Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cautioning

/kˈɔʃənɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.25 in modern English

Syllables: cau-tion-ing
IPA: /kˈɔʃənɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of caution

noun

The act of giving a warning.

Example Sentences

"Whilst the daylight lasted, he treated her cautionings with apparent indifference. The darkness of night is the time for fear. As the gloom of evening set in, he grew nervous."

Inflected Forms

cautionings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce cautioning?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɔʃənɪŋ/.
What does cautioning mean?: present participle and gerund of caution

How to pronounce cautioning

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