pretentious
pree-TEN-shas
preetenshas in Ingglish
IPA /pɹiˈtɛnʃəs/ · 3 syllables
How “pretentious” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | p | r | e | t | e | n | ti | ous |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | p | r | ee | t | e | n | sh | as |
“pretentious” sound by sound
| Ingglish | p | r | ee | t | e | n | sh | a | s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /p/ | /ɹ/ | /i/ | /t/ | /ɛ/ | /n/ | /ʃ/ | /ə/ | /s/ |
- Sounds
- 9 sounds from 11 letters: 3 vowels /i/, /ɛ/, /ə/ and 6 consonants /p/, /ɹ/, /t/, /n/, /ʃ/, /s/
- Syllables
- 3 — pree · TEN · shas, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 2.0 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #12,081 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛnʃəs/
Words that rhyme with “pretentious” (/ɛnʃəs/)
contentioustendentiousconscientiousunpretentious
“pretentious” — questions & answers
How do you spell “pretentious”?
P-R-E-T-E-N-T-I-O-U-S in English; “preetenshas” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “pretentious”?
pree-TEN-shas — IPA /pɹiˈtɛnʃəs/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “pretentious”?
/pɹiˈtɛnʃəs/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.