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motives

MOH-tivz
mohtivz in Ingglish
IPA /ˈmoʊtɪvz/ · 2 syllables

How “motives” is spelled in Ingglish

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

“motives” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “motives”
Ingglishmohtivz
IPA/m//oʊ//t//ɪ//v//z/
Sounds
6 sounds from 7 letters: 2 vowels /oʊ/, /ɪ/ and 4 consonants /m/, /t/, /v/, /z/
Syllables
2 — MOH · tivz, stress on the 1st
Frequency
fairly common: 3.3 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #8,857 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/oʊtɪvz/

Words that rhyme with “motives” (/oʊtɪvz/)

locomotives

“motives” — questions & answers

How do you spell “motives”?

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

How do you pronounce “motives”?

MOH-tivz — IPA /ˈmoʊtɪvz/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “motives”?

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

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