Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

congratulations

/kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables: con-grat-u-la-tions
IPA: /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/

18

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.

noun

plural of congratulation

Example Sentences

"Warm congratulations on your newborn boy!"
"Congratulations on managing to use the phrase “preponderant criterion” in a chart (“On your marks”, November 9th). Was this the work of a kakorrhaphiophobic journalist set a challenge by his colleagues, or simply an example of glossolalia?"

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/
British English: /kənˌɡɹat͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/

Derived Forms

congraduations congradulations congrats congratudolences congratufuckinglations congratufuckulations grats gratters

Frequently Paired Words

congrats

Synonyms

felicitations. See Thesaurus:well done praise kudos extolment

Rhymes With

operations nations relations organizations applications communications regulations stations situations locations expectations conversations

Questions

How do you pronounce congratulations?: The recorded pronunciation is /kənˌɡɹæt͡ʃəˈleɪʃ(ə)nz/.
What does congratulations mean?: Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.

How to pronounce congratulations

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