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obligation

O-bla-GAY-shan
oblagayshan in Ingglish
IPA /ˌɑbləˈɡeɪʃən/ · 4 syllables

How “obligation” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “obligation” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishobligation
Ingglishoblagayshan

“obligation” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “obligation”
Ingglishoblagayshan
IPA/ɑ//b//l//ə//ɡ//eɪ//ʃ//ə//n/
Sounds
9 sounds from 10 letters: 4 vowels /ɑ/, /ə/, /eɪ/, /ə/ and 5 consonants /b/, /l/, /ɡ/, /ʃ/, /n/
Syllables
4 — O · bla · GAY · shan, stress on the 3rd
Frequency
fairly common: 6.9 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #5,616 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/eɪʃən/

Words that rhyme with “obligation” (/eɪʃən/)

informationsituationconversationoperationexplanationeducationreputationinvitationmedicationgeneration

“obligation” — questions & answers

How do you spell “obligation”?

O-B-L-I-G-A-T-I-O-N in English; “oblagayshan” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “obligation”?

O-bla-GAY-shan — IPA /ˌɑbləˈɡeɪʃən/, 4 syllables, stress on the 3rd.

What is the IPA for “obligation”?

/ˌɑbləˈɡeɪʃən/ — 4 syllables, stress on the 3rd.

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