precaution
pree-KAW-shan
preekawshan in Ingglish
IPA /pɹiˈkɔʃən/ · 3 syllables
How “precaution” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | p | r | e | c | au | ti | on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | p | r | ee | k | aw | sh | an |
“precaution” sound by sound
| Ingglish | p | r | ee | k | aw | sh | a | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /p/ | /ɹ/ | /i/ | /k/ | /ɔ/ | /ʃ/ | /ə/ | /n/ |
- Sounds
- 8 sounds from 10 letters: 3 vowels /i/, /ɔ/, /ə/ and 5 consonants /p/, /ɹ/, /k/, /ʃ/, /n/
- Syllables
- 3 — pree · KAW · shan, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 3.5 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #8,611 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɔʃən/
“precaution” — questions & answers
How do you spell “precaution”?
P-R-E-C-A-U-T-I-O-N in English; “preekawshan” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “precaution”?
pree-KAW-shan — IPA /pɹiˈkɔʃən/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “precaution”?
/pɹiˈkɔʃən/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.