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pertaining

/pɚˈteɪnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables
per-tain-ing
IPA
/pɚˈteɪnɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of pertain

noun

Something that pertains; an appurtenance.

Example Sentences

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɚˈteɪnɪŋ/
  • British English: /pəˈteɪnɪŋ/

Inflected Forms

pertainings (plural)

Rhymes With

training remaining containing maintaining explaining gaining complaining entertaining obtaining retaining raining campaigning

Questions

How do you pronounce pertaining?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɚˈteɪnɪŋ/.
What does pertaining mean?
present participle and gerund of pertain

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