defensive
di-FEN-siv
difensiv in Ingglish
IPA /dɪˈfɛnsɪv/ · 3 syllables
How “defensive” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | de | f | e | n | s | i | v | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | di | f | e | n | s | i | v | — |
“defensive” sound by sound
| Ingglish | d | i | f | e | n | s | i | v |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /d/ | /ɪ/ | /f/ | /ɛ/ | /n/ | /s/ | /ɪ/ | /v/ |
- Sounds
- 8 sounds from 9 letters: 3 vowels /ɪ/, /ɛ/, /ɪ/ and 5 consonants /d/, /f/, /n/, /s/, /v/
- Syllables
- 3 — di · FEN · siv, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 5.6 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #6,448 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛnsɪv/
Words that rhyme with “defensive” (/ɛnsɪv/)
expensiveoffensiveextensiveintensivecomprehensiveinexpensiveapprehensivepensivehypertensiveinoffensive
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“defensive” — questions & answers
How do you spell “defensive”?
D-E-F-E-N-S-I-V-E in English; “difensiv” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “defensive”?
di-FEN-siv — IPA /dɪˈfɛnsɪv/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “defensive”?
/dɪˈfɛnsɪv/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.