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regressive

ra-GRE-siv
ragresiv in Ingglish
IPA /ɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/ · 3 syllables

How “regressive” is spelled in Ingglish

Each letter group of “regressive” and how Ingglish spells it (an em dash means those letters make no sound)
Englishregressive
Ingglishragresiv

“regressive” sound by sound

Sound-by-sound breakdown of “regressive”
Ingglishragresiv
IPA/ɹ//ə//ɡ//ɹ//ɛ//s//ɪ//v/
Sounds
8 sounds from 10 letters: 3 vowels /ə/, /ɛ/, /ɪ/ and 5 consonants /ɹ/, /ɡ/, /ɹ/, /s/, /v/
Syllables
3 — ra · GRE · siv, stress on the 2nd
Frequency
rare: 0.06 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #42,276 of the 48,804 words on this site
Rhyme ending
/ɛsɪv/

Words that rhyme with “regressive” (/ɛsɪv/)

impressiveaggressiveexcessiveprogressiveobsessivepossessiveoppressiveexpressivedepressiverepressive

“regressive” — questions & answers

How do you spell “regressive”?

R-E-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E in English; “ragresiv” in Ingglish.

How do you pronounce “regressive”?

ra-GRE-siv — IPA /ɹəˈɡɹɛsɪv/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.

What is the IPA for “regressive”?

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

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