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/ˌkɑmpɹiˈhɛnsɪv/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/kˌɒmpɹɪhˈɛnsɪv/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"comprehensive" has 4 syllables: comprehensive.
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"Comprehensive" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ˌkɑmpɹiˈhɛnsɪv/ in IPA and it has 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Comprehensive" has 4 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "comprehensive" is /ˌkɑmpɹiˈhɛnsɪv/.
Comprehensive: Broadly or completely covering; including a large proportion of something.
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