Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

noncontrolling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: non-con-trol-ling
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Not controlling (especially of a stake in a company).

Example Sentences

"Noncontrolling Methods to Get Children to Change Behavior"
"Honda, which has been selling 1,000 natural gas Civics a year — about 60 percent at retail and the rest to corporate or government fleets — owns a noncontrolling stake in FuelMaker."

Etymology

From non- + controlling.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: non

Questions

What does noncontrolling mean?: Not controlling (especially of a stake in a company).
Where does noncontrolling come from?: From non- + controlling.

How to pronounce noncontrolling

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “noncontrolling”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “noncontrolling”.
Repeat and practice — Say “noncontrolling” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.