explosive
ik-SPLOH-siv
iksplohsiv in Ingglish
IPA /ɪkˈsploʊsɪv/ · 3 syllables
How “explosive” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | ex | p | l | o | s | i | v | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | iks | p | l | oh | s | i | v | — |
“explosive” sound by sound
| Ingglish | i | k | s | p | l | oh | s | i | v |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /ɪ/ | /k/ | /s/ | /p/ | /l/ | /oʊ/ | /s/ | /ɪ/ | /v/ |
- Sounds
- 9 sounds from 9 letters: 3 vowels /ɪ/, /oʊ/, /ɪ/ and 6 consonants /k/, /s/, /p/, /l/, /s/, /v/
- Syllables
- 3 — ik · SPLOH · siv, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 5.5 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #6,551 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /oʊsɪv/
Words that rhyme with “explosive” (/oʊsɪv/)
“explosive” — questions & answers
How do you spell “explosive”?
E-X-P-L-O-S-I-V-E in English; “iksplohsiv” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “explosive”?
ik-SPLOH-siv — IPA /ɪkˈsploʊsɪv/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “explosive”?
/ɪkˈsploʊsɪv/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.