imitative
I-ma-TAY-tiv
imataytiv in Ingglish
IPA /ˈɪməˌteɪtɪv/ · 4 syllables
How “imitative” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | im | i | t | a | ti | ve |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | im | a | t | ay | ti | v |
“imitative” sound by sound
| Ingglish | i | m | a | t | ay | t | i | v |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /ɪ/ | /m/ | /ə/ | /t/ | /eɪ/ | /t/ | /ɪ/ | /v/ |
- Sounds
- 8 sounds from 9 letters: 4 vowels /ɪ/, /ə/, /eɪ/, /ɪ/ and 4 consonants /m/, /t/, /t/, /v/
- Syllables
- 4 — I · ma · TAY · tiv, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- rare: 0.02 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #46,871 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɪməteɪtɪv/
“imitative” — questions & answers
How do you spell “imitative”?
I-M-I-T-A-T-I-V-E in English; “imataytiv” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “imitative”?
I-ma-TAY-tiv — IPA /ˈɪməˌteɪtɪv/, 4 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “imitative”?
/ˈɪməˌteɪtɪv/ — 4 syllables, stress on the 1st.