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pensive

PEN-siv

pensiv in Ingglish

IPA /ˈpɛnsɪv/ · 2 syllables

How “pensive” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “pensive” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
English	p	e	n	s	i	v	e
Ingglish	p	e	n	s	i	v	—

“pensive” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “pensive”
Ingglish	p	e	n	s	i	v
IPA	/p/	/ɛ/	/n/	/s/	/ɪ/	/v/

Sounds: 6 sounds from 7 letters: 2 vowels /ɛ/, /ɪ/ and 4 consonants /p/, /n/, /s/, /v/
Syllables: 2 — PEN · siv, stress on the 1st
Frequency: uncommon: 0.38 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #26,464 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending: /ɛnsɪv/

Words that rhyme with “pensive” (/ɛnsɪv/)

expensive offensive defensive extensive intensive comprehensive inexpensive apprehensive hypertensive inoffensive

“pensive” — questions & answers

How do you spell “pensive”?

P-E-N-S-I-V-E in English; “pensiv” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “pensive”?

PEN-siv — IPA /ˈpɛnsɪv/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.

What is the IPA for “pensive”?

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

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