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obsession

ab-SE-shan
abseshan in Ingglish
IPA /əbˈsɛʃən/ · 3 syllables

How “obsession” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “obsession” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishobsession
Ingglishabse—shan

“obsession” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “obsession”
Ingglishabseshan
IPA/ə//b//s//ɛ//ʃ//ə//n/
Sounds
7 sounds from 9 letters: 3 vowels /ə/, /ɛ/, /ə/ and 4 consonants /b/, /s/, /ʃ/, /n/
Syllables
3 — ab · SE · shan, stress on the 2nd
Frequency
fairly common: 5.8 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #6,289 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɛʃən/

Words that rhyme with “obsession” (/ɛʃən/)

impressionconfessionpossessionexpressionprofessiondepressiondiscretionaggressionoppressionconcession

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“obsession” — questions & answers

How do you spell “obsession”?

O-B-S-E-S-S-I-O-N in English; “abseshan” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “obsession”?

ab-SE-shan — IPA /əbˈsɛʃən/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “obsession”?

/əbˈsɛʃən/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

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