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captive

KAP-tiv
kaptiv in Ingglish
IPA /ˈkæptɪv/ · 2 syllables

How “captive” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “captive” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishcaptive
Ingglishkaptiv—

“captive” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “captive”
Ingglishkaptiv
IPA/k//æ//p//t//ɪ//v/
Sounds
6 sounds from 7 letters: 2 vowels /æ/, /ɪ/ and 4 consonants /k/, /p/, /t/, /v/
Syllables
2 — KAP · tiv, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 2.3 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #10,872 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/æptɪv/

Words that rhyme with “captive” (/æptɪv/)

adaptive

“captive” — questions & answers

How do you spell “captive”?

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

How do you pronounce “captive”?

KAP-tiv — IPA /ˈkæptɪv/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “captive”?

/ˈkæptɪv/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

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