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preemptive

pree-EMP-tiv
pree-emptiv in Ingglish
IPA /pɹiˈɛmptɪv/ · 3 syllables

How “preemptive” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “preemptive” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishpreemptive
Ingglishpree-emptiv

“preemptive” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “preemptive”
Ingglishpreeemptiv
IPA/p//ɹ//i//ɛ//m//p//t//ɪ//v/
Sounds
9 sounds from 10 letters: 3 vowels /i/, /ɛ/, /ɪ/ and 6 consonants /p/, /ɹ/, /m/, /p/, /t/, /v/
Syllables
3 — pree · EMP · tiv, stress on the 2nd
Frequency
uncommon: 0.88 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #18,395 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɛmptɪv/

“preemptive” — questions & answers

How do you spell “preemptive”?

P-R-E-E-M-P-T-I-V-E in English; “pree-emptiv” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “preemptive”?

pree-EMP-tiv — IPA /pɹiˈɛmptɪv/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “preemptive”?

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

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