Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

portraying

/pɔɹtɹˈeɪɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.33 in modern English

Syllables: por-tray-ing
IPA: /pɔɹtɹˈeɪɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of portray

Synonyms

depicting depiction portrayal

Rhymes With

saying playing paying non-paying staying laying praying weighing displaying spraying delaying surveying

Questions

How do you pronounce portraying?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɔɹtɹˈeɪɪŋ/.
What does portraying mean?: present participle and gerund of portray

How to pronounce portraying

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