Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spirantization

/spaɪɹəntɪˈzeɪʃən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spi-ran-ti-za-tion
IPA: /spaɪɹəntɪˈzeɪʃən/

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of a consonant becoming a spirant (fricative) sound.

Uncountable

noun

A particular instance of such change.

Countable

Etymology

From spirant + -ization.

Usage

Inflected Forms

spirantizations (plural) spirantisation (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce spirantization?: The recorded pronunciation is /spaɪɹəntɪˈzeɪʃən/.
What does spirantization mean?: The process of a consonant becoming a spirant (fricative) sound.
Where does spirantization come from?: From spirant + -ization.

How to pronounce spirantization

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “spirantization”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/spaɪɹəntɪˈzeɪʃən/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “spirantization”.
Repeat and practice — Say “spirantization” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.