expensive
ik-SPEN-siv
ikspensiv in Ingglish
IPA /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ · 3 syllables
How “expensive” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | ex | p | e | n | s | i | v | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | iks | p | e | n | s | i | v | — |
“expensive” sound by sound
| Ingglish | i | k | s | p | e | n | s | i | v |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /ɪ/ | /k/ | /s/ | /p/ | /ɛ/ | /n/ | /s/ | /ɪ/ | /v/ |
- Sounds
- 9 sounds from 9 letters: 3 vowels /ɪ/, /ɛ/, /ɪ/ and 6 consonants /k/, /s/, /p/, /n/, /s/, /v/
- Syllables
- 3 — ik · SPEN · siv, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- common: 28.7 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #2,007 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛnsɪv/
Words that rhyme with “expensive” (/ɛnsɪv/)
offensivedefensiveextensiveintensivecomprehensiveinexpensiveapprehensivepensivehypertensiveinoffensive
See all 11 words that rhyme with “expensive” →
“expensive” — questions & answers
How do you spell “expensive”?
E-X-P-E-N-S-I-V-E in English; “ikspensiv” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “expensive”?
ik-SPEN-siv — IPA /ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “expensive”?
/ɪkˈspɛnsɪv/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.