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illusive

I-LOO-siv
iloosiv in Ingglish
IPA /ˌɪˈlusɪv/ · 3 syllables

How “illusive” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “illusive” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishillusive
Ingglishiloosiv—

“illusive” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “illusive”
Ingglishiloosiv
IPA/ɪ//l//u//s//ɪ//v/
Sounds
6 sounds from 8 letters: 3 vowels /ɪ/, /u/, /ɪ/ and 3 consonants /l/, /s/, /v/
Syllables
3 — I · LOO · siv, stress on the 2nd
Frequency
uncommon: 0.12 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #36,724 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/usɪv/

Words that sound like “illusive” (homophones)

elusive

Words that rhyme with “illusive” (/usɪv/)

exclusiveabusiveelusiveconclusiveintrusiveconducivereclusiveinclusiveobtrusiveinconclusive

“illusive” — questions & answers

How do you spell “illusive”?

I-L-L-U-S-I-V-E in English; “iloosiv” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “illusive”?

I-LOO-siv — IPA /ˌɪˈlusɪv/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “illusive”?

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

What words sound like “illusive”?

“elusive” — same sounds, different spelling.

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