tentative
TEN-ta-tiv
tentativ in Ingglish
IPA /ˈtɛntətɪv/ · 3 syllables
How “tentative” is spelled in Ingglish
| English | t | e | n | t | a | t | i | v | e |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingglish | t | e | n | t | a | t | i | v | — |
“tentative” sound by sound
| Ingglish | t | e | n | t | a | t | i | v |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPA | /t/ | /ɛ/ | /n/ | /t/ | /ə/ | /t/ | /ɪ/ | /v/ |
- Sounds
- 8 sounds from 9 letters: 3 vowels /ɛ/, /ə/, /ɪ/ and 5 consonants /t/, /n/, /t/, /t/, /v/
- Syllables
- 3 — TEN · ta · tiv, stress on the 1st
- Frequency
- uncommon: 0.50 uses per million words of film and TV subtitles (SUBTLEX), ranking #23,838 of the 48,804 words on this site
- Rhyme ending
- /ɛntətɪv/
Words that rhyme with “tentative” (/ɛntətɪv/)
preventativerepresentativeargumentative
“tentative” — questions & answers
How do you spell “tentative”?
T-E-N-T-A-T-I-V-E in English; “tentativ” in Ingglish.
How do you pronounce “tentative”?
TEN-ta-tiv — IPA /ˈtɛntətɪv/, 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.
What is the IPA for “tentative”?
/ˈtɛntətɪv/ — 3 syllables, stress on the 1st.