Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

investigating

/ˌɪnvˈɛstəɡˌeɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.08 in modern English

Syllables
in-ves-ti-gat-ing
IPA
/ˌɪnvˈɛstəɡˌeɪtɪŋ/
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of investigate

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How do you pronounce investigating?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪnvˈɛstəɡˌeɪtɪŋ/.
What does investigating mean?
present participle and gerund of investigate

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