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motive

MOH-tiv
mohtiv in Ingglish
IPA /ˈmoʊtɪv/ · 2 syllables

How “motive” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “motive” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishmotive
Ingglishmohtiv—

“motive” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “motive”
Ingglishmohtiv
IPA/m//oʊ//t//ɪ//v/
Sounds
5 sounds from 6 letters: 2 vowels /oʊ/, /ɪ/ and 3 consonants /m/, /t/, /v/
Syllables
2 — MOH · tiv, stress on the 1st
Frequency
common: 13.6 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #3,520 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/oʊtɪv/

Words that rhyme with “motive” (/oʊtɪv/)

emotivelocomotiveautomotive

“motive” — questions & answers

How do you spell “motive”?

M-O-T-I-V-E in English; “mohtiv” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “motive”?

MOH-tiv — IPA /ˈmoʊtɪv/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “motive”?

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

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