Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

speculating

/spˈɛkjəlˌeɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables
spec-u-lat-ing
IPA
/spˈɛkjəlˌeɪtɪŋ/
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of speculate

noun

speculation

Uncountable

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How do you pronounce speculating?
The recorded pronunciation is /spˈɛkjəlˌeɪtɪŋ/.
What does speculating mean?
present participle and gerund of speculate

How to pronounce speculating

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