selective
sa-LEK-tiv
salektiv in Ingglish
IPA /səˈlɛktɪv/ · 3 syllables
How “selective” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | s | e | le | c | ti | ve |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | s | a | le | k | ti | v |
“selective” sound by sound
| Ingglish | s | a | l | e | k | t | i | v |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /s/ | /ə/ | /l/ | /ɛ/ | /k/ | /t/ | /ɪ/ | /v/ |
- Sounds
- 8 sounds from 9 letters: 3 vowels /ə/, /ɛ/, /ɪ/ and 5 consonants /s/, /l/, /k/, /t/, /v/
- Syllables
- 3 — sa · LEK · tiv, stress on the 2nd
- Frequency
- fairly common: 1.2 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #15,726 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛktɪv/
Words that rhyme with “selective” (/ɛktɪv/)
detectiveeffectiveperspectiveobjectiveprotectivecollectivedefectivedirectiveprospectivesubjective
See all 22 words that rhyme with “selective” →
“selective” — questions & answers
How do you spell “selective”?
S-E-L-E-C-T-I-V-E in English; “salektiv” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “selective”?
sa-LEK-tiv — IPA /səˈlɛktɪv/, 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.
What is the IPA for “selective”?
/səˈlɛktɪv/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 2nd.