apprehensive
A-pri-HEN-siv
aprihensiv in Ingglish
IPA /ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnsɪv/ · 4 syllables
How “apprehensive” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | a | pp | r | e | hensi | ve |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | a | p | r | i | hensi | v |
“apprehensive” sound by sound
| Ingglish | a | p | r | i | h | e | n | s | i | v |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /æ/ | /p/ | /ɹ/ | /ɪ/ | /h/ | /ɛ/ | /n/ | /s/ | /ɪ/ | /v/ |
- Sounds
- 10 sounds from 12 letters: 4 vowels /æ/, /ɪ/, /ɛ/, /ɪ/ and 6 consonants /p/, /ɹ/, /h/, /n/, /s/, /v/
- Syllables
- 4 — A · pri · HEN · siv, stress on the 3rd
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.56 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #22,462 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛnsɪv/
Words that rhyme with “apprehensive” (/ɛnsɪv/)
comprehensiveinexpensivehypertensiveinoffensiveexpensiveoffensivedefensiveextensiveintensivecounteroffensive
“apprehensive” — questions & answers
How do you spell “apprehensive”?
A-P-P-R-E-H-E-N-S-I-V-E in English; “aprihensiv” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “apprehensive”?
A-pri-HEN-siv — IPA /ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnsɪv/, 4 syllables, stress on the 3rd.
What is the IPA for “apprehensive”?
/ˌæpɹɪˈhɛnsɪv/ — 4 syllables, stress on the 3rd.