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Words that rhyme with effective

/ɛktɪv/ · 22 perfect rhymes

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3-syllable rhymes for “effective”

Words of 3 syllables that rhyme with “effective”, most common first
WordIngglishIPASyllables
detectiveditektiv/dɪˈtɛktɪv/3
perspectiveperspektiv/pɝˈspɛktɪv/3
objectiveabjektiv/əbˈdʒɛktɪv/3
protectivepratektiv/pɹəˈtɛktɪv/3
collectivekalektiv/kəˈlɛktɪv/3
defectivedifektiv/dɪˈfɛktɪv/3
directivederektiv/dɝˈɛktɪv/3
prospectivepraspektiv/pɹəˈspɛktɪv/3
selectivesalektiv/səˈlɛktɪv/3
subjectivesabjektiv/səbˈdʒɛktɪv/3
electiveilektiv/ɪˈlɛktɪv/3
respectiverispektiv/ɹɪˈspɛktɪv/3
reflectiveriflektiv/ɹɪˈflɛktɪv/3
correctivekerektiv/kɝˈɛktɪv/3
affectiveafektiv/əˈfɛktɪv/3
connectivekanektiv/kəˈnɛktɪv/3
convectivekanvektiv/kənˈvɛktɪv/3
invectiveinvektiv/ˌɪnˈvɛktɪv/3

4-syllable rhymes for “effective”

Words of 4 syllables that rhyme with “effective”, most common first
WordIngglishIPASyllables
ineffectiveinifektiv/ˌɪnɪˈfɛktɪv/4
introspectiveintraspektiv/ˌɪntɹəˈspɛktɪv/4
retrospectiveretraspektiv/ˌɹɛtɹəˈspɛktɪv/4
irrespectiveeeraspektiv/ˌɪɹəˈspɛktɪv/4

Why these rhyme

A perfect rhyme shares everything from the stressed vowel onward. “effective” is /ɪˈfɛktɪv/, and its rime is /ɛktɪv/ — spelled “ektiv” in Ingglish, where that spelling always makes that sound. Every word above ends on the same /ɛktɪv/, however English chooses to spell it.

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