obsessive
ab-SE-siv
absesiv in Ingglish
IPA /əbˈsɛsɪv/ · 3 syllables
How “obsessive” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | o | b | s | e | s | s | i | v | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | a | b | s | e | — | s | i | v | — |
“obsessive” sound by sound
| Ingglish | a | b | s | e | s | i | v |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /ə/ | /b/ | /s/ | /ɛ/ | /s/ | /ɪ/ | /v/ |
- Sounds
- 7 sounds from 9 letters: 3 vowels /ə/, /ɛ/, /ɪ/ and 4 consonants /b/, /s/, /s/, /v/
- Syllables
- 3 — ab · SE · siv, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 1.8 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #12,573 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛsɪv/
Words that rhyme with “obsessive” (/ɛsɪv/)
impressiveaggressiveexcessiveprogressivepossessiveoppressiveexpressivedepressiverepressivesuccessive
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“obsessive” — questions & answers
How do you spell “obsessive”?
O-B-S-E-S-S-I-V-E in English; “absesiv” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “obsessive”?
ab-SE-siv — IPA /əbˈsɛsɪv/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “obsessive”?
/əbˈsɛsɪv/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.