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festive

FE-stiv
festiv in Ingglish
IPA /ˈfɛstɪv/ · 2 syllables

How “festive” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “festive” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishfestive
Ingglishfestiv—

“festive” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “festive”
Ingglishfestiv
IPA/f//ɛ//s//t//ɪ//v/
Sounds
6 sounds from 7 letters: 2 vowels /ɛ/, /ɪ/ and 4 consonants /f/, /s/, /t/, /v/
Syllables
2 — FE · stiv, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 2.0 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #11,996 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɛstɪv/

Words that rhyme with “festive” (/ɛstɪv/)

digestivesuggestivecongestive

“festive” — questions & answers

How do you spell “festive”?

F-E-S-T-I-V-E in English; “festiv” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “festive”?

FE-stiv — IPA /ˈfɛstɪv/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “festive”?

/ˈfɛstɪv/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

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