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primates

/ˈpɹaɪmeɪts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.20 in modern English

Syllables
pri-mates
IPA
/ˈpɹaɪmeɪts/
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of primate

Questions

How do you pronounce primates?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɹaɪmeɪts/.
What does primates mean?
plural of primate

How to pronounce primates

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈpɹaɪmeɪts/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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