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pontificate

pon-TI-fa-KAYT
pontifakayt in Ingglish
IPA /pɑnˈtɪfəˌkeɪt/ · 4 syllables

How “pontificate” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “pontificate” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishpontifica—te
Ingglishpontifakayt—

“pontificate” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “pontificate”
Ingglishpontifakayt
IPA/p//ɑ//n//t//ɪ//f//ə//k//eɪ//t/
Sounds
10 sounds from 11 letters: 4 vowels /ɑ/, /ɪ/, /ə/, /eɪ/ and 6 consonants /p/, /n/, /t/, /f/, /k/, /t/
Syllables
4 — pon · TI · fa · KAYT, stress on the 2nd
Frequency
rare: 0.04 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #44,542 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɪfəkeɪt/

“pontificate” — questions & answers

How do you spell “pontificate”?

P-O-N-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-E in English; “pontifakayt” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “pontificate”?

pon-TI-fa-KAYT — IPA /pɑnˈtɪfəˌkeɪt/, 4 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “pontificate”?

/pɑnˈtɪfəˌkeɪt/ — 4 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

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