detective
di-TEK-tiv
ditektiv in Ingglish
IPA /dɪˈtɛktɪv/ · 3 syllables
How “detective” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | de | t | e | c | t | i | v | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | di | t | e | k | t | i | v | — |
“detective” sound by sound
| Ingglish | d | i | t | e | k | t | i | v |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /d/ | /ɪ/ | /t/ | /ɛ/ | /k/ | /t/ | /ɪ/ | /v/ |
- Sounds
- 8 sounds from 9 letters: 3 vowels /ɪ/, /ɛ/, /ɪ/ and 5 consonants /d/, /t/, /k/, /t/, /v/
- Syllables
- 3 — di · TEK · tiv, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- common: 62.7 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #1,106 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛktɪv/
Words that rhyme with “detective” (/ɛktɪv/)
effectiveperspectiveobjectiveprotectivecollectivedefectivedirectiveprospectiveselectivesubjective
See all 22 words that rhyme with “detective” →
“detective” — questions & answers
How do you spell “detective”?
D-E-T-E-C-T-I-V-E in English; “ditektiv” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “detective”?
di-TEK-tiv — IPA /dɪˈtɛktɪv/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “detective”?
/dɪˈtɛktɪv/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.