observation
OB-zer-VAY-shan
obzervayshan in Ingglish
IPA /ˌɑbzɝˈveɪʃən/ · 4 syllables
How “observation” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | ob | s | erva | tio | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | ob | z | erva | ysha | n |
“observation” sound by sound
| Ingglish | o | b | z | er | v | ay | sh | a | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /ɑ/ | /b/ | /z/ | /ɝ/ | /v/ | /eɪ/ | /ʃ/ | /ə/ | /n/ |
- Sounds
- 9 sounds from 11 letters: 4 vowels /ɑ/, /ɝ/, /eɪ/, /ə/ and 5 consonants /b/, /z/, /v/, /ʃ/, /n/
- Syllables
- 4 — OB · zer · VAY · shan, stress on the 3rd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 7.6 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #5,250 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /eɪʃən/
Words that rhyme with “observation” (/eɪʃən/)
informationsituationconversationoperationexplanationeducationreputationinvitationmedicationgeneration
“observation” — questions & answers
How do you spell “observation”?
O-B-S-E-R-V-A-T-I-O-N in English; “obzervayshan” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “observation”?
OB-zer-VAY-shan — IPA /ˌɑbzɝˈveɪʃən/, 4 syllables, stress on the 3rd.
What is the IPA for “observation”?
/ˌɑbzɝˈveɪʃən/ — 4 syllables, stress on the 3rd.