"Sabotage" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ/ in IPA and it has 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
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/ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ/
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/sˈæbətˌɑːʒ/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"sabotage" has 3 syllables: sabotage.
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"Sabotage" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ/ in IPA and it has 3 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Sabotage" has 3 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "sabotage" is /ˈsæbəˌtɑʒ/.
Sabotage: A deliberate action aimed at weakening someone (or something, a nation, etc) or preventing them from being successful, through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destruction.
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