pretensions
pra-TEN-shanz
pratenshanz in Ingglish
IPA /pɹəˈtɛnʃənz/ · 3 syllables
How “pretensions” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | pr | e | tens | io | n | s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | pr | a | tens | ha | n | z |
“pretensions” sound by sound
| Ingglish | p | r | a | t | e | n | sh | a | n | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /p/ | /ɹ/ | /ə/ | /t/ | /ɛ/ | /n/ | /ʃ/ | /ə/ | /n/ | /z/ |
- Sounds
- 10 sounds from 11 letters: 3 vowels /ə/, /ɛ/, /ə/ and 7 consonants /p/, /ɹ/, /t/, /n/, /ʃ/, /n/, /z/
- Syllables
- 3 — pra · TEN · shanz, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.14 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #35,817 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛnʃənz/
Words that rhyme with “pretensions” (/ɛnʃənz/)
intentionsdimensionsinventionsconventionsattentionsextensionssuspensionsdetentionsabstentionsmentions
“pretensions” — questions & answers
How do you spell “pretensions”?
P-R-E-T-E-N-S-I-O-N-S in English; “pratenshanz” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “pretensions”?
pra-TEN-shanz — IPA /pɹəˈtɛnʃənz/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “pretensions”?
/pɹəˈtɛnʃənz/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.