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tenacious

ta-NAY-shas
tanayshas in Ingglish
IPA /təˈneɪʃəs/ · 3 syllables

How “tenacious” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “tenacious” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishtenacious—
Ingglishtanayshas

“tenacious” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “tenacious”
Ingglishtanayshas
IPA/t//ə//n//eɪ//ʃ//ə//s/
Sounds
7 sounds from 9 letters: 3 vowels /ə/, /eɪ/, /ə/ and 4 consonants /t/, /n/, /ʃ/, /s/
Syllables
3 — ta · NAY · shas, stress on the 2nd
Frequency
uncommon: 0.50 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #23,837 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/eɪʃəs/

Words that rhyme with “tenacious” (/eɪʃəs/)

audaciousvoraciousflirtatiousvivacioussalaciousloquaciousmendacioushoratiussebaceouscapacious

“tenacious” — questions & answers

How do you spell “tenacious”?

T-E-N-A-C-I-O-U-S in English; “tanayshas” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “tenacious”?

ta-NAY-shas — IPA /təˈneɪʃəs/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “tenacious”?

/təˈneɪʃəs/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

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