Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

characterizing

/kˈɛɹəktɚˌaɪzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
char-ac-ter-iz-ing
IPA
/kˈɛɹəktɚˌaɪzɪŋ/
31
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of characterize

Questions

How do you pronounce characterizing?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɛɹəktɚˌaɪzɪŋ/.
What does characterizing mean?
present participle and gerund of characterize

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