Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incarcerating

/ˌɪnkˈɑɹsɚˌeɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
in-car-cer-at-ing
IPA
/ˌɪnkˈɑɹsɚˌeɪtɪŋ/
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of incarcerate

Questions

How do you pronounce incarcerating?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnkˈɑɹsɚˌeɪtɪŋ/.
What does incarcerating mean?
present participle and gerund of incarcerate

How to pronounce incarcerating

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