"Receive" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ɹəˈsiv/ in IPA and it has 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
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/ɹəˈsiv/
🇺🇸 IPA (US)
/ɹɪsˈiːv/
🇬🇧 IPA (UK)
"receive" has 2 syllables: receive.
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"Receive" is not spelled the way it sounds. Its pronunciation is /ɹəˈsiv/ in IPA and it has 2 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents — the audio is the reliable guide for a word like this.
"Receive" has 2 syllables.
The IPA transcription of "receive" is /ɹəˈsiv/.
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