emotive
/ɪˈmoʊtɪv/adjective, noun
emotive is spelled E-M-O-T-I-V-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, emotive means “Of or relating to emotion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in emotive?
| Letters | 7: E-M-O-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,636th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is emotive?
Emotive appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,636th 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 emotive?
- UK /ɪˈməʊtɪv/
- US /ɪˈmoʊtɪv/
Emotive has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-emotive.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with emotive?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as emotive from its last stressed vowel (/oʊtɪv/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of emotive
- more emotive comparative
- most emotive superlative
- emotives plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does emotive mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to emotion.
- 2
Appealing to the emotions.
- 3
Expressing an emotion.
noun
- 1
A word or construct that expresses an emotion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Emotive in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, or relating to emotion:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.