defensively
di-FEN-siv-lee
difensivlee in Ingglish
IPA /dɪˈfɛnsɪvli/ · 4 syllables
How “defensively” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | de | f | e | n | s | i | v | ely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | di | f | e | n | s | i | v | lee |
“defensively” sound by sound
| Ingglish | d | i | f | e | n | s | i | v | l | ee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /d/ | /ɪ/ | /f/ | /ɛ/ | /n/ | /s/ | /ɪ/ | /v/ | /l/ | /i/ |
- Sounds
- 10 sounds from 11 letters: 4 vowels /ɪ/, /ɛ/, /ɪ/, /i/ and 6 consonants /d/, /f/, /n/, /s/, /v/, /l/
- Syllables
- 4 — di · FEN · siv · lee, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.24 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #30,463 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛnsɪvli/
Words that rhyme with “defensively” (/ɛnsɪvli/)
extensivelyexpensivelyintensivelyoffensivelyinexpensively
“defensively” — questions & answers
How do you spell “defensively”?
D-E-F-E-N-S-I-V-E-L-Y in English; “difensivlee” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “defensively”?
di-FEN-siv-lee — IPA /dɪˈfɛnsɪvli/, 4 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “defensively”?
/dɪˈfɛnsɪvli/ — 4 syllables, stress on the 2nd.