/ | /ɛ/ | /s/ | /ə/ | /n/ |
- Sounds
- 5 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /ɛ/, /ə/ and 3 consonants /l/, /s/, /n/
- Syllables
- 2 — LE · san, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.60 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #21,935 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛsən/
Words that sound like “lessen” (homophones)
Words that rhyme with “lessen” (/ɛsən/)
“lessen” — questions & answers
How do you spell “lessen”?
L-E-S-S-E-N in English; “lesan” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “lessen”?
LE-san — IPA /ˈlɛsən/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “lessen”?
/ˈlɛsən/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What words sound like “lessen”?
“lesson” — same sounds, different spelling.