IPA Transcription of "initiative" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “initiative” is /ɪˈnɪʃiətɪv/.

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ɪˈnɪʃɪətɪv/
English (Australia)/əˈnɪʃətɪv/
English (Australia)/əˈnɪʃjətɪv/
English (Australia)/əˈnɪʃiːətɪv/
English (Australia)/ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/
English (United Kingdom)/ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/
English (United Kingdom)/ɪˈnɪʃɪəˌtɪv/

Similar Pronunciations

/ɪnɪʃjətɪv/1

/ɪnɪʃjətɪvz/1

/ɪnɪʃətɪv/1

/ɪnɪʃətɪvz/1

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  • initiate/ɪˈnɪʃiˌɪtn/ /ɪˈnɪʃiət/ /ɪnˈɪshiˌeɪt/ /ɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtv/ /ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt/ /ɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt/

Derivations

Similar Words

  • initiating
    /ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtɪŋ//ɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪdɪŋ/
  • imitative
    /ˈɪmɪˌteɪdɪv//ˈɪməˌteɪtɪv//ˈɪməˌteɪdɪv/
  • initiate
    /ɪˈnɪʃiˌɪtn//ɪˈnɪʃiət//ɪnˈɪshiˌeɪt//ɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪtv//ˌɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt//ɪˈnɪʃiˌeɪt/
  • iniziativa
    /ˌɪnɪˌziəˈtivə/
  • initiatives
    /ˌɪˈnɪʃətɪvz//ɪˈnɪʃətɪvz//ɪˈnɪʃjətɪvz//ˌɪˈnɪʃjətɪvz/
  • initiation
    /ɪˌnɪʃiˈeɪʃən//ˌɪˌnɪʃiˈeɪʃən/
  • initialize
    /ˌɪˈnɪʃəˌlaɪz//ɪˈnɪʃəl aɪz/
  • initiatively
    /ɪˈnɪʃiətɪvli/

Items

  • InitiativeWikimedia disambiguation page
  • initiativedeterminer of who goes first in an RPG
  • initiativein chess, the ability to make threats that cannot be ignored, thus putting the opponent in the position of having to spend turns responding to threats rather than creating new threats
  • Initiativeglobal media planning and buying agency
  • initiativecharacter trait emphasizing independent decision and action
  • Initiativefictional secret government organization in the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer
  • initiativefirst move in a chain of action aimed at achieving a goal

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