Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

inheriting

/ˌɪnhˈɛɹətɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables
in-her-it-ing
IPA
/ˌɪnhˈɛɹətɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of inherit

Derived Forms

noninheriting

Rhymes With

ferreting meriting

Questions

How do you pronounce inheriting?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnhˈɛɹətɪŋ/.
What does inheriting mean?
present participle and gerund of inherit

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