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preposterous

pri-PO-ster-as
priposteras in Ingglish
IPA /pɹɪˈpɑstɝəs/ · 4 syllables

How “preposterous” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “preposterous” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishpreposterous
Ingglishpriposteras

“preposterous” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “preposterous”
Ingglishpriposteras
IPA/p//ɹ//ɪ//p//ɑ//s//t//ɝ//ə//s/
Sounds
10 sounds from 12 letters: 4 vowels /ɪ/, /ɑ/, /ɝ/, /ə/ and 6 consonants /p/, /ɹ/, /p/, /s/, /t/, /s/
Syllables
4 — pri · PO · ster · as, stress on the 2nd
Frequency
fairly common: 3.1 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #9,199 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɑstɝəs/

“preposterous” — questions & answers

How do you spell “preposterous”?

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

How do you pronounce “preposterous”?

pri-PO-ster-as — IPA /pɹɪˈpɑstɝəs/, 4 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “preposterous”?

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

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