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persuasive

per-SWAY-siv
perswaysiv in Ingglish
IPA /pɝˈsweɪsɪv/ · 3 syllables

How “persuasive” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “persuasive” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishpersua—sive
Ingglishperswaysiv

“persuasive” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “persuasive”
Ingglishperswaysiv
IPA/p//ɝ//s//w//eɪ//s//ɪ//v/
Sounds
8 sounds from 10 letters: 3 vowels /ɝ/, /eɪ/, /ɪ/ and 5 consonants /p/, /s/, /w/, /s/, /v/
Syllables
3 — per · SWAY · siv, stress on the 2nd
Frequency
fairly common: 2.2 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #11,169 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/eɪsɪv/

Words that rhyme with “persuasive” (/eɪsɪv/)

invasiveabrasivepervasive

“persuasive” — questions & answers

How do you spell “persuasive”?

P-E-R-S-U-A-S-I-V-E in English; “perswaysiv” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “persuasive”?

per-SWAY-siv — IPA /pɝˈsweɪsɪv/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “persuasive”?

/pɝˈsweɪsɪv/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

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