ejective
/iˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/adjective, noun
ejective is spelled E-J-E-C-T-I-V-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ejective means “Serving to eject, or characterised by ejection” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ejective?
| Letters | 8: E-J-E-C-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is ejective?
Ejective appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce ejective?
- /iˈd͡ʒɛktɪv/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-ejective.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ejective
- ejectives plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ejective mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Serving to eject, or characterised by ejection.
noun
- 1
A nonpulmonic consonant formed by squeezing air trapped between the glottis and an articulator further forward, and releasing it suddenly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ejective come from?
From eject + -ive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).