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explosives

ik-SPLOH-sivz
iksplohsivz in Ingglish
IPA /ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz/ · 3 syllables

How “explosives” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “explosives” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishexplosives
Ingglishiksplohsiv—z

“explosives” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “explosives”
Ingglishiksplohsivz
IPA/ɪ//k//s//p//l//oʊ//s//ɪ//v//z/
Sounds
10 sounds from 10 letters: 3 vowels /ɪ/, /oʊ/, /ɪ/ and 7 consonants /k/, /s/, /p/, /l/, /s/, /v/, /z/
Syllables
3 — ik · SPLOH · sivz, stress on the 2nd
Frequency
fairly common: 6.7 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #5,760 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/oʊsɪvz/

“explosives” — questions & answers

How do you spell “explosives”?

E-X-P-L-O-S-I-V-E-S in English; “iksplohsivz” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “explosives”?

ik-SPLOH-sivz — IPA /ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “explosives”?

/ɪkˈsploʊsɪvz/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

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