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portentous

por-TEN-tas
portentas in Ingglish
IPA /pɔɹˈtɛntəs/ · 3 syllables

How “portentous” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “portentous” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishportentous
Ingglishportentas

“portentous” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “portentous”
Ingglishpawrtentas
IPA/p//ɔ//ɹ//t//ɛ//n//t//ə//s/
Sounds
9 sounds from 10 letters: 3 vowels /ɔ/, /ɛ/, /ə/ and 6 consonants /p/, /ɹ/, /t/, /n/, /t/, /s/
Syllables
3 — por · TEN · tas, stress on the 2nd
Frequency
rare: 0.08 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #40,154 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɛntəs/

Words that rhyme with “portentous” (/ɛntəs/)

apprenticemomentous

“portentous” — questions & answers

How do you spell “portentous”?

P-O-R-T-E-N-T-O-U-S in English; “portentas” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “portentous”?

por-TEN-tas — IPA /pɔɹˈtɛntəs/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “portentous”?

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

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