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alternatives

awl-TER-na-tivz
awlternativz in Ingglish
IPA /ɔlˈtɝnətɪvz/ · 4 syllables

How “alternatives” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “alternatives” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishalternatives
Ingglishawlternativ—z

“alternatives” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “alternatives”
Ingglishawlternativz
IPA/ɔ//l//t//ɝ//n//ə//t//ɪ//v//z/
Sounds
10 sounds from 12 letters: 4 vowels /ɔ/, /ɝ/, /ə/, /ɪ/ and 6 consonants /l/, /t/, /n/, /t/, /v/, /z/
Syllables
4 — awl · TER · na · tivz, stress on the 2nd
Frequency
fairly common: 1.7 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #13,118 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɝnətɪvz/

“alternatives” — questions & answers

How do you spell “alternatives”?

A-L-T-E-R-N-A-T-I-V-E-S in English; “awlternativz” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “alternatives”?

awl-TER-na-tivz — IPA /ɔlˈtɝnətɪvz/, 4 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “alternatives”?

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

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