detectives
di-TEK-tivz
ditektivz in Ingglish
IPA /dɪˈtɛktɪvz/ · 3 syllables
How “detectives” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | de | t | e | c | t | i | v | e | s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | di | t | e | k | t | i | v | — | z |
“detectives” sound by sound
| Ingglish | d | i | t | e | k | t | i | v | z |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /d/ | /ɪ/ | /t/ | /ɛ/ | /k/ | /t/ | /ɪ/ | /v/ | /z/ |
- Sounds
- 9 sounds from 10 letters: 3 vowels /ɪ/, /ɛ/, /ɪ/ and 6 consonants /d/, /t/, /k/, /t/, /v/, /z/
- Syllables
- 3 — di · TEK · tivz, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 6.9 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #5,648 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛktɪvz/
Words that rhyme with “detectives” (/ɛktɪvz/)
objectivesdirectiveselectivesperspectives
“detectives” — questions & answers
How do you spell “detectives”?
D-E-T-E-C-T-I-V-E-S in English; “ditektivz” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “detectives”?
di-TEK-tivz — IPA /dɪˈtɛktɪvz/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “detectives”?
/dɪˈtɛktɪvz/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.