IPA Transcription of "motive" in American English

The American English IPA transcription of “motive” is /ˈmoʊtɪv/.

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Dialect Variants

DialectIPAPOS
English (Australia)/ˈməʉtɪv/
English (United Kingdom)/ˈməʊtɪv/

Similar Pronunciations

/boʊtɪd/1

/boʊtɪŋ/1

/doʊtɪŋ/1

/foʊtɪs/1

/imoʊtɪv/1

/koʊtɪd/1

/koʊtɪŋ/2

/moʊdɪd/1

/moʊdɪv/1

/moʊdɪvz/1

Derivations

Similar Words

  • votive
    /ˈvoʊdɪv/
  • motile
    /ˈmoʊdəl//ˈmoʊtəl/
  • motives
    /ˈmoʊtɪvz//ˈmoʊdɪvz/
  • emotive
    /ɪˈmoʊtɪv//ˈiˌmoʊtɪv//ɪˈmoʊdɪv/

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