How To Pronounce Investigative
investigative
How To Say Investigative Phonetically
Say the part in capitals loudest. This plain spelling is a guide; the IPA above is exact.
In British English, investigative is pronounced /ɪnˈves.tə.ɡeɪ.tɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈves.tə.ɡeɪ.tɪv]. In American English, it is pronounced /ɪnˈves.tə.ɡeɪ.t̬ɪv/.
Investigative has five syllables, and the main stress falls on the second syllable. The British and American pronunciations are different, so listen to both.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
Investigative has five syllables in British English, and the main stress is on the second syllable, shown in colour above. Its stress pattern is oOooo, where O is the stressed syllable.
Transcription Tips For Investigative
- Rule 3
Mark The Stressed Syllable
When a word has more than one syllable, the primary stress marker must be placed before the stressed syllable. It is wrong to write /lɔː.jə/ without the stress marker.
lawyer /ˈlɔː.jə/
Here. Investigative /ɪnˈves.tə.ɡeɪ.tɪv/
- Rule 7
Stress Mark Replaces The Dot
Do not place a syllable boundary marker where the stress marker appears. /ðeɪ.ə.naʊ.ˈhɪə/ is not acceptable.
They are now here /ðeɪ.ə.naʊˈhɪə/
Here. Investigative /ɪnˈves.tə.ɡeɪ.tɪv/
Questions About Investigative
How do you say investigative phonetically?
Investigative sounds like in-VES-tuh-gay-tiv in British English, and the same in American English. The part in capitals is stressed.
How do you pronounce investigative in British English?
In British English, investigative is pronounced /ɪnˈves.tə.ɡeɪ.tɪv/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [ɪ̃nˈves.tə.ɡeɪ.tɪv].
How do you pronounce investigative in American English?
In American English, investigative is pronounced /ɪnˈves.tə.ɡeɪ.t̬ɪv/.
How many syllables are in investigative?
Investigative has five syllables, /ɪn/ + /ves/ + /tə/ + /ɡeɪ/ + /tɪv/.
Where is the stress in investigative?
The main stress is on the second syllable, /ves/.
Do British and American English pronounce investigative the same way?
No. British English has /ɪnˈves.tə.ɡeɪ.tɪv/ and American English has /ɪnˈves.tə.ɡeɪ.t̬ɪv/.
Syllables And Tree Diagram Of Investigative
Investigative has five syllables. See how investigative divides into syllables, its syllable structure and its tree diagram in the Adroit Phonology App.
Other Words With The Stress Pattern oOooo
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