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obtain

ab-TAYN

abtayn in Ingglish

IPA /əbˈteɪn/ · 2 syllables

How “obtain” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “obtain” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
English	o	bta	i	n
Ingglish	a	bta	y	n

“obtain” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “obtain”
Ingglish	a	b	t	ay	n
IPA	/ə/	/b/	/t/	/eɪ/	/n/

Sounds: 5 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /ə/, /eɪ/ and 3 consonants /b/, /t/, /n/
Syllables: 2 — ab · TAYN, stress on the 2nd
Frequency: fairly common: 3.8 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #8,176 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending: /eɪn/

Words that rhyme with “obtain” (/eɪn/)

explain insane remain champagne campaign elaine maintain complain cocaine contain

“obtain” — questions & answers

How do you spell “obtain”?

O-B-T-A-I-N in English; “abtayn” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “obtain”?

ab-TAYN — IPA /əbˈteɪn/, 2 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “obtain”?

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

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