plaintive
PLAYN-tiv
playntiv in Ingglish
IPA /ˈpleɪntɪv/ · 2 syllables
How “plaintive” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | p | l | ai | n | t | i | v | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | p | l | ay | n | t | i | v | — |
“plaintive” sound by sound
| Ingglish | p | l | ay | n | t | i | v |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /p/ | /l/ | /eɪ/ | /n/ | /t/ | /ɪ/ | /v/ |
- Sounds
- 7 sounds from 9 letters: 2 vowels /eɪ/, /ɪ/ and 5 consonants /p/, /l/, /n/, /t/, /v/
- Syllables
- 2 — PLAYN · tiv, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.12 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #37,024 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /eɪntɪv/
“plaintive” — questions & answers
How do you spell “plaintive”?
P-L-A-I-N-T-I-V-E in English; “playntiv” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “plaintive”?
PLAYN-tiv — IPA /ˈpleɪntɪv/, 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “plaintive”?
/ˈpleɪntɪv/ — 2 syllables, stress on the 1st.