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captivate

KAP-ti-VAYT
kaptivayt in Ingglish
IPA /ˈkæptɪˌveɪt/ · 3 syllables

How “captivate” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “captivate” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishcaptivate
Ingglishkaptivayt—

“captivate” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “captivate”
Ingglishkaptivayt
IPA/k//æ//p//t//ɪ//v//eɪ//t/
Sounds
8 sounds from 9 letters: 3 vowels /æ/, /ɪ/, /eɪ/ and 5 consonants /k/, /p/, /t/, /v/, /t/
Syllables
3 — KAP · ti · VAYT, stress on the 1st
Frequency
uncommon: 0.18 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #33,031 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/æptɪveɪt/

“captivate” — questions & answers

How do you spell “captivate”?

C-A-P-T-I-V-A-T-E in English; “kaptivayt” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “captivate”?

KAP-ti-VAYT — IPA /ˈkæptɪˌveɪt/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “captivate”?

/ˈkæptɪˌveɪt/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.

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