protective
pra-TEK-tiv
pratektiv in Ingglish
IPA /pɹəˈtɛktɪv/ · 3 syllables
How “protective” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | p | r | o | t | e | c | t | i | v | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | p | r | a | t | e | k | t | i | v | — |
“protective” sound by sound
| Ingglish | p | r | a | t | e | k | t | i | v |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /p/ | /ɹ/ | /ə/ | /t/ | /ɛ/ | /k/ | /t/ | /ɪ/ | /v/ |
- Sounds
- 9 sounds from 10 letters: 3 vowels /ə/, /ɛ/, /ɪ/ and 6 consonants /p/, /ɹ/, /t/, /k/, /t/, /v/
- Syllables
- 3 — pra · TEK · tiv, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 6.2 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #6,015 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛktɪv/
Words that rhyme with “protective” (/ɛktɪv/)
detectiveeffectiveperspectiveobjectivecollectivedefectivedirectiveprospectiveselectivesubjective
See all 22 words that rhyme with “protective” →
“protective” — questions & answers
How do you spell “protective”?
P-R-O-T-E-C-T-I-V-E in English; “pratektiv” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “protective”?
pra-TEK-tiv — IPA /pɹəˈtɛktɪv/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “protective”?
/pɹəˈtɛktɪv/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.