IPA Transcription of "contention" in American English
The American English IPA transcription of “contention” is /kənˈtɛnʃən/.
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contentionkənˈtɛnʃən
Dialect Variants
| Dialect | IPA | POS |
|---|---|---|
| English (Australia) | /kənˈtenʃən/ | |
| English (United Kingdom) | /kənˈtɛnʃn/ | |
| English (United Kingdom) | /kənˈtɛnʃən/ |
Derivations
- contentious/kənˈtɛnʃəs/
Similar Words
- contortion/kənˈtɔɹʃən//kənˈtɑɹʃən/
- contrition/kənˈtɹɪʃən/
- contento/kənˈtɛntoʊ/
- connection/kəˈnɛkʃən/
- contentious/kənˈtɛnʃəs/
- congestion/kənˈd͡ʒɛst͡ʃən//kənˈd͡ʒɛstʃən/
- contentioned/kənˈtɛnʃənd/
- conception/kənˈsɛpʃən/
- contentions/kənˈtɛnʃənz/
- confection/kənˈfɛkʃən/
Items
- Contentionchannel access method
- ContentionWikimedia disambiguation page
- contentionstruggle or strife over a possession or a point of argument
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