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affirmative

a-FER-ma-tiv
afermativ in Ingglish
IPA /əˈfɝmətɪv/ · 4 syllables

How “affirmative” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “affirmative” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishaffirmative
Ingglishafermativ—

“affirmative” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “affirmative”
Ingglishafermativ
IPA/ə//f//ɝ//m//ə//t//ɪ//v/
Sounds
8 sounds from 11 letters: 4 vowels /ə/, /ɝ/, /ə/, /ɪ/ and 4 consonants /f/, /m/, /t/, /v/
Syllables
4 — a · FER · ma · tiv, stress on the 2nd
Frequency
fairly common: 4.8 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #7,050 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɝmətɪv/

“affirmative” — questions & answers

How do you spell “affirmative”?

A-F-F-I-R-M-A-T-I-V-E in English; “afermativ” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “affirmative”?

a-FER-ma-tiv — IPA /əˈfɝmətɪv/, 4 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “affirmative”?

/əˈfɝmətɪv/ — 4 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

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