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obsess

ab-SES

abses in Ingglish

IPA /əbˈsɛs/ · 2 syllables

How “obsess” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “obsess” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
English	o	b	s	e	s	s
Ingglish	a	b	s	e	—	s

“obsess” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “obsess”
Ingglish	a	b	s	e	s
IPA	/ə/	/b/	/s/	/ɛ/	/s/

Sounds: 5 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /ə/, /ɛ/ and 3 consonants /b/, /s/, /s/
Syllables: 2 — ab · SES, stress on the 2nd
Frequency: uncommon: 0.62 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #21,665 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending: /ɛs/

Words that rhyme with “obsess” (/ɛs/)

unless success express confess impress distress possess recess undress assess

“obsess” — questions & answers

How do you spell “obsess”?

O-B-S-E-S-S in English; “abses” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “obsess”?

ab-SES — IPA /əbˈsɛs/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “obsess”?

/əbˈsɛs/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

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