How to pronounce “innovative”
Say “innovative” in 4 beats
innovative
/ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /ɪnəveɪtɪv/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- ɪɪstress
- nənə
- veɪveɪ
- tɪvtɪv
- IPA (American)
- /ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv/
- IPA (British)
- /ɪnəveɪtɪv/
- Also accepted
- /ˈɪnoʊˌveɪtɪv/
- Respelling
- I-nuh-vay-tiv
- Syllables
- 4 — Ɪ-nə-veɪ-tɪv
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: Ɪ-nə-veɪ-tɪv. “ɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv/
/ɪnəveɪtɪv/
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What “innovative” means
- adjective
ahead of the times
“the advanced teaching methods”
- adjective
being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before
“stylistically innovative works”
Say it in a sentence
“Her innovative way of stacking firewood halved the space.”“innovative”, answered
How do you pronounce “innovative”?
“innovative” is pronounced /ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv/ (I-nuh-vay-tiv) in American English and /ɪnəveɪtɪv/ in British English, and /ˈɪnoʊˌveɪtɪv/ is also accepted — 4 syllables, stressed on “ɪ”. Build it as Ɪ-nə-veɪ-tɪv, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “innovative” have?
4: ɪ · nə · veɪ · tɪv. The beat lands on the first, “ɪ”.
Is “innovative” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv/ (I-nuh-vay-tiv); British English says /ɪnəveɪtɪv/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “innovative” mean?
As an adjective: ahead of the times For example: “the advanced teaching methods” It carries 1 other sense as well — all of them said the same way.
Where is the stress in “innovative”?
Stress the first syllable: Ɪ-nə-veɪ-tɪv. “ɪ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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