punitive
PYOO-na-tiv
pyoonativ in Ingglish
IPA /ˈpjunətɪv/ · 3 syllables
How “punitive” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | p | u | n | i | ti | ve |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | p | yoo | n | a | ti | v |
“punitive” sound by sound
| Ingglish | p | y | oo | n | a | t | i | v |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /p/ | /j/ | /u/ | /n/ | /ə/ | /t/ | /ɪ/ | /v/ |
- Sounds
- 8 sounds from 8 letters: 3 vowels /u/, /ə/, /ɪ/ and 5 consonants /p/, /j/, /n/, /t/, /v/
- Syllables
- 3 — PYOO · na · tiv, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.88 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #18,400 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /unətɪv/
“punitive” — questions & answers
How do you spell “punitive”?
P-U-N-I-T-I-V-E in English; “pyoonativ” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “punitive”?
PYOO-na-tiv — IPA /ˈpjunətɪv/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “punitive”?
/ˈpjunətɪv/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.