How to Pronounce "contraptions"
word
kənˈtɹæpʃənz
kuhn-TRAP-shuhnz
kəntɹˈæpʃənz
kuhn-TRAP-shuhnz
Definition
Unusual or complicated machines or devices, especially ones that seem strange or are not easy to understand.
IPA Transcription
American English
kənˈtɹæpʃənz
British English
kəntɹˈæpʃənz
Simplified Pronunciation
US
kuhn-TRAP-shuhnz
UK
kuhn-TRAP-shuhnz
Listen in Context
He keeps making strange contraptions in his garage.
The children built their own contraptions from cardboard and tape.
Some old contraptions in the attic still work.
Whenever I visit, my uncle shows off his latest contraptions.