defective
di-FEK-tiv
difektiv in Ingglish
IPA /dɪˈfɛktɪv/ · 3 syllables
How “defective” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | de | f | e | c | t | i | v | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | di | f | e | k | t | i | v | — |
“defective” sound by sound
| Ingglish | d | i | f | e | k | t | i | v |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /d/ | /ɪ/ | /f/ | /ɛ/ | /k/ | /t/ | /ɪ/ | /v/ |
- Sounds
- 8 sounds from 9 letters: 3 vowels /ɪ/, /ɛ/, /ɪ/ and 5 consonants /d/, /f/, /k/, /t/, /v/
- Syllables
- 3 — di · FEK · tiv, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 2.2 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #11,212 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛktɪv/
Words that rhyme with “defective” (/ɛktɪv/)
detectiveeffectiveperspectiveobjectiveprotectivecollectivedirectiveprospectiveselectivesubjective
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“defective” — questions & answers
How do you spell “defective”?
D-E-F-E-C-T-I-V-E in English; “difektiv” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “defective”?
di-FEK-tiv — IPA /dɪˈfɛktɪv/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “defective”?
/dɪˈfɛktɪv/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.