significant
sag-NI-fi-kant
sagnifikant
/səɡˈnɪfɪkənt/ · 4 syllables
In Ingglish — phonetic English where every spelling always makes the same sound — the word “significant” is spelled “sagnifikant”. Here is how it sounds out, one sound at a time:
| Ingglish | s | a | g | n | i | f | i | k | a | n | t |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /s/ | /ə/ | /ɡ/ | /n/ | /ɪ/ | /f/ | /ɪ/ | /k/ | /ə/ | /n/ | /t/ |
English writes “significant” with
11 letters for 11 sounds. Ingglish writes it
“sagnifikant” — no silent letters, and the same spelling
always makes the same sound, so you can read it exactly as it looks.
Words that rhyme with “significant”
wantwentpointdifferentimportantmomentfrontpresidentsentmeant
“significant” — questions & answers
How do you pronounce “significant”?
“significant” is pronounced sag-NI-fi-kant — IPA /səɡˈnɪfɪkənt/. In Ingglish phonetic spelling, where every spelling always makes the same sound, it is written “sagnifikant”.
How many syllables are in “significant”?
“significant” has 4 syllables: sag-NI-fi-kant (the capitalized syllable is stressed).